What's the most shameful monstrosity ever built in your city? - Page 5

vid · #81 Posted **Nov 6, 2006, 3:18 AM**

Minneapolis has lost a lot of gems to the 60s and 70s destroy-everything-and-replace-it-with-shit craze, too.

Edgewater · #82 Posted **Nov 6, 2006, 5:49 AM**

While the old Ameritrust building the county bought in Cleveland is bad (and there are those out there trying to save it), the only other ugly building, IMO, is the Courts Tower of the Justice Center.

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...justicectr.jpg

jgibson4 · #83 Posted **Nov 6, 2006, 7:11 AM**

Im not sure what the name is, but this thing in Columbus is really freakin ugly.

Pedro Navaja · #84 Posted **Nov 6, 2006, 7:52 AM**

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Originally Posted by jmancuso

hey, i like empire center.

wanna see ugly? how 'bout this monstrosity smiling at you everyday as you commute into town?

mercer tower 1

a twin is supposed to be built eventually.

Having ugly structures can add variety to a skyline.. but this is just a piece of crap. The person who "designed" this turd must be dead on the inside.

LMich · #85 Posted **Nov 6, 2006, 10:51 AM**

In Lansing, MI, the most prominent in the old Michigan Bell Building downtown switching station and offices built in the 60's:

It's actually an expansion of the historic downtown switching station and offices:

Modern telephone building switching stations are routinely the ugliest structures in any city.

Cleveland Brown · #86 Posted **Nov 6, 2006, 4:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by Edgewater

While the old Ameritrust building the county bought in Cleveland is bad (and there are those out there trying to save it), the only other ugly building, IMO, is the Courts Tower of the Justice Center.

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...justicectr.jpg

Tell me about it! Not only are the entrances located in wind tunnels, but the building stinks on every floor (stale air, BO with a hint of rotting eggs). Plus, the interior is like walking in a dingy 1970s nightmere.

gradvmedusa · #87 Posted **Nov 6, 2006, 6:43 PM**

The Verizon building on 10th avenue in the 50's it's TERRIBLE!

initiald · #88 Posted **Nov 6, 2006, 9:37 PM**

I came across this gem in Wilmington, NC

Distill3d · #89 Posted **Nov 7, 2006, 1:52 AM**

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Originally Posted by LMich

In Lansing, MI, the most prominent in the old Michigan Bell Building downtown switching station and offices built in the 60's:

Modern telephone building switching stations are routinely the ugliest structures in any city.

i don't know. i kinda like it a bit. it has that look like it should be converted into overpriced loft apartments.

alps · #90 Posted **Nov 7, 2006, 2:53 AM**

This building is hated by many in Halifax, but I sort of like it:

Straight_Six · #91 Posted **Nov 7, 2006, 3:20 AM**

Since place Bonaventure has already been mentioned i'll nominate this strange thing

Habitat 67

rockyi · #92 Posted **Nov 7, 2006, 3:22 AM**

^But I love Habitat 67. I actually remember when this was new, as a child I saw a photo of it in Life magazine and thought it was the coolest building ever.

Straight_Six · #93 Posted **Nov 7, 2006, 3:24 AM**

Habitat 67 is interesting as a concept but it's dam ugly to look at

rockyi · #94 Posted **Nov 7, 2006, 3:28 AM**

Well I guess I have only seen it in photos, I might think differently if I saw it in person

Derek · #95 Posted **Nov 7, 2006, 5:49 AM**

in san diego it would DEFINITLY be the "park row" housing development completed in 1983...its a housing complex consisting of 222 units and its only 2 stories!!!! it may look good somewhere in the sprawly areas not smack dab in the middle of downtown...these things need to be bulldozed like right now...

Matrix · #96 Posted **Nov 7, 2006, 4:14 PM**

The monstrosity of Montreal is the Court House :

Place Bonaventure goes to the second or third place....

dave8721 · #97 Posted **Nov 7, 2006, 6:42 PM**

I'd go with the Club at Brickell Bay for Miami. Its a 42-story condo with a huge monstrous exposed parking garage and virtually no street interaction built right in one of Miami's denses areas. Plus it has that racing stripe.

Check out that parking garage:

Arriviste · #98 Posted **Nov 7, 2006, 8:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by Straight_Six

Since place Bonaventure has already been mentioned i'll nominate this strange thing

Habitat 67

wow, are you out too lunch. This thing is a 20th century icon. Moshi safdie became internationally renowned due to the principals he excercised in Habitat. It is one of the most important and fantastic structures in NA. And it's gorgous.

vid · #99 Posted **Nov 7, 2006, 10:59 PM**

I love Habitat, but I do like brutalism. I think Place Bonaventure is an amazing building, but I can understand why so many don't like it.

There is a library in Toronto shaped like a turkey, anyone got a picture of that?

Rambam · #**100** Posted **Nov 7, 2006, 11:50 PM**

One building that has always blown me away with its pure nastiness is the provincial courthouse in London, Ontario