ADob
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I wonder if the chief librarian had ever travelled to Europe and scoffed at all the "aging anachronisms" they managed to keep there.
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David A
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In hindsight, the library built in the 60's was also actually nicer architecturally than the metal blob there now. Aren't things supposed to improve as a city grows? We seem to have gone the other way here with this one.But just think if they had not demolished the Carnegie Library we would have never gotten that gem of a building we now have on Churchill Square.
ADob
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Well, here's hoping that if we manage to survive long enough, the bibliotank, too, will become iconic and beloved 
Not holding my breath though. And, in its defense, it is lovely inside.
Not holding my breath though. And, in its defense, it is lovely inside.David A
Senior Member
Probably not coincidentally, that is a common Edmonton style theme - ugly on the outside but nice on the inside. Not sure why we often can't make more effort for the other part.Well, here's hoping that if we manage to survive long enough, the bibliotank, too, will become iconic and beloved
supplanter
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The one I find hardest to cope with is the post office
The commemorative clock only reminds me of what they did.
David A
Senior Member
I realize being downtown there are only so many places to build bigger, newer things as the city grows. I can sort of live with some old and nice buildings being gone, if the space it is filled by something decent or nicer.
What irks me, are things like our central Library building which has devolved over the decades from beautiful to ok, now to kind of ugly, even worse the Tegler site which has devolved from a nice old building into an empty lot.
What irks me, are things like our central Library building which has devolved over the decades from beautiful to ok, now to kind of ugly, even worse the Tegler site which has devolved from a nice old building into an empty lot.
MattPT
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Describes Edmonton as a whole perfectly. Ugly on the outside as you’re driving in, but once you get past the inner ring road it’s quite pretty. lol
I didn’t know about this one. Luckily we held on to:
Edmcowboy11
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At least we can be very thankful that nobody was able to move forward with the potential plan at one point to tear down the Hotel McDonald. Honestly, I do hope that something positive does happen on the former Tegler Building site. In the perfect world we would see a building built by a good developer that would honor the Tegler as best as possible and would bring life to this part of the downtown.
The_Cat
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'Irresponsible': Downtown developer feels unfairly targeted by city's 'problem property' survey
Site of the old Bank of Montreal building is the subject of a "problem properties" survey issued by the City of Edmonton
edmontonjournal.com
fromyeg
Active Member
Not a lot of positive press for Regency.
Agard
Active Member
Am I misreading this?? This makes zero sense: "How can you call me out for NOT developing vacant unsightly land when you ARE developing vacant unsightly land!"
johnnyboy
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You know it's pretty bad when even Cheryll Watson calls you out; he doesn't have a leg to stand on.
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Stevey_G
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penny wise but pound foolish.
Gronk!
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'Irresponsible': Downtown developer feels unfairly targeted by city's 'problem property' survey
Site of the old Bank of Montreal building is the subject of a "problem properties" survey issued by the City of Edmonton
The fact that other towers such as The Falcon and The Parks have been successfully completed just shows how incompetent Regency is.
Stevey_G
Active Member
What a strawman argument to make eh. The exhibition lands and blatchford are nowhere near as unsightly as his property. Nor do they sit on the city’s potentially top premiere downtown corner.