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The Chemist
Aug 14, 2007, 3:35 AM
I thought about posting these in the Calgary Construction thread, but they're not all construction and I wanted more people to see them. So here, without further ado, photos from Saturday.

I started out from the James Short Parkade (where I always park when I go downtown on weekends, considering it's only $2 and it's so close to Chinatown and just about everywhere else).

TCPL - still one of my favourite Calgary buildings:
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110302.jpg

The Bow construction site:
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110305.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110306.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110307.jpg

All the brick has been removed from the top floor of the York Hotel
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110312.jpg

Calgary Tower
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110313.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110319.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110331.jpg

Bankers Hall
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110317.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110350.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110356.jpg

Hyatt Hotel
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110318.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110323.jpg

Stephen Avenue
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110321.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110322.jpg

LeGermain construction site
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110325.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110326.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110330.jpg

Palliser Hotel
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110333.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110334.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110338.jpg

A bit of old and new
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110335.jpg

Homburg Harris construction site
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110336.jpg

CPR Plus 15 at Palliser Hotel
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110337.jpg

Bankers Court Construction Site
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110339.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110341.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110343.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110345.jpg

Bankers Court and Homburg Harris across 9th Ave from each other
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110340.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110346.jpg

Homburg Harris tower 2 foundation work
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110342.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110344.jpg

Locomotive outside the Canadian Pacific Railroad HQ
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110347.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110348.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110352.jpg

TD Tower
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110355.jpg

Western Canadian Place
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110357.jpg

First Canadian Centre
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110359.jpg

Metal 'trees' on Stephen Avenue
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110362.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110363.jpg

C-Train
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110367.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110368.jpg

Density!
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110369.jpg

Centrium Place, easily one of Calgary's coolest new office buildings
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110370.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110371.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110377.jpg

Seeing triple at Bow Valley Place
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110373.jpg

The new Calgary Courts Centre
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110374.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110375.jpg

This looks dangerous :D
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110378.jpg

The edge of Eau Claire
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110380.jpg

Centennial Place construction site
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110382.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110384.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110386.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110387.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110389.jpg

Cleaning the lobby canopy at Sheraton Suites Eau Claire
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110391.jpg

Jaimeson Place construction site
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110394.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110395.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110397.jpg

Taste of Calgary at Eau Claire
http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110398.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110404.jpg

http://www.cubik.ca/~luke/Downtown11August2007/p8110406.jpg

Hope you all enjoyed. This will probably be my last Calgary photoset for quite some time, as I am off to Shanghai for at least one year on August 25th.

Thinner6
Aug 14, 2007, 5:25 AM
Amazing photo thread. Thanks Chemist.

craner
Aug 14, 2007, 6:55 AM
I love this type of photo tour - Thanks Chemist, good luck in Shanghai - keep in touch with the forum.:tup:

Wooster
Aug 14, 2007, 3:31 PM
Thanks for the pictures Chemist :tup:

Calalb
Aug 14, 2007, 6:36 PM
Very impressive assortment of photos.Thanks for sharing!

Innersoul1
Aug 14, 2007, 7:16 PM
Fantastic pictures! Thanks you and good luck abroad!

ken07x
Sep 2, 2007, 1:43 AM
NIce pictures. What kinda camera are you using?

entheosfog
Sep 3, 2007, 6:59 AM
Nice pics! I love the Calgary walkabout photos and seeing all the happenings in Calgary since I've been gone!:)

Daver
Sep 4, 2007, 7:01 AM
Hey Chemist, Why don't you post these pics on the "City Photo Thread"

Nice job

chris
Sep 4, 2007, 11:42 PM
Stupid question, but will The Bow be the tallest tower in Calgary when built?

BTW great photos, cool buildings.

davee930
Sep 5, 2007, 1:17 AM
Stupid question, but will The Bow be the tallest tower in Calgary when built?

BTW great photos, cool buildings.

yep sure will be, not by a that much though

DLLB
Sep 12, 2007, 5:37 PM
Very nice series indeed!

Daver
Sep 12, 2007, 9:09 PM
Stupid question, but will The Bow be the tallest tower in Calgary when built?

BTW great photos, cool buildings.


It will be 69 ft. taller than Petro-Canada Centre (currently Calgary's tallest). The Bow will be the tallest building outside of Toronto.

SpongeG
Sep 15, 2007, 7:52 AM
i only see red x's :(