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Originally Posted by browna

Back in the early 80s the Tradewinds Hotel was on that east side corner, and the Kal Tire was a Sears Tire and repair shop, and may have been something else too as I thought the original Sears auto service was where the Shell further north, at the time the hotel was there.

Anyways, I assume this tunnel was built for the hotel patrons to get to Chinook easier, as there wouldn't be any residential near there when they was built, nor is there now.

I don't think there was much else on that side while the hotel was there, which was long before the Home Depot. The Tradewinds apparently also have a tavern which was a bit rough, so likely didn't need patrons trying to cross Macleod either.

Really surprised it wasn't closed earlier given that it really didn't have a purpose for the past couple decades.

Woodwards