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Issue link: http://digital.canadawide.com/i/1159085
SEPTEMBER 2019 BCBUSINESS 23 TOP (RIDGE): FLICKRFLYR 1. Arbutus Ridge LOCATION: 16th and Arbutus, Vancouver FORMERLY: The Ridge movie theatre and bowling alley NOW: 48 condo units above a grocery store WHAT IT KEPT: The theatre's iconic old sign, which sits at the top of the building 2. Old School LOCATION: 28th Avenue, South Surrey FORMERLY: Sunnyside Elementary NOW: A row of 94 townhouses WHAT IT KEPT: Playful use of the English language (it's an old school, get it?) that we're sure the former facility's grammar teachers would appreciate 3. The Links LOCATION: 152 Street, Surrey FORMERLY: A forest overlooking Guildford Golf & Country Club NOW: A townhouse development with 55 units and the price tag that comes with living next to a country club WHAT IT KEPT: Well, not the for- est. But the property's listing page certainly enjoys the puns that come with being connected to a golf course. Case in point: "At The Links, the grass really is greener" 4. The News LOCATION: Gladys Avenue, Abbotsford FORMERLY: Headquarters of the Abbotsford News paper NOW: A soon-to-be six-storey mon- ster with 282 residential units WHAT IT KEPT: The newspaper will remain on the premises. For now, at least, it appears that heritage isn't dead 5. The RailYards LOCATION: Tyee Road, Victoria FORMERLY: An old CN rail yard briefly called Bayside Village in a push for development that didn't come to fruition. Until… NOW: A "carefully planned water- front community" of 13 acres that's stuffed with condos, townhouses and commercial space WHAT IT KEPT: Proximity to the Selkirk Waterway. That's about it 6. The Spot LOCATION: 12th and Cambie, Vancouver FORMERLY: A White Spot restaurant NOW: An eight-storey mammoth with 160 units of residential space and ground-floor commercial use WHAT IT KEPT: Just the name, apparently. There were rumours that a White Spot would be slotted among the retail space, but that doesn't seem to have happened 7. Turner's Dairy LOCATION: 17th and Ontario, Vancouver FORMERLY: An industrial complex that housed many endeavours, begin- ning with a dairy business launched by Frederick Turner and his three sons NOW: 13 townhouses of various sizes are in the works WHAT IT KEPT: Judging by the neighbourhood, any lactose remnants will be swiftly jettisoned in favour of almond-based products n Call Me by Your Old Name At a time when landmarks are being mowed down for real estate projects, it's become trendy to pay homage to the former. We pulled together a few examples of this marketing spin by Nathan Caddell ( the informer ) M AT R I X DIY Branding NAMING A PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT ISN'T ROCKET SCIENCE. TRY THESE HANDY FORMULAS! n Choose two words ending with a loca- tion or landscape element: Grandview Corners, Morgan Crossing, Queen's Landing, Avalon Park, Cedar Ridge n In a pinch, a person's name will do: Sylvia, The George, Henry n Just use the nearest intersection: Heather and Seventeenth, Davie & Nicola, 567 Clarke + Como 1 3 6 5 4 2 7