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Past Vs Present
- Thread starter KyleBlanchett
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Gronk!
Senior Member
Gronk!
Senior Member
IanO
Superstar
1 step forward, 1 backward, little progress.
That martini bar had the best fries and chicken burger.
That martini bar had the best fries and chicken burger.
ChazYEG
Senior Member
I Know we'd all love if the Tegler had never been demolished in the first place, but at this point, I would've been happy with the BMO building still being there. It wasn't a bad looking building either...
Gronk!
Senior Member
On a more positive note, the Phipps-McKinnon building looks far better now than then.
David A
Senior Member
Yes and Energy Square has also recently been improved while still keeping most of its distinctive character, proving it is still possible to make things better, not worse. So it is not all bad news.
Gronk!
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Gronk!
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David A
Senior Member
The grass in this private park does not look so great at times, particularly when the weather is drier, but hey it is much better than an empty lot. I do hope this site is developed soon or eventually.
Also the old house in the picture to the south west (still used as commercial space) has been fixed up nicely.
Also the old house in the picture to the south west (still used as commercial space) has been fixed up nicely.
ADob
Active Member
It's such a perfect example of Edmonton's philosophy of good enoughism: the crappy grass, the chain link fence, the barely adequate picnic tables, all right in the middle of our most walkable neighbourhood. Yes, it's better than an empty lot but surely we can do better than that!
David A
Senior Member
I think it was intended to be fairly temporary, but perhaps that has changed. If so, it probably should be better maintained and improved now.
ADob
Active Member
Many of our gravel parking lots were intended to be temporary. Which reminds me - the parking lot on Jasper Ave beside the Boston Pizza looks like utter crap. Are they allowed to do the bare minimum there or can it be reported?
David A
Senior Member
Yes, although after some point in time I don't think something can be considered to be temporary. I don't know if there are any rules about this, but to me something like 3 to 5 years makes sense.
The parking lots by BP have been around for decades now, though they are not gravel they do not look great and there are several others like them or worse.
johnnyboy
Active Member
If you hadn't mentioned grass, I would've thought you were referring to this.