simply Dan
Active Member
The Scotiabank has to go.
Toronto The Uptown Residences | ?m | 48s | Pemberton | Burka
SP!RE
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Indeed.
Above rendering by SP!RE/andrewharv.
Above rendering by SP!RE/andrewharv.
steveve
Senior Member
HA! Nice one ^^^
adma
Superstar
The present Scotiabank is benign for what it is (80s Pomo-tech, whatever). And probably was always meant to be nothing more than a stylish time-marking taxpayer...
Parkdalian
Senior Member
Not to glut the forum with Uptown and CrystalBlu pics, but I was walking by today and I snapped this.
Sir Novelty Fashion
Senior Member
I think I speak for all of us when I say that we welcome your glut, and please glut more.
Towered
Senior Member
Whatever happened to banks? They used to utilize top of the shelf architecture, often even for their smallest branches, yet in the past few decades they've looked like bland, uninspired junk with no sense of pride or permanence.
barrytron3030
Active Member
money happened. banks are greedy, i thought we all knew that.
gristle
Senior Member
Glut on Parkdalian!
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Parkdalian, that is an excellent context shot. 
It's very much welcomed and appreciated.
It's very much welcomed and appreciated.
Conrad Black
Senior Member
That is a great shot. Yonge and Bloor is exploding.
Therion
Senior Member
Perhaps in today's post-9/11 climate, that's not the best way to word your meaning.
steveve
Senior Member
That shot looks really really cool! ^^^
Fantastic work! Yonge/Bloor looks really cool in that photo! I wish it would look like that all the time!
I really appreciate how much Crystal Blu and Uptown have brought to the area! Its building up some really density, height, and activity for us skyscraper geeks!
Fantastic work! Yonge/Bloor looks really cool in that photo! I wish it would look like that all the time!
I really appreciate how much Crystal Blu and Uptown have brought to the area! Its building up some really density, height, and activity for us skyscraper geeks!
Mongo
Senior Member
At one time, there was no deposit insurance. If a bank failed (which they did all the time), you were left with nothing.
Under those conditions, banks desperately needed to look safe. Hence all the Greek columns and solid stone facings -- they gave the potential client the illusion of permanence and stability.
Once full deposit insurance was introduced, that requirement disappeared, and banks could build the cheapest outlets they wanted.
steveve
Senior Member
Just came back from my voyage to Yorkville but was stumped to find the sun had gone down by the time i got there
Here's some pics i took earlier today of Uptown and Crystal (which by the way are very tall and noticeable now!)...
*The pictures turned out fuzzy cause it was dark i think...
Uptown i have to say is lookin pretty good for the most part... the blue glass is really shiny!
All photos by me: steveve
Enjoy!
Here's a video i made of Uptown and Crystal tonight:
Srry its kinda dark..
[video=youtube;ZeMZ0Xtum2c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeMZ0Xtum2c[/video]
vid by me: steveve
Here's some pics i took earlier today of Uptown and Crystal (which by the way are very tall and noticeable now!)...
*The pictures turned out fuzzy cause it was dark i think...
Uptown i have to say is lookin pretty good for the most part... the blue glass is really shiny!
All photos by me: steveve
Enjoy!
Here's a video i made of Uptown and Crystal tonight:
Srry its kinda dark..
[video=youtube;ZeMZ0Xtum2c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeMZ0Xtum2c[/video]
vid by me: steveve
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