buffer zone 1 - ioco townsite
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IOCO
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Imperial Oil’s Townsite was aplanned residential communitydeveloped in the early 1920s
In 1923, before there was roadaccess, there were 81 houses
The refinery closed in 1995.Some houses were moved elsewhere,others have been boarded up
There are now 13 houses left.There is some maintenanceof roofs and yards
No longer residential,but not a park
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Not industrial, not renovatedand not gentrified
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Between saved heritageand too-rotten-to-save
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Between park and backyard
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Between past and futureand not quite in the now
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A buffer in time
Between an industrialcompany town past and aplanned residential future
A buffer in space
Between an industrial siteand a residential area thatno longer needs it
A buffer in use
Between park and suburban.Let the dog off the leash and letit run as if it was 1953. Squirrel!
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the BufferZone2015 flickr.com/waferboard