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RE: Preston Springs Hotel Redevelopment - Acitta - 12-30-2020
Preston Springs comes down
Demolition could begin Thursday on Preston Springs Hotel
RE: Preston Springs Hotel Redevelopment - KevinL - 12-31-2020
Historic Preston Springs hotel loses its tower as building is torn down
RE: Preston Springs Hotel Redevelopment - Acitta - 12-31-2020
YouTube: Preston Springs Hotel - Demolition - 01
RE: Preston Springs Hotel Redevelopment - EdM - 12-31-2020
And now demolition is paused for a week
https://twitter.com/CTVKitchener/status/1344696166257221639
RE: Preston Springs Hotel Redevelopment - KevinL - 12-31-2020
Wow, did not expect that result from the court. This is quite the development.
RE: Preston Springs Hotel Redevelopment - Acitta - 12-31-2020
(12-31-2020, 01:32 PM)EdM Wrote: And now demolition is paused for a weekIt is a bit late now that they have destroyed part of it already. I found this video from 2019 of the inside of the hotel. The outside may look nice, but the inside has turned to crap. https://youtu.be/DJBNirAOVIE
https://twitter.com/CTVKitchener/status/1344696166257221639
RE: Preston Springs Hotel Redevelopment - Bob_McBob - 12-31-2020
Presumably a meaningless delay since they've already torn down one of the main heritage features and they're obviously not going to recover anything at this point. It's no coincidence the emergency order was issued over the holidays during a pandemic lockdown so ACO Cambridge couldn't get in front of a judge in time, or even that they started with the heritage designated section of the building. There has never been any doubt in my mind this building would eventually be demolished, but the latest owner put the final nails in the coffin and the city was eager to provide the hammer.
RE: Preston Springs Hotel Redevelopment - Bob_McBob - 12-31-2020
Demolition has now resumed.
https://twitter.com/vidman/status/1344721405859028992
RE: Preston Springs Hotel Redevelopment - mastermind - 12-31-2020
Oh the suspense
RE: Preston Springs Hotel Redevelopment - Acitta - 01-01-2021
Concerns over demolition of Preston Spring Hotel
RE: Preston Springs Hotel Redevelopment - ijmorlan - 01-02-2021
(01-01-2021, 11:26 PM)Acitta Wrote: Concerns over demolition of Preston Spring Hotel
That link is to the wrong clip. This one seems to be working for me right now:
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2110755&binId=1.1147261&playlistPageNum=1
I don’t know in detail what is wrong, but I do know with professional certainty that the underlying problem is that the CTV website works incorrectly — you can’t do what you are supposed to be able to do to get a link, which is copy it from the URL bar at the top of the window. This has worked since the late 80s but CTV’s Web geniuses have managed to break it.
The following URL also seems to work and has less gunk in it:
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2110755
RE: Preston Springs Hotel Redevelopment - Acitta - 01-02-2021
(01-02-2021, 12:25 AM)ijmorlan Wrote:The clip URL changes some time after it is broadcast on the evening news. I have made this mistake before. It is necessary to wait till the change is made before trying to link to the clip.(01-01-2021, 11:26 PM)Acitta Wrote: Concerns over demolition of Preston Spring Hotel
That link is to the wrong clip. This one seems to be working for me right now:
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2110755&binId=1.1147261&playlistPageNum=1
I don’t know in detail what is wrong, but I do know with professional certainty that the underlying problem is that the CTV website works incorrectly — you can’t do what you are supposed to be able to do to get a link, which is copy it from the URL bar at the top of the window. This has worked since the late 80s but CTV’s Web geniuses have managed to break it.
The following URL also seems to work and has less gunk in it:
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2110755
RE: Preston Springs Hotel Redevelopment - ijmorlan - 01-02-2021
(01-02-2021, 08:33 AM)Acitta Wrote: The clip URL changes some time after it is broadcast on the evening news. I have made this mistake before. It is necessary to wait till the change is made before trying to link to the clip.
Good to know. Thanks for keeping us all updated on the progress of the demolition. I also watched the “urban exploration” video you posted — fascinating to see the inside. Definitely true there isn’t (wasn’t) much left of interest inside; also interesting to see how much somebody spent on work before giving up.
RE: Preston Springs Hotel Redevelopment - Acitta - 01-03-2021
Preston Springs hotel was beyond saving
RE: Preston Springs Hotel Redevelopment - ac3r - 01-03-2021
Here's an Outline version of the previous link...that paywall is infuriating: https://outline.com/UeNsVt
Quote:There’s really no way anyone could have forced this private owner to invest the millions it would have cost to redevelop the hotel into something useful and that could turn a profit. Nor should the City of Cambridge have committed taxpayers’ money to purchase the hotel and do the job itself.
This is pretty much all that needs to be said at this point. No developer was willing to sink the amount of money needed to save this and the city should never be expected to handle the costs either unless it was a truly significant building. I don't get why people were so attached to this place anyway...it looks like it was made out of EIFS and the metal roof looked so unusual on this. The interior was completely gutted and most of it was re-drywalled years ago - so there wasn't even a whole lot of original architecture left to the place.