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Originally Posted by rgalston
Weird to see an illustration in a subdivision ad that places such an emphasis on dense urbanity--the smokestacks of Point Douglas and all. Even at that time, streetcar suburbs tried to sell an image of arcadia: parks, light and air, etc.
The text in that Silver Heights View, meanwhile, is just hilarious. "Don't be a baby and piss away this chance like you did when you didn't buy on Beverly Street a few years back. What's that? You crying? There's no crying in real estate."
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I bet you could find the same sort of appeals being made for Calgary real estate now, or for Toronto condos.
I think the promoters of Bronx Park were trying to convince the working class people they were aiming for that the place wasn't too distant from where the jobs are.