Vancouver Photography - Page 7

subdude · #**121** Posted **Mar 2, 2007, 6:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by SFUVancouver

There are great examples of this on Robson around Nicola and Cardero streets. Two or three floors of apartments, many with fantastic decks and patios, are set back from the over-height retail/commercial/restaurant at grade.

Such as this one @ Nicola (the entire 5th floor on the front is a huge common area deck):

hollywoodnorth · #**122** Posted **Mar 2, 2007, 8:33 AM**

[QUOTE=subdude;2661019]Such as this one @ Nicola (the entire 5th floor on the front is a huge common area deck):
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the new 7-11 is the best example I can think of down at Cardero....the one you mention on Nicola is from the late 80's I think and is not to shabby.

cjohnny4 · #**123** Posted **Mar 2, 2007, 6:48 PM**

This has been mentioned elsewhere in the forum but...
Robson is no Rodeo Drive or 5th Avenue. Robson's lower quality shops and the older streetscape (no special sidewalk treatment or special light fixtures, etc.), as well as the ever-present bums and trash make it have more of a "seedy" feel to me anyway.

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The strip of low rises on the south side of Robson is critical to the vibrancy of the street because it allows ample sunlight to reach the sidewalks at all hours of the day throughout the year, even as the sun tracks lower in the winter sky. It is important to note for out-of-towners that Robson is Vancouver's premier high-end shopping street. (Picture Rodeo Drive in LA or 5th Avenue in NYC)

If there were a wall of high rises the streetscape would lose a lot of the "openness" that make it a pleasent place to be. It doesn't feel like you are in a caynon because you aren't. At the same time I think there are a lot of options to increase density along the street without resorting to high rises. 3 to 5 storey buildings with a healthy setback from the property line would be just fine. There are great examples of this on Robson around Nicola and Cardero streets. Two or three floors of apartments, many with fantastic decks and patios, are set back from the over-height retail/commercial/restaurant at grade.

agrant · #**124** Posted **Mar 2, 2007, 11:55 PM**

They should think about widening (by 2X or 3X) the sidewalks on Robson, or even making a pedestrian only street for a few blocks. At least on weekends (for pedestrian only). I don't think the stores along there would need to worry about lost business. It would allow for more foot traffic. At the moment, it seems the capacity of the sidewalks have met it's limit. I'm sure some people, myself included, are turned off of going there because of this. Of course, an argument against that... is there are never enough car lanes to get through downtown. But then there's the global warming thingy...

Overground · #**125** Posted **Mar 3, 2007, 2:22 AM**

I'm for widening Robson a bit because right now if I'm going from point A to point B I take either alley or Alberni St to get to where I'm going. Trying to manoeuvre around people on Robson feels like being an F1 driver dodging backmarkers.

SpongeG · #**126** Posted **Mar 3, 2007, 7:25 AM**

i like the blue spot lights they have running along robson street

do you think that old hotel looks better with adverstising on the sides?

should they add more big ads like that where they can along the buildings?

SpongeG · #**127** Posted **Mar 3, 2007, 9:29 AM**

this is a neat pic

Delirium · #**128** Posted **Mar 3, 2007, 3:10 PM**

^nice!

LeftCoaster · #**129** Posted **Mar 3, 2007, 5:32 PM**

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Look at all that underdeveloped space... I really dont think vancouver has to freak out about office space development for the next little while.

Delirium · #**130** Posted **Mar 3, 2007, 8:32 PM**

what a view!

subdude · #**131** Posted **Mar 3, 2007, 9:42 PM**

Nice!

Hmm, where would that be? I'm guessing near Stanley Park. Anyone?

fever · #**132** Posted **Mar 3, 2007, 9:45 PM**

thurlow&beach?

excel · #**133** Posted **Mar 3, 2007, 9:48 PM**

Wow lots oF great pictures!

Delirium · #**134** Posted **Mar 4, 2007, 2:50 AM**

i'm pretty sure that pic that taken from this apartment building (except looking n/e)

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hollywoodnorth · #**135** Posted **Mar 4, 2007, 5:16 AM**

great work again everyone!

Delirium · #**136** Posted **Mar 6, 2007, 1:29 AM**

SpongeG · #**137** Posted **Mar 15, 2007, 4:17 AM**

this is a cool pic of the north shore

vanman · #**138** Posted **Mar 16, 2007, 3:24 PM**

Suburban density Bby/NW:

Delirium · #**139** Posted **Mar 16, 2007, 3:30 PM**

^ great shot!!

natelox · #**140** Posted **Mar 16, 2007, 5:10 PM**

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I hate Silver Sea (I think that's its name). It interacts so poorly with the northside of the seawall.