Where the door was always open

There are still remnants of 카지노 게임 컬렉션�The Frontenac Crew카지노 게임 컬렉션� at 273 Frontenac Street, if you know what to look for.

The fire-engine-red paint on the brick façade, for instance, now wearing away at the edges: it was part of the Crew카지노 게임 컬렉션�s futile effort to spruce up the old home during their 2004카지노 게임 컬렉션�2006 residency.

Or the handmade signpost bracket jutting out between the two upstairs windows, now missing the spray-painted plywood sign that branded the home as theirs. And is it possible the awkward back bedroom upstairs is still painted the 카지노 게임 컬렉션�electric bubblegum shade of pink카지노 게임 컬렉션� applied by the Crew카지노 게임 컬렉션�s lone female member back in 2004?

If the Crew left a mark on 273 Frontenac, the house left a much bigger mark on everyone within its walls during those two years, the former roommates will tell you. Never mind that in the days of the Crew there were sticky windows, threadbare carpets, and a kitchen sink that fell through the counter under a load of dirty dishes. It is true that 273 Frontenac was not perfect. But it is equally true that it was also a boisterous, warm, and welcoming home, a crucible in which lifelong friendships were forged.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�We카지노 게임 컬렉션�ve kept in touch across six marriages, innumerable dogs, plenty of kids,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Brad Hammond (Artsci카지노 게임 컬렉션�07). 카지노 게임 컬렉션�Annual cottage get-togethers, road trips for birthdays, dinners with significant others. I think we카지노 게임 컬렉션�ve all stood up for each other at different combinations of our weddings.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

카지노 게임 컬렉션�I lived in four different houses in my time at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s, and [273 Frontenac] by far stuck out,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Steve Sylvestre (Sc카지노 게임 컬렉션�06). 카지노 게임 컬렉션�It was the camaraderie that added the unique element to it.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

The camaraderie wasn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t just among the home카지노 게임 컬렉션�s tenants, however. All of their friends counted 273 Frontenac as a kind of second home, a place where the door was always open and the company always invigorating.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�It probably would have been more efficient to have a revolving door at the front,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Mr. Hammond. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�You certainly never knew 카지노 게임 컬렉션� in a good way 카지노 게임 컬렉션� any day of the week who might be there, why, what was going on, and what would happen.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

카지노 게임 컬렉션�Everybody was welcome,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Collin Goodlet (Artsci/Ed카지노 게임 컬렉션�07). The roommates, he says, kept their empty bottles in the front hallway 카지노 게임 컬렉션�and there were several homeless men who would come in on a regular basis, grab the bottles, and leave. We would wave at them.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

Dan Robson (Artsci/Ed카지노 게임 컬렉션�07), now an award-winning journalist and best-selling author (Quinn: The Life of a Hockey Legend), was among the throng embraced by 273 Frontenac in those years, visiting frequently enough to become a kind of honorary member of the Crew. Robson says he couldn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t imagine living in the old house 카지노 게임 컬렉션� he had upscale digs on Princess Street 카지노 게임 컬렉션� but loved to visit.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�There was always somebody that I didn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t know there, but quickly became familiar with,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Mr. Robson. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�It was always the place where you카지노 게임 컬렉션�d meet somebody new.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

Mr. Hammond was in student politics and Mr. Goodlet seemed to know half the student body, says Mr. Robson.

When two roommates moved out in the summer of 2005, Mr. Hammond and Mr. Goodlet didn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t leave their replacements to chance. Mr. Hammond had heard of two engineering students who would suit the house카지노 게임 컬렉션�s vibe perfectly and invited them for a visit.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�We were courting them, so we made an epic seven-layer nacho dip and that카지노 게임 컬렉션�s what sealed the deal,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Mr. Goodlet.

Mr. Sylvestre was one of those prospective roommates.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�I was actually in a home that was much better and was about to try and persuade them to move [there] 카지노 게임 컬렉션� But there was this immediate friendly, warm, and welcoming atmosphere that they had. It didn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t make any sense to me to try and break it up. There was just something that drew you in.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

For two years, at least, 273 Frontenac was something more than any of its shortcomings, says Mr. Hammond.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�That academic and social experience of living together was really formative. It카지노 게임 컬렉션�s a common touchstone that we카지노 게임 컬렉션�ve been able to keep building on year after year, life change after life change.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

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