THE ELANE PLAZA FEB 13TH, 2015

THE ELANE  PLAZA     FEB 13TH, 2015

BY

JAMES BREDIN

The Elane Plaza was a great place but that was before your time,

Shops and theatres and pool hall, lined up in a big long line,

People coming and going to and from the high-up bingo hall,

But someone decided to knock it all down and that was all.

They stole a piece of my heart when they ripped the place down,

The memories, the people, the place gone forever and not a sound,

It was the heart of Scarborough back then for those of us who knew,

Mostly gone or dead now and I can't find even a few.

I suppose that's life and we are all just passing through,

And I can't go back to then -- it's completely gone and nothing new,

Replaced by big brown packed houses though they do look nice,

Even the parking lot is gone now -- no snow, no ice.

FEB 13TH, 2015