Jaimoe Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 How great would you feel as a Canadian if Old City Hall was raised (like it almost was) in order to expand the Eaton Centre?One minor word nit: I think the word you wanted there is actually razed.Aloha' date='Brad[/quote']Thanks Brad. That's what I get after 4 hours of sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 people who destroy video stores should be executed!as a Canadian i don't really care too much about old city hall as i've never been inside, i've never lived in toronto, i have no connection to it. etc etc. that's why it should come down to city governments to enforce - bylaws with teeth. as far as i know criminal law is written federally, although i could be wrong.sure it's nice to keep old architecture, but i don't think destroying it is worthy of a criminal charge. give the heritage act some teeth, fine the shit out of developers etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenenbaum Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 BTW, another store that was lost in the fire was the great Suspect Video. There's not a finer video store in the city, including Bay Street Video. Queen Video (3 locations on Queen+Bloor+College) are just as good in terms of quality+rare dvds! Sure they don't sell a "chucky" doll or "Nightmare on Elm St" lunch boxes, but Queen always gave Suspect a good run, when it came to selection+variety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 BTW' date=' another store that was lost in the fire was the great Suspect Video. There's not a finer video store in the city, including Bay Street Video. [/quote']Queen Video (3 locations on Queen+Bloor+College) are just as good in terms of quality+rare dvds! Sure they don't sell a "chucky" doll or "Nightmare on Elm St" lunch boxes, but Queen always gave Suspect a good run, when it came to selection+variety.I love Queen Video too. I find there DVD's are in poor shape most of the time. Bay Street Video has the biggest selection and are almost as geeky as Suspect and moreso than Queen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 people who destroy video stores should be executed!as a Canadian i don't really care too much about old city hall as i've never been inside, i've never lived in toronto, i have no connection to it. etc etc. I really don't think it matters. I have no connection to Barrie, but a big part of their historic district was recently destoryed and it really bothered me. I know we as Canadians have identity issues. What happens when our past is continually paved over for condos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 people get sweet skyline views?all i'm saying is that it should be a local issue, not a giant federally mandated heritage provision in criminal law. things aren't the same in halifax as they are in winnipeg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Hey Davey Boy, do you know anything about that OCA building and why it was built? Just curious. The architect in question is famous for designing controversial colourful buildings like that one. At least it generates debate and thought, whether you like it or not. The one new Toronto building I hate is this underwhelming box, Jack Diamond designed new opera house: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 people get sweet skyline views?all i'm saying is that it should be a local issue, not a giant federally mandated heritage provision in criminal law. things aren't the same in halifax as they are in winnipeg.I don't think we have a visionary with that kind of power. Too bad, but I reluctantly agree with you for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 so if the architect is famous and controversial it's ok? it's all subjective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 so if the architect is famous and controversial it's ok? it's all subjectiveI like that building, some people don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 The first time I saw this building I was high as fuck and just started laughing my ass off. I love this building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol'Hickster Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Canada Has to (as a young country) Keep its Hertiage, and realise it is important, I hope that whole block is re-done right by Resto-masons like myself because Canada need to keep what it has, The company I work for restored Old City Hall and does most of the stuffin the GTA and surrounding area, Im glad they didnt tear it down, its a land mark, and I can understand AD that you dont live here but I mean there is alot of money goin in to the parliment buildings, What if they decided to change the parliment building to Glasss and steel? Ottawa wouldnt be the same with out that heritage. Dont get me wrong I apreciate new arichtechual design and engineering but keep what is heritage heritage, there is a reason why people travel far to see the pyrmids, the Domo, The Vatican, the colliseum, Notra Dam and many many more, magnificant buildings around the "oldWorld" Hopefully Toronto will try to keep what is truly Toronto Toronto. I knwo this was a long rant but a rant is rant and Rant on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 i didn't say tear the Old City Hall down, I was making the point that if it's a federal heritage law, how can the importance of the building be determined so that it can adequately be protected? It should be locally determined and governed - who knows better than the people that live beside the building, than the people who work in and around and on the building? Your example of the Parliament Buildings isn't very good, as they do have national significance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol'Hickster Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 (edited) no no no I wasnt saying you implyed that I was just saying myself that im glad the City of Toronto didnt decide to tear it done not you AD And as for the parliment example its the only thing I could thing of on the top of my head for heritage in Ottawa ( I dont live there), no offence intended in any of my verbal diarea, Ive just had too many after work beers and now am typing away Edited February 21, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 no no no I wasnt saying you implyed that I was just saying myself that im glad the City of Toronto didnt decide to tear it done not you AD And as for the parliment example its the only thing I could thing of on the top of my head for heritage in Ottawa ( I dont live there), no offence intended in any of my verbal diarea, Ive just had too many after work beers and now am typing away The only thing funnier than a cat fight is a hippie fight. Why don't you two knock each other over and tye-dye each other's clothes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 God, I'm bitchy today....pardon my PMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol'Hickster Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Oh man you shoudl have seen me at work today, I was in complete asshole mode lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Oh man you shoudl have seen me at work today, I was in complete asshole mode lolYou have PMS too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol'Hickster Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Yea I get in to a funk usually 1 day a month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Your example of the Parliament Buildings isn't very good, as they do have national significance.And I think the crux of the argument is that we don't have enough nationally significant buildings, so we have to save everything we can since they can become culturally and even nationally significant. Rediscovering both Old Quebec City and more recently Old Montreal has made Canada and especially Quebec stronger culturally and historically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol'Hickster Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 You got the point perfectly Jamioe!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 And another thing, Dublin was a shithole until the early 90's - parts still are. Now it is a cultural tourist hotspot and nationally significant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol'Hickster Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Ive nevr been to Ireland I will deffinatly have to go sometime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 I'd like to offer an example for comment. Duke's Cycle should rebuild to its former heritage-worthy state. Who should pay the additional cost to do so? Presumably, it would cost more to construct an historic looking stone building than a boring steel and concrete one (especially within a tight urban space). Is the Duke family "responsible" for that cost? Is their insurance company? The city / province / feds? My point is that it's one thing to say what should happen, but a different thing to actually do it. And then there's the whole issue of what is historic enough to spend that premium saving. I dont think people want to tear down old buildings, I think they just see them as inefficient and in need of replacement. In this case, I just dont think its worth spending a lot of money rebuilding something faux, back to its former glory, that is now gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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