honestly , tearing down the armouries was one of the dumbest thigs our city planners have ever done. If they were around now they could be used for a mutlitude of community related activities, like the Wychwood Barns, but in the heart of the city. My heart aches when I see old photos of that building.

I love this pic! It fits in with yearnings I have had about this old building. Here's the story: when I was a kid my grandparents had an LP of the 48th Highlanders pipe band, and the cover was a big picture of the 48th band, bagpipes and all, marching down University Avenue, past the Armouries building. So I always knew what the building looked like, but it was torn down in the early sixties I beieve, and I do not remember it, but I've always had it in my mind's eye exactly like it's shown in this pircture, and have thought about it as I go by that spot, and thought wouldn't it be cool if it was still there. London Ontario has an old preserved building that is somewhat similar that was later incoproated into a hotel. My grandfather commanded the 48th in WWII, and was in the militia for years before that. He had many anecdotes about the Armouries.