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Woodbine Centre

Now I'm hearing rumours over at Vintage Rexdale that the Woodbine secretly sold off the Fantasy Fair rides. Apparently, they are keeping
the transaction "tight lipped" for now while the fair is still operational.

Seems slightly plausible given all of the other auctions the owner set up a few months back.

Come to think of it, when the antique carousel was installed in the Fantasy Fair back in '85, all of the original wooden horses were auctioned
off to private collectors (and replaced with fibreglass ones). History might just repeat itself again.
 
The Woodbine's hideous wall tiles have found their way into a TV show.

Grand Army. Season 1. Episode 13 "Relationship Goals".

According to Wikipedia:
The series takes place at Grand Army High School, a public high school, in Brooklyn, New York. The students wrestle various challenges including rape culture, racism, sexual identity, bullying, violence, terrorism and visiting the Woodbine Centre.

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Okay, I may have added on to the last part...
 
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There is an old saying that goes "variety is the spice of life". Speaking of variety:

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Feel free to count along.

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Okay... I guess I can keep one mint in the box....


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Rumour has it that a "six of a kind" is being tabled to appear in 2038.

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An interior shot of the recently-renovated Fantasy Fair Arcade on the upper level. No more old arcade cabinets from
the 1990's.
 
Current happenings in everyone's favourite mall:


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Discounts on liquidated items? I must be dreaming!

For a shot taken in February, that's the longest boxing week sale I ever saw.

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Always make sure you check the best before dates. Especially on discounted canned foods.

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Fantasy Despair in the Fantasy Fair.

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The sky view: one of the last remaining highlights of the Woodbine Centre.
 
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The current owner did manage to screw that up too. Each end of the sky view ended with mirrors that created a more spacious never ending illusion.
He either removed the mirrors or covered them up with this:

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It seems Woodbine's current owner was planning to rename the Woodbine Centre into "Woodbine Village". There's even a facebook page:


Last updated in 2017. Which just reminds me of Maggiano's "Coming Soon In 2017" banners....

Edit: The owner even made a website: (unfortunately, the link is dead) http://woodbinevillage.ca/
 
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