I think Edmonton's strangest is the BioSci building at the UofA. It isn't that strange from the outside, but because it was built by a handfull of contractors at the same time there are doors to nowhere and classrooms that could only be accessed through closets. I never had any classes in that building so i never got to see such things, only the urban legends that surround it.
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Weird because, well, last time I checked we're not in 1798 Venice, nor are we in some sick and twisted Italian disneyland.
That horrid condo building's not very far from where I live. But it's more than far enough away that I don't have to look at it every day - thank God.
Looks like something Mickey Mouse got drunk and threw up on!
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yup.
112st and 107th ave i think.
It's actually four to five blocks further south.
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There are a few of these in Florida. They all sell........wait for it........orange juice.
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I spent a lot of time in one of those in Winnipeg. A friend, since deceased, lived in Place Promenade, connected to Portage Place. The apartments were actually quite nice - and the balconies huge. But, yes, the buildings looked awful.
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Stephenville Arts and Culture Centre - I never did realize it was different until I gave directions to a "building that looks like a staircase". 100_2582
WWII bunker - we have a bunch now used for storage, this one belongs to the town's public works department. 100_2580
And my favourite, the octopus building. It's an accountant's office and storage units. 100_2572
There's at two milk cartons in Winnipeg and one in Regina on Winnipeg street.
If memory serves me right, there's a 4th in Calgary.
I know the architect who built this thing..
Yeah, I heard the one in Calgary was designed to look like a boom-box at night. The one here is actually pretty cool, has a glass elevator, and most of the units are being/have been redone.
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God, I am SO glad you're here, Trevor3. I lived in your town for 2 years, loved it, and still don't know it entirely.
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