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It might seem surreal to some Saskatoon residents to watch the development at River Landing take shape.

After several grand plans and visions failed, the consortium led by Saskatoon’s Victory Majors Development Corp. is building a $300-million office-condominium-hotel complex on Parcel Y.

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The long-held dream of redevelopment in the south downtown is finally happening, but only after four decades of deadlines, dreams, delays and disappointment.

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BRINGING DOWN CHINATOWN

Saskatoon’s south downtown has always occupied a prominent spot in the city’s development.

The last mayor of the Town of Saskatoon and first mayor of the City of Saskatoon, James Clinkskill, built his house there.

The city’s first bridge for private vehicles, the original 1907 Traffic Bridge, connected to this spot, as did the former railway bridge, first built in 1890.

The railway bridge was replaced by the Senator Sidney L. Buckwold Bridge in 1966.