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Originally Posted by jthetzel

Vaguely related, there is a nice write-up from O'Dea's Realty about the Tobin Building across the street from the burned down law office ( http://www.odea.ca/214duckworth/214duckworth.htm ). James Tobin built the house in 1894 and sold liquor, tobacco, and groceries from the first floor. Tobin also owned the bonded warehouse across the street, which became the ill-fated law office. The house continued to be operated as a liquor store until 1953. Amazingly, it was vacant from 1953 to 1984. Since then, it has been used by Hayward Interiors, Hutton's Music, and most recently Pollyanna Antiques. For $799,000, it's a steal. Of course, why pay $799,000 for four historic storeys on Duckworth overlooking the war memorial, harbour, and narrows, when you can pay over a million for a vinyl castle by the airport?

I enjoyed your little bit of history of the Pollyanna building but was thrown off by the last couple of lines when you then get all snarky towards people who do not wish to live downtown. To each their own in regards to where people choose to live. Living downtown is not everyone's cup of tea.