To Be Demolished Aswell, a photo from British Columbia, Western

Photographer's Note

As with my previous photo, the Pink Palace that is set for demolishing, so is its sister building The Shoreland.

For the main photo, i tried my best to get a little creative, trying to find a composition with a bit of style - not sure if I succeeded. The building has a Cork Screw type of rounded exterior, I quite like it.

This is another 1960's building that the Vancouver City Counsel has voted on demolishing. Locals find the building to be an eye sore in an otherwise very rich and posh area along the waterfront.

I added the MAP feature if you're interested. What's ironic is that all of the other apartment buildings surrounding it are just as ugly, but they're not PINK or AQUA GREEN in colour, so they don't stand out as much. If you drive around the area, its full of multi million dollar homes on the waterfront, so I guess these apartment buildings are out of favour with the locals.

Also, perhaps the interiors are in need of repair, but is that reason to demolish it? What will happen to all the residents living here? Its still occupied today.

Please check out the WS photos. And please forgive the awful lighting, as I chose the absolute worst day to drive down there.

papagolf21, BennyV, Fis2, holmertz, ikeharel, pierrefonds, worldcitizen, alvaraalto, ChrisJ has marked this note useful

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ifege (20993) 2019-10-16 20:23

Hi Craig
I take it that heritage listing doesn't cover 60s buildings in BC. There's been a hug battle in Sydney over a classic brutalist period concrete building. List or not list? It was a big public housing block just near the Harbour Bridge and in the end it they sold it for renovation.
It is a great looking building and a much better than the normal building for that era. Great photos.
cheers
Ian

Tue (71978) 2019-10-16 23:10

Hello Craig,
Another good close-up photo of a residential tower. The patterns of the balcony railings on the right hand side are very eye-catching again and are well balanced on the other side by the greenish walls. I like the tilt as well.
Lars

papagolf21 (145160) 2019-10-16 23:14

Bonjour, cher Craig,
Savoir cadrer pour valoriser un aspect architectural demande une connaissance particuli鋨e.
Ici, le r廥ultat est manifeste.L'effet sur le spectateur est garanti.
Amiti廥.
Philippe

BennyV (30466) 2019-10-16 23:22

Hello Craig

Two great pictures showing beauty where other, and less inpsired people see old buildings. The beauty can be preserved in pictures like yours, but that is small comfort. Too small.

What a bit of paint can do!

Benny

jemaflor (125791) 2019-10-16 23:29

Hi Craig,
Well presented this building, good angle and interesting architecture, good effect with the detail of the plant on the balcony, photogenic detail, tfs.

Fis2 (142753) 2019-10-17 0:33

Witaj Craig!
Curious fragment of building.
A very curious balconies.
Excellent POV and composition.
Good colors and sharpness.
I like it, WS too.
Well done.
Warm regards.
Krzysztof

holmertz (83376) 2019-10-17 1:00

Hello Craig,
I wonder if the rich neighbours want to get rid of these two buildings because they don't like to live close to people who can only afford to rent their apartments. Maybe there is some kind of "class cleansing" (as different from ethnic cleansing) going on. (Conspiracy theory of the day.)
Maybe this isn't the most beautiful building in Vancouver, but it's so special with this design and colour that it should be protected instead of pulled down. Surely it represents a special epoch of architecture that would deserve to be preserved.
We get better general views in the WS but the main photo zooms into the peculiar details of especially the balconies.
Regards,
Gert

dta (95576) 2019-10-17 1:29

Hello Craig,
An if this would be the futures of old modern buildings ! Most of them don't age well , in contrary of ancients one .
But in this case , it's a pitty. It was interesting and not so ugly .
Regards.

PS ; I must say that I'm not a fan of big modern cities . Even I must admit that there are great modern high rises ... and fantastic subjects for the photographer ;)

Regards

pierrefonds (93625) 2019-10-17 4:34

Hi Craig,

The point of view is showing the details stylish balconies anf of the aqua color. There are many reasons to demolish the building, the main one being speculation. The light is bringing out the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Sergiom (115702) 2019-10-17 7:07

Bonjour Craig,

Il me semble que vous jetez vos choux bien gras � Vancouver. M瘱e si l'architecture est pass嶪 date, ce b漮iment a encore de beaux os et semble tr鋊 bien entretenu. Belle composition.

Amicalement

Serge

rychem (68021) 2019-10-17 7:27

This building is not so ugly at all, I like some architectural elements, e.g. grille on balconies, a very good series of photos
regards Ryszard

jimmyjimmy (4242) 2019-10-17 8:21

Hello Mac

When are apartments ever like by the locals? Still your argument has merritt. I see potential for slight upgrades and fresh paint of a more neutral tone that would keep them around. Sounds like some very powerful players have influence on this. You remove the apartments, replace them with a park...and viola. the property values skyrocket. just sayin'
I like you angle of attack on your POV. beautiful. Keep them coming.

jimmy

worldcitizen (12762) 2019-10-17 8:26

Hello Craig,
Wow, I'm surprised by all this colorful architecture, and I think it's really cool. You wrote that these buildings are from the 1960's, but they have an Art Deco feeling to them with the funky colors. I like the POV and crop in this main photo. It makes this unfortunate building look very attractive. :-)

Silvio1953 (191323) 2019-10-17 9:26

Ciao Craig, lovely composition with beautiful building, I like two WS too, fine details, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

PiotrF (42764) 2019-10-17 14:10

Hello Craig
Wonderful architecture here.
I like fine details.
Photo with good POV and good quality.
Fine presentation
Regards
Piotr

emka (139302) 2019-10-18 0:56

Hello Craig, What the shame that they want to demolish this fine building. I remember that the wonderful station in NYC was saved by Jacquie Kennedy. Here there is no one who is influential. And probably there will be something standard and uninteresting.

Kind regards MAlgo

lousat (121085) 2019-10-18 2:03

HI Craig. perhaps they will be demolished by a market law, it costs more to demolish and rebuild than to restructure. However, the fa蓷de and the balconies are still perfectly preserved as I can see thanks to the impressive details. Good idea to find an original perspective as the main photo, and obviously the complete view in the ws is very useful. Have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano

abmdsudi (81652) 2019-10-18 22:19

Hi Craig
Repetitive Balconies at it's best of the image creating a strong composition. Well worth taking with lovely tones and contrast. Excellent work
Best regards

alvaraalto (38696) 2019-10-19 5:44

Hello Craig
You have started a fascinating discussion about these buildings from the 60s.
Here too many houses, built in the period after WWII, are demolished or renovated.
Modern economists generally set the economic life of these types of buildings at 50 years. So in that perspective they can be destroyed. The interior is probably also no longer appropriate in the current time. (often too small) and cannot always be improved by renovation.
But what about special buildings? The PINK and AQUA certainly do not bother me at these buildings, but the balcony fences, I don't think fit the architecture.
Is joining the city council something for you?
Have a good weekend, groet Rob

ChrisJ (152474) 2019-10-20 14:43

Hi Craig

I see nothing at all wrong with this building. It's clean, well maintained and looks like a nice place to live. I would say developers have their eye on big profits from putting up new luxury apartment blocks in a prime location. Heritage laws should be in place & enforced. Tfs!