Downtown Vancouver Updates II

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by officedweller

There's no proposed tower for that site, is there? (Too close to Curv?)
So would it be an infill behind the old facade or maybe a tad taller?

It's a reconstruction of the interior, and three additional floors (one of them a recreation of the original building that was lopped off after a much earlier fire than the one more recently). Details on the Changing City blog

[officedweller]

Thanks!

[jollyburger]

There's two ziplines setup for the Grey Cup festivities down at Canada Place.

Over the water, you say. That’s correct. The RBC Harbour Zip-Line will transport fans from the Convention Centre East to Convention Centre West, the second building serving as the main epicentre for all of the Grey Cup team parties, including Lion’s Den which has been a major hit at the last two festivals in Hamilton and Regina. If the nautical way proves to be too daunting for some, fans can opt for the CarStar Street Zip-Line right in front of the Convention Centre buildings. Not a bad way to celebrate the Grey Cup fun.

https://www.bclions.com/2024/03/01/from-...s-2024-festival-serves-up-plenty-of-fun/

[officedweller]

From Trish Jewsion twitter today -
Thurlow St. towers


https://twitter.com/TrishJewison/status/1851725246824616078

[jrdtown]

177 W Pender, today

[jrdtown]

Rec Room, 843 Granville st, my photos, today

[Zepfancouver]

Looks good . Thanks jrdtown for posting.
Signage is not what I expected. it's a little too monolithic, i was thinking it would be more flamboyant, curvy with some flare and color, maybe some colored neon lighting.

[jollyburger]

I guess it's an homage to the old neon sign.



It should have literally looked like that.

Their previous blade sign rendering.



https://www.urbanyvr.com/rec-room-granville-street-2021/



https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/36707

[officedweller]

Cineplex's marketing people must have forced them into consistency with their branding and trademarks.
It is on the small side - depth and height. It should extend well above the roof line - unless the City objected to anything too big.

Even the new Winners sign looks undersized.

[Zepfancouver]

A YouYuber posted a 'Halloween Eve Granville St Vancouver 2024'
Here's a quick night view of the signage https://youtu.be/sxxtlcPCeEM?si=4EevY7AB3y_uAZoW&t=2205

[jollyburger]

No Spring 2025 opening for the Coal Harbour school

Q: When will the new school open? UPDATED 10/24
A: The new K-7 school is on target for a September 2025 start.

Q: What grades will the new Coal Harbour school accommodate on opening day? UPDATED 10/24
A: VSB is expecting K-7 at Fall 2025 start.

Also RE: the BC Hydro work at Nelson Park

Q: When is will the Hydro Project at Nelson Park require removal of the Lord Roberts Annex playground? NEW 10/24
A: BC Hydro project at the Lord Roberts Annex site isn’t scheduled to impact the playground until late 2027, so the playground is to remain open to the community until then.

https://www.vsb.bc.ca/roberts-annex/page/72766/new-coal-harbour-school-faqs

[Zepfancouver]

Unable to quote jollyburger's post, so here's the link (must be signed in to view) https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?p=9846169&highlight=burrard+bridge#post9846169

It's been almost 2 years since the last cleaning, it's do for another spay down soon.

Today Nov 02, 2024 an inspection of the bridge with a fine tooth comb.


https://makeagif.com/i/6yK2C4





• Video Link

[jollyburger]

I think that couple walking underneath got some of those bird droppings splattered on them

[Zepfancouver]

, and after he shoveled that gunk out of the drain hole, he was contemplating if he should throw it over the side into the water below.

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by Zepfancouver

, and after he shoveled that gunk out of the drain hole, he was contemplating if he should throw it over the side into the water below.

Shades of the Dave Matthews Band incident:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Matthews_Band_bus_incident

[jollyburger]

All the pigeons and a seagull (?) showed up after they left.

[Zepfancouver]

Some of the pigeons are picking away at that mound of gunk, the cycle never ends.


https://makeagif.com/i/2yHoJJ

Originally Posted by officedweller

Shades of the Dave Matthews Band incident:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Matthews_Band_bus_incident

Holy crap!

[jollyburger]

If you look over some of the benches on the bridge they probably need to wash and recoat the steel girders as well.

They have a problem with cormorants on the Second Narrows

https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/02/21/Meet-Cormorants-Second-Narrows-Bridge/

[MIPS]

Originally Posted by officedweller

It should extend well above the roof line - unless the City objected to anything too big.

Even the new Winners sign looks undersized.

I'd bet you $20 the city doesn't want new signage to conflict with the listed historical signage.
Or you know, take away from the old signage that makes it the "entertainment district" by adding new and equally snazzy signage.

No fun allowed.

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Cineplex's marketing people must have forced them into consistency with their branding and trademarks.
It is on the small side - depth and height. It should extend well above the roof line - unless the City objected to anything too big.

Even the new Winners sign looks undersized.

I don't think the City would have objected to a taller sign, but the are some serious structural problems with having something higher than the building. The new sign extends above the original facade to the height of the roof above the newly added floor above and behind the facade. Higher than that, you start to have to accommodate much greater wind forces on the sign and still meet seismic code as well. The sign must be anchored through the old facade into the new frame behind, but the top floor is set back, so there's a limit to how high up the building it can be fastened.

The solution in the 1960s, when it was the Coronet, was to have a huge steel pylon attached to the roof, and then boxed in, (and that was before seismic codes existed). With the additional floor on the new building, that wouldn't work particularly well.



Cinema treasures