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    BMO Centre Expansion | 25m | 5s | CMLC

    I have some anecdotal news. I walk to work several times a week, and my route goes right through Stampede Park. About a year ago, there was a large area of excavation at the south end of the Victoria Park LRT ramp, opposite 17th ave. On one particular day, there was also a crew with a crane...
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    BMO Centre Expansion | 25m | 5s | CMLC

    This seems pretty obvious. This city already hosts a giant rodeo for ten days every year, along with several notable horse and cow related events. A few minutes of very serious Google related research assures me that rodeo related fun is a year-round, surprisingly popular and profitable...
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    The Barron | 43m | 11s | Strategic Group | Gibbs Gage

    Yes! From City Hall to Mewata. The parkade access issues would be fairly easy to work around, as others have mentioned. It could be a great opportunity for the blocks West of 8th street to develop into something vibrant and pedestrian friendly. Why not go the distance? Extend Stephen Ave to...
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    General Construction Updates

    GREAT idea. Hard to believe that thirty(ish) years ago there were so many more options in the Core to catch a movie. Esso Plaza, The Grand, The Palace, The Towne and The Uptown, Bankers Hall, Palliser etc. That's quite a list. Thanks to everyone above who reminded me of a few of these I had...
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    General Photos of Calgary

    Great pics everyone! A few random ones from me.
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    General Construction Updates

    Other old man agrees. Want to play checkers in the park and yell at squirrels ?
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    Century Garden Park | ?m | ?s | City of Calgary | PFS Studio

    Oh, it will definitely be a brighter, more welcoming place. That SW corner especially had a weird dystopian vibe after dark, and people seemed to generally avoid the park even over the lunch hour. I am thrilled the water features will survive in some form, as this is something sorely lacking in...
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    Brookfield Place | 246.88m | 56s | AFK

    Love this shot. Thanks!
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    Brookfield Place | 246.88m | 56s | AFK

    No problem. And in the future, Ill keep my indignation on the back burner. This place is a breath of fresh air after spending too much time on that other forum.
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    General Construction Updates

    Hello all. I wasn't really sure where to post this. I couldn't find a "deconstruction/demolition" thread. My apologies if this is not the right place for this post. The spooky, cinder-block haunted house that was the former Meals-On-Wheels building at 34th ave and Macleod Tr. is finally being...
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    General Construction Updates

    Well Said.
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    Brookfield Place | 246.88m | 56s | AFK

    The post I was responding to was about the second Brookfield tower, which would replace the eyesore of a parkade at 7th ave and 2nd St. S.W. Formerly the Bay Parkade. Now the Bow Parkade. Thanks for your incredibly insightful post. Keep up the good work.
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    Brookfield Place | 246.88m | 56s | AFK

    Anything to get rid of the Bay parkade, The 7th ave corridor has morphed splendidly over the last ten years, and this is one of the last remaining blights.
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    Brookfield Place | 246.88m | 56s | AFK

    Did you have an onion tied to your belt?
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    General Construction Updates

    That's the first I've heard of the Canadian Tire in the Royal Block. Great news!

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