Winnipeg Construction

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by Andy6

Um...I suppose. It's fine to have some apartment buildings, but the city has no business forcing fundamental changes on neighbourhoods unless there is an exceptionally strong reason for doing so. In this case I don't see it.

yea but andy the whole strip along the river through there is towers...

[SKYSTHELIMIT]

Originally Posted by Jeff

since i live right across the street from the ledge, i noticed it pretty qucikly... there's white, blinking lights shooting out from the little slit windows in the dome of the legislature..

here's a view from my window..

I believe this is to indicate when the legislature is in session (I could be wrong though)

[dennis]

^That would be quite the hour to hold session. Usually it is in the afternoon (2pm 3pm - sometimes at about 10am...)

[1ajs]

they have been known to go late into the night...

[Andy6]

Originally Posted by dennis

^That would be quite the hour to hold session. Usually it is in the afternoon (2pm 3pm - sometimes at about 10am...)

My theory is that the Tories have locked McFadyen up there. Do the flashing lights spell out "h-e-l-p" in Morse code?

[Winnipegger]

Originally Posted by Andy6

I'm not getting how a couple of apartment towers represent "progress". Sounds like "regress" to me -- regress to the late 60s when these things were thrown up everywhere, turning neighbourhoods into wastelands and blighting the landscape. You can't run a city with such total contempt for the people who live in it and pay taxes. There is no need to have these buildings in such a ridiculous and inappropriate location.

I'm quite sure nothing spells progress more than forcing somebody to do something because you think it's the better choice. This video shows such an example. We should be as so lucky as to be able to bask in the achievments of such a country and their pure ambitions for progress, regardless of the feeble, uneducated cries of the populace:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu_f0pujSTY

[c vist]

Originally Posted by MichaelM

Ahhh.......those meatballs.

I have 3 kids and we had lunch at the IKEA in Minneapolis a few years back.

Alex puked up all those meatballs and I had to wipe them off the floor.

Lucky for me the floor was concrete.

Yes................those meatballs.........................coming to Winnipeg soon

I for one, love those meatballs and eat them often ... but this is the wrong thread for such diatribes. Should have got the $2 mac&cheese for the kids ... comes with choc. milk (that's fun to clean up too).

[DowntownWpg]

Originally Posted by SKYSTHELIMIT

I believe this is to indicate when the legislature is in session (I could be wrong though)

Not that I know of.

At one time, the Golden Boy's torch was lit to indicate this, but since he was put back up there, there is no longer a light bulb in his torch (they had to seal this up as water was getting inside of him and caused inside rusting because of it).

Now, the Golden Boy is constantly illuminated at night by flood lights that are around the top of the dome.

So.. the flashing light...

My guess: there was some sort of séance, or a Masonic ritualistic 🞵🞵🞵🞵 happening up there (I wouldn't put it past the perverted bourgeoisie in Manitoba, who probably thought it'd be fun to combine Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut with the Free Press' Hermetic Code) . In fact, I believe there was a new moon that night.

I made a point of looking at the Legislature from my balcony a few times last night... either the flashing wasn't happening, or I had the wrong angle on it.

[flatlander]

^^^ I used to live at 71 Roslyn. The lights light up when the Leg is in session (or to call the House to order or something like that). I called the Leg one day to inquire when I first saw them.

[Biff]

Flatlander is right about the light.

[DowntownWpg]

Good to know, thanks guys. I'd prefer it if it were a masonic 🞵🞵🞵🞵 going on up there, oh well.

[Only The Lonely..]

Not construction related per se.. But a noteworthy point on downtown safety none the less.

Police at Portage Place shooting
By: James Turner | Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg police are currently on scene investigating the shooting of a man in the bus shelter attached to the Portage Place mall.

The incident occurred just before 1 p.m.

Const. Blair Good said the victim "suffered a gunshot wound to the midsection, the lower body. The male has been taken to hospital in critical condition and one male suspect has fled on foot. "

Witnesses said they heard a loud bang like the sound of a window cracking and then saw a tall, skinny man run from the bus shelter and vanish south up Edmonton Street.

The victim ran from inside the shelter into the mall clutching his stomach, doubled over and obviously in pain. He was conscious at the time he was removed on a stretcher from inside the mall.

A few minutes after the victim left the scene, squad cars left the scene and were believed to be in pursuit of the shooting suspect.

An interesting comment...

Originally Posted by WFP Comment

So glad all those seedy buildings were torn down to make room for Portage Place. Funny, I missed a half day of high school the day it opened, because it was such a momentous day for the city. Now I wouldn't be caught dead there. Or maybe I would. Hmmm.

Posted by: | November 28, 2008 at 12:17 PM

[SKYSTHELIMIT]

THE BARRICADES ARE DOWN!! THE BARRICADES ARE DOWN!!

The covered walkway and concrete barriers have been removed from in front of the Hydro tower. There is ovbviously more work to be done to the fronting sidewalk and retail but you get a good feel for the intergration to the street.

P.S If this old news then reread the top line without CAPS and exclamation points.

[Jeff]

thanks for the info on the lights! it only lasted about an hour before they stopped blinking.. was interesting to see!

[The Jabroni]

Originally Posted by SKYSTHELIMIT

THE BARRICADES ARE DOWN!! THE BARRICADES ARE DOWN!!

The covered walkway and concrete barriers have been removed from in front of the Hydro tower. There is ovbviously more work to be done to the fronting sidewalk and retail but you get a good feel for the intergration to the street.

P.S If this old news then reread the top line without CAPS and exclamation points.

For a second there, I thought the barriers at Portage and Main were down in a surprising move.

Still, that's good news!

[SKYSTHELIMIT]

Originally Posted by The Jabroni

For a second there, I thought the barriers at Portage and Main were down in a surprising move.

Still, that's good news!

Well in a perfect world they would be. I predict in 5 years they will be and the intersection will be a pedestrian scramble.(fingers crossed)

[flatlander]

Originally Posted by SKYSTHELIMIT

THE BARRICADES ARE DOWN!! THE BARRICADES ARE DOWN!!

The covered walkway and concrete barriers have been removed from in front of the Hydro tower. There is ovbviously more work to be done to the fronting sidewalk and retail but you get a good feel for the intergration to the street.

P.S If this old news then reread the top line without CAPS and exclamation points.

I was actually getting used to only two lanes on Edmonton and two on Portage. There's too much road capacity downtown. Leave Smith and Donald both four lanes one-way, same with York and St. Mary, and turn everything else two way with more on street parking, bike lanes, wider sidewalks and more landscaping.

[newflyer]

Originally Posted by rrskylar

I hardly doubt any of the 300 people at the forum were anything but nimby's and old people (opposed to everything and anything) who probably are living in rental unit's in the area. It seems to me that common sense prevailed and a legitimate development in the right place was approved. Those who call Whellams Lane a busy street or who think having a few hundred more people living at the end of it will create traffic gridlock need a reality check.

I compepletely agree with this point of view.... there are far too many nervous nellies screaming the sky will fall if the city modernizes. It makes be sick. Adding a couple highrises will not add much noticable traffic to the area, but will add some density to the area. This was only an excercise in rediculous NIMBY'ism. This issue has hindered the city to far too long. There are many examples of other mid-highrise residential towers throughout the city .. guess what.. everything is fine.

[rgalston]

Originally Posted by flatlander

I was actually getting used to only two lanes on Edmonton and two on Portage. There's too much road capacity downtown. Leave Smith and Donald both four lanes one-way, same with York and St. Mary, and turn everything else two way with more on street parking, bike lanes, wider sidewalks and more landscaping.

I agree. That is probably the most practical, inexpensive way to help revitalize downtown.

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by Jeff

thanks for the info on the lights! it only lasted about an hour before they stopped blinking.. was interesting to see!

speaking of blinking lights hydro was blinking again tonight

didn't get to the base of hydro though i was busy at a wpgphoto club show.. witch is in the photo central gallery till january