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A Heritage District Plan for Seaforth could
mean more business on Main St.
A Heritage District Plan for Seaforth could be completed
by the end of 1983. The plan will make sure any work done to
facades of main street buildings will be completed so as not
to spoil the quality of the buildings.
"Nobody has a problem the size Ken Cardno has," says
Walter Armes a member of LACAC (Local Architectural
Conservation Advisory Committee). "The proposal for the
exterior of Cardno's Opera Hall is rifiht on with what we
hope will happen for the complete main street of Seaforth.
The hall is one of the most significant buildings on main
street. It's good to see an individual such as Mr. Cardno
taking the first step, doing it on his own."
When Mr. Cardno first applied for a restoration grant for
the hall in June, a letter accompanied the proposal showing
LACAC's support. "I didn't think the application would
receive approval in such a short time. We're certainly
happy to see it."
If the heritage district plan is approved, main street
properties which are presently not designated, would have
access to BRIC funding, but restrictions would be placed on
buildings limiting the types of changes, if any, which could
be made to facades. The plan will be designed to improve
building stock on main street.
"Right now, the BIA (Business Improvement Area)
seems to be supporting a heritage district. We don't see any
major changes for the business district, but then who could
see Ken Cardno doing what he has?"
The only way a heritage plan will be successful is if it
results in more business. "We are not trying to accomplish
a main street that looks like a museum," says Mr. Armes.
"Our aim is fora better living for the merchants. if the plan
doesn't aim for that, then there's no use having one.
"We have somebody starting on their own. doing what
we think the Seaforth heritage district plan will call for."
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"If fixed up, it would have a total atmosphere of its own."
"I've seen remarkable change in uses of old buildings,"
says Nick Hill, the Goderich architect who developed the
restoration plan. "All this indicates that very handsome
We congratulate
the Van Egmond Foundation
for their hard
work and determination
in making their
dream a reality!
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spaces are being revitalized.
"There will be a lot of nostalgia for many people if the hall
was reopened," says Mr. Daly. "There seems to be a
popularity in restoring old places. If it was reopened, I
would be quite interested in going."
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An early photo of Cardno's Hall.
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