And, yes, I need to learn how to spell TSAWWASSEN!
Delta is so much easier...
On Saturday, September 4, 2004, at 09:16 PM, Doug Murray wrote:
>
> Good Question, Mike!
>
> Tsawwassen is typical suburbia. Lots of homes, trees, kids, parks...
> and commercial areas along the main drag - 56th Street.
> Of course, this is the route to Point Roberts. But is it "strip mall
> hell"? Not really. There are much worse areas
> in Vancouver or any North American city.
>
> Tsawwassen is actually very nice and peaceful. Definitely more built
> up than Point Bob. Point Bob feels like
> cottage country - narrow roads with little traffic. Lots of trees,
> lots of cottages hidden on big lots, and of course,
> lots of water. It is a wonderful place to cycle... and there is a
> nice golf course there too.
>
> The main street in PR (Tyee Drive) is actually a wee bit more
> unsightly than anything in Tsawwassen. Gas stations, empty fields and
> a big market.
> So, I really don't know why anyone would disparage Tsawwassen. Or
> Point Roberts! They're both nice places.
>
> Now... the South Delta thing... I believe the whole area down there is
> part of the Corporation of Delta... and Tsawwassen
> is a community within that. There is also an Indian reserve on the
> west side of Tsawassen (hence the name!). A major
> ferry terminal is also nearby.
>
> A PDF map of Delta (and Tsawassen) is here:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/3zyfv (click on Route Map)
>
> Also from that site, is this brief description of Tsawassen:
>
> Tsawwassen: (pop 21,090*), handsome single family dwellings
> predominate in prestigious Tsawwassen.
> Higher density housing is limited to low-rise townhouses and
> apartments. Most newer homes attract high income residents, and
> waterfront homes are $425,000 and up. Other homes prices range from
> $230,000 +for starter homes to $1,000,000 plus for palatial homes.
>
> Doesn't sound like Strip Mall Hell ;) And it sounds out of my range
> !!!
>
> Should anyone wish to visit, I'd be please to offer tours! And you
> can stay at my home in Deep Cove...
>
> ( http://homepage.mac.com/dougmurray/PhotoAlbum54.html )
>
> Cheers!!
>
> Doug
>
>
> On Saturday, September 4, 2004, at 08:44 PM, Michael Kaufman wrote:
>
>> Ok, I'm guessing you've most probably been here more
>> than any one else given how close it is to you. Thus
>> I ask: what is Tsawwassen like in reality??? It
>> certainly seems more built up at the border than Point
>> Roberts (
>> http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0408/feature7/zoom1.html
>> ) but that looks to be residential and not any kind of
>> "strip mall hell." So what's the real scoop?
>> And - what is the community of South Delta (a
>> neighborhood within Tsawwassen or is it the other way
>> around?) mentioned in the newspaper article?
>> If this was written in 5/2001, it seems the
>> photographer visited about 5 months later (
>> http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0408/feature7/zoom4.html
>> )
>> Mike
>>
>> --- Doug Murray <doug@...>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > Canadians living next to Point Bob have their
>> > collective knickers in a
>> > knot regarding the National Geographic article on
>> > 98201. And, it seems,
>> > Point Bob residents are all that happy with the
>> > article either.
>> >
>> > The details:
>> >
>> > Tsawwassen is no "strip mall hell"
>> >
>> http://www.delta-optimist.com/issues04/084104/news/084104nn2.html
>> >
>> > Doug
>> > PS: Personally I would have hired me to write it...
>> > :)
>> >
>> >
>> > ---
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>> > day in a cubicle.
>>
>>
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