BC Place: Stadium Refurbishment | Completed

[trofirhen]

Originally Posted by Prometheus

But buying BC Place makes a lot of sense if the buyer can tear it down and build more condos. It's no secret that some people in Vision have this strange hatred for BC Place (and anything resembling big city entertainment) and want it to disappear. Prior to the Olympics, there were some voices openly calling for BC Place to be torn down and moved to the suburbs as an alternative to the proposed renovations. Indeed, the city has been doing much to facilitate the suffocation of BC Place (and the entertainment zone that was supposed to be built around it) by ubiquitous residential development. With their provincial allies finally in power, the dreams of some at city hall could become a reality.

jiminy crickets. I wonder what the long-term outcome of all that would be? (other than the sea of residential itself)? A "dead" sort of area, or what?

[Jebby]

Originally Posted by trofirhen

jiminy crickets. I wonder what the long-term outcome of all that would be? (other than the sea of residential itself)? A "dead" sort of area, or what?

He wasn't being serious.

[Pinion]

Originally Posted by trofirhen

jiminy crickets. I wonder what the long-term outcome of all that would be? (other than the sea of residential itself)? A "dead" sort of area, or what?

Do you consider Yaletown a dead zone? Because it would probably be like that in this completely impossible scenario.

[mr.x]

Yaletown is an entertainment zone relative only in the Vancouver context as it's a lot of what little entertainment we have, but it's extremely stifled considering it's in an residential area. It's not a true entertainment zone, where the entertainment part comes first - not residential needs and residential developments.

Big city entertainment rarely appears out of nor flourishes within areas that are packed with nothing but residential, and Vancouver is rather an extreme example of this.

[Prometheus]

Originally Posted by spm2013

Yeah they're going to tear down a stadium after they spent 500 million renovating it. Genius at work.

Are you keeping up with current events? The NDP is floating the idea of selling-off BC Place.

[spm2013]

Originally Posted by Prometheus

Are you keeping up with current events? The NDP is floating the idea of selling-off BC Place.

No, they're not. Stop lying liar!

[trofirhen]

Originally Posted by Jebby

He wasn't being serious.

Originally Posted by Pinion

Do you consider Yaletown a dead zone? Because it would probably be like that in this completely impossible scenario.

WHOOPS!!! I stand corrected again!! (what a relief, this time)!

[theKB]

Originally Posted by mr.x

Yaletown is an entertainment zone relative only in the Vancouver context as it's a lot of what little entertainment we have, but it's extremely stifled considering it's in an residential area. It's not a true entertainment zone, where the entertainment part comes first - not residential needs and residential developments.

Big city entertainment rarely appears out of nor flourishes within areas that are packed with nothing but residential, and Vancouver is rather an extreme example of this.

Yaletown is a complete dead zone, a barren waste land of chain restaurants that cater to the suburbanites going out for a "night on the town" (even though they could find the same places at their local strip mall).

Vancouver doesn't really have a real entertainment district and with its current direction will only stifle further any last bit of entertainment areas that are downtown. I miss the old days of Robson being jammed with people and cars to the wee hours of the morning. Place had a lot of life back then.

I find it interesting/dumb that Rogers Arena will be changing and reducing concerts and other types of events to placate the towers going up there.

I always forget that people move downtown for a quieter, slower pace of life

[Pinion]

I mentioned Yaletown only because a theoretical neighbourhood where BC Place is would probably be similar to it. Never meant to imply it was an entertainment zone.

[mr.x]

Originally Posted by theKB

Yaletown is a complete dead zone, a barren waste land of chain restaurants that cater to the suburbanites going out for a "night on the town" (even though they could find the same places at their local strip mall).

Vancouver doesn't really have a real entertainment district and with its current direction will only stifle further any last bit of entertainment areas that are downtown. I miss the old days of Robson being jammed with people and cars to the wee hours of the morning. Place had a lot of life back then.

I find it interesting/dumb that Rogers Arena will be changing and reducing concerts and other types of events to placate the towers going up there.

I always forget that people move downtown for a quieter, slower pace of life

Sadly, Yaletown is part of the what "little" entertainment we [might] have. And hence, qualifies as entertainment.

I've had chats with other people on this matter and they went on the defensive, saying a "mixed and inclusive" neighbourhood is ideal - not entertainment zones. They didn't understand why an entertainment zone couldn't truly flourish if it's surrounded by residential.

This article and its comments section really expands on this sentiment: http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/01/t...ment-district/

[officedweller]

Paragon proceeding with new (same-sized as current) casino...

Originally Posted by huenthar

Posted in the Convention Centre thread:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis...-bc-place.html

Looks like they are moving ahead with a smaller casino (same size as Edgewater. Sounds like it would still include a hotel too...

[jlousa]

Well some news but doesn't look like there's much progress, going to the DPB on July 15th.

To extend the time-limited approval of the Casino-Class 2 use in Building C at the Plaza of Nations until December 31, 2015 and to extend the timelimiteduse of the 138 parking spaces in Building B to coincide with that date.