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		By: Chris Doering		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 14:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34775&quot;&gt;Connie Biggart&lt;/a&gt;.

And that key on a baton.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34775">Connie Biggart</a>.</p>
<p>And that key on a baton.</p>
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		By: Chris Doering		</title>
		<link>https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34787</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Doering]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 14:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34770&quot;&gt;Rik Barry&lt;/a&gt;.

Those Texaco stripes - yes, a sure fire spotting feature.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34770">Rik Barry</a>.</p>
<p>Those Texaco stripes &#8211; yes, a sure fire spotting feature.</p>
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		By: Chris Doering		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Doering]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 14:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34771&quot;&gt;David Alfonzo Clarke&lt;/a&gt;.

How old school!]]></description>
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<p>How old school!</p>
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		By: Chris Doering		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 14:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34772&quot;&gt;Ursula Vloerbergh Smith&lt;/a&gt;.

This is the type of comment we love to hear! Drop by often for new content. Thanks.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34772">Ursula Vloerbergh Smith</a>.</p>
<p>This is the type of comment we love to hear! Drop by often for new content. Thanks.</p>
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		By: Chris Doering		</title>
		<link>https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34783</link>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 14:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34773&quot;&gt;Michael Oxman&lt;/a&gt;.

Thank you for the update and yes, that means we&#039;ll likely see it go bye-bye soon.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34773">Michael Oxman</a>.</p>
<p>Thank you for the update and yes, that means we&#8217;ll likely see it go bye-bye soon.</p>
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		By: Chris Doering		</title>
		<link>https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34782</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Doering]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 14:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34774&quot;&gt;Rick Garbutt&lt;/a&gt;.

Thanks. Someone brought it to our attention a bit earlier and it was corrected. There&#039;s no helping our diseased brains...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34774">Rick Garbutt</a>.</p>
<p>Thanks. Someone brought it to our attention a bit earlier and it was corrected. There&#8217;s no helping our diseased brains&#8230;</p>
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		By: Chris Doering		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 14:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34776&quot;&gt;Marilee Manz&lt;/a&gt;.

Anything to report?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34776">Marilee Manz</a>.</p>
<p>Anything to report?</p>
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		By: Chris Doering		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Doering]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 14:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34777&quot;&gt;Laura Dick&lt;/a&gt;.

Awesome! We love it when there&#039;s a connection made like this.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34777">Laura Dick</a>.</p>
<p>Awesome! We love it when there&#8217;s a connection made like this.</p>
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		By: Chris Doering		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 14:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34778&quot;&gt;Jon Calon&lt;/a&gt;.

Yes that&#039;s a good point. No doubt there&#039;s something yucky in the ground given the era.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34778">Jon Calon</a>.</p>
<p>Yes that&#8217;s a good point. No doubt there&#8217;s something yucky in the ground given the era.</p>
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		By: Connie Biggart		</title>
		<link>https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34775</link>

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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2021 02:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Outside bathrooms!]]></description>
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		By: Rik Barry		</title>
		<link>https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34770</link>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2021 05:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What will always give this away, is the triple stripes, near the top of the roof. This was Texaco-only branding...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What will always give this away, is the triple stripes, near the top of the roof. This was Texaco-only branding&#8230;</p>
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		By: David Alfonzo Clarke		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2021 23:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I like that when it was an operational Napa not even that long ago, it had an outside hoist. You certainly don’t see that anymore!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I like that when it was an operational Napa not even that long ago, it had an outside hoist. You certainly don’t see that anymore!</p>
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		By: Ursula Vloerbergh Smith		</title>
		<link>https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34772</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ursula Vloerbergh Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2021 17:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Really enjoy your articles! Learn something new each time I read them. Keep up the great work!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Really enjoy your articles! Learn something new each time I read them. Keep up the great work!</p>
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		By: Michael Oxman		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2021 17:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sold when I passed today. I also suspect it&#039;s days are numbered.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sold when I passed today. I also suspect it&#8217;s days are numbered.</p>
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		By: Rick Garbutt		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The article says the building &quot;sat along 3rd Ave NE,&quot; which would put it a couple of blocks north of the river. But the Hillcrest Motel sat at about 30th Avenue (just before Edmonton Trail dips down into the now light-industrial area). Possibly correct the listing to read &quot;sat along 3rd STREET NE&quot;?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The article says the building &#8220;sat along 3rd Ave NE,&#8221; which would put it a couple of blocks north of the river. But the Hillcrest Motel sat at about 30th Avenue (just before Edmonton Trail dips down into the now light-industrial area). Possibly correct the listing to read &#8220;sat along 3rd STREET NE&#8221;?</p>
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		By: Marilee Manz		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I drive past often.]]></description>
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		By: Laura Dick		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thanks for the memories! Know it well, lived a block away and used to Fill &#039;Er Up there.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the memories! Know it well, lived a block away and used to Fill &#8216;Er Up there.</p>
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		By: Jon Calon		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Have to wonder if it hasn’t sold because of potential remediation risk. I can almost guarantee a gas station from that timeframe is going to have contaminated soil. Also the reason why the land Jack Carter’s former location at Glenmore and MacLeod (again, very valuable land) has yet to be redeveloped…]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have to wonder if it hasn’t sold because of potential remediation risk. I can almost guarantee a gas station from that timeframe is going to have contaminated soil. Also the reason why the land Jack Carter’s former location at Glenmore and MacLeod (again, very valuable land) has yet to be redeveloped…</p>
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		By: Chris Doering		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Doering]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2021 11:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34623&quot;&gt;Natalie Fleming&lt;/a&gt;.

Thank you and we&#039;ve since updated the post. On looking our research notes, what exactly Renfrew Auto did was followed by a question mark, so it was an oopsie on our part.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34623">Natalie Fleming</a>.</p>
<p>Thank you and we&#8217;ve since updated the post. On looking our research notes, what exactly Renfrew Auto did was followed by a question mark, so it was an oopsie on our part.</p>
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		By: Natalie Fleming		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalie Fleming]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2021 04:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Just an FYI......it was Renfrew Auto Service, a &quot;dealer&quot; through Napa but not really a parts &quot;store&quot;, they serviced vehicles and used Napa parts on clients vehicles.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just an FYI&#8230;&#8230;it was Renfrew Auto Service, a &#8220;dealer&#8221; through Napa but not really a parts &#8220;store&#8221;, they serviced vehicles and used Napa parts on clients vehicles.</p>
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		By: Chris Doering		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Doering]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34541&quot;&gt;Jo Tennant&lt;/a&gt;.

We&#039;re always nostalgic about places like this and they seem so far removed from present day. Thanks for commenting.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34541">Jo Tennant</a>.</p>
<p>We&#8217;re always nostalgic about places like this and they seem so far removed from present day. Thanks for commenting.</p>
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		By: Jo Tennant		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jo Tennant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2021 15:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[too bad they no longer exist, miss the personal service]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>too bad they no longer exist, miss the personal service</p>
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		By: Chris Doering		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Doering]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2021 14:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34431&quot;&gt;Byron Robb&lt;/a&gt;.

I started watching old gas station commercials on YouTube (a deep rabbit hole) and found myself singing along to a number of them. Funny the stuff that sticks with you from your childhood.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.bigdoer.com/45794/exploring-history/hillcrest-service/#comment-34431">Byron Robb</a>.</p>
<p>I started watching old gas station commercials on YouTube (a deep rabbit hole) and found myself singing along to a number of them. Funny the stuff that sticks with you from your childhood.</p>
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		By: Byron Robb		</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2021 16:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Another slogan was &quot;Wherever you go trust Texaco&quot;. I can still hear the earworm.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another slogan was &#8220;Wherever you go trust Texaco&#8221;. I can still hear the earworm.</p>
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