Canadian Demolitions
We have a thread for buildings going up, how about one for buildings coming down?
Please post current demolitions of notable buildings in your city here (not buildings demolished in the past) |
Demolition has started on the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board in Hamilton:
http://www.metroperspectives.com/img...31021634-5.jpg http://www.metroperspectives.com/img...18460522-5.jpg Heritage Canada says this about it: Quote:
Maybe someone in Hamilton can take shots as it comes down. |
We're really going to regret tearing down a lot of buildings from that era in another 20 years or so I think.
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Lunacy!
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Wow, that's a pretty nice building.
Is it insulated with asbestos or something? |
Toronto has been very active in that department over the past few year however, the only building of stature I can think of currently being demolished is the 17 storey Residence College Hotel at 90 gerrard st west. Of note, the tower is being replaced by a one storey conference centre.
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We just lost a cool little modernist building downtown, a former Bank of Montreal.
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...tos/OldBOM.png (http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...tos/OldBOM.png) Currently erecting the new 2 storey glass thing. http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/DSC02353.jpg (http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/DSC02353.jpg) |
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what? they tore that thing down thats a shame :(
speaking of crying shames they are taring the old terminal down in winnipeg what a waste shame they couldn't pof found money to revamp it into the avation museum witch will be building a new building on its site http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7234/7...2362611f_b.jpg |
To me, the worst demolition of the last years is the Eaton store in Winnipeg. And I never been to Winnipeg!
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ooh...thats a real shame about the building in hamilton.
as for eaton's in winnipeg....it was a shame, but without her loss we would not have the NHL in winnipeg....the building was owned by david thomson who in exchange for the property took ownership in true north sports and entertainment who built an arena in its place....of course, it was his money, influence and prestige that convinced the NHL to bring back a team....had they built the arena anywhere else thomson never would have become involved and we would not have a team....it was a fortuitous combination of circumstances. eatons defined winnipeg for several past generations......in her death she will define it for future generations in a completely new way. a very well written article on the subject: ;) http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/bus...ng-legacy.html |
They could have built that arena in a slew of other locations.
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So the church is being disassembled than reassembled?
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The loss of the old art deco building is very frustrating. What I find particularly perplexing is that in a city so obsessed with its past and heritage buildings, they allowed a wonderful art deco piece to simply vanish without a whimper.
Montreal has a million ugly buildings, and this year were tearing down one of the nicest. |
One of the more recent demolitions was of the old OPP headquarters at 90 Harbour:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../90harbour.jpg http://thetorontoblog.com/wp-content...1-IMG_1309.jpg http://homesandcondosblog.com/wp-con...90harbour1.jpg It's nothing overly special, kinda looks like a high school, but I still saw value in having it down in Southcore to break the monotony, especially considering another aA glass nothing-special condo is replacing it. Plus it had a Bansky: http://urbantoronto.ca/sites/default...-3165-9297.jpg |
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