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Let's do a hypothetical: Golf dies as a popular pastime. Unlikely, but could happen in the future (recall that one of the most popular sports in Victoria in the 1930s was the six day bicycle race).
The golf club goes bankrupt. The land lies fallow, gets overgrown. The security guards employed by the bank that inherited the massive property aren't enough to control the influx of homeless campers and wild teenage parties.
Citizens demand something is done. Local rugby and soccer clubs join forces to take on the construction of a playing pitch but that only takes on a tiny percentage of the total acreage.
Five long years pass. Everyone is fed up with the weed-filled abandoned course. Citizens eagerly support a rezoning upon hearing a major developer's plan to build a mixed-use residential project incorporating a major public park component. The resulting sale is the biggest real estate transaction in BC since the Expo 86 lands.
__________________"Beaver, ahoy!"
"The bridge is like a magnet, attracting both pedestrians and over 30,000 vehicles daily who enjoy the views of Victoria's harbour. The skyline may change, but "Big Blue" as some call it, will always be there."
-City of Victoria website, 2009
Source: http://www.vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/sports-outdoor-recreation-60/royal-victoria-golf-club-6396/
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