The Familia
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Instead we got a nasty brown cinder block.
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potatopizzafan
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Pyongyang/Dear Leader vibes
CBBarnett
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FCC1982
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Yes - I have a copy of Unbuilt Calgary - an interesting read for sure.
I like this one better however:
dazzlingdave88
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I have two copies of it. It's decent, but definitely dated. Definitely need an update.
DiscoStu
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I remember getting that book out of the library in the late 90s (ye olde Skyscraperpage days), and even then it felt like a blast from the past. But what a find that was! Back then you typically had to rifle through physical copies of old 70s/80s magazines (Alberta Report I think?) and occasionally you'd find stories on these developments. So that book was the holy grail.
DiscoStu
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If anyone actually wants to write this, I can help with the design (designing books/magazines is part of what I do).
Mountain Man
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That grandstand design was hideous!
badc0ffee
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I liked it, but you know they would have "modernized" it at some point to basically what we have now.
Duck Lightning
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I swear I've seen that Grandstand design on this site before, and hearing that the canopy was cable suspended concrete.
AtlanticAvenue
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Similar to the domes roof. That was precast though.
Makes you wonder if even if they did build it like that if it would last this long or rust from the inside out.
Makes you wonder if even if they did build it like that if it would last this long or rust from the inside out.