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

[DizzyEdge]

Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

Here's a new one for us. This building in Chinatown went from this...




...to this:


https://twitter.com/heychristofur/st...ly-makeover%2F

I raise you:

One of the oldest houses still standing in Calgary's Beltline community

From this (on the right)



To this...

[esquire]

Originally Posted by dizzyedge

i raise you:

One of the oldest houses still standing in calgary's beltline community

from this (on the right)



to this...

Good Lord

[VANRIDERFAN]

Originally Posted by DizzyEdge

I raise you:

One of the oldest houses still standing in Calgary's Beltline community

All I can think of is this.

[Taeolas]

Originally Posted by DizzyEdge

I raise you:

One of the oldest houses still standing in Calgary's Beltline community

From this (on the right)



To this...

Looks like the bones of the original house are still there; so restoring it back to the original porch and balcony look is probably doable if someone wanted to.

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by DizzyEdge

I raise you:

One of the oldest houses still standing in Calgary's Beltline community

From this (on the right)



To this...

What in the actual fuck?!? How was that allowed? Did it not have heritage protection?

[DizzyEdge]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

What in the actual fuck?!? How was that allowed? Did it not have heritage protection?

It hasn't even had it's turn being considered to be evaluated for historic inventory inclusion, which doesn't actually have protection.

Just a note, historical buildings can only get protection in Calgary if the owner applies to the city to implement it.

Even half of the buildings on Stephen Ave have no protection and could be torn down with no notice in theory, although one would hope there would be enough outrage to stop it.