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Originally Posted by Raekwon
Bonzai was by shanks south
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No, it was further north. The parking lot was on the corner of Macleod and Heritage and the slides were at the top of the hill just north of where the Minit Lube is now. The slides were only torn down within the last 10 years.
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Originally Posted by ma-skis.com
watching every game on channel 7 for free (now we gotta pay for sportsnet and ppv)
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Except it wasn't close to
every game, usually only something in the mid to high 20s. There were a lot of untelevised games back in the day.
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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Old Chinook Mall with the marble pillars with cheesy 1960s gold flake in them and on the floor, etc. You can see the remnants on the staircase going to the bowling alley (is it still there?)
I hardly remember the layout anymore. Where was the old foodcourt?
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The Sport Chek is where the old theatre was. The entrance to the theatre was just beside the old foot court. So, basically, the food court is still in the same location, but it's a lot bigger now.
There used to be a fountain in front of Woodward's, where the Bay cosmetics counter entrance is now.
I remember when you had to go outside and cross a street on the ground floor of Chinook to go from one part of the mall to the other. Apparently, it was originally 2 separate malls, but I don't remember that far back.
Also in the Chinook area, Maclin Ford and Courtesy Chrysler were on the east side a Macleod, across from Chinook, and there was a hotel (the Trade Winds) where the Work Wearhouse and A&W are now.
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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
My grandparents still call a few Safeways "Food for Less"
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The Safeway at Southcentre and the one on 32nd north of Sunridge were both originally Food for Less stores. I think there was also one in the NW, but I don't know where.
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Originally Posted by Bertuzzied
The polar bear and seal exhibit at the zoo.
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Remember the one display they had where one of the seals had died and they removed all the contents of its stomach and it was full of coins and other odd items people had thrown into the display? It was really sick that it had ingested all of that stuff and eventually it died because of all of that stuff in its stomach.
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Originally Posted by Bertuzzied
Hookers on 3rd ave.
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When I was taking my driver training, it was the middle of summer and they used to take you down 3rd Avenue because it had 4-way stops at every intersection. At one street, I stopped as required and a hooker tried to proposition my instructor. It was funny as he was trying to hurry me out of there, but because I was just learning to drive, I made sure I came to a full stop and ensured it was safe to proceed before doing so.