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Originally Posted by esquire
Cool pic. I think that's the first time I've seen it in context as opposed to just a shot of the building itself. I think the design is pretty nice by junior standards (it probably has more glazing than all but a small handful of them), but at the same time the setting makes it look a bit like a big box store.
All in all though, it looks like it should be a nice place to catch a game. I'd definitely make the trip next time I'm in the NCR during hockey season.
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Here's a Google 3D for more context. A major bus transit centre, some density, a movie theatre, performance theatre, a few cafes and restaurants, a Cegep and sports complex, along with Library and Archives preservation centres.
The new arena complex (below the white mid-rise office building surrounded by fields and parking), or preservation centre II (which will be a literal cube above the existing airport hanger style preservation centre), as not on the outdated Google image.
The whole area is poised to become a dense suburban town centre.
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.47442.../data=!3m1!1e3
And for fun, here's the current Bob Guertin, which will should be demolished soon after the Gatineau Olympiques move to the Slush.
At the north-western end of the Island of Hull, it's near the traditional downtown but flanked by a highway and major arterial road.
RobG by
harley613, on Flickr