7-Eleven is gone, something else going in?

There used to be a 7-Eleven at the corner of Stanley Ave and Ferry St (it also was a Beaver gas bar). It closed a couple of months ago. Recently, some work has been done on the outside. There is no indication if anything is going in, or if it is just being improved so…

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FX Ride Theatre is gone

The FX Ride Theatre inside the Great Canadian Midway appears to be gone (although it still shows up on the Clifton Hill web site). The booth that was in the midway is gone, and the facade is gone.

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Jack’s Cantina burned down

I haven’t included any articles about this, but you may have heard that Jack’s Cantina burned down. This was a small restaurant beside Spicy Olive, on Centre St (at the top of Clifton Hill) at the corner of Ellen Ave. It burned down while I was on vacation. Here is what it looks like now….

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Antica Pizzeria construction

I posted a few weeks ago about the work going on at Antica Pizza on Victoria Avenue. You can see by the 3 pictures that the work is moving along. The newer part of the building will match the rest of the building. They are also building a new entrance. In the first picture you…

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Johnny Peppers is hiring, must be opening soon

The new Johnny Peppers must be opening soon. They have a sign up that says they are hiring.

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Work being done on the facade of Antica Pizza

There is some scaffolding up outside Antica Pizza on Victoria Avenue. The work has come along since I took this picture. I’m not positive, but it seems that they will be moving the front door.

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Ma Agretto’s torn down

Back in February (wow, time flies!) I posted a Notice of Application and Public Meeting at Ma Agretto’s. They were trying to eliminate parking requirements for a new restaurant. Well, recently the place had a fence around it, it was torn down, and now there is just a hole in the ground!

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Part of the Stanley Motor Inn is gone

I have no idea is the hotel is closing for good, or if this is all they were doing, but the part of the hotel beside where the pool used to be was recently torn down.

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Another restuarant closed

On Victoria Avenue next to the former Little Caesars location, there used to be an Italian restaurant. Then it became a Chinese food restaurant. Then it became a kosher restaurant. Then it became an all day breakfast buffet. Now it is gutted. I wonder what is going in their next.

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Dino Rampage is no more

Dino Rampage, the ride simulator on Victoria Avenue has been closed for a while, but just the other day they finally took down the signs and the t-rex head. I had meant to go and give it a try, but never did. I wonder what is going into that space…

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