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 feepa
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Registered: November 2002
Location: Edmonton
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The Metro line is planned to extend all the way to the airport, if HSR isn't there first. Both the city of edmonton and EIA have plans for LRT/HSR in their long range plans.
The Airport isn't 50 miles out of town... and it won't be long until development of the city is encroaching next to the airport.
There's only one major city in Canada that has a train to its airport - Vancouver - and that's only of 2010. Toronto is just building something now.
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 North East J
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Registered: August 2006
Location: Oil Country
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Just drove by the site last night. They are not messing around.
They are already a storey deep dug out and had 7 machines in there setting footings.
and this was at 830 at night.
The one thing I also noticed is how good that 2 or 3 block section is going to look with the rink and the new museum....
What's that weird, warm, feeling in my belly?
Why, it's optimism for the upcoming hockey season!
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feepa
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Registered: November 2002
Location: Edmonton
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in case anyone is trying eye where the ice will orientated in relation to these pictures I'm posting... you can see macewan station on the top and 104 ave on the bottom
src: http://www.edmonton.ca
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Rocksteady
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Registered: March 2007
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I wish I got a clearer view of the cross section of the building. Anyone have a detailed view?
The very definition of insanity is doing the exact same thing expecting different results.
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feepa
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Registered: November 2002
Location: Edmonton
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^ Find a copy of this weekends journal and look in the insights section. They had a two page blowup of this same diagram (I'm sure the Sun did too... but I don't read that junk usually)
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Rocksteady
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Yeah I saw that, but it doesn't give very much detail. I've always enjoyed looking at the innards of what a building is supposed to look like. Anyways, thanks, and carry on.
The very definition of insanity is doing the exact same thing expecting different results.
Generally Disappointed.
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feepa
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Registered: November 2002
Location: Edmonton
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The official website of Rogers Place has a Live View page now.
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Stay up-to-date on Rogers Place in downtown Edmonton with the view from this construction camera. Images are updated in real time to provide a fresh look at the jobsite. Stay tuned for more camera angles and additional features.
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http://rogersplace.com/live-view/
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JRock71
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Registered: November 2003
Location: Spruce Grove, AB
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| feepa wrote on Tue, 22 April 2014 13:06 |
The official website of Rogers Place has a Live View page now.
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Stay up-to-date on Rogers Place in downtown Edmonton with the view from this construction camera. Images are updated in real time to provide a fresh look at the jobsite. Stay tuned for more camera angles and additional features.
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I hope they will have a virtual arena on their website shortly!
" Right, people you have to tell me these things, okay? I've been frozen for thirty years, okay? Throw me a frickin' bone here! I'm the boss! Need the info.
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feepa
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Registered: November 2002
Location: Edmonton
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well the forum crash gives quite a contrast between the start of the project and todays image
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Steve
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Registered: October 2006
Location: Ottawa
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That is an obscene amount of site trailers.
I like the new view. It's also nice seeing the structure come out of the ground.
"Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us."
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Steve
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Registered: October 2006
Location: Ottawa
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Out of the ground baby!
"Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us."
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spoonful
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Registered: April 2008
Location: Edmonton
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I drive past this site every day (some more frustrating than others) and it's neat to see the progress.
It's amazing to think that they plan to have the exterior completed by next summer.
The Edmonton Oilers - "Craig's on it"
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feepa
Messages: 390
Registered: November 2002
Location: Edmonton
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All by Magnoblade on c2e
DSCF1521 by darkmagnoblade, on Flickr
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I had to get ontop of some garbage cans to get these shots its not getting easy to get shots anymore lol 2 guys in a porche looked at me like dafuq you doing lol.
DSCF1530 by darkmagnoblade, on Flickr
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Dekes
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Registered: October 2006
Location: God's Country
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| feepa wrote on Mon, 28 July 2014 07:54 |
I had to get ontop of some garbage cans to get these shots its not getting easy to get shots anymore lol 2 guys in a porche looked at me like dafuq you doing lol.
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Thanks for keeping the pics coming!
2 guys in a porsche? That's like 2 guys sharing an umbrella. Or an ice cream cone.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
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Rocksteady
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Registered: March 2007
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The continued growth of our downtown will certainly put the urbanization of Edmonton on the fast track. I personally love seeing these big buildings pop up here in our city and we as citizens benefit from these large companies wanting to build big projects in our little city.
Edmonton is about to grow... by leaps and bounds. I hope that the pace can be managed.
I'm very glad these announcements have closed the mouths of the anti arena people, because without this arena, none of this would be happening.
The very definition of insanity is doing the exact same thing expecting different results.
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WhoreableGuy
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Registered: August 2006
Location: Calgary
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Damn, wish it could have been taller than The Bow. They should have just added a few floors.
"Bah Gawd! Would somebody stop the damn draft!"
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CrusaderPi
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Registered: December 2003
Location: AB Highway 100
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| WhoreableGuy wrote on Tue, 26 August 2014 12:32 |
Damn, wish it could have been taller than The Bow. They should have just added a few floors.
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According to what I'm reading the internet, the height doesn't include the still-to-be-designed spire. So there's still hope.
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feepa
Messages: 390
Registered: November 2002
Location: Edmonton
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well, we can still hope Enbridge will want to out-do Stantec when they announce taking "manulife 2" in the near future to beat the Bow towers, but that soon won't even be the tallest in Calgary.
edit to add other info I just found out... apparently the top of the tower including a spire could push this over the height of the Bow and Brookfield towers (the to be new tallest in Calgary) in Calgary
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Mack D. Male @mastermaq
WAM's Darren Durstling indicates the height of the @stantec tower could still go up. Capable of another two office floors & the cap. #yegdt
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Rocksteady
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Registered: March 2007
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The arena deal isn't great, but with all the development and the fact that the feared CRL will certainly bring in the funds to pay for the arena as Iveson said, "in a timely fashion. The city of Edmonton now stands to gain from that money for other capital city projects after the arena is paid for.
It's a very good thing.
The arena was the catalyst for this construction explosion.
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Hubbs
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Registered: October 2013
Location: Calgary
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When I would come to Edmonton (from Calgary) to watch a game i would show up at the arena 30 minutes before puck drop, watch the hockey game then go directly back to my friend’s house. Partaking in before game entertainment (dinner/drinks) or the nightlife after the game never even crossed my mind because there weren't a whole lot of options given the location of the arena. Now with the new arena I’ll definitely be making a full day out of the games. Living in both Edmonton and Calgary it seemed obvious what Edmonton was lacking, an entertainment focal point. Calgary has 17th and 8th ave and the Saddledome all within a stones throw of each other, now Edmonton will have that too. I'm excited for the city and can't wait until everything is up and running. I'm just hoping the post-game entertainment will be to celebrate a win and not mourn another loss.
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Ragnarok73
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Registered: February 2011
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| feepa wrote on Mon, 22 September 2014 11:27 |
The first steel for the arena is now arriving!
FACT --> 10,000 pieces (9,000 tonnes) of structural steel will be used for @RogersPlace and the first arrived today!
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Having looked at the photos that have been posted so far, it looks to me like they're not putting underground parking into the facility at Rogers Place. Did I miss something? If not, then I think they are making a mistake.
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"Sabres think the suck is their ally? They merely adopted the suck. The Oilers were born in it...molded by it."
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ChasinStanley
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Registered: December 2003
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The cement that is being poured right now that looks like it is ice level is actually the underground parking level. The ice surface will be at the level where there is a big void in the shape of the ice on what looks like the first level right now.
If you watch this Video they explain it.
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Ragnarok73
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| ChasinStanley wrote on Mon, 22 September 2014 14:30 |
The cement that is being poured right now that looks like it is ice level is actually the underground parking level. The ice surface will be at the level where there is a big void in the shape of the ice on what looks like the first level right now.
If you watch this Video they explain it.
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Ahhhh, makes sense now. The pillars that were erected are forming the foundation for the actual arena while supporting the underground parkade structure.
"There's no greater springboard to development than failure." - Craig MacTavish, April 13/15.
5-14-6-1
"Sabres think the suck is their ally? They merely adopted the suck. The Oilers were born in it...molded by it."
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