Buffer zone 1 - IOCO townsite

IOCO

the BufferZonein-between

Imperial Oil’s Townsite was aplanned residential communitydeveloped in the early 1920s

In 1923, before there was roadaccess, there were 81 houses

The refinery closed in 1995.Some houses were moved elsewhere,others have been boarded up

There are now 13 houses left.There is some maintenanceof roofs and yards

No longer residential,but not a park

the Buffer Zone

Not industrial, not renovatedand not gentrified

the Buffer Zone

Between saved heritageand too-rotten-to-save

the Buffer Zone

Between park and backyard

the Buffer Zone

Between past and futureand not quite in the now

the Buffer Zone

A buffer in time

Between an industrialcompany town past and aplanned residential future

A buffer in space

Between an industrial siteand a residential area thatno longer needs it

A buffer in use

Between park and suburban.Let the dog off the leash and letit run as if it was 1953. Squirrel!

in between

the BufferZone2015 flickr.com/waferboard