The Georgia | 157m | 48 fl | Completed

[sacrifice333]

Got to love how we have an excellent heritage restoration to much better than the past combined with one of the city's most tallest, striking, most modern towers and yet some people still are very, very, very far from being satisfied.

[EdinVan]

Originally Posted by dleung

something tells me, from the rounded top of the sign, that it'll be a nostalgic replacement. This city needs to grow up. We really bend over backwards for a handful of old-timers who make up 0.1% of the population.

What's an old-timer, and 0.1% of what population? Are you talking about people over 65? If so, they certainly make up more than .1% of the population. And I don't see what's wrong in maintaining some kind of link to our city's history.

(For the record, I'm 33.)

[Metro-One]

There is just no satisfying some people.

[zahav]

the sign is very classy and fits the restored building well, believe me, it doesn't look dated or "old-timer"

[dleung]

It's great that they restored the old building, and if the old sign works, by all means keep/refurbish it... but why build a new old sign to replace it? What's wrong with a modern sign on an old building? Vancouver doesn't have much by way of heritage, but I rather let the museums deal with reconstruction of artifacts.

fyi, you have to be more than just 65+ to be an old timer... you gotta have lived in this city for a generation or more to be able to say stuff like "the 80's were better".

[agrant]

They did the exact same thing with Woodwards... the W. I think it'll look great.

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by dleung

It's great that they restored the old building, and if the old sign works, by all means keep/refurbish it... but why build a new old sign to replace it? What's wrong with a modern sign on an old building? Vancouver doesn't have much by way of heritage, but I rather let the museums deal with reconstruction of artifacts.

I wonder if it's Heritage Vancouver or if it depends on the owner / tenant - look at the Shore Club's modern sign on the heritage BC Electric Building...

And then the dust-up with Rogue at the CP Station:

http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=56fd35c3-b3f4-46b4-bd04-1bab5fb8d436

[SpongeG]

restoring buildings is the thing to do right now with old fashioned retro original signage etc. peeling back to the original finished etc.

i quite like the retro feel of the sign

[zahav]

there was no old sign to refurbish, the old Hotel Goergia sign was long gone even before it was a Crown Plaza. the only option was a new sign. And it isn't totally old fashioned, it is LED lit lettering actually

[SpongeG]

obviously
not just here though but restpration and making the old with new technology is the thing right now removing the 60's cover ups and crap that they did

who knows maybe the next decade covering up will be the thing again

[Locked In]

My photos, today:


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[trofirhen]

Originally Posted by Metro-One

There is just no satisfying some people.

Originally Posted by zahav

the sign is very classy and fits the restored building well, believe me, it doesn't look dated or "old-timer"

Originally Posted by SpongeG

restoring buildings is the thing to do right now with old fashioned retro original signage etc. peeling back to the original finished etc.

i quite like the retro feel of the sign

Originally Posted by zahav

there was no old sign to refurbish, the old Hotel Goergia sign was long gone even before it was a Crown Plaza. the only option was a new sign. And it isn't totally old fashioned, it is LED lit lettering actually

I have no problem with the sign in and of itself. I think it looks good. My only question would be if the sign, with a sort of "retro Vancouver" look, is in keeping with the hotel building, which by Vancouver standards, is "neo classical;" Neo-Roman trimmings; urns, cameo relief, and so forth. Again, I like the sign. I'm just asking if a different style - something more classical - might have complemented the building better. A question of taste, that's all.

[thenorthofvan]

How about we all wait until we see an actual picture of the sign uncovered before making hasty judgment..

[sacrifice333]

No Senses, No Prada.

Hotel & Hawksworth opening May 2011.

[TwoFace]

This always was my favorite Hotel, and hopefully will become so again.
- Jazz lounge and 1927 Lobby Bar sounds good.
http://www.rosewoodhotelgeorgia.com/serv.cfm

[officedweller]

Pics by me today:


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[Canadian Mind]

Heh, that darker looking glass is what I expected Capitol to have...

[sacrifice333]

The dark glass is reminding me a little of the lower half of Wall Centre 1... is the top half also going to remind me of Wall Centre 1?!

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by dleung

something tells me, from the rounded top of the sign, that it'll be a nostalgic replacement. This city needs to grow up. We really bend over backwards for a handful of old-timers who make up 0.1% of the population.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with restoring the building to its "as built" appearance, which included a similar sign.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40319817@N06/4177819238/

Would you put Betty White in a belly top and miniskirt?

[p78hub]

Originally Posted by sacrifice333

The dark glass is reminding me a little of the lower half of Wall Centre 1... is the top half also going to remind me of Wall Centre 1?!

watch the city step in when the glass is already halfway up the building and tell the devs that they need to change the glass.