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Ahistoric two-storey apartment block sliced in half a year ago and carefully moved from Richmond Avenue to Rockland is whole again and one of four character rental homes, all upgraded by the same owners. “Definitely five stars. I don’t think it could be better,” said Victoria Coun. Pamela Madoff, who has a special interest in heritage. She praised Mike Sweet, of Black Horse Contracting, and Harry Newton, of Newtco Realty, for buying and taking on the enormous job of fixing up the circa-1880 building. Many old Victoria houses have been moved to the Gulf Islands or up-Island, Madoff said. “To see this one not only staying in the city, but staying in the neighbourhood, that’s when you start to think that sometimes maybe the stars do align.” ....
Fort Royal Medical building and Rod of Asclepius. Via Google Street View Plutos restaurant at the corner of View and Cook streets in Victoria. [Adrian Lam, Times Colonist, Feb. 8, 2021] Medical sculpture’s loss was unnecessary When news of the destruction of the Rod of Asclepius sculpture on the side of the Fort Royal Medical building was posted on social media, the response was significant, quick and passionate. About 200 posts poured in expressing outrage and disappointment that the sculpture, a neighbourhood landmark for more than 50 years, had been treated in such a disrespectful fashion and lay crumpled on the ground. article continues below ....
“To see something that substantive put on a private building in the 1960s before the city even had a public art policy, for example, I thought it really spoke to the time, the importance of art.” Madoff said she spoke to the developer when the project was proposed and he gave her hope the piece would be used. “If they had gone public, and said: ‘We can’t keep this, it’s not part of our vision of the site, but we can make it available,’ I think there would have been interest in it,” Madoff said. “It’s a shame for it not to be there because it is the gateway to the hospital and it is a symbol of health and healing.” ....
For nearly 40 years, Carnaby Street sold products that Usatch commissioned and sourced. The store was filled with beautifully embroidered clothes, colourful carpets, Afghan sheepskin coats, and jewelry. Walking through the door was like travelling to a far-off locale a water fountain at the back of the store added to the ambience. Pamela Madoff, a former Victoria councillor, treasures and still wears clothes from Carnaby Street. She first went in as an “impressionable teenager,” saying visiting the store was a magical experience that made a lasting impact. Usatch made a lasting impression too. “She was so intrepid.” When she had hip problems, she headed to India twice for surgery. ....