The Ugly Canada Thread

[MolsonExport]

Tim Whoretons is to food what Budweiser is to beer.

[Patapouf26]

Originally Posted by north 42

There's nothing I hate more than a high rise with one side devoid of windows or any other features, just one big blank monstrosity! This should never be approved by any city, for any reason!
We have a 22 story riverfront hotel here in Windsor like this where the back side not facing the river is just brick from top to bottom, so ugly!

And here are two more blank walls within a 30 second walk...

[SignalHillHiker]

The particular shade of red in Moncton's bricks is really nice.

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by Patapouf26

I believe I posted a link to this one last year.
https://www.google.ca/maps/@46.0926019,-...w%3D203.641%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100

But I wanted to post a couple pictures of this faux-château hotel we have in Moncton. Disgusting design and the cheap paneling (meant to look like stucco?) is horrid.




Screen captures from Google Maps.

I think I actually stayed there when I was in Moncton many many years ago. It was every bit as bland and uninspiring inside as you'd expect.

[O-tacular]

Went for a walk down 17th yesterday on a beautiful day. I have to say it's really growing in exciting ways. Then I stumbled across this relic that used to be a provincial liquor store back in the day. Now it's just a private liquor store blighting an otherwise urban area with its' sea of parking, hideous design and suburban placement. Not to mention the row of dead trees. Calgary really excels at planting new trees then letting them die and leaving them that way for years at a time.

[Boris2k7]

^ It's actually a pretty decent liquor store. Awful way to bookend 11 Street, however.

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by Boris2k7

^ It's actually a pretty decent liquor store. Awful way to bookend 11 Street, however.

Does it still have the roller system from back in the day leading to the tills?

[Boris2k7]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

Does it still have the roller system from back in the day leading to the tills?

I don't recall there being a roller system. They did put in some renovations a while back, and there's now a growler station inside.

[ciudad_del_norte]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

Went for a walk down 17th yesterday on a beautiful day. I have to say it's really growing in exciting ways. Then I stumbled across this relic that used to be a provincial liquor store back in the day. Now it's just a private liquor store blighting an otherwise urban area with its' sea of parking, hideous design and suburban placement. Not to mention the row of dead trees. Calgary really excels at planting new trees then letting them die and leaving them that way for years at a time.

I went to an orcharding class not too long ago and there some people from Calgary there. They mentioned something similar and felt that a lot of trees were planted in Calgary that weren't really appropriate species. Their theory was that that a lot of people including landscape architects sometimes overlook some of the things that make Calgary pretty tough on some types of trees that are theoretically hardy there. Doesn't really help with the problem of them being left around, but still kind of interesting.

[Proof Sheet]

Originally Posted by Patapouf26

I believe I posted a link to this one last year.
https://www.google.ca/maps/@46.0926019,-...w%3D203.641%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100

But I wanted to post a couple pictures of this faux-château hotel we have in Moncton. Disgusting design and the cheap paneling (meant to look like stucco?) is horrid.




Screen captures from Google Maps.

Is this the same location?

https://www.facebook.com/VintageMoncton/...91307984/352417131437603/?type=3&theater

My F-I-L grew up in Moncton and he recommended we eat @ Cy's about 15 years ago. We were in our mid 30's and we seemed to be the youngest in there. For some reason I recall they had wine from a draft tap.

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Love the hammer of Laval.

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by ciudad_del_norte

I went to an orcharding class not too long ago and there some people from Calgary there. They mentioned something similar and felt that a lot of trees were planted in Calgary that weren't really appropriate species. Their theory was that that a lot of people including landscape architects sometimes overlook some of the things that make Calgary pretty tough on some types of trees that are theoretically hardy there. Doesn't really help with the problem of them being left around, but still kind of interesting.

Yeah Calgary's got a very arid environment. There are only select species that seem to actually thrive here. I've noticed many dead schubert choke cherry trees over the years which people seem to love planting. Don't really understand why they continue to plant them. Sometimes it's not the species it's just lack of care and watering that leads to them dying.

[Boris2k7]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

Yeah Calgary's got a very arid environment. There are only select species that seem to actually thrive here. I've noticed many dead schubert choke cherry trees over the years which people seem to love planting. Don't really understand why they continue to plant them. Sometimes it's not the species it's just lack of care and watering that leads to them dying.

My parents have a rather lovely Schubert Cherry that has done splendidly. It's survived quite the battering from hail and managed to avoid black knot (which also afflicts Mayday trees).

I've seen people with amazing gardens around town, with trees you wouldn't think you would grow here. I can tell you, having worked in a garden centre, that it involves a lot of trial and error and with that, huge sums of money. One area of your property may not be sheltered enough, or it doesn't get the right mixture of sun or shade, or the soil's too acidic or not porous enough, etc. And sometimes it's just that you had a really warm fall and a late start to winter, which kills off a lot of trees (this is particularly a big problem here due to the chinooks).

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by Boris2k7

My parents have a rather lovely Schubert Cherry that has done splendidly. It's survived quite the battering from hail and managed to avoid black knot (which also afflicts Mayday trees).

Maybe it's just all the Schubert's I see planted in power centres and strip malls that invariably end up dying. Then again that could just be the — areas they get planted in.

[Boris2k7]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

Maybe it's just all the Schubert's I see planted in power centres and strip malls that invariably end up dying. Then again that could just be the — areas they get planted in.

Yeah, a 1.5m tree coffin is really not enough space for a tree to grow. They'll get rootbound and choke themselves to death.

[ciudad_del_norte]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

Yeah Calgary's got a very arid environment. There are only select species that seem to actually thrive here. I've noticed many dead schubert choke cherry trees over the years which people seem to love planting. Don't really understand why they continue to plant them. Sometimes it's not the species it's just lack of care and watering that leads to them dying.

Yeah, my understanding was also that there are issues choosing trees that break dormancy quickly and/or have low chilling hours. On the years with a really strong spell of spring like weather in the winter the trees start to loose hardiness and then suffer from a lot of winterkill when the temperatures drop back down. They were trying to start a little orchard down there though which is pretty neat! Just some things they were grappling with that were a bit more pronounced and required more management than other areas.

[elsonic]

Originally Posted by Patapouf26

I believe I posted a link to this one last year.
https://www.google.ca/maps/@46.0926019,-...w%3D203.641%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100

But I wanted to post a couple pictures of this faux-château hotel we have in Moncton. Disgusting design and the cheap paneling (meant to look like stucco?) is horrid.




Screen captures from Google Maps.

Sort of


photo : Omni Hotels

[O-tacular]

Ya, not quite the same thing is it? I love seeing the inspiration for modern faux historical architecture cause it really hammers home how inept we are at aping such beautiful old buildings. There just isn't the level of craft and trade skill that there used to be.

[Patapouf26]

Originally Posted by Proof Sheet

Is this the same location?

https://www.facebook.com/VintageMoncton/...91307984/352417131437603/?type=3&theater

My F-I-L grew up in Moncton and he recommended we eat @ Cy's about 15 years ago. We were in our mid 30's and we seemed to be the youngest in there. For some reason I recall they had wine from a draft tap.

Very close actually, just slightly up Main street where you'll see these fine buildings


Next time, try Little Louis' Oyster Bar for the best seafood.

[Proof Sheet]

Originally Posted by Patapouf26

Very close actually, just slightly up Main street where you'll see these fine buildings


Next time, try Little Louis' Oyster Bar for the best seafood.

Thanks for the tips. My wife will be in Moncton in about 2 weeks. Last time we were in Moncton we ate at a cafe/bistro to the north of downtown that was good. I think I had crepes and most of the staff were francophones. Sorry can't be more descriptive than that but the place was a converted house I think.

My F-I-L also recommends Hynes but diner food doesn't really do it for me.

I did like the fried clams/shrimp we had at a place near Cap Pele.