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Old Posted Apr 21, 2016, 4:26 PM
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While not my thing this newest trend to me isn't that offensive. Look, the garage is even off to the side for once! Far from the fugliness of 90's salmon coloured stucco or snub nosed monstrosities we've seen before. I would much rather someone with means build this than that atrocity someone posted from Saskatchewan awhile back with the fake columns and Saskatoon skyline stuccoed onto the side.

Edit: my only caveat is that I have seen many examples of the shingles like this uses under the eaves where people don't upkeep them, they fade and get weathered and start to look much uglier.
I'm more concerned about functionality than aesthetics. This would be an absolute nightmare to get re-roofed and it is open to leak especially in
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Old Posted Apr 21, 2016, 4:29 PM
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This made me laugh! Apparently others share our love on this forum for the evil clocktower...



From a discussion thread about the NFB building on MtlUrb:

http://mtlurb.com/forums/showthread.php/19971-%C3%8Elot-Balmoral-ONF-13-%C3%A9tages/page29
Love Arnie but, how is this tower not your avatar?
     
     
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Old Posted Apr 21, 2016, 5:04 PM
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Love Arnie but, how is this tower not your avatar?
You've given me something to think about...
     
     
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Old Posted Apr 21, 2016, 5:10 PM
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And in the end. Parking killed the project in Cathedral. Given the current commercial strip there and the market conditions I give it six months before there's a Vape shop across the street from the new elementary school.

From The Leader Post:; Contested Cathedral Development has been Sent Back to the Drawing Board
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Old Posted Apr 21, 2016, 5:32 PM
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The clocktower looming over the Montreal skyline reminded me of Godzilla invading Tokyo. I present to you the monster of Laval:

     
     
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Old Posted Apr 21, 2016, 5:34 PM
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The clocktower looming over the Montreal skyline reminded me of Godzilla invading Tokyo. I present to you the monster of Laval:

YOU 514 PEOPLE WILL NEVER LOOK DOWN ON THE 450 AGAIN!
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Old Posted Apr 21, 2016, 5:36 PM
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Now we just need to create an internet meme of the clocktower destroying things everywhere.
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Old Posted Apr 21, 2016, 5:38 PM
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We may have just reached peak clocktower. Not sure if anything can top that.
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Old Posted Apr 21, 2016, 5:41 PM
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Legs. Needs legs to traverse the parking lots of Laval.
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Old Posted Apr 21, 2016, 5:42 PM
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Peak clocktower doesn't exist on SSP. That'd be like concluding a discussion of the urban merits of MTL or seeing enough pictures of my neighbourhood.
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Old Posted Apr 21, 2016, 5:42 PM
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Legs. Needs legs to traverse the parking lots of Laval.
They're hidden from this angle as there is a building in front of it. But we could insert it into other angles and add legs.
     
     
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LOL best laugh I've had on here in a while. This 🞵🞵🞵 🞵🞵🞵🞵 clock tower is becoming the best thing about this forum, every time I check this thread its up to progressively more and more evil things. May we forever hail the great monster of Laval.
     
     
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Old Posted Apr 21, 2016, 5:53 PM
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Someone needs to compile all of these great images into a coffee table book and send it to the City of Laval Planning Commission/Office/Bureau or whatever they call themselves.
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The suburb of Laval has a planning commission? You mean they actually plan things over there?
     
     
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LOL best laugh I've had on here in a while. This 🞵🞵🞵 🞵🞵🞵🞵 clock tower is becoming the best thing about this forum, every time I check this thread its up to progressively more and more evil things. May we forever hail the great monster of Laval.
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The clocktower looming over the Montreal skyline reminded me of Godzilla invading Tokyo. I present to you the monster of Laval:

this is 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵 brilliant stuff.
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The suburb of Laval has a planning commission? You mean they actually plan things over there?
If they don't then I'm moving to become a developer.
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Old Posted Apr 21, 2016, 6:07 PM
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Legs. Needs legs to traverse the parking lots of Laval.
Whoa, clocktower is from Laval. You don't expect it to walk places do you??
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Old Posted Apr 21, 2016, 6:12 PM
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Whoa, clocktower is from Laval. You don't expect it to walk places do you??
You're absolutely right. It needs wheels. Or better yet tank treads!
     
     
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Old Posted Apr 21, 2016, 6:23 PM
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Someone needs to compile all of these great images into a coffee table book and send it to the City of Laval Planning Commission/Office/Bureau or whatever they call themselves.
Or better yet we could co-author our own biographical history of the Residences Soleil Laval. I'm imagining the voice of Leslie Neilson (may he RIP) narrating it. Remember Lieography?

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