About a year and a half ago Dee's Brazilian Shoes, on 176th Street in Cloverdale, near Hawthorne Square closed down and a bridal shop - Anca's - opened in its place.
Kind of a pretty store with pink lighting that glowed when you walked by in the evenings.
I walked past a couple of days ago and noticed the bridal shop has closed down and everything is removed. There is a for lease sign in the window.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The White Hotel has Guests
While I was checking out the coming week's movies at the Clova, I noticed lights on in the second story of the old White Hotel coming from both front upper suites.
Its been empty for a long time, a couple of years or so. Last summer there was a small crew doing renovations. I spoke to one fellow and he said his friend had bought the old hotel and was renovating it and planned to sell it.
Perhaps it has since sold. There are 5 apartments in the building, 4 upstairs and one on the ground floor in the back, and two store front businesses in the front (Sea Shanty and Danica's).
Its been empty for a long time, a couple of years or so. Last summer there was a small crew doing renovations. I spoke to one fellow and he said his friend had bought the old hotel and was renovating it and planned to sell it.
Perhaps it has since sold. There are 5 apartments in the building, 4 upstairs and one on the ground floor in the back, and two store front businesses in the front (Sea Shanty and Danica's).
Playing at the Clova from March 29 to April 4, 2013
Playing this week at the Clova from Friday March 29th till April 4th is:
7pm - Silver Linings Playbook
9:15pm - Identity Thief
Last show lets out around 11:07pm. Admission is $8, stay for one or both movies. If there are 2 in your group admission is $15. Add $4 for each extra person. Tuesdays are $5 each.
7pm - Silver Linings Playbook
9:15pm - Identity Thief
Last show lets out around 11:07pm. Admission is $8, stay for one or both movies. If there are 2 in your group admission is $15. Add $4 for each extra person. Tuesdays are $5 each.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Playing at the Clova from March 22 to 28, 2013
Playing this week at the Clova from March 22 to 28, 2013:
7pm - Oz The Great and Powerful
Show lets out around 9:10pm. The Clova decided to hold it over for a 3rd week and there is no 2nd feature playing. Admission is $8 or $15 for 2 people. Add $4 for each extra person in your group.
7pm - Oz The Great and Powerful
Show lets out around 9:10pm. The Clova decided to hold it over for a 3rd week and there is no 2nd feature playing. Admission is $8 or $15 for 2 people. Add $4 for each extra person in your group.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Colebrook Road
Seeing as how Colebrook Road is getting a reputation recently for being a body dumping ground for criminals, its a good time to write a post about it.
Colebrook Road does a lot of stop and starts between Langley and Cloverdale, mostly running alongside the train tracks. The most continuous stretch of Colebrook Road is between 160th Street and into Delta. Just into Delta. It stops just west of where 120th Street would be. Mostly there are farms down here but these are the flats and prone to flooding.
Family friends used to live on Colebrook Road, actually pretty close to where the body dumping ground is, near 125A Street. They had horses and I liked going to visit and we'd go riding alongside the train tracks. There's a nice trail about 15 feet off the tracks.
In the 80's I boarded my horse near Colebrook and 160th Street for a few months and often rode alongside the train tracks or on the road itself. Depended on whether or not I could spot a train coming and even though I had a steady horse I preferred to give myself some distance if a train was coming.
Does anyone remember St. Michelle Winery? You could see it from Colebrook Road. It was just west of 152 Street on 54A Avenue. Its all industrial and warehouses in there now. I remember when the liquor stores were on strike, must have been around 1983, and I was riding my horse in the rain around Colebrook Road. Customers were going directly to St. Michelle to buy wine and I rode up there and there was a huge line up of people standing there with umbrellas. What devotion just to get a bottle of wine! The gravel pit just behind St. Michelle Winery, accessible off Colebrook Road, was a huge dumping ground for stolen cars.
The Cloverdale section of Colebrook Road is not too accessible. You have to head south out of town on 176th/Highway 15 and go over the bridge. Get in the left hand lane and turn onto 176th Street as if you're heading down to Super Soil. Keep driving and the road bends right and becomes Colebrook Road. Nothing much to see down there. Just wait. Maybe that'll be the next dumping ground because the mayor is talking about installing motion sensors and cameras down at the other end of Colebrook.
Colebrook Road does a lot of stop and starts between Langley and Cloverdale, mostly running alongside the train tracks. The most continuous stretch of Colebrook Road is between 160th Street and into Delta. Just into Delta. It stops just west of where 120th Street would be. Mostly there are farms down here but these are the flats and prone to flooding.
Family friends used to live on Colebrook Road, actually pretty close to where the body dumping ground is, near 125A Street. They had horses and I liked going to visit and we'd go riding alongside the train tracks. There's a nice trail about 15 feet off the tracks.
In the 80's I boarded my horse near Colebrook and 160th Street for a few months and often rode alongside the train tracks or on the road itself. Depended on whether or not I could spot a train coming and even though I had a steady horse I preferred to give myself some distance if a train was coming.
Does anyone remember St. Michelle Winery? You could see it from Colebrook Road. It was just west of 152 Street on 54A Avenue. Its all industrial and warehouses in there now. I remember when the liquor stores were on strike, must have been around 1983, and I was riding my horse in the rain around Colebrook Road. Customers were going directly to St. Michelle to buy wine and I rode up there and there was a huge line up of people standing there with umbrellas. What devotion just to get a bottle of wine! The gravel pit just behind St. Michelle Winery, accessible off Colebrook Road, was a huge dumping ground for stolen cars.
The Cloverdale section of Colebrook Road is not too accessible. You have to head south out of town on 176th/Highway 15 and go over the bridge. Get in the left hand lane and turn onto 176th Street as if you're heading down to Super Soil. Keep driving and the road bends right and becomes Colebrook Road. Nothing much to see down there. Just wait. Maybe that'll be the next dumping ground because the mayor is talking about installing motion sensors and cameras down at the other end of Colebrook.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Esso Card Lock in Cloverdale is Closed
On Monday I noticed some construction workers on the site of the Esso card lock gas station on 57th Avenue, next door to the firehall. Today I walked past and the gas station bays are gone and workers are putting up temporary fencing.
I'm not sure if the Esso card lock is closed for good or if they're renovating/rebuilding. The gas station was mostly used by commercial truckers. Not a good street for big rigs. Amazing watching them do U-turns out of there!
**Update March 7, 2013**
I just drove over to the bottle depot and the Esso card lock has moved! It is now on 180th Street on the corner of 55th Avenue. Next door to Stampede Tack and across the street from Kwantlen College.
I'm not sure if the Esso card lock is closed for good or if they're renovating/rebuilding. The gas station was mostly used by commercial truckers. Not a good street for big rigs. Amazing watching them do U-turns out of there!
**Update March 7, 2013**
I just drove over to the bottle depot and the Esso card lock has moved! It is now on 180th Street on the corner of 55th Avenue. Next door to Stampede Tack and across the street from Kwantlen College.
Pancake Breakfast at Cloverdale Legion Saturday March 9, 2013
The Cloverdale Legion is holding a pancake breakfast this Saturday March 9, 2013 from 8am to 11:30am. Cost is $4.50 and that's for pancakes, sausages, eggs, coffee, tea, and orange juice drink. The legion is located at 17567 - 57th Avenue.
Playing at the Clova from March 8 to 21, 2013
Playing at the Clova for 2 weeks starting Friday March 8 to the 21st is:
7pm - Oz The Great and Powerful
Show lets out around 9:10pm. Seeing as how this is a first run premier the Clova plays the movie for 2 weeks and does not have a second movie featured. Admission is 8 or $15 for 2 people. Add $4 for each extra person.
7pm - Oz The Great and Powerful
Show lets out around 9:10pm. Seeing as how this is a first run premier the Clova plays the movie for 2 weeks and does not have a second movie featured. Admission is 8 or $15 for 2 people. Add $4 for each extra person.
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