Victoria Construction - #7

[Phil McAvity]

Originally Posted by The Great Scaper

Condo's by the Lake by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

I've always liked them because they've always reminded me of all the buildings surrounding Central Park in New York City

[Vin]

Originally Posted by Phil McAvity

I've like them because they've always reminded me of all the buildings surrounding Central Park in New York City

You must be kidding if you think they are similar. Those in Victoria are hideous!

Typical ornate buildings around Central Park, NY:

https://www.google.ca/maps/@40.77434...7i16384!8i8192

https://www.google.ca/maps/@40.78363...7i16384!8i8192

https://www.google.ca/maps/@40.77735...7i16384!8i8192

They look similar to the examples I gave in Toronto and London, except taller.

[csbvan]

Originally Posted by Phil McAvity

I've like them because they've always reminded me of all the buildings surrounding Central Park in New York City

I like them, similar to the West End in Vancouver. It is solid modernism.

[Phil McAvity]

Originally Posted by Vin

You must be kidding if you think they are similar. Those in Victoria are hideous!

I was talking about the setting more than the architecture of the buildings themselves although I wouldn't say they're hideous, they're just meh. If you want hideous look at Ironworks, that thing is fugly

[aastra]

The Wade by zoomer at vibrantvictoria.ca



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Capital Park condos by Kapten Kapsell at vibrantvictoria.ca



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Bellewood Park by zoomer:



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Telus Ocean is getting mixed reviews over at vibrantvictoria.ca



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Montrose Wintergarden is getting mixed reviews over at vibrantvictoria.ca



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[aastra]

Hudson Place One by Gary Hoyer at flickr.com

[aastra]

More Telus Ocean pics (methinks they went a bit overboard with the outdoor tables):

[The Great Scaper]

I love the Telus building even though it's pretty short. Will add something fresh to downtown.

[The Great Scaper]

Originally Posted by aastra

Montrose Wintergarden is getting mixed reviews over at vibrantvictoria.ca



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I love this building too. I hope it gets built.

[The Great Scaper]

I took about 5 minutes out of my day delivering invoices the other day to take a few quick photos. I'm hoping to get out more this month to do some urban photography. I thought I would share my pics even though they aren't great.

The Empress Hotel, Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Victoria B.C. Canada, inner harbor by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Victoria West, Inner Harbor British Columbia Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Victoria B.C. Canada Inner harbor by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

The Empress Hotel, Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Victoria's inner harbor, British Columbia Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Victoria's inner harbor, British Columbia Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

The Legislature Building, Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

[Vin]

Thanks for the beautiful old town harbour photos of Victoria. Looking sexy in the summer, albeit minus the hoards of tourists milling around.

[aastra]

I love the Telus building even though it's pretty short.

Short buildings got somebody to love.

[city guy]

Originally Posted by The Great Scaper

I love this building too. I hope it gets built.

this hotel proposal should be posted on the national proposals section of ssp forum (I'd do it but don't know how)

[city guy]

this telus proposal should be posted in the national proposal section of ssp (I'd do it but don't know how)

[Metro-One]

Love both those proposals and hope they both move forward!

[Vin]

Originally Posted by aastra

Short buildings got somebody to love.

I love it too. There are many modern structures similar to it in the City of London, and I feel they go really well with the older buildings around.

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/The...9!4d-0.0896593

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Joh...7!4d-0.0892044

[aastra]

Short buildings got somebody to love.

This was a witty reference to Randy Newman's lyric, "short people got nobody to love."

[aastra]

Pics by Gary Hoyer of the big coal stacker getting ready to depart from the Point Hope Shipyard back to the mainland:


pic from https://www.flickr.com/photos/gary_hoyer/50211761063/

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pic from https://www.flickr.com/photos/gary_hoyer/50212288171/

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A better pic from last week of the machine itself:


pic from https://www.flickr.com/photos/gary_hoyer/50186088787/

[Vin]

Love the colours of these photos. Reminds me of Lego. Thanks for sharing.

[The Great Scaper]

Some photos I took recently. I've taken so many pictures of Victoria lately I wasn't sure which ones to post.

A photo of Victoria's harbor by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

View Towers Victoria by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

The Fall's condos by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

This photo got accepted onto explore.
New tallest building, Victoria B.C. by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Warf Street, Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Downtown Victoria B.C. by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Offices and condos downtown Victoria by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

New condos downtown Victoria by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

New developments by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

New Condos, Victoria by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Office building, Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Condos Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

New Condos Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Condos Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

New condos Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

New Condos by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Condos Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

New Condos, Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

New condos Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

New developments, Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Downtown Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

New office building, Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

New development, Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Condos and Hotel, Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Downtown Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Hanging baskets, Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Flowers downtown Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Condos Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Condos Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

New condos, Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Buildings and theater, Victoria by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Downtown Victoria B.C. by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr