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Old Posted Feb 18, 2012, 8:35 PM
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Interesting that they use "prefabricated rooms" made in Quebec.
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Interesting that they use "prefabricated rooms" made in Quebec.
At least it ain't made in China!
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Cool

Did somebody say pre-fab hotels made in China?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps0DSihggio

Either way I can't wait to see this come together. I'm just thrilled that they are going to integrate the Mitchell Copp facade into their design.
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nice thanks for making a thread on this!
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This is a sick project. Incorporating historic facades into modern architecture is awesome. Hopefully they make that section of the building a cool restaurant or a grand lobby for the hotel, something that people will see. Either way, glad this project is going through, so proud of Winnipeg. Now all we gotta do is get these buggers working on Heritage Landing and the CC expansion!

So does the demolition of the sidewalk flowerpots mean we should be seeing building demolition and excavation relatively soon?
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This is a sick project. Incorporating historic facades into modern architecture is awesome. Hopefully they make that section of the building a cool restaurant or a grand lobby for the hotel, something that people will see. Either way, glad this project is going through, so proud of Winnipeg. Now all we gotta do is get these buggers working on Heritage Landing and the CC expansion!

So does the demolition of the sidewalk flowerpots mean we should be seeing building demolition and excavation relatively soon?
word is heritage will be starting may 5, not sure how accurate that is currently but it seems sound to me


they want ATL to really be underway in March, so you will see this thread updated more frequently at that time


I also believe the facade will end up being the "main" entrance, with the corner side hosting a restaurant.

Not sure about that though, but that's my guess.
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not till the nessary sidewalk barior is put in place will they start
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anyone know what the old facade of the wild planet building looked like?
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What will the main elevators be like? Will they be glass elevators or regular?
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It was an old Victorian building that looked dated compared to all the new buildings of the early 20th century. Also, the hotel trade had moved away from Portage Avenue. So the owner demolished it around the end of the First World War and built a smaller building (which had a fire soon after it was built, I believe, leading to a quick refurbishment in the very plain style we see today). The second building was not intended to be a hotel at all but after about a decade it became one under the same name as the previous hotel.
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Thanks for the info Andy / 1ajs.
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For a more detailed account of 311 Portage Please see downtown winnipeg places:
http://winnipegdowntownplaces.blogsp...hotel-mts.html
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Winnipeg Free Press - ONLINE EDITION
Demolition starts on former A & B Sound building


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Posted: 03/1/2012 11:48 AM

"Construction crews have begun the two-month process of demolishing the former A&B Sound and Wild Planet buildings as part of a $70-million redevelopment of the downtown block opposite MTS Centre."

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Full story: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/bus...141058863.html
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For a more detailed account of 311 Portage Please see downtown winnipeg places:
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it was beautiful... they never thought of rebuilding it exactly the same? Rebuilding of destroyed historical buildings is very common especially in Europe, both historically after WWII for example (Warzaw, Dresden, etc.) and currently (Istanbul). I wonder why there is no such interest.

Look at what the rebuild in Istanbul from scratch, Ciraan Palace built in the second half of the XIX century



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