Strike up the accordion and get out your Gitanes - a little bit of Paris is coming to Gastown.
Artisans, poets and brooding intellectuals will no-doubt be lining up to get in on the Salient Group's latest offering, the Paris Block.
The 29-unit heritage renovation is actually well-located, between the new Woodwards development and the soon-to-be revitalized Carrall Street Greenway.
It's also next door to Save-on-Meats, which will be exceptionally convenient for those times when residents need to dash out because they've run out of foie gras, pig's knuckles, or chicken feet.
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As for the building itself, it was originally constructed in 1907. The top floors were occupied by the Strathcona Hotel, while the lower floor retail space was occupied by Pierre Paris and Sons, a boot manufacturer and shoe seller - the John Fluevog of his day.
i am thrilled that progress is moving in this area
Posted by: renante solivar | Friday, September 21, 2007 at 04:12 PM