^Oh no. That font/lettering is awful! I miss the Plaza already!
Agreed. The old Plaza sign looked better and more in keeping with the building (maybe I'm just used to it). The new one looks like it's 1987, Glass Tiger has a hit on the radio, and someone is imagining 1997 when Robocop is enforcing the law.
Not related to development, but it was AWESOME to see so many people downtown today after the parade. Hundreds of thousands of people. Robson was pretty much all closed to cars, and there were tens of thousands of people walking down the street, going in to shops, restaurants, etc. It was a cool atmosphere. If that's what the Olympics will be like, it will be awesome
yah it was great - so many people noticed the ice rink for the first time too judging by the comments i overheard - have loud music there got people to stop and look down
OT again, but did I miss something... why doesn't Science Centre light up at night anymore?
Science World? It's being redone with LEDs. I expect it will be capable of more interesting lighting when the work is complete.
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A little paint on the Bay awnings will make a huge difference IMO. Glad to see that it's coming along - or is it finished on every side now?
I don't recall if this was posted at some point (I don't remember seeing it anyways). Future corner of Granville/Georgia:
Also, has this proposal at 1255 W. Pender been discussed on here?
Cool, thanks for the pic!
If I recall correctly, 1255 West Pender was proposed a while back after the proposal to demolish or build on top of the Evergreen Building was abandoned (in favour or restoration). Unless this is a new proposal for the same site.
Science World? It's being redone with LEDs. I expect it will be capable of more interesting lighting when the work is complete.
Reaaaaaaaallllly? I went past there and just thought they were trying to offset some of Vancouver's Carbon Footprint to earn our Green City slogan. I hope by interesting lighting you mean that the lights are multi colored and could vary depending on the mood science is in.
Wouldnt it be cool if they would install those water jet fountains in the water and have cool lighting shows in the water just by stadium/science world/olympic village. Kinda like the ones in Vegas or Dubai. That would be neat for night time.
Reaaaaaaaallllly? I went past there and just thought they were trying to offset some of Vancouver's Carbon Footprint to earn our Green City slogan. I hope by interesting lighting you mean that the lights are multi colored and could vary depending on the mood science is in.
After a while of being dark I noticed Science World was lit up again, this time with the new LEDs. I must say, it looks pretty sharp! I'll get a pic tomorrow after work on my way down to the tree lighting at the VAG lawn. Elvis Costello is gonna be there!
It's a nice building, but, is it wrong of me to think they should keep it permanently wrapped with *something* ?
No no no! Too many heritage buildings in this city have been shamelessly covered up. The bay building is quite a nice building when it's cleaned up and I'm sure after a while the covering would just get dirty and grimy and look a lot like the Sears building.
Just my thoughts!
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