Francesco's | 48m | 16s | Arlington Street | DAAS

[YourBoy007]

I guess we'll see this year.

 

[Albertasaurus]

I'll believe it when I see it. Arlington isn't exactly reliable about getting stuff built.

 

[Gullfoss]

Pretty interesting to see this

Get changed to this:

And then changed to this:

It's interesting...

 

[The Familia]

More shit from Arlington….slowly destroying 17th one shitty proposal after another.

 

[badc0ffee]

It's not really that bad. The wide view is 5A street. The front facing 17th looks like this:

Ignoring the ugly FRANCESCO on the right, and the corrugated metal on both sides of the corner. this is fine to me. It's certainly better than what we have there now.

 

[haltcatchfire]

Lame

 

[Albertasaurus]

It looks OK from the front but that ghastly side view reminds me of the commie blocks that they threw up in Toronto and Ottawa by the dozens in the 70s. Much like Sentinel, every redesign seems to be a step backwards.

 

[Silence&Motion]

It looks OK from the front but that ghastly side view reminds me of the commie blocks that they threw up in Toronto and Ottawa by the dozens in the 70s. Much like Sentinel, every redesign seems to be a step backwards.

I would say that those commie blocks generally look better than this.

Incidentally, when it comes to 1970s commie blocks, The Beltline is basically indistinguishable from parts of Toronto:

 

[haltcatchfire]

I'm guessing the right side is Toronto because there's cars parked in both cycling lanes.

 

[badc0ffee]

When I hear "commie block" I think Pruitt-Igoe, not these 800sqft 2-bed 1970s apartments with an expansive balcony and a fully functioning elevator.

What's the "commie" part? the low ceilings?

 

[Silence&Motion]

What's the "commie" part? the low ceilings?

Probably the lack of ensuite washers and dryers. Collective ownership of the means of laundry production!!

 

[heritageguy]

It's not really that bad. The wide view is 5A street. The front facing 17th looks like this:

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Ignoring the ugly FRANCESCO on the right, and the corrugated metal on both sides of the corner. this is fine to me. It's certainly better than what we have there now.

Looks great from this elevation. Hope they keep the brick

 

[DiscoStu]

As someone who lived the first few years of their life in an actual commie block, in an actual commie country, let me assure you that any of those old buildings in the Beltline are still an upgrade.

 

[Duck Lightning]

You can always be assured Disco Stu remembers the 70s

 

[DiscoStu]

Sadly just missed out, as I was born in early 80s (another rad decade). But I am there in spirit.