The Great Canadian City Hall Thread! - Page 2

Calgarian · #21 Posted **Apr 11, 2008, 5:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by josh white

It's busy during the day in the summer, especially at lunch.

It does need work to make it move vital. There is a plan in the works to overhaul the plaza.

Yeah, lunchtime is pretty good, that's actually a really good place to eat lunch on a nice day. I don't think it needs an overhaul, it just needs more amenities to draw people to the area. Stephen Ave is good, but that only addresses the south side. I also think it should integrate better with the city hall side, but that's kinda hard with McLeod trail running through it.

Boris2k7 · #22 Posted **Apr 11, 2008, 5:42 PM**

They also need to remove at least half the trees on the 7th Ave side, as they form an impenetrable barrier.

Having the subway run past there could offer an opportunity in the form of a subway entrance/pavilion. Just like at Dundas Square.

Calgarian · #23 Posted **Apr 11, 2008, 5:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by Boris2k7

They also need to remove at least half the trees on the 7th Ave side, as they form an impenetrable barrier.

Hopefully the 7th Ave renovations will take care of that.

now, back to city halls.

HAMRetrofit · #24 Posted **Apr 11, 2008, 5:49 PM**

That renovation better be mint. This building is arguably one of the best examples of international style architecture in Canada.

entheosfog · #25 Posted **Apr 11, 2008, 6:22 PM**

A shot of Calgary's City Hall at night, 2004, taken by me:

Strangely I've taken very few of Calgary's City Hall though it is one of the city's nicest heritage buildings, complete with Municipal, Provincial and Federal heritage designation, the only such building in Calgary to have all three heritage designations.

Here's a few old pictures of it, the first one taken during its construction which ran into huge cost overruns. It was worth it though!!
1909:

And in 1912:

This photo, from 1991, shows both old city hall and the massive municipal building, which I also don't have many pics of my own:

The above three photos are from the Glenbow archives website:
http://www.glenbow.org

entheosfog · #26 Posted **Apr 11, 2008, 6:38 PM**

And here's some more of Vancouver City Hall, because, well, I used to live there after all.
All taken by me:

CCF · #27 Posted **Apr 11, 2008, 7:47 PM**

Regina

1ajs · #28 Posted **Apr 11, 2008, 7:58 PM**

loving the curves and the lines on the regina city hall nice

Migs · #29 Posted **Apr 11, 2008, 8:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by 1ajs

loving the curves and the lines on the regina city hall nice

I agree. Here are a couple more.

(photo by piefight on flickr)

(photo by aaron777 on flickr)

1ajs · #30 Posted **Apr 11, 2008, 8:04 PM**

dam! they need better light treatment at night to draw out the lines more though lol but if any buildings from that erra are to be preserved this is sure to be one of them!

kitchener-lrt · #31 Posted **Apr 11, 2008, 8:57 PM**

Kitchener's city hall

Kitchener Old City Hall

AuxTown · #32 Posted **Apr 11, 2008, 9:27 PM**

Current Ottawa City Hall:

I much prefer the old one. It's not as centrally located, but the buildings are sick IMO. The whole complex is now owned by the Feds.

SHOFEAR · #33 Posted **Apr 11, 2008, 9:46 PM**

Never seen Hamilton's before.....it might be my favorite.

mmmatt · #34 Posted **Apr 12, 2008, 12:59 AM**

Moncton

Credit: Me

Fredericton

Credit: mcgillies on Flickr

ErickMontreal · #35 Posted **Apr 12, 2008, 1:50 AM**

Dieppe City Hall ( Metro Moncton )

Credit :: http://www.flickr.com/photos/greghickman/

Credit :: Matt Bordage (Stu pendousmat2)

Credit :: Titan steel Group

trueviking · #36 Posted **Apr 12, 2008, 4:14 AM**

calagry's city hall looks like a beached whale with a barnacle on it.....it should be pushed back into the ocean when the tide comes back in.....fugly.

edmonton's city hall is pomo crap....it was dated the second it was built.

winnipeg's city hall is a crime against humanity for what it replaced.

rapid_business · #37 Posted **Apr 12, 2008, 4:45 AM**

Both Guelph and Galt (now Cambridge) are getting new additions that look pretty good. Worth posting the pics if anyone has them. Otherwise, Wesmount looks unreal!

flar · #38 Posted **Apr 12, 2008, 5:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by SHOFEAR

Never seen Hamilton's before.....it might be my favorite.

It narrowly escaped demolition recently.

zoomer · #39 Posted **Apr 12, 2008, 6:21 AM**

I absolutely adore Regina's city hall, easily my favourite so far!

another view of it from from piefight of Flickr

here's Victoria's city hall, photo by Bob_2006 also of Flickr:

#40 Posted **Apr 12, 2008, 7:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by onishenko

Both Guelph and Galt (now Cambridge) are getting new additions that look pretty good. Worth posting the pics if anyone has them. Otherwise, Wesmount looks unreal!

Cambridge City Hall (new glass building), next to old Galt town hall (under renovation)

http://flickr.com/photos/carolem250/1685500960/

http://flickr.com/photos/carolem250/1756703168/in/photostream/

Close up of old town hall.

Guelph City Hall