Aiw
Member Username: Aiw
Post Number: 5944 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, October 30, 2006 - 6:34 am: | |
Here is today's P.D.J. |
Goat Member Username: Goat
Post Number: 8938 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, October 30, 2006 - 8:14 am: | |
AIW, do you really think the city cares if their (our) buildings or monuments are architecturally pleasing? I sometimes think that the shittier they look the more they get off on it. I had noticed those the other day and was going to call you to let you know about them. But it looks like you beat me to it. It's too bad that they took that building down. I wouldn't have minded that one staying up on the riverfront. Thanks for sharing the demo picture. I hadn't seen that one before. On a side note, the city as of last week started doing more construction on the crappy bus station they decided to put in the urban village. Yay for the idiots on Council! Yay for the moron city planners. as well! |
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell
Post Number: 3187 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, October 30, 2006 - 10:01 am: | |
That first picture you show looks like they were excavating a mass grave site. LOL, I guess it was the grave site of an old building. Do you have a picture of that "peace beacon" that you 'like' so much? |
Upinottawa Member Username: Upinottawa
Post Number: 593 Registered: 09-2005
| Posted on Monday, October 30, 2006 - 10:21 am: | |
Lowell, I don't know if the following is up to date, but here is the proposal: http://www.citywindsor.ca/0008 10.asp?id=2273 Andrew, remember that a turd is better than perpetual constipation.... |
Blitz Member Username: Blitz
Post Number: 208 Registered: 09-2004
| Posted on Monday, October 30, 2006 - 10:31 am: | |
Are you guys saying you actually like the Guest House? I'm glad to see that parking lot go and the Guest House did nothing but get in the way of the view. |
Aiw
Member Username: Aiw
Post Number: 5949 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, October 30, 2006 - 10:34 am: | |
Here's the peace beacon, directly from the Architect's proposal.
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Aiw
Member Username: Aiw
Post Number: 5950 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, October 30, 2006 - 10:36 am: | |
Blitz, personally I prefer the Cleary Guest House. Windsor just keeps on demolishing anything that has/or could have any architectural/historical merit. |
Bvos Member Username: Bvos
Post Number: 2055 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, October 30, 2006 - 12:59 pm: | |
So that's supposed to represent peace huh... |
Upinottawa Member Username: Upinottawa
Post Number: 595 Registered: 09-2005
| Posted on Monday, October 30, 2006 - 1:01 pm: | |
$50 says they find Jimmy Hoffa under there.... |
Blitz Member Username: Blitz
Post Number: 209 Registered: 09-2004
| Posted on Monday, October 30, 2006 - 3:50 pm: | |
Jeez if some of you had your way, Windsor would never build anything new. I'm for preserving historic buildings as well but not every single structure can or should be saved. |
Hysteria Member Username: Hysteria
Post Number: 1568 Registered: 02-2006
| Posted on Monday, October 30, 2006 - 4:04 pm: | |
The first pic does look like a mafia style burial site. Cement graves ... |
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba
Post Number: 4438 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Monday, October 30, 2006 - 6:28 pm: | |
Was that $50 Canadian or real money? LOL. Easy, Andrew and Goat, maybe it will turn out ok. Peace Beacons are a good thing. Martha Stewart told me so and Oprah says so. So it's truth. jjaba. |
220hendrie1910 Member Username: 220hendrie1910
Post Number: 45 Registered: 02-2006
| Posted on Monday, October 30, 2006 - 7:20 pm: | |
Please, someone tell Jjaba that the C$ is worth almost 90 U.S. cents. Getting tired of this in Ottawa. |
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz
Post Number: 881 Registered: 12-2005
| Posted on Monday, October 30, 2006 - 7:39 pm: | |
Jjaba fans know Jjaba loves Canada. |
Goat Member Username: Goat
Post Number: 8941 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 - 11:54 am: | |
Blitz, the problem is that the city has demolished almost all of the historic buildings that it had. That is why we are so adamant that they keep the few remaining ones. Why don't they level some of the crap from the '70s? |
Blitz Member Username: Blitz
Post Number: 210 Registered: 09-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 - 9:24 pm: | |
I know Windsor has a terrible track record of demolishing historic buildings but I just don't see the value in keeping the guest house. The more they improve the riverfront, the more of an eyesore it becomes. |
Aiw
Member Username: Aiw
Post Number: 5955 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 - 9:38 pm: | |
Your opinion of the guest house is the same opinion many had of the architecture that is now demolished. |
Milwaukee Member Username: Milwaukee
Post Number: 304 Registered: 08-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 - 10:55 pm: | |
They could have saved the great old facade and built a modern building into it. I like the new building though. Oh well, too late now. |