haltcatchfire
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Remember all of the rumours for the Alberta Boot property?
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Who remembers the old Exchange proposal? Three towers, with one of them being something crazy like 70 stories.
Cowtown
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75 stories for the tallest tower, 52, and 45 for the other two. I tried finding a rendering for it yesterday, but can't. Most of the old renderings on SSP are gone. One of the downsides to SSP is they host their own images, so you can never find older images.
I remember it as three towers similar looking to the Alberta Boot proposal above.
haltcatchfire
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Sunalta Tower
999 Building. 999 10th Ave SW
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999 Building. 999 10th Ave SW
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Sky of Blue
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Which one is this, please? Where is it proposed?
Rollerstud98
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That would be the on/off/on/off/on project known as Steps in Bridgeland.
There was also this one.
FCC1982
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Great Thread!
I'll post some biggies we missed out on from the 1980s, mostly from this book.
The front and back inside covers compare the skyline from the NE in 1972 & 1982 - great transformation in just 10 years:
I'll post some biggies we missed out on from the 1980s, mostly from this book.
The front and back inside covers compare the skyline from the NE in 1972 & 1982 - great transformation in just 10 years:
Roaring Flames
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The bottom picture cant be from 82 the PetroCan buildings were completed in 84
FCC1982
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Yes correct you are - 1984 it is (my bad).
Still impressive transformation for 12 years,
I'll post some unbuilt projects later tonight.
Still impressive transformation for 12 years,
I'll post some unbuilt projects later tonight.
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haltcatchfire
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Not your bad. The cover of the book says 1982.
I actually prefer the look of Calgary's downtown in 1972 to the look of 1982.
1982's skyline is an dreadful mass of boring office towers. Thankfully today there are more residential highrises in the mix and the skyline is balancing out better.
1982's skyline is an dreadful mass of boring office towers. Thankfully today there are more residential highrises in the mix and the skyline is balancing out better.
FCC1982
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Ok, I'll start with what I have on the second tower of First Canadian Centre. I still remember delivering the Calgary Herald when this was on the front page, I was so excited ... and then it got capped at ground level and has stayed that way ever since (coming up 40 years). I've never really gotten over it as evidenced by my avatar.
As a bonus, here is the gold version of a more recent un-built iteration that was mentioned by Beazley 66 a couple of pages back (the context is still wrong):
As a bonus, here is the gold version of a more recent un-built iteration that was mentioned by Beazley 66 a couple of pages back (the context is still wrong):
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FCC1982
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Next up we have Bay Park Plaza which would have been on the site where Brookfield now sits.
FCC1982
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Here is some more info and images of McIntyre Plaza that Surreal posted on the first page:
Notice on the far right of the last image you can see the 64 storey First Canadian Centre.
It would have been quite the impressive sight along 7th Ave. moving east to west from 1st Street to 4th Street SW you would have had:
- Bay Park Plaza - 2 towers 63 storeys each.
- First Canadian Centre - 64 storeys (and the 43 storey built tower).
- McIntyre Plaza - 66 storeys.
Notice on the far right of the last image you can see the 64 storey First Canadian Centre.
It would have been quite the impressive sight along 7th Ave. moving east to west from 1st Street to 4th Street SW you would have had:
- Bay Park Plaza - 2 towers 63 storeys each.
- First Canadian Centre - 64 storeys (and the 43 storey built tower).
- McIntyre Plaza - 66 storeys.