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A proposal to redevelop the Victoria Plaza Hotel in downtown Victoria is envisioned a six-storey new-build wing fronting onto Pandora Avenue and the addition of two-storeys above the historic four-storey hotel fronting onto Government Street. A total of 100 residences were planned along with ground floor retail spaces.
Following a May 6, 2019 fire that destroyed the entire building, the development proposal was rescinded.
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In the meantime a salvage team working the site will be able to recover multiple components of the destroyed building which include two round polished columns, undamaged white glazed brick, heavy structural timbers not damaged by the fire, cast iron structural columns and sidewalk prisms.
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It will be interesting to see what is now proposed for this site. Is suggesting whatever it is be named "The Phoenix" too obvious?
Have they not located Mike Draeger or his remains?
The Canadian Press via Glacier Media via CTV and/or CFAX:
The three-storey, 108-year-old vacant structure had been designated a heritage site and was to be transformed from a former strip club into commercial space and as many as 100 residential suites.
It was four-storeys tall, but that's beside the point. The fact that the author of this piece actually thought the whole thing was a strip club is a little concerning.
Who knew the world's largest strip club operated in downtown Victoria, eh? Three-storeys tall, and in a heritage building, no less! I bet whoever wrote this thought to themselves that they wished they had visited the place before it burned down.
Have they not located Mike Draeger or his remains?
No sign of him or his body.
The site is no longer being searched for signs of his remains.
The math seems to add up to the fact that he wasn't there during the fire.
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The former Victoria Plaza Hotel, planned for redevelopment into residences, has been heavily damaged by an early morning fire.
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