Talk:Granville Island

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[edit] Franchises

The article claims there are no franchises on the island. It has a Sammy J. Peppers and a Keg Steakhouse, which I believe are both franchises. -- Corvus 02:34, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

You are correct. I'm sorry, I guess the sorce (that I didn't cite) was wrong. I'll remove the statement. I'm getting messy... Zhatt 05:27, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

According to the Keg website, the Granville Island location is corporately owned and is therefore not a franchise, even though there are franchises in the Keg chain. Usgnus 17:07, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Shanty town

The article currently states: During the Great Depression a shanty town named Bennettville, after the former Prime Minister of Canada Richard Bennett, grew up along the channel opposite the Granville Island on the Creek's south shore. Either I'm not understanding that description correctly, or it should read north shore. Yes? --Ds13 00:02, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

That is probably the worst sentence ever written, it's very tough to understand TotallyTempo 17:59, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

I checked some other sources and it seems the original writer was highlighting the economic activity by squatters on the shores of the island and the general area. Anyway, I changed it and added refs. Bobanny 01:45, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Bobanny, good work, champion. TotallyTempo 05:18, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia

If I interpret this blog entry on the page of author William Gibson correctly, The Granville Island Public Market has been the model for his short story "Winter Market". Wouldn't this be something worth adding? 141.58.5.91 11:12, 8 June 2007 (UTC)