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The Down town A&B Sound building

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1The Down town A&B Sound building Empty The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:30 pm

IG Guy

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So every day on my way to work I pass the old A&B Sound building down town and can't help but wonder, who pays for that empty building and why is down town so horrible that a big building like that has sat vaccant for what... 3 or 4 years now. You think companies would jump all over that building. Whats up with that?

2The Down town A&B Sound building Empty Re: The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:34 pm

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"no parking"

3The Down town A&B Sound building Empty Re: The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:37 pm

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"too many undesirables around"

4The Down town A&B Sound building Empty Re: The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:38 pm

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thats sad really... no wonder why there is so much urban sprall here. companies don't even really want to look at what would be prime property in other cities. Shame!

5The Down town A&B Sound building Empty Re: The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:45 pm

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the building is not well suited to much retail.

6The Down town A&B Sound building Empty Re: The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:46 pm

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When they 'cleaned up' Main Street, everyone moved to Portage Avenue.

Am I the only one that noticed this?

7The Down town A&B Sound building Empty Re: The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:47 pm

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isn't that where they came from when they cleaned up portage ave when they built the mall?

8The Down town A&B Sound building Empty Re: The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:48 pm

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besides low lighting in the building. it seemed sizable enough for some thing like yet another call center or other sort of office building. I imagine that the heating costs of that old brick building thought would be sky high.

9The Down town A&B Sound building Empty Re: The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:49 pm

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sizeable enough for sure... but completely configured all batshit crazy and in need of extensive interior changes to make it usable.

10The Down town A&B Sound building Empty Re: The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:52 pm

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Deank wrote:isn't that where they came from when they cleaned up portage ave when they built the mall?
They haven't cleaned up Portage Avenue to my knowledge, but, the people from Main moved to Portage Avenue and seemed to have stayed.

11The Down town A&B Sound building Empty Re: The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:53 pm

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yea thats true... it looks like they just threw up those esculators in the first place some one pointed to and they are really narroe esculators if I remember correctly.

12The Down town A&B Sound building Empty Re: The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:53 pm

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Perhaps we are being held prisoner to heritage issues? At some point maybe we say enough and let a developer nuke the building and put something up that is more marketable.

13The Down town A&B Sound building Empty Re: The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:55 pm

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Once that building is down, it would remain a vacant lot for many decades to come...probably turn into another park/green space. imo

14The Down town A&B Sound building Empty Re: The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:56 pm

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why is it when I have gone to Van. or Toronto, i have seen like 1 or 2 bums. I have made a point on a few of my trips to try and notice them too. but here in winnipeg there seems to be a dozen that are instantly noticable? Are other cities just better at hiding them then here? like I thought bigger cities would have tons of bums if Winnipeg has this many...

15The Down town A&B Sound building Empty Re: The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:59 pm

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grumpy old man wrote:Perhaps we are being held prisoner to heritage issues? At some point maybe we say enough and let a developer nuke the building and put something up that is more marketable.


In this case, I agree with you. being in the heart of the city it is not desirable to see vacant buildings. To me that says "Winnipeg is not a place to open a business" Level it and put something useful there if nobody wants the place! Its sat there for 3 or 4 years. Its time to let it go...

16The Down town A&B Sound building Empty Re: The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:00 pm

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JTF wrote:Once that building is down, it would remain a vacant lot for many decades to come...probably turn into another park/green space. imo


Hey a green space would even look better then slowly crumbling building.

17The Down town A&B Sound building Empty Re: The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:03 pm

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I don't believe that you can just tear a building down here. You must get a demo permit and in order to get one you have to submit a developement plan...and a vacant lot won't be allowed.

Seems we're stuck with a vacant building.

btw who owns it?

18The Down town A&B Sound building Empty Re: The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:06 pm

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I donno. I noticed a company name on a Lease ad stuck to the side of the building. But do they own it or are they just a company leasing it on behalf of some one else?

19The Down town A&B Sound building Empty Re: The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:06 pm

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IG Guy wrote:why is it when I have gone to Van. or Toronto, i have seen like 1 or 2 bums. I have made a point on a few of my trips to try and notice them too. but here in winnipeg there seems to be a dozen that are instantly noticable? Are other cities just better at hiding them then here? like I thought bigger cities would have tons of bums if Winnipeg has this many...

we have better weather.

20The Down town A&B Sound building Empty Re: The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:44 pm

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haha and thats the other thing... you think the bums here would be hopping trains to warmer places. do we make bums feel more comfortable here then other cities? lol

21The Down town A&B Sound building Empty Re: The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:07 pm

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hobos hop trains, bums sit in place.

22The Down town A&B Sound building Empty Re: The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:10 pm

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oh, well thank you for clearing that up for me. I always thought they were the same. lol

23The Down town A&B Sound building Empty Re: The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:19 pm

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That A & B Sound building...........didn't that used to be the Portage Village Inn? A real scuzzy bar IIRC.

24The Down town A&B Sound building Empty Re: The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:22 pm

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Portage Village Inn

204-947-1568


311 Portage Ave,
Winnipeg, MB, CA


lol is this still current? some one should call it. Smile

25The Down town A&B Sound building Empty Re: The Down town A&B Sound building Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:25 pm

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Wasn't the bar called junk yard dog's or something like that?

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