OT: Sutherland Hotel burns to the ground.

[Jets4Life]

Just for kicks, I ventured in the bar of the hotel, over 20 years ago, when I worked at an internet pharmacy on Main Street. It was a rough place to be...

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[Gm0ney]

Well, where are visiting teams going to stay now?

 

[hockeyarena]

Cheque day.

 

[AussieBomberJet]

I feel in 20 years from now, that entire area, including Selkirk Ave., are going to be very different. With continual improvement in addressing social issues, these areas have the architectural bones to develop into great neighbourhoods, dare I say trendy areas. Winnipeg is VERY fortunate to have the large pockets of older buildings that are quite desirable to the younger working professionals. I'm quite optimistic for the future of this area of the North End. So much history and culture.

 

[Bender Duster]

Well now where are we going to have the HF Jets board road game watching parties?

 

[tbcwpg]

I read some guy recently bought it, who also recently bought a church that happened to burn down shortly after.

 

[Jets4Life]

Cheque day.

Apparently, it has been boarded up for quite some time.

 

[Jets4Life]

I feel in 20 years from now, that entire area, including Selkirk Ave., are going to be very different. With continual improvement in addressing social issues, these areas have the architectural bones to develop into great neighbourhoods, dare I say trendy areas. Winnipeg is VERY fortunate to have the large pockets of older buildings that are quite desirable to the younger working professionals. I'm quite optimistic for the future of this area of the North End. So much history and culture.

I would advise against reading the comments on social media (I just read some comments about a minute ago), in regards to the fire. Sadly people are being idiots, as well as a fair dose of racism. Thanks, Elon!

 

[Buffdog]

Well, where are visiting teams going to stay now?

The Northern

 

[Jets4Life]

Waay back in 2002-03, when I was working at the Internet Pharmacy, we used to pick up lunch at the Yale restaurant across the street, owned by a Chinese family. The food was great, and super cheap.

 

[BobTheSolarsystem]

I read some guy recently bought it, who also recently bought a church that happened to burn down shortly after.

Was he the electrician that wired all the hog barns in southern manitoba ten years ago

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