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ANew WHITBY FREE PRES.S. Page 7 Face For The Tired Cor. Ep i tomi1ziîng howv th e down town cor e of Whi1tby appears to aviewer, Peter S t okes, the famed architect'attributed with the restoration of Niagara-on-the- Lake told the downtown action committee the bui ldings downtown have "Queen Ann fronts and Mary Ann backs."I M r . S t okes, who was hired by the town to look into the possibility of re- storinga portion of the downtown elab- o r a t e d t hat the paste board fronts of the buildings were bound ta look a lit-. tie tawdry after the elapsing of years. Tralfic deferren t Expl an ing what he felt tobe the g reat deterrent to the townis welfare, he said, "11have never been so conscious of traffic in my 1 ife, and remember, your problem is through traffic and not des- tination traffic." T r af fic, he said, is an increasing prablem in towns across Canada and is a particular problem here. Say ing th at lie woul d l1ike ta "lmake t he peopl1e of WVhi1tby mad enougli ta do something about it,"Ilihe showed film of some of the eyesores in poor building structure, as 'NelI as s'orne of the more unk empt, unattractive areas in behind the dawntown buildings. Many of the poor archi tectural exam- pI1e s are in the co mp aratively newer buildings rather than in the older anes, lie cited, explaining that in his opinion b an k bu ildings are on the whale, the 1larges t offenders of this particular rule. "lit seems ta be a habit in Canad- i an t owns and cities ta build banks on every corner, and most of them once a sse mb I ed resembi e petrified peanut brittle. A good deal of the more unflattering of Mr. Stokels pictureswvere taken at the bu ilding's backs, where, accordîng ta the archi tect t'the sins of omission stand ou t". "The backs are higglety-pigglety, but we do have a fair amount of mater- ial to work with in the buildings them- selves,"Ilihe said. R Now F- Frive year Guaranteed Investment Certificates. Get yours now!l *IGRY TRUST COMPANY $INCE 1809 Chaos ing some of the better examp les lie showed the Chalet Restaurant which h e considers ta be the finest piece of architecture in the core because of its extreme 1ly good dressed s tonework com- bined with brick. The Hewi s Block of 1864 and the Royal Hot el are good examples in the north- east block, lie said. Mr. Stokes was very uncompl imen- t a ry r eg a rd i ng certain signs in the core area, and said that a lack of dis- cipline in signs was a leading factor in t he ge ne r a1u nattractivenessof the area. Ex pI ai n ing how some of the aIder b uil d i ngs h ave last their charm and instead ofenhancing, are Iending them- selves to the disarderly appearance, lie pointed out the building where the J&R Restaurant exists. The building, dating from 1874, ap- p ears siliced off at the top since it has b een d en ud e dof itsupper Victorian embel 1Iîshments. An injection Theway out of the Idepressing Iook' of the dawntown is an injection of inter- esting things, lie said. The whole idea in making the core a ttr a ctive shaul d be based an a 'get- away-f rom-it-all theme - in ather w or ds the creat ion of a centre where peopl e wiII1 want to go. This hesaid, wouldrequire attention ta a c o or d ination af col our & mater ial , some casmetic application for the res- toration scheme. Seating would also have ta be considered. The possibility of old fashioned gas liglits, and some focal point, such as a monument of some kind at the Four Corners should be looked into, as they w i Il1 1 end themseî ves very wel 1 ta the restoration scheme. I-e urged the tawn ta make a contriîb- ution ta create open space in the down- town area. The heavy truck traff ic wi Il remai n a problem unless you plan a more expen- sive urban renewal schemne, lie said. Mr. Stokesemphasized that the suc- cessof the restoration soheme depends largely upon the people of the towr. 11I wo9ul1dhope the schemewould be en- couraged, forWhitby is a special place and not just another Ontario commun! ty." Acompletesurvey of the entire core area at a cost of $800 will be conduct- ed by the architect. The downtown action committee also passed a mot ion requesting a $1000 budget provision for phase 2, a detail- ed study for the southeast block. " Hourly Bus/Train Service ta Exhibition Station. " Free Parking.at most GO Stations. " Children under 12 haîf the adult fare. For further bus and train information phone: Metro Toronto 248-3112 Pickering-AjaxI Clarkson-OakviIle 845-6694 WhtyOsaa942-00 Burlington-Hamilton 527-8187 WibOhw>220 Sunjoy Train Service *very 90 minutes. E.. wh NSI7- Operated by CN and Gray Coach Lines For the Province of Ontario IPLUMBING DISCOUNT FIXTURES & SUPPLIES 701 Brock 9. N. 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