tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716407892466377250.post1895560796146387073..comments2024-03-18T21:10:45.854-05:00Comments on West End Dumplings: Farewell, Yellow WarehouseChristian Cassidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17691310860448400887noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716407892466377250.post-37096214685166296832012-03-01T21:37:53.122-06:002012-03-01T21:37:53.122-06:00Next week is the 100th anniversary of the fire tha...Next week is the 100th anniversary of the fire that destroyed the Radford Wright building, killing 7. Who at the Vineyard could I contact re putting a one page memorial in the courtyard ?Christian Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691310860448400887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716407892466377250.post-7027763779641803512011-11-04T14:05:57.575-05:002011-11-04T14:05:57.575-05:00Whatever you do, don't turn it into a surface ...Whatever you do, don't turn it into a surface parking lot ;)Christian Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691310860448400887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716407892466377250.post-4504369714482059782011-11-04T13:11:37.763-05:002011-11-04T13:11:37.763-05:00I am so glad to see this blog about Winnipeg's...I am so glad to see this blog about Winnipeg's buildings. The Yellow Warehouse is one of the many buildings I passed by while riding Winnipeg Transit as a small child, and so it became a part of my dreams. I will miss it for that reason. How neat though, that I now work next to it at The Vineyard; and so can watch the process of the area being beautified after the building comes down. <br /><br />Though the Yellow Warehouse is going to be demolished, the land will now be beautified.beth mckenna neufeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08708065585680564096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716407892466377250.post-82627140191118229382011-11-04T13:07:08.630-05:002011-11-04T13:07:08.630-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.beth mckenna neufeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08708065585680564096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716407892466377250.post-17477594560492274082011-10-25T01:10:58.829-05:002011-10-25T01:10:58.829-05:00I am glad to hear that there was a lot of thought ...I am glad to hear that there was a lot of thought an effort went into the building in its final years. So often they just get demolished and people are happy to see them go.<br /><br />Hopefully something good will spring from the site !Christian Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691310860448400887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716407892466377250.post-4850806246871406252011-10-24T20:17:02.920-05:002011-10-24T20:17:02.920-05:00Thanks for sharing the history of the Yellow Wareh...Thanks for sharing the history of the Yellow Warehouse. I really enjoyed that! I like what you call yourself too--mrchristian.Debbie Haughland Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05953143365720196539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716407892466377250.post-59420867993965546542011-10-24T17:31:45.317-05:002011-10-24T17:31:45.317-05:00Hey my name is Kirsten. I am a member at vineyard ...Hey my name is Kirsten. I am a member at vineyard and a community member in the north end. My idea was to build a school within it with dorms for children facing poverty and coming from dysfunctional homes. With roots in community and culture as well as church family. But it was nice to find out about the warehouse.maybe we can rewrite it's history with more positive highlights and greater success spiritually and physiciallyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716407892466377250.post-68710193722735807202011-10-17T13:16:59.571-05:002011-10-17T13:16:59.571-05:00Hi Nathan !
Thanks for your reply. I didn't r...Hi Nathan !<br /><br />Thanks for your reply. I didn't realize that the Vineyard was the final owner. Too bad the plans didn't work out but it's nice to know that if a building has to go that at least it had a fighting chance at the end.<br /><br />I did see a bit of that garden when I was taking pictures of the building. There were people sitting quietly in it so I didn't want to intrude by sticking my head or camera in.<br /><br />I will PM you with more !Christian Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691310860448400887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716407892466377250.post-71522078103865667422011-10-17T12:30:55.428-05:002011-10-17T12:30:55.428-05:00well, we're takin it down, anonymous, so let y...well, we're takin it down, anonymous, so let your dad know that his sore eyes can finally rest...after 35 years!<br /><br />Hey, mrchristian, this is an amazing blog - thanks for your research and seriously fascinating presentation. Im part of the team at the vineyard (we own the property and the building next door at 782) that made the final decision to take the building down, and its with some sorrow we do so. I'm glad you put this up so we know more of the heritage that, unfortunately, we're saying goodbye to.<br /><br />We purchased it in 2007 hopeful that we could turn it into something beautiful and useful, besides turning the crappy storage area outside into a bit of parking and now the memorial garden for the murdered girls that is presently taking shape. We've looked since then for partners to help us develop good housing in the yellow warehouse. We were still looking when the word from the city came: fix or demolish. Not having a million dollars handy (structural fixes alone would have cost couple hundred thousand before and real work even began) we havent had a choice. And demo aint cheap either.<br /><br />But...<br /><br />We're determined that whatever eventually comes there, it'll be beautiful and a good thing for our great neighborhood. Couple weeks ago, Bridgeman Architects Collaborative helped us do a neighbourhood consult with anyone interested in what to do next on the property...some great ideas and vision started coming out. We're really interested in hearing what people around here have to say for the next stage. Even intermediately, it'll be nice. In the future? We'll, lets talk if you got ideas... nathan.wcv@gmail.com.<br /><br />btw, the one thing youre wrong about: whats taken place on the radfordWright lot. Come around the back, see the beautiful garden space, bbq area etc, and see if you still call that vacant, lol. We've built extroardinary transitional housing for 30 people upstairs at 782 up above the church...and this is their community recreational space. <br /><br />Help us envision what can come next. But whatever it is...let it be part of revitalizing our area. For us, this is prime property.<br /><br />n8 at the vineyardnatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10988512865028275217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716407892466377250.post-21765917346648122952011-10-13T17:40:37.458-05:002011-10-13T17:40:37.458-05:00Finally. I remember being 5 or 6 yrs old, driving ...Finally. I remember being 5 or 6 yrs old, driving past The Yellow Warehouse in Dad's big ol' shitbox & thinking to my 6 yr old brain "That place is a fucking eyesore. Somebody's gotta get rid of that crap!"<br />That was 35 years ago! Way to keep up Winnipeg!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716407892466377250.post-18897103124836561192011-10-13T17:00:40.156-05:002011-10-13T17:00:40.156-05:00I am not sure. i cannot find anything about the si...I am not sure. i cannot find anything about the site on the city website, even for the demo. Someone who lives in the hood told me that what the workmen were doing.<br /><br />I am going to guess, given that the lot next to it that burned in 1909 is still vacant, that will be the fate of this one. It's just so close to the tracks and out of eye range for drivers I can't imagine it being a primo piece of property for someone.Christian Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691310860448400887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716407892466377250.post-70582800796068644332011-10-13T13:19:58.389-05:002011-10-13T13:19:58.389-05:00What is the plan for the yellow warehouse site? Is...What is the plan for the yellow warehouse site? Is it going to become another parking lot?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com