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Chadillaccc Apr 23, 2015 2:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Monolith (Post 7000120)

Totally amazing :) Can't wait to be back in a few weeks! My camera is going to overheat!

ozonemania Apr 23, 2015 4:25 AM

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Originally Posted by mcminsen (Post 6996017)

Pretty fancy for an Impark public parking lot eh? (with a condo building on top, of course).

mcminsen Apr 23, 2015 5:35 AM

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mcminsen Apr 23, 2015 5:46 AM

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giallo Apr 23, 2015 6:20 AM

I love that last shot, mcminsen.

Innsertnamehere Apr 23, 2015 1:40 PM

I need to get out to Vancouver.

Monolith Apr 23, 2015 7:39 PM

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7586/...7d0e8b63_b.jpg
Busy Cityscape
by aberdeenloon, on Flickr Taken on April 22, 2015

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7691/...105194d4_b.jpg
WBY_9525-7 G7 Vancouver at dusk
by wbyoungphotos, on Flickr Taken on January 25, 2009

Chadillaccc Apr 24, 2015 3:12 AM

City Hall - Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan


https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5561/...6baac112_b.jpg
City Hall - Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan by Pat Kavanagh, on Flickr




Cyclonic supercell over Taber, Alberta


https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8327/...e8993c25_b.jpg
Taber Tornado Panorama by Pat Kavanagh, on Flickr

ScreamingViking Apr 24, 2015 5:55 AM

Note to suburban multi-unit residential building developers: For proper use of clock faces atop buildings, see City Hall, Vancouver, BC and City Hall, Moose Jaw, SK.

Chadillaccc Apr 24, 2015 11:11 PM

:haha: agreed!


Here's another good couple of examples of clock towers done right...


Old City Hall, Calgary

http://www.carlosamat.ca/wp-content/...-city-hall.jpg
http://www.carlosamat.ca/places/c-train-city-hall/


Old City Hall, Toronto

http://t.oronto.ca/TOgraphy/wp-conte...hare-alike.jpg
http://t.oronto.ca/TOgraphy/2009/11/...ance-day-2009/




That said, I can't think of any examples of modern clock towers done right.

Monolith Apr 25, 2015 4:41 PM

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8716/...7197e216_b.jpg
745 Thurlow All Lit Up
by vancityhotshots, on Flickr Taken on April 21, 2015

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7661/...8c578fcc_b.jpgBC Place Stadium in Blue by Harry2010, on Flickr Uploaded on April 24, 2015

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7688/...858470f1_b.jpgVancouver Port - Canada by aj.checkpoint1, on Flickr Uploaded on April 24, 2015

Pinion Apr 25, 2015 8:24 PM

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Originally Posted by MexiQuebecois (Post 7000411)
This looks too new, too ornate and too Mediterranean. Kinda like something out of California (San Diego). It's very Un-Canadian and it bothers me (not necessarily in a bad way). Maybe it's the concrete with round shapes?

Late reply but part of the reason it's so ornate is because it's basically the entrance to North Vancouver for anyone taking public transit. The seabus terminal is right there and I've parked in the cul de sac front of that building hundreds of times waiting for my wife to cross.

Unfortunately, the other side looks like this

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/185/3...0e4770b2_b.jpgNorth Vancouver by afenster, on Flickr

mcminsen Apr 26, 2015 1:26 AM

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Chadillaccc Apr 26, 2015 6:59 AM

http://www.stantec.com/content/stant...2343513288.jpg
http://www.stantec.com/our-work/proj...enovation.html

advance62 Apr 27, 2015 1:27 AM

Kitchener

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7704/...b22b8e40_b.jpgCity Hall in Winter by Matt M S, on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7703/...a685fa3c_b.jpgBelmont Village by Matt M S, on Flickr

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8727/...120e8dda_b.jpgAirboss by Matt M S, on Flickr

Trans Canada Apr 27, 2015 11:11 PM

A couple photos looking up in Calgary

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7707/...ac393522_c.jpg
2015-04-19 The Bow by bitumin, on Flickr

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8695/...99c220d3_c.jpg
2015-04-19 Petro-Can by bitumin, on Flickr

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8818/...d64b3be9_c.jpg
2015-04-19 Esso by bitumin, on Flickr

VivaPhysicality Apr 27, 2015 11:57 PM

Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
 
http://www.williamzhang.com/var/albu...g?m=1377150409
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http://i58.tinypic.com/33ljr6q.jpg
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http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/38535105.jpg
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advance62 Apr 28, 2015 1:50 AM

More Kitchener, from today

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7684/...1ec8363c_b.jpgOut of Time by Matt M S, on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7681/...a366b5de_b.jpg41 King West by Matt M S, on Flickr

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8709/...432b8026_b.jpgCinema by Matt M S, on Flickr

Chadillaccc Apr 28, 2015 2:01 AM

:previous: Gotta love the Vancouver east side. Can't wait to be back in a couple weeks :)

MolsonExport Apr 28, 2015 2:46 AM

nice shots of the kitchen


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