Regina Construction IV

[The mayor]

New soccer facility officially in the works on the REAL campus

Andrew Benson https://regina.ctvnews.ca/new-soccer...mpus-1.5520127 Wow

[CCF]

Originally Posted by StealthGirl

City is building a new pathway between Lakeshore and 23rd. This should get bikes off the parallel roads Hillsdale and Wascana Parkway. Improvement, I think.

https://twitter.com/Pedal_bYQR/statu...40437924491264

This is long overdue! I think originally that area was enclosed as part of the tree nursery but the fence was relocated several years back.

Here’s another multi-use path tsking shape (don’t recall it being mentioned):
https://www.regina.ca/service-notice...i-Use-Pathway/

[CCF]

Originally Posted by The mayor

New soccer facility officially in the works on the REAL campus

Andrew Benson https://regina.ctvnews.ca/new-soccer...mpus-1.5520127 Wow

5000 seats? They’re definitely aiming for a CPL team in the future.
This article also hints at the possibility:
https://www.google.ca/amp/s/globalne...katchewan/amp/

[SkydivePilot]

Originally Posted by Draftsman

The building at 11th Avenue and Hamilton Street was originally the Pioneer Trust Building. Their sign was on the top of the building for a very short time before the business collapsed (bankruptcy) in 1985. At the time, it was the "largest financial failure in Saskatchewan's history". I have attached a link to the story from Macleans's magazine, if you want to read about Pioneer's demise.

After Pioneer Trust, it became the Canada Trust Building, and then Conexus. I'm curious if an illuminated HSBC logo will go on top of this building.

https://archive.macleans.ca/article/...ow-for-pioneer

As for the signage removed from the top of Hill Tower I, I have a feeling that they will be replacing it with glass to match the rest of the building. Harvard has changed those signs a few times as well, from Continental Bank, to Lloyd's Bank, to HSBC, and now, nothing. The three openings were designed to be the size of six of the glass panels (per sign) used on the towers, in case they decided to no longer have signs up there, as is now the case. They have painted the steelwork dark gray just so the absence of any signs isn't as noticeable on first glance, or from a distance.

I sincerely hope that the ex-signs are replaced with glass. Ever since Tower I was built, the logos atop there looked very amateurish - as compared to logos atop of other buildings.

[HomeInMyShoes]

Was the Pioneer Trust logo the green and black one with the horse?


Clouds by (HomeInMyShoes), on Flickr

[djforsberg]

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

Was the Pioneer Trust logo the green and black one with the horse?


Clouds by (HomeInMyShoes), on Flickr

Is that for real

[TMB14]

Originally Posted by CCF

This is long overdue! I think originally that area was enclosed as part of the tree nursery but the fence was relocated several years back.

Here’s another multi-use path tsking shape (don’t recall it being mentioned):
https://www.regina.ca/service-notice...i-Use-Pathway/

They've basically just doubled the width of the concrete sidewalk.

Understandably, this was probably the most cost-effective way of going about this but it doesn't really have a MUP feel to it, the way asphalt would, and there could be some apprehension to use a bike on this sidewalk. Signage will be very important, I think. I also worry that over the years, the sidewalk will degrade (as all concrete does, especially here) and the cost to repair/replace will be expensive as compared to asphalt and will just get pushed back.

I'm sure my worries are invalid but that's just the vibe I get from first glance.

[HomeInMyShoes]

Originally Posted by djforsberg

Is that for real

Totally for real. Circa 1988 when I got my first real camera.

[Draftsman]

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

Was the Pioneer Trust logo the green and black one with the horse?


Clouds by (HomeInMyShoes), on Flickr

No. The green-and-black logo (with the horse) belongs to Lloyd's Bank, and in turn Lloyd's Bank Canada, which was a wholly owned Canadian subsidiary of financial giant Lloyd's Bank plc of the United Kingdom, from 1986 to 1990. They had 53 branches in Canada. They had acquired the assets of Continental Bank, and after a few years of losses, they sold Lloyd's Bank Canada to HSBC. All three of these occupied the same banking space on the main floor of Hill Centre Tower I (at different times), hence the three different logos atop the tower.

I can't recall if Pioneer Trust had a logo, but one would think they did. I do however recall that the illuminated name 'Pioneer Trust' was at the top of the building, facing northwest towards the Royal Bank Building. Pioneer Trust also had a branch in the Southland Mall that was designed to look like an early 20th century bank, complete with tin ceilings.

[Draftsman]

Originally Posted by SkydivePilot

I sincerely hope that the ex-signs are replaced with glass. Ever since Tower I was built, the logos atop there looked very amateurish - as compared to logos atop of other buildings.

I know what you are saying. Although the Lloyd's logo, and the HSCB logo, are famous around the world, I think it was the fact that these signs were made of fabric stretched across frames, and backlit. Harvard did a very poor job maintaining those lights over the years, so most of the time the logos looked crappy at night. I know, because I see the towers from my apartment downtown. It also bugged me that there were two logos 90° to each other on the north-west corner. Just one would have sufficed on that corner, IMO. None would have been better, so I hope there won't be any more signs, especially when Tower II has no signs on top.

[SkydivePilot]

Originally Posted by Draftsman

No. The green-and-black logo (with the horse) belongs to Lloyd's Bank, and in turn Lloyd's Bank Canada, which was a wholly owned Canadian subsidiary of financial giant Lloyd's Bank plc of the United Kingdom, from 1986 to 1990. They had 53 branches in Canada. They had acquired the assets of Continental Bank, and after a few years of losses, they sold Lloyd's Bank Canada to HSBC. All three of these occupied the same banking space on the main floor of Hill Centre Tower I (at different times), hence the three different logos atop the tower.

I can't recall if Pioneer Trust had a logo, but one would think they did. I do however recall that the illuminated name 'Pioneer Trust' was at the top of the building, facing northwest towards the Royal Bank Building. Pioneer Trust also had a branch in the Southland Mall that was designed to look like an early 20th century bank, complete with tin ceilings.

Pioneer had TWO sets of "raised" lettering atop. One was atop the northwest-facing side and the other was along the west-facing side. The lettering looked very sharp indeed; however, it also looked silly to have "Pioneer" spanning about 90% of the width of each face whilst adjacent each other.

Ammendment here: There was also a "Pioneer" facing directly to the east; here were actually three of them on the building.

Furthermore, the original HSBC logos atop of Tower I had their logo with a BLACK matte; that lasted for about a year. After that, they changed them to WHITE for chrissakes!!! (Probably because of HSBC's colours.) When the HSBC's logos were black, they looked pretty good!!! The Continental Bank logos looked pretty good too.

[one_brick_at_a_time]

Now let’s talk about the ugly video signage boards that replaced the defined and stylized letter signage at Casino Regina. Far worse than the just taken down HSBC square. (Palm to forehead).

[blacktrojan3921]

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/509970164/ Found an ad for Pioneer Trust.

[Draftsman]

Originally Posted by one_brick_at_a_time

Now let’s talk about the ugly video signage boards that replaced the defined and stylized letter signage at Casino Regina. Far worse than the just taken down HSBC square. (Palm to forehead).

Yup, CR's current signage is very lame. I'm not impressed with the new 'design' inside either, but I will reserve judgment until they complete reno's on the entire casino.

[one_brick_at_a_time]

Originally Posted by Draftsman

Yup, CR's current signage is very lame. I'm not impressed with the new 'design' inside either, but I will reserve judgment until they complete reno's on the entire casino.

I was thinking it would be cool for them to take over the Canada Post building and make a Casino Regina Resort Hotel.

[one_brick_at_a_time]

Downtown YMCA building up for sale

https://www.collierscanada.com/en-ca...02#RelatedDocs

[McBean]

Originally Posted by one_brick_at_a_time

Downtown YMCA building up for sale

https://www.collierscanada.com/en-ca...02#RelatedDocs

So for $4.75Million, you can buy the Regina YMCA building and knock it down? For maybe another high rise old folks home?

[Draftsman]

Originally Posted by McBean

So for $4.75Million, you can buy the Regina YMCA building and knock it down? For maybe another high rise old folks home?

You mean like the other seniors' high rises that were built more than 20 years ago? I have lived in the Centre Square neighbourhood for over 30 years, and I would like you to point out one that was recently built. No one is building in this neighbourhood, but I wish they would. The SaskPower purchase and renovation of the Financial Building on Scarth & 13th is the only bright spot, if you would call it that.

[one_brick_at_a_time]

Originally Posted by Draftsman

You mean like the other seniors' high rises that were built more than 20 years ago? I have lived in the Centre Square neighbourhood for over 30 years, and I would like you to point out one that was recently built. No one is building in this neighbourhood, but I wish they would. The SaskPower purchase and renovation of the Financial Building on Scarth & 13th is the only bright spot, if you would call it that.

Did they update the facade?

[BrutallyDishonest2]

Originally Posted by one_brick_at_a_time

Did they update the facade?

The façade was like the one thing about the building that was up to date.