Plenty of Nothing

Demolition of Moxham Castle

Demolition of Moxham Castle, Sydney Nova Scotia, 1966. The mansion was built in 1890 in Lorain, Ohio by steel magnate A. J. Moxham, and then dismantled and moved to Sydney in 1898 when he took charge of the Sydney steel plant. But the Moxhams abandoned the house in 1902 when their son was killed in an accident at the plant.  Source. See also.

Gaston Lagaffe

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The Last Days of Lincoln Fields Mall

Komatsu excavators are coming for Lincoln Fields Mall, or Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre, or Lincoln Heights Galleria as I'll always call it because that was its name when I worked there. CBC story. You may recall that the Wendy's burned down a couple of months ago. It was never the best shopping centre, but it was the only one I've ever seen where, for a while in the Eighties, you could buy contraband Cypriot antiquities. See here for an article about the origins of the building. D.

So Long, Lincoln Heights Wendy's

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The Sink #4

Dey's Arena Demolition 1927

Urbsite has a photo essay on the Federal District Commission's demolition of the rink, along with a bunch of coal sheds, and the filling of the Rideau Canal's turn basis, to make Confederation Park in 1927-28.

Last Days of an Unmemorable House

The Sink #3

Barrington and Sackville

A Bag of Tangerines

Dundee's neo-gothic Royal Arch, built 1849-53 in honour of Queen Victoria's visit, found itself in the way of a new bridge in 1964 and was dynamited and thrown into the harbour as landfill. Watch an unapologetic newsreel.

Morton visit Dundee United at Tannadice. This is the first meeting of these two clubs since Tuesday, when Morton knocked the Tangerines out of the League Cup. Dundee United are in fifth place with 8 points from 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Morton are seventh with 6 points from 1 win, 3 draws and 2 losses.

Morton have 6 goals after six games, which would work out to 36 by season's end. That's cutting it close in terms of avoiding relegation. At the end of the 2000-01 season Morton had tallied 34, and finished ninth. At the end of 2013-14 they had 32, and finished 10th. To win the division you need about two goals per game.

What was Dundee United's best result against Morton? 7 - 0, November 17th, 1984. What was Morton's best result against Dundee United? 7 - 0, March 2nd, 1957.

Morton can end the afternoon as high as fifth place, or as low as ninth.

Morton have signed midfielder Andy Murdoch, formerly of Rangers, Cowdenbeath and Queen of the South.

How often have Dundee United played the other Championship clubs, and when were they previously in the same division?

Hibernian: 203 games (2013-14)

Dunfermline: 159 games (2011-12)

St Mirren: 149 games (2014-15)

Morton: 107 games (1995-96)

Falkirk: 95 games (2009-10)

Ayr United: 91 games (1977-78)

Dumbarton: 89 games (1995-96)

Raith: 52 games (1996-97)

Queen of the South: 33 games (1963-64)

[United win 2 - 1.]

1898-99. Kilmarnock FC visited Morton at Cappielow and won 1 - 2.

Kilmarnock's 1898 kit was pretty much as it is today, minus the shirt sponsor.

After six league games in the 1898-99 season Morton had two wins and four losses for four points (three point wins had not been thought of yet), and a goal difference of -6.

It's Round One of the Scottish Cup. The winners of Preliminary Round Two meet the bulk of the clubs of the Highland and Lowland Leagues. New rule: teams are allowed a fourth substitution in extra time. Matches of consuming interest are:

Beith Juniors vs Strathspey Thistle

Beith eliminated Auchinleck Talbot in the last round. They mean business.

[Beith win 6 - 0]

Keith vs Banks O'Dee

To the best of my ability, here is Keith's Scottish Cup record:

1925-26    R1    Peebles Rovers 7 - 3 Keith

1927-28    R1    Keith 5 - 2 Dalbeattie Star

                 R2    Keith 1 - 6 Celtic

1929-30    R1    Clyde 7 - 0 Keith

1933-34    R1    Galston 8 - 2 Keith

1936-37    R1    Dumbarton 3 - 1 Keith

1948-49    R1    Cowdenbeath 6 - 2 Keith

1954-55    R1    Gala Fairydean 5 - 3 Keith

1955-56    R1    Wigtown & Bladnoch 0 - 7 Keith

                 R2    Keith 2 - 0 Elgin City

                 R3    Keith 2 - 4 East Stirlingshire

1956-57    R1    Forres Mechanics 6 - 1 Keith

1959-60    R1    Keith 3 - 0 Hamilton Academical

                 R2    Motherwell 6 - 0 Keith

1960-61    R1    Keith 1 - 2 East Fife

1962-63    R1    Gala Fairydean 4 - 0 Keith

1964-65   PR2   Keith 1 - 1 Ayr United

                          Ayr United 4 - 2 Keith

1967-68   PR2   Keith 1 - 3 East Stirlingshire

1975-76    R2    Stranraer 2 - 3 Keith

                 R3    Dumbarton 2 - 0 Keith

1978-79    R1    Falkirk 2 - 0 Keith

1979-80    R2    Threave Rovers 2 - 3 Keith

                 R3    Hamilton Academical 2 - 3 Keith

                 R4    Keith 1 - 2 Berwick Rangers

1980-81    R1    Brechin City 2 - 1 Keith

1984-85    R2    Keith 2 - 0 Brora Rangers

                 R3    Ayr United 3 - 1 Keith

1987-88    R2    Stranraer 6 - 2 Keith

1994-95    R2    Keith 2 - 2 Huntly

                          Huntly 3 - 1 Keith

1995-96    R2    Deveronvale 0 - 0 Keith

                          Keith 2 - 0 Deveronvale

                 R3    Keith 1 - 10 Rangers

1998-99    R2    Keith 0 - 0 Brechin City

                          Brechin City 3 - 1 Keith

2000-01    R2    Montrose 1 - 1 Keith

                          Keith 0 - 1 Montrose

2002-03    R2    Keith 1 - 3 Cowdenbeath

2004-05    R1    Inverurie Loco Works 1 - 2 Keith

                 R2    Keith 0 - 1 Montrose

2006-07    R1    Edinburgh University 2 - 1 Keith

2007-08    R2    Cove Rangers 3 - 0 Keith

2008-09    R2    Forres Mechanics 1 - 1 Keith

                          Keith 1 - 1 Forres Mechanics (Forres win on PKs)

2009-10    R1    Dalbeattie Star 2 - 4 Keith

                 R2    Vale of Leithen 1 - 3 Keith

                 R3    Edinburgh City 3 - 1 Keith

2010-11    R1    Vale of Leithen 1 - 3 Keith

                 R2    Keth 0 - 3 Spartans

2011-12    R1    St Cuthbert Wanderers 0 - 2 Keith

                 R2    Wick Academy 0 - 1 Keith

                 R3    Keith 0 - 1 Arbroath

2012-13   PR    Keith 0 - 1 St Cuthbert Wanderers

2013-14    R1    Forres Mechanics 4 - 5 Keith

                 R2    Keith 0 - 4 Elgin City

2014-15    R1    Keith 1 - 3 Formartine United

2015-16    R1    Keith 1 - 5 Inverurie Loco Works

Sources: Wikipedia, LondonHearts.com

[Keith 0 - 1 Banks O'Dee]

Leith Athletic vs Cumbernauld Colts

2015-16 East of Scotland League champions vs current second-place club in the Lowland League.

[Leith 0 - 0 Cumbernauld]

Girvan vs Huntly

Junior club vs the current 15th-place club in the Highland League.

[Girvan 1 - 2 Huntly]

Selkirk vs Linlithgow Rose

Current 15th-place club in the Lowland League vs the junior club that made the final 16 of the Scottish Cup last year

[Selkirk 0 - 3 Linlithgow Rose]

East Kilbride vs Vale of Leithen

This is East Kilbride's third year in the Scottish Cup. Here's how they've fared so far:

2014-15    R1    Lothian Thistle HV 0 - 1 East Kilbride

                 R2    Spartans 3 - 3 East Kilbride

                          East Kilbride 1 - 5 Spartans

2015-16    R2    East Kilbride 1 - 1 Forres Mechanics

                          Forres Mechanics 2 - 3 East Kilbride

                 R3    Stenhousemuir 2 - 2 East Kilbride

                          East Kilbride 2 - 1 Stenhousemuir

                 R4    East Kilbride 2 - 0 Lothian Thistle HV

                 R5    East Kilbride 0 - 2 Celtic

[East Kilbride 9 - 1 Vale of Leithen]

Turriff United vs Bonnyrigg Rose

Let us pause for a moment to consider the awesomeness of Bonnyrigg Rose FC. In the first preliminary round they demolished Glasgow University 2 - 8. In PR2 they burnt Burntisland Shipyard 14 - 0. They are +20 on the tournament. Forward Wayne McIntosh has seven goals (all from the Burntisland match), and Sean Jamieson has six. The top scorer in last year's Scottish Cup was Peter Weatherson of Annan, who scored five.

[Turriff 1 - 1 Bonnyrigg]

I would like to see a Scottish Cup match between any two of Beith, Keith and Leith.

It's also Round One of the Scottish Junior Cup. Let's watch:

Largs Thistle [0 - 1] Blantyre Victoria

Port Glasgow [5 - 0] Whitehills

Whitletts Victoria [5 - 2] Buckie Rovers

How is the Estonian Esiliiga like the Scottish Championship?

Similarities. Estonia is a small country. The greatest distance between two Esiliiga stadia is 164 km (Tallinn to Tartu). They play a 36-game schedule. There are promotion playoffs. Differences. It's a summer league. Four of the ten teams are reserve squads. Average stadium capacity is just 2,638. Of the six non-reserve sides, there are only two old clubs: Tallinn Kalev, founded 1911; and Tulevik, 1912. The rest were founded after the Soviet Union broke up. The average club age is 44 years.

Elsewhere:

CAF Champions League semfinals, second leg:

Wydad Casablanca [5 - 2] Zamalek

Mamelodi Sundowns [2 - 0] ZESCO United

[Mamelodi and Zamalek advance to the finals.]

Yesterday: Athlone Town 1 - 1 UCD

Blaublitz Akita [2 - 1] Fukushima United

Tomorrow: KÍ [2 - 2] B36

Monday: Göteborg [2 - 0] Östersund