Today there was a nice, clear, day and I finally had a chance to take some pictures of the Olympic Village construction site and general views from there towards Yaletown other surrounding areas.
Enjoy
Too bad the fence was in the way for that one. I was literally on my toes getting strange looks from people. If you want a high res file, let me know...then you can cut that part out.
I was also walking around there today, probably soon after these photos. The mountains looked absolutely amazing with all the recent snow. Most of the time I find many of the condos look pretty fugly, but they show their best as the sun is setting. The reflection off all the glass looks really nice. I wasn't blown away by the new walking area, but what do you expect at this point. It's just a small sliver of the entire project. I'm probably more interested in how W.1st Ave will turn out over the years. Right now it basically looks like an alley in a rough part of south London or something. With the new streetcar going in, multi-level buildings, sidewalks etc. it should be interesting to see the change in 5 years.
I was also walking around there today, probably soon after these photos. The mountains looked absolutely amazing with all the recent snow. Most of the time I find many of the condos look pretty fugly, but they show their best as the sun is setting. The reflection off all the glass looks really nice. I wasn't blown away by the new walking area, but what do you expect at this point. It's just a small sliver of the entire project. I'm probably more interested in how W.1st Ave will turn out over the years. Right now it basically looks like an alley in a rough part of south London or something. With the new streetcar going in, multi-level buildings, sidewalks etc. it should be interesting to see the change in 5 years.
I walked through SEFC a couple of weeks ago. I agree that much of the skyline looks fugly with so many similar Concord towers. At night however that view redeems itself and looks spectacular with all the glass condos emitting/reflecting light.