Here's a "scraper" built in '31 in London as the headquarters of Huron and Erie Savings and Loan.
At 9 stories, it's proportions are a bit awkward and it looks like it's been wiped a bit from some of it's Art deco features. https://www.google.com/maps/place/TD...!4d-81.2474181
Yeah man the Huron and Erie Building is a beaut. Here are some pics of London's old gems...
Mohkínstsis — 1.6 million people at the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains, 400 high-rises, a 300-metre SE to NW climb, over 1000 kilometres of pathways, with 20% of the urban area as parkland.
I personally don't mind seeing the shorter midscrapers of old represented. At the street level, these are often among the most appealing structures.
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That one made me think of the Tower Automotive, which was abandoned for several decades but repurposed into the new Museum of Contemporary Art a couple years ago:
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The Blackburn Building at Sparks and Metcalfe. Designed by Ottawa's premier architect at the time, W.E. Noffke, it was built in phases between 1907 and 1912.
It was the tallest building in Ottawa (aside from Parliament spires) from 1912 until the completion of the Brooke Claxton at Tunney's Pasture in 1964, and the tallest in the CBD until the completion of Place de Ville A, B (22 floors each) and the Skyline (25 floors, now Delta) Hotel in 1967.
The building has lost some of its luster over the years.
The finest building in Vancouver, perhaps in all of the land.
Marine Building 1930
"The building cost $2.3 million to build – $1.1 million over budget—but due to the Great Depression it was sold to the Guinness family of Ireland for only $900,000. The 2016 property assessment is $90 million."
Wikipedia
edit - This photo is, of course, from the back of the building.
I've had the pleasure of discovering the Marine building interior extensively. It's a stunning building. It's tied with the Aldred for best art deco scraper in Canada.
An Aldred building of double the height with similar proportions would still probably rank as the best skyscraper in the country.
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The aldred is great. I love the fact that it is still visible in the Skyline, and due to its location will forver hold its prominent position in the Skyline.
How could I have forgotten one of my very favorite Canadian skyscrapers? Edifice Price!
I was completely impressed with this building when I saw it on my very first visit to Québec in the early 2000s. It was the first one I thought of when I saw this thread.
The aldred is great. I love the fact that it is still visible in the Skyline, and due to its location will forver hold its prominent position in the Skyline.
Ancient headquarters of the National Bank of Canada, founded in Quebec City in 1859. The bank moved to this building in 1862. The National Bank fusionned with the Hochelaga Bank in 1924 and its headquarter was moved to Montreal. It is now a popular 4 stars boutique hotel: Le 71
Ancient headquarters of the National Bank of Canada, founded in Quebec City in 1859. The bank moved to this building in 1862. The National Bank fusionned with the Hochelaga Bank in 1924 and its headquarter was moved to Montreal.
In correct English that would be "former headquarters". There aren't any ancient brick-and-mortar constructions on this continent
The building on the left, built in 1902, first housed the Quebec Stock Exchange. It later became a branch of the Hochelaga Bank (which later fusionned with the National Bank). The building on the right is the former headquarters of the Dominion Fish & Fruit company, built in 1912. It was the first real highrise in Quebec City. The two buildings have now merged to become the hotel Le Germain-Dominion. This is the flagship boutique hotel of the Germain hotel chain.
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So many of them at 250m would be a dream. The 1920's-1940's Manhattan Skyline was the best skyline ever in my opinion. The closest Canada came to coming to getting a tall deco tower was the Eaton's Tower at College Park in Toronto. sigh...
We could have had the 206 meter tower but we ended up with part of the podium.
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