Calgary Construction XXVI - Page 224

Northern · #**4461** Posted **Jun 13, 2019, 2:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by Bad Grizzly

By half serious I meant, I’d bulldoze all the old — buildings around the Beltline, and move the drop in centres etc, out to Ogden. Im 100% serious about that, but I know it’s not 100% feasible.

Moving the homeless places out to Ogden or some place out of the way is feasible though, and is really what the Beltine needs if it doesn't want to continue to be a cesspool.

Rollerstud98 · #**4462** Posted **Jun 13, 2019, 4:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by Northern

Moving the homeless places out to Ogden or some place out of the way is feasible though, and is really what the Beltine needs if it doesn't want to continue to be a cesspool.

Bus fare to Vancouver would be even cheaper!

jc_yyc_ca · #**4463** Posted **Jun 13, 2019, 4:19 AM**

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Bus fare to Vancouver would be even cheaper!

I'm always amazed that homeless people stick around Calgary. They could just as easily live homeless in a place where the winters are milder.

jc_yyc_ca · #**4464** Posted **Jun 13, 2019, 4:21 AM**

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Originally Posted by Northern

Moving the homeless places out to Ogden or some place out of the way is feasible though, and is really what the Beltine needs if it doesn't want to continue to be a cesspool.

Take a huge empty warehouse out there somewhere and turn it into a drop in centre. Or they could use that new YWCA building, it looks like a piece of —.

topdog · #**4465** Posted **Jun 13, 2019, 4:33 AM**

Fantastic shot Fishthebow

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Cool shot of Telus Sky

Old and New in YYC by David Rojas, on Flickr

topdog · #**4466** Posted **Jun 13, 2019, 4:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by Rollerstud98

Bus fare to Vancouver would be even cheaper!

Yup lol.

topdog · #**4467** Posted **Jun 13, 2019, 4:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by Bad Grizzly

Even cheaper than that is to have all those bleeding heart types chip and look after them lol.
Seriously though if there was some way to send them off to BC that’d be great.

Imagine the uproar over that. lol

Deepstar · #**4468** Posted **Jun 13, 2019, 4:42 AM**

This is an amazing shot.

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Originally Posted by Fishthebow

Cool shot of Telus Sky

Old and New in YYC by David Rojas, on Flickr

Deepstar · #**4469** Posted **Jun 13, 2019, 4:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by Bad Grizzly

The long term plan for the Beltline is simple and involves a bulldozer.

Gotta hand it to you Griz, you're such a comedian

Deepstar · #**4470** Posted **Jun 13, 2019, 4:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by Bad Grizzly

Laugh all you want, but you know it’s true. The Beltline needs a good cleanup.

A bulldozer is going to make a mess.

SteveP · #**4471** Posted **Jun 13, 2019, 4:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by Deepstar

A bulldozer is going to make a mess.

I don’t think he means it literally, more metaphorically.

Corndogger · #**4472** Posted **Jun 13, 2019, 4:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by suburbia

I'm far from in love with this. I'm certain it will function well, and there is perhaps one reasonable angle, but overall it is a real log.

Looks dated and very institutional to me. How in the hell did it get approved? I'm surprised the Inglewood community association didn't make a big stink over how ugly this building looks. Odd location as well for such a building. 2.1/10

Deepstar · #**4473** Posted **Jun 13, 2019, 5:04 AM**

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Originally Posted by Bad Grizzly

By half serious I meant, I’d bulldoze all the old — buildings around the Beltline, and move the drop in centres etc, out to Ogden. Im 100% serious about that, but I know it’s not 100% feasible.

You literally said you'd bulldoze old crappy buildings. Doesn't sound like a figure of speech to me.

Suburgatory · #**4474** Posted **Jun 13, 2019, 5:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by Bad Grizzly

Even cheaper than that is to have all those bleeding heart types chip and look after them lol.
Seriously though if there was some way to send them off to BC that’d be great.

Can you go with them?

SteveP · #**4475** Posted **Jun 13, 2019, 5:10 AM**

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Can you go with them?

I'm pretty sure he's not homeless. You missed the point.

suburbia · #**4476** Posted **Jun 13, 2019, 1:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by Corndogger

Looks dated and very institutional to me. How in the hell did it get approved? I'm surprised the Inglewood community association didn't make a big stink over how ugly this building looks. Odd location as well for such a building. 2.1/10

It would have fit in better in the beltline, though with a little more height.