The Ugly Canada Thread - Page 26

O-tacular · #**501** Posted **Jul 6, 2012, 3:48 PM**

Edit: Why'd you get rid of Mayor McCheese Molsen?

O-tacular · #**502** Posted **Jul 6, 2012, 4:00 PM**

Still pretty brutal. How has no one mentioned Montreal's collapsing infrastructure yet?

kw5150 · #**503** Posted **Jul 6, 2012, 6:30 PM**

nevermind!

freeweed · #**504** Posted **Jul 6, 2012, 6:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

This... is sheer awesomeness.

While some people find some sort of artistic expression or urban vibe (or whatever) in graffiti, usually it just disgusts me. This one, however - pure f'ing genius.

Where is this? I wanna show it to some people.

kw5150 · #**505** Posted **Jul 6, 2012, 6:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by freeweed

This... is sheer awesomeness.

While some people find some sort of artistic expression or urban vibe (or whatever) in graffiti, usually it just disgusts me. This one, however - pure f'ing genius.

Where is this? I wanna show it to some people.

Im pretty sure it is near brenda stafford....I love it as well.

O-tacular · #**506** Posted **Jul 6, 2012, 7:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by freeweed

This... is sheer awesomeness.

While some people find some sort of artistic expression or urban vibe (or whatever) in graffiti, usually it just disgusts me. This one, however - pure f'ing genius.

Where is this? I wanna show it to some people.

It was on 14th down the hill from the jubilee and SAIT. Near the new brenda stafford housing project. Not sure if it's still there as that was over a month ago.

MTLskyline · #**507** Posted **Jul 7, 2012, 1:50 AM**

The Hells' Angels former bunker in Longueuil was torn down earlier this week. I think it was bombed a few times back in the 1990s. The street around it is one of the ugliest in Longueuil. There are a ton of sketchy businesses in the area.
http://goo.gl/maps/uCNz

http://www.rivesudexpress.ca/Actualit%C3...n-repaire-des-Hells-Angels-a-Longueuil/1

MolsonExport · #**508** Posted **Jul 7, 2012, 12:47 PM**

not i, but some mod.

MTLskyline · #**509** Posted **Jul 7, 2012, 4:04 PM**

I'm going to nominate the Hyatt in downtown Calgary for this thread. It looks kind of ridiculous next to the Bow.

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Originally Posted by kap384

artvandelay · #**510** Posted **Jul 7, 2012, 4:22 PM**

Yeah, the Hyatt is PoMo garbage at its worst.

Symz · #**511** Posted **Jul 7, 2012, 4:49 PM**

Is it strange I'm almost enjoying the Ugly Canada thread more than the usual threads?

Andrewjm3D · #**512** Posted **Jul 7, 2012, 5:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Symz

Is it strange I'm almost enjoying the Ugly Canada thread more than the usual threads?

It is fun to pint out the ugly.

By blog.to

The Hudson Bay Bunker, I can see this being torn down for something big.

St Claire Place

Bloor and Dundas Square, my fav to hate.

The Allan Brown Building

Redkey · #**513** Posted **Jul 7, 2012, 8:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by Andrewjm3D

The Allan Brown Building

AKA the nightmare on Elm street...

Also I have to admit I love the st Clair place building, I think it looks great.

niwell · #**514** Posted **Jul 7, 2012, 9:11 PM**

Good call on the building at Bloor and Dundas. It's even worse in person when you notice the chunks of missing concrete. That whole intersection is pretty much a disaster too.

Wharn · #**515** Posted **Jul 8, 2012, 4:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

All photos by me.

Sheer brilliance, although few will recognize it as such. This actually reminds me of a message that was scrawled on an overpass in Oxford County, Ontario a while back: "SPEED TRAP AHEAD. BEWARE OF PIGS. MANY BRAVE HAVE FALLEN"

...now I wish I took a picture

O-tacular · #**516** Posted **Jul 9, 2012, 4:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

not i, but some mod.

Too bad. At least they kept dueling piano Stevie Harper and Bob Rae.

O-tacular · #**517** Posted **Jul 9, 2012, 4:58 PM**

Macleod Trail in Calgary:

The following image fully encapsulates the shitty side of Calgary.

O-tacular · #**518** Posted **Jul 9, 2012, 5:12 PM**

Crack shack from Renfrew / Bridgeland in Calgary. You can't tell from the picture but it sits on the most prominent corner of a 5 way intersection which I'm convinced is the nexus of the universe. Or hell.

Other bizarro house nearby.

O-tacular · #**519** Posted **Jul 9, 2012, 5:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by MTLskyline

I'm going to nominate the Hyatt in downtown Calgary for this thread. It looks kind of ridiculous next to the Bow.

I whole-heartedly support that nomination!!! The only redeeming quality of that POS are the heritage building facades they preserved on the Stephen Avenue side. The inside is laughable. Sadly they probably spent a mil on the awful Indian paintings and mountain goat on Mountainside bronzes that infest every last available corner.

Lenin · #**520** Posted **Jul 9, 2012, 7:39 PM**

It blows my mind that this is the second Ugly Canada thread and I have yet to stumble upon a picture of Rex Murphy. (And if you think that's harsh, just imagine my uncensored version.) The man looks as if he was spawned by a hobgoblin and a rototiller. Simply grotesque in appearance and outlook. Yuk.

Anyways, speaking of hideous things that shouldn't exist, I agree with the comments on Calgary's Hyatt. Yikes. Oh, and much of suburban Montreal looks dreadful as well. I suppose no city can be ALL good....