I'd like to see the building saved in one form or another. Just because something is "only" 60 or so years old, that doesn't mean that it is void of historical significance. It is architecturally unique and is a part of the local history.
There may be reasons that make saving it impractical, and I understand that. But at the very least, the city should be a little more creative than just defaulting to bulldoze mode. If it is able to be restored and incorporated into the plan for the area, there's no reason that it can't become a little cafe (as already suggested) that can even sell some snacks, drinks, newspapers and other commuter-targeted items.
And, one of the previous owners is quoted as saying that he'd even be interested in restoring it himself.
I just can't see any good reason, aside from a lack of creative thinking, that this building can't be part of the area once the LRT arrived. Pending, of course, the asbestos and structural assessment.
Speaking of asbestos, it surely must be an option to clean the asbestos from it, if present. If the whole thing needs to be restored a bit anyway, why couldn't that fall within the scope of the restoration?
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