Ugly Canada 2 (Only architecture, planning and design faux pas) - Page 33

MolsonExport · #**641** Posted **Jan 31, 2019, 3:07 AM**

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Yes, Tempos! How could I forget? and those gawd-awful dancing inflated tree-men. What the hell are they?

And Scores!

We need Roland et Manon and the box of depends. And Smitty's terrible meals.

MolsonExport · #**642** Posted **Jan 31, 2019, 3:18 AM**

courrierlaval

Incendie et évacuation aux Résidences Soleil

LAVAL-DES-RAPIDES. De nombreux occupants des Résidences Soleil ont eu un réveil abrupt à la veille du Nouvel An alors qu’un incendie a endommagé une partie de leur dépanneur tôt dans la matinée du 31 décembre.

Par

Benoit LeBlanc
Publié le 31 décembre 2017

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Faits divers
Incendie et évacuation aux Résidences Soleil

LAVAL-DES-RAPIDES. De nombreux occupants des Résidences Soleil ont eu un réveil abrupt à la veille du Nouvel An alors qu’un incendie a endommagé une partie de leur dépanneur tôt dans la matinée du 31 décembre.

Par

Benoit LeBlanc
Publié le 31 décembre 2017

Il était 6h09 quand des témoins ont appelé d’urgence le 911. Au total, 7 unités du Service de sécurité incendie de Laval, soit 23 pompiers, se sont dirigées vers ce bâtiment résidentiel extrêmement moche de 23 étages en béton, merde et acier situé au 1455, boulevard de l’Avenir.

Les premiers d’entre eux sont arrivés sur les lieux à 6h16 et ont difficilement trouvé le foyer d’incendie, de la fumée obstruant la vue dans le lobby des Résidences. Les locataires ne pouvaient pas voir le logo du marteau de Reno Depot, à cause de la fumée. La fumée couvrit brièvement la laideur de la Résidence Soleil.

Pendant ce temps, on a procédé à une évacuation partielle de l’immeuble, soit les gens du rez-de-chaussée et deuxième étage que l’on a redirigés vers la salle de cinéma derrière des murs pare-feu. Certains des résidents évacués ont demandé à leurs sauveteurs de ne pas être forcés de retourner dans ce bâtiment, qu'ils ont comparé à une tombe.

Les pompiers ont ensuite repéré l’origine du feu dans un local arrière du dépanneur qui lui sert d’entrepôt. Ils ont maîtrisé l’incendie à 7h15.

En raison du stress de l’événement, un homme a été traité par Urgences-santé pour des saignements de nez.Il sanglotait de manière incontrôlable, criant: "C'est horrible! Si horrible! Ce bâtiment est pire qu'une prison!"

Causés par le feu, l’eau et l’exploration, les dommages sont évalués à 5000 $ pour le bâtiment et 25 000 $ pour son contenu.

https://courrierlaval.com/incendie-e...dences-soleil/

stevanford1 · #**643** Posted **Jan 31, 2019, 1:23 PM**

When you google “Clockzilla” this glorious image comes up.

http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/...psr7egg9af.jpg

And this one.

https://66.media.tumblr.com/82d67dfb...gdco1_1280.jpg

O-tacular · #**644** Posted **Jan 31, 2019, 3:26 PM**

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When you google “Clockzilla” this glorious image comes up.

http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/...psr7egg9af.jpg

And this one.

https://66.media.tumblr.com/82d67dfb...gdco1_1280.jpg

Check the Tumblr link in my signature.

O-tacular · #**645** Posted **Jan 31, 2019, 3:30 PM**

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Eddy Savoie, a Great Builder

Owner, and founder of the large and beautiful family business Les Residences Soleil, Mr. Eddy Savoie is part of the pioneering concept of Residences for Seniors that we know today across Canada.

For Eddy Savoie, business success is about more than just running a profitable enterprise. In fact, it’s mostly about building something that will play a pivotal role in people’s happiness. And when it also makes it possible to involve family members, it becomes a privilege!

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The idea of creating a residence appeared in Eddy Savoie's mind. He then travelled multiple times in Europe in the hope of discovering innovative ideas, but without success. Convinced that there was a market in Quebec for a residence concept that combines quality of life and safety, he passed to action mode.

https://residencessoleil.ca/summary/...-great-builder

SkahHigh · #**646** Posted **Jan 31, 2019, 3:34 PM**

And we're back to not respecting what this new thread is about. Too bad you couldn't control yourselves guys.

I'm out.

O-tacular · #**647** Posted **Jan 31, 2019, 3:37 PM**

=(

stevanford1 · #**648** Posted **Jan 31, 2019, 3:42 PM**

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Check the Tumblr link in my signature.

Wow that’s glorious

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stevanford1 · #**649** Posted **Jan 31, 2019, 3:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by SkahHigh

And we're back to not respecting what this new thread is about. Too bad you couldn't control yourselves guys.

I'm out.

That’s a shame

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O-tacular · #**650** Posted **Jan 31, 2019, 4:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by SkahHigh

And we're back to not respecting what this new thread is about. Too bad you couldn't control yourselves guys.

I'm out.

Well you are welcome to post content of your own but you haven't. You sound like a disappointed aunt scolding her rambunctious nephews. It's honestly kind of amusing to hear. Like we let the dog shit on the carpet and the Roomba has tracked it through the house or something. There have been pages of discussion about ugly buildings including posts on this page and you haven't contributed a thing. Goodbye I guess. I never even realized you were participating.

SkahHigh · #**651** Posted **Jan 31, 2019, 4:06 PM**

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Well you are welcome to post content of your own but you haven't. You sound like a disappointed aunt scolding her rambunctious nephews. It's honestly kind of amusing to hear. Like we let the dog shit on the carpet and the Roomba has tracked it through the house or something. There have been pages of discussion about ugly buildings including posts on this page and you haven't contributed a thing. Goodbye I guess. I never even realized you were participating.

I did actually, stevandford1 will vouch for that but hey, maybe you were so busy photoshopping the Clockzilla and googling Eddy Savoie that you forgot to read some of the on-topic content.

stevanford1 · #**652** Posted **Jan 31, 2019, 4:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

Well you are welcome to post content of your own but you haven't. You sound like a disappointed aunt scolding her rambunctious nephews. It's honestly kind of amusing to hear. Like we let the dog shit on the carpet and the Roomba has tracked it through the house or something. There have been pages of discussion about ugly buildings including posts on this page and you haven't contributed a thing. Goodbye I guess. I never even realized you were participating.

Yeah me and the other guy had a whole discussion

O-tacular · #**653** Posted **Jan 31, 2019, 4:13 PM**

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I like your contributions and all, but this thread has 18 pages in 3 months, good for 6 pages a month, more than one a week.

I used to like the other thread, but then every time I came on, it was photoshops and pictures of Eddy Savoie and other controversial public personas. When you want to talk about ugly canadian architecture/urban landscape, it's very frustrating. I simply stopped visiting the thread, and I'm sure it's the case for many.

I suggest you make a separate thread where you and MolsonExport can talk about ugly canadian personas/policies and post whatever pictures/photoshops you like without derailing the present thread.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but was this your last contribution?

FWIW I tried creating another thread not to "derail" this one and it was promptly killed by the mods (moved to the skybar).

stevanford1 · #**654** Posted **Jan 31, 2019, 4:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by SkahHigh

I did actually, stevandford1 will vouch for that but hey, maybe you were so busy photoshopping the Clockzilla and googling Eddy Savoie that you forgot to read some of the on-topic content.

Yup I’m going to vouch for that. I remember having some discussion with SkahHigh about architecture, and yeah I actually read the original Ugly Canada Thread back before I got a Skyscraperpage account and eventually stopped reading it because of the reasons you mentioned.

O-tacular · #**655** Posted **Jan 31, 2019, 4:15 PM**

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Great descriptions.

Also in the same neighborhood (Griffintown): a new U-Haul storage unit... Oh no wait, that's a new co-op building...

https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4921...7i13312!8i6656

Okay found it. Yes, that is an f-ing ugly building.

stevanford1 · #**656** Posted **Jan 31, 2019, 4:17 PM**

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Okay found it. Yes, that is an f-ing ugly building.

They all were

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SkahHigh · #**657** Posted **Jan 31, 2019, 4:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

Correct me if I'm wrong, but was this your last contribution?

FWIW I tried creating another thread not to "derail" this one and it was promptly killed by the mods (moved to the skybar).

You know I've been a longtime contributor to this thread... I'm the first one who brought up the Brossard Roman Villa.

A lack of commenting does not mean a lack of following the thread...

O-tacular · #**658** Posted **Jan 31, 2019, 4:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by stevanford1

Yup I’m going to vouch for that. I remember having some discussion with SkahHigh about architecture, and yeah I actually read the original Ugly Canada Thread back before I got a Skyscraperpage account and eventually stopped reading it because of the reasons you mentioned.

Well you've almost single-handedly revived the thread with new uglies. Please continue your work. I look forward to seeing more Vaughn disasterpieces and Halifax Venetians.

O-tacular · #**659** Posted **Jan 31, 2019, 4:24 PM**

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You know I've been a longtime contributor to this thread... I'm the first one who brought up the Brossard Roman Villa.

It's not because I'm not commenting that I'm not following the thread.

Yeah you're right. That was a gem. Don't we also have basically the same taste in bad movies? Or was that someone else? I actually miss your contributions when they are of that nature.

SkahHigh · #**660** Posted **Jan 31, 2019, 4:29 PM**

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Yeah you're right. That was a gem. Don't we also have basically the same taste in bad movies? Or was that someone else? I actually miss your contributions when they are of that nature.

Maybe that's someone else. I will try to contribute more to this thread but I'm not on SSP everyday.

I just don't want to come here and see photoshops of monsters and pictures of public figures. I come here to see ugly architecture/urban realm... The thread is perfect that way.

Apologies for calling you out earlier.