Winnipeg and Manitoba (ALL Purpose Photo Thread) - Page 21

esquire · #**401** Posted **Mar 20, 2019, 1:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy

https://www.instagram.com/p/BuwvyVuA4IB/

Is there a lower parking deck below those lots?

I always thought it was a bit of a downer that these three towers were surrounded by parking, with no real streetscape to speak of.

joshlemer · #**402** Posted **Mar 20, 2019, 4:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by mintzilla

what was the opposition to the bridge about? sorry asking as an outsider.

I think it could be argued that the bridge was a pretty big waste of taxpayer money.

Yes, it is pretty, but other than that it wasn't really required, and I think the money could be put to better use. According to Wikipedia, the cost of the bridge was $72 million, which adjusted for 2019 dollars is $100million. This is, IIRC, about half of Winnipeg Transit's budget for a year.

My biggest complaint is that it is literally right beside an existing bridge which has a large sidewalk, https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/49.89...a1645a!1m0!3e2

So what was the real benefit of the bridge then? It maybe makes walking to Saint Boniface from the forks about 90 seconds shorter, and it is very pretty. But I would think there are more useful things that can be done for $100million.

Wpg_Guy · #**403** Posted **Mar 20, 2019, 4:54 PM**

72 million would have included the vehicular bridge too. I don’t believe the pedestrain span was more than 25 million.

joshlemer · #**404** Posted **Mar 20, 2019, 5:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy

72 million would have included the vehicular bridge too. I don’t believe the pedestrain span was more than 25 million.

Ah okay I stand corrected and retract my statement then.

1ajs · #**405** Posted **Mar 20, 2019, 5:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

Is there a lower parking deck below those lots?

I always thought it was a bit of a downer that these three towers were surrounded by parking, with no real streetscape to speak of.

yes under both lots is underground parking as well

1ajs · #**406** Posted **Mar 20, 2019, 5:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy

72 million would have included the vehicular bridge too. I don’t believe the pedestrain span was more than 25 million.

the trafic bridge was 72 million the pedestrian was 15-18mill if i recall the details right. if one digs through the archived threads in the archive subsection of one of the old wpg construction threads the proper numbers would be burried there fyi witch is on the bottom of the main forum page lots of history on the last 19 yrs burried in there for allot of canadian development.

Wpg_Guy · #**407** Posted **Mar 21, 2019, 3:25 AM**

https://www.instagram.com/mosaikdesigns/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BvPhF2gAfPt/

Bdog · #**408** Posted **Mar 21, 2019, 4:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by Biff

Funny how this view from the other way around, like coming south over the Osborne Bridge into Osborne Village always looks so good and dense....from this view...eeewww.

As dense as Osborne Village is, there's actually a tonne of clustered surface parking. The Evergreen Tower parking, Safeway, the River-Wellington area apartments, much of east Roslyn, and pretty much the whole east side of Osborne from River down to Confusion Corner. It goes to show that urbanist neighbourhoods and surface parking can co-exist, depending on how it's done.

Wpg_Guy · #**409** Posted **Mar 22, 2019, 1:56 AM**

Aerial view of the oxbow (which is a U-shaped bend in the course of a river) that surrounds Kingston Crescent. What a stunning �� by @wiliga
https://twitter.com/Ludwick_W/status...56866504871936

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bacheson/47385679452/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/baches...in/dateposted/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rudidu...58047/sizes/h/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/moeasr...96868/sizes/h/

Cranes!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/162835...99192/sizes/h/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/moeasr...95705/sizes/h/

Wpg_Guy · #**410** Posted **Mar 24, 2019, 4:14 AM**

https://www.instagram.com/p/BvUUt02Aqrv/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BvUSg_zjyJQ/

Wpg_Guy · #**411** Posted **Mar 27, 2019, 2:11 AM**

pano

https://imgur.com/hq1tBTj

EndoftheBeginning · #**412** Posted **Mar 28, 2019, 8:12 PM**

A few skyline shots from real estate listings.

https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzIzWDEwO...cnIek/$_59.JPG

https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwM...cm0jP/$_59.JPG

https://cdn.realtor.ca/listing/TS636.../1906544_1.jpg

https://cdn.realtor.ca/listing/TS636.../1906544_2.jpg

https://cdn.realtor.ca/listing/TS636...1904242_17.jpg

https://cdn.realtor.ca/listing/TS636.../1905017_1.jpg

https://cdn.realtor.ca/listing/TS636...1905092_12.jpg

https://cdn.realtor.ca/listing/TS636...1903987_18.jpg

https://cdn.realtor.ca/listing/TS636...1827485_18.jpg

https://cdn.realtor.ca/listing/TS636...1902576_19.jpg

Wpg_Guy · #**413** Posted **Apr 22, 2019, 4:45 AM**

https://www.instagram.com/p/BwijpnkADe7/

esquire · #**414** Posted **Apr 22, 2019, 2:08 PM**

^ What a gorgeous sunset view... I'd buy a print of that, once 300 Main is complete

Wpg_Guy · #**415** Posted **May 2, 2019, 4:11 AM**

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwzdss9l0dW/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BwlHPHkgGmi/

Winnipegger · #**416** Posted **May 2, 2019, 1:31 PM**

It's nice to see that slowly but surely more glass is creeping in to our skyline, as opposed to concrete and Tyndall stone - not that there is anything wrong with that, but in my opinion our skyline is overwhelmingly grey and beige and could use some blues and greens.

optimusREIM · #**417** Posted **May 2, 2019, 2:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by Winnipegger

It's nice to see that slowly but surely more glass is creeping in to our skyline, as opposed to concrete and Tyndall stone - not that there is anything wrong with that, but in my opinion our skyline is overwhelmingly grey and beige and could use some blues and greens.

I don't disagree with you per se but I do like that we don't just have an endless sea of glass buildings like Vancouver. I actually think some of the best new facades aren't glass at all but are made of different materials like the super skinny tower going in in front of Central Park in New York (forget the name)

Kris22 · #**418** Posted **May 2, 2019, 4:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by Winnipegger

It's nice to see that slowly but surely more glass is creeping in to our skyline, as opposed to concrete and Tyndall stone - not that there is anything wrong with that, but in my opinion our skyline is overwhelmingly grey and beige and could use some blues and greens.

Totally agree. The reclad of the commodity exchange tower makes a massive difference because it's wide, tall, and visible in most skyline shots. And based on renderings our new tallest will be quite glassy as well:

I think the glass-clad crown/mechanical area will look fantastic and refreshing in our skyline.

Wpg_Guy · #**419** Posted **May 5, 2019, 4:31 AM**

https://www.instagram.com/p/BxAGpAlAYVk/

pspeid · #**420** Posted **May 5, 2019, 2:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

^ What a gorgeous sunset view... I'd buy a print of that, once 300 Main is complete

me too!