SkyTrain Station Renovations - Page 180

officedweller · #**3581** Posted **May 14, 2019, 9:32 PM**

The other problem with the old walkway was that it was not handicapped accessible.
It was on a slight mezzanine above grade and you also had to climb a few stairs from that mezzanine to the walkway itself.
With the new central elevator banks installed during the renovation, that's the logical place for the elevated walkway - to best serve the handicapped.

Waders · #**3582** Posted **Jun 14, 2019, 2:47 AM**

Looks like the phase 2 renovation at Joyce-Collingwood station is now completed.
A notice posted today at the station says Grand Opening activity will be held at the West Station house on Monday June 17 from 3pm to 7pm.
West station house will be reopened on Saturday June 15.
Follows is a photo of the public art at West station house. The public art is certainly 'colourful'.

Source

Here is report from the Buzzer Blog and more photos.

SpongeG · #**3583** Posted **Jun 18, 2019, 6:04 AM**

nice, it looks like an area where people can meet up and hangout more, inviting.

WarrenC12 · #**3584** Posted **Jun 18, 2019, 2:59 PM**

Looks good. That will be really nice when those trees grow up to around platform level and spread out creating some shelter.

officedweller · #**3585** Posted **Jun 18, 2019, 9:20 PM**

Looks Mexican or South American to me - with all the terra cotta shades of colours.

VancouverOfTheFuture · #**3586** Posted **Jun 19, 2019, 12:17 AM**

trees will probably die, and the colours probably wont get repainted.

scryer · #**3587** Posted **Jun 19, 2019, 2:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by VancouverOfTheFuture

trees will probably die, and the colours probably wont get repainted.

Lmao. You sound like a party

VancouverOfTheFuture · #**3588** Posted **Jun 19, 2019, 3:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by scryer

Lmao. You sound like a party

the City is never a party. I've seen how this city works enough to know these things rarely work out.

flipper316 · #**3589** Posted **Jun 19, 2019, 5:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by Waders

Looks like the phase 2 renovation at Joyce-Collingwood station is now completed.
A notice posted today at the station says Grand Opening activity will be held at the West Station house on Monday June 17 from 3pm to 7pm.
West station house will be reopened on Saturday June 15.
Follows is a photo of the public art at West station house. The public art is certainly 'colourful'.

Source

Here is report from the Buzzer Blog and more photos.

Clicked on the link. Since when is a Skytrain station a new instagram hotspot? Who the hell wants to hang out at a train station? Who comes u with this garbage.

MIPS · #**3590** Posted **Jun 20, 2019, 4:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by flipper316

Clicked on the link. Since when is a Skytrain station a new instagram hotspot? Who the hell wants to hang out at a train station? Who comes u with this garbage.

Didn't you know public transit is hip with the kids thee days?

ilikeredheads · #**3591** Posted **Jun 20, 2019, 4:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by flipper316

Clicked on the link. Since when is a Skytrain station a new instagram hotspot? Who the hell wants to hang out at a train station? Who comes u with this garbage.

Don't worry it'll be covered in bird shit in no time, er I mean, the birds will contribute to the art by decorating it.

SpongeG · #**3592** Posted **Jun 20, 2019, 5:47 AM**

People flock to places for Instagram pics. That alleyoop on Granville is very popular. You often can catch people posing for their Instagram.

Instagram is very popular, I've been to places here and overseas where people will literally lineup and wait for their turn to take pictures in front of a brightly painted wall. They refer to it in their vlogs and blogs as going to do a photoshoot today. LOL. Its taken very seriously.

https://www.tourismvancouver.com/vancouver/vancouvers-most-instagrammable-places/

elsieroadmagazine

North Van.

604now.com

SpongeG · #**3593** Posted **Jun 20, 2019, 5:53 AM**

don't want to take it off topic but just look at this one spot

local wanderer

southgranville.org

dashofpanacheblog.com

ilikeredheads · #**3594** Posted **Jun 20, 2019, 6:21 PM**

sadly these colouful alleys are a thing now. Even Twice used it as one of their locations when they shot their MV here.

flipper316 · #**3595** Posted **Jun 20, 2019, 7:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

don't want to take it off topic but just look at this one spot

local wanderer

southgranville.org

dashofpanacheblog.com

Frigging millenials and their social media influencing. Barf.

MIPS · #**3596** Posted **Jun 20, 2019, 7:26 PM**

As someone who works with black and white film I can't really say much as I seek subjects with depth, otherwise it's just photos with weirdly banded shades of grey.
Shallow subjects for shallow people? Kids these days. :p

osirisboy · #**3597** Posted **Jun 20, 2019, 7:57 PM**

You people need to calm down. And don't be so ageist

SpongeG · #**3598** Posted **Jun 20, 2019, 8:02 PM**

haha

whats the next station to get a renovation or was this the last one per their last list of renos?

Migrant_Coconut · #**3599** Posted **Jun 20, 2019, 9:57 PM**

I'd rather they paint on the station itself, break up the standard Damp Grey colour scheme.

Sheba · #**3600** Posted **Jun 20, 2019, 11:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

haha

whats the next station to get a renovation or was this the last one per their last list of renos?

This was the last from their 'big 7' list (Commercial–Broadway, Main Street–Science World, Joyce–Collingwood, Metrotown, New Westminster, Scott Road and Surrey Central).

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Originally Posted by Migrant_Coconut

I'd rather they paint on the station itself, break up the standard Damp Grey colour scheme.

...and paint over some of the formerly green elements that are now (dirty) white. Maybe we can convince them to do some painting when they add some missing up escalators to the Expo Line (Nanaimo, Royal Oak, 22nd Street and Columbia being key ones).