What's the most shameful monstrosity ever built in your city? - Page 7

cur_sed · #**121** Posted **Nov 9, 2006, 11:23 AM**

I feel a little ashamed to be enjoying this thread so much

It's like watching a whole series of car crashes. Sucks for the cities being blighted, though.

MolsonExport · #**122** Posted **Nov 9, 2006, 3:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by malek

habitat looks awesome in person, more at night, where you see lights coming out and people in them doing their thing

in Montreal it has to be SILO #5

Massive abandonned grain silo... ........ugh

That is an awesome picture! Memories of "Blade Runner".

cth0511 · #**123** Posted **Nov 9, 2006, 4:03 PM**

They haven't built it yet (and hopefully never will), but Museum Plaza in Louisville is pretty bad.

CGII · #**124** Posted **Nov 9, 2006, 4:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by entheosfog

I have to throw this one in from Calgary's downtown:

That's pretty common. I can think of a dozen examples around Milwaukee where an old facade was covered up in the 60s.

Mister F · #**125** Posted **Nov 9, 2006, 5:43 PM**

We have a winner! So bad it's worth posting again:

Here's a better pic of the Nightmare on Elm St (77 Elm):

Brutalism may not be to some people's taste, but I like it in small doses.

Sirus · #**126** Posted **Nov 9, 2006, 6:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by entheosfog

I have to throw this one in from Calgary's downtown:

I could see this building showing up in a TV show or movie. It's bad, but in a good way imo.

SD_Phil · #**127** Posted **Nov 9, 2006, 8:08 PM**

As a piece of architectural history it might have *some* limited importance but that garish addition of "VIDEO WORLD" hurts my eyes!

boden · #**128** Posted **Nov 10, 2006, 12:13 AM**

Here's one in Belleville, Ontario that wouldn't win a beauty prize.

entheosfog · #**129** Posted **Nov 10, 2006, 1:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by Sirus

I could see this building showing up in a TV show or movie. It's bad, but in a good way imo.

I especially like the wavy overhang on the thing.

The building has actually grown on me because it stands out so much and so many people probably dislike it, much like this building, again, from Calgary, which I like:

rockyi · #**130** Posted **Nov 10, 2006, 1:13 AM**

I saw this little beast while walking around Boston last year.

CGII · #**131** Posted **Nov 10, 2006, 1:15 AM**

^wtf mates?

Stephenapolis · #**132** Posted **Nov 10, 2006, 1:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by Sirus

/\ Can do!!

There's honestly buildings I hate more than this complex though.

I have always had a wamr spot in my heart for this complex. I still think it is too bad they never built the whole complex either. It was supposed to have at least twice as many buildings, Including a few taller than the tallest in this group.

CGII · #**133** Posted **Nov 10, 2006, 1:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by Stephenapolis

I have always had a wamr spot in my heart for this complex. I still think it is too bad they never built the whole complex either. It was supposed to have at least twice as many buildings, Including a few taller than the tallest in this group.

Now, that would be overdoing it, if you ask me.

Stephenapolis · #**134** Posted **Nov 10, 2006, 1:29 AM**

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Originally Posted by LyndaleHoosier

You are right about the Minneapolis complex...Mary Tyler Moore did live there!! It was built as a mixed development and then tended to become more geared toward lower income people and now is a huge mecca for immigrants.

On a side note...the architect behind the complex is Ralph Rapson, who is still alive today (age 92 and still practicing), is the chair of the Architecture Department at University of Minnesota and has the Architecture school named for him.

He did design the original Guthrie Theatre:

Which is being torn down soon to expand the sculpture gardens...

Just to let eveyone know. The Old Guthrie has not looked like this in nearly 40 years. Parts of teh facade weathered very poorly and much of it was removed. If you saw it today, you would not even recognize it compared to this photo.

Coyett · #**135** Posted **Nov 10, 2006, 2:52 AM**

I really don't understand how people could consider this a monstrosity. I guess we'll have to wait another generation before these buildings get the respect they so justly deserve.

initiald · #**136** Posted **Nov 10, 2006, 3:31 AM**

I happened across this odd fellow walking from Tokyo Tower to Roppongi.

Monetto · #**137** Posted **Nov 10, 2006, 3:43 AM**

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This one is worse, in my opinion... it has no redeeming qualities whatsoever:

I vote for Shappy as well. Its like an ugly stick coming out of a pile of crap.

That Tokyo thing is kinda cool. The massing is absolutely hideous, but I like the texture.

xzmattzx · #**138** Posted **Nov 10, 2006, 4:05 AM**

I'm not really a fan of the Citizens Bank Center in downtown Wilmington.

Distill3d · #**139** Posted **Nov 10, 2006, 6:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by boden

Here's one in Belleville, Ontario that wouldn't win a beauty prize.

if this was taller i think it would be a much nicer building, however i would so rather that then our school board building here in Calgary (posted by entheosfog).

DMAG · #**140** Posted **Nov 10, 2006, 2:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by malek

Awesome picture! My new desktop!