Fredericton Skyscrapers

jack: 16th Apr 2006 - 18:54 GMT

chris there are apartment buildings in the city that you can put that building into the basement and still have room for a christmas tree.

EvilGentleman: 16th Apr 2006 - 21:24 GMT

Well, I do a lot of posting from Montreal, Chris. So maybe we will wind up crossing paths somewhere. And from 1976 to 1980, I lived in Chatham (now part of the municipality of Miramichi), so I know what small towns are like. But at least Sussex was on the Trans-Canada Highway until recently, so you could meet lots of interesting people who had been places, thus ensuring a more cosmopolitain world view.

Chris Erb: 17th Apr 2006 - 16:50 GMT

They took the trans Canada away from Sussex quite a few years ago now. I was probably 12 or so, so I don't really remember what it was like. Apparently there was a lot more going on though. We'd get some tourists but not a whole lot. i don't really remember getting much of a worldview from people in Sussex, that's what the internet was for.

Chris Erb: 23rd Apr 2006 - 14:39 GMT

I am currently in Montreal. There seem to be lobbies to buildings that are bigger than the tallest buildings in Fredericton.

Elicar: 24th Apr 2006 - 01:05 GMT

Chris, since you are already in Montreal, why don't you drive further west to Toronto. It's only about 5 hours drive. You'll find more much. much bigger lobbies than the tallest building in Fredericton. Then, you might want to proceed to NYC where Jack is from. That's only another 8 hours away. There, you will find buildings with lobbies that could occupy a whole block!

Micah: 26th Apr 2006 - 14:18 GMT

Ah, the Bank of Montreal building! It's not exactly a skyscraper, but it was a long look up when I walked past it on my lunch hours on my way to the library. That was ten years ago, in junior high, and I have since been away and seen, yes, bigger lobbies. But that picture brings back memories (mostly of hoping to run into my crush-de-l'année in the crowd)...

Chris Erb: 26th Apr 2006 - 15:05 GMT

I'm now back from Montreal. I would have loved to go to NYC and Toronto but money/time wouldn't allow. I've never been to either city but I'm sure they're just as wonderful if not more than Montreal was.

I come back with a camera full of pictures of interesting graffiti, skyscarpers, interesting street scenes and a little suprise from downtown Montreal which will surely melt your heart. I will be posting them over the next couple days.

Chris Erb: 26th Apr 2006 - 15:05 GMT

I like the discription of "a long look up". Very fitting.

EvilGentleman: 26th Apr 2006 - 17:59 GMT

Ironically, I have seen taller buildings in Iqaluit, Nunavut.
And the buildings in Montreal were originally not allowed to be higher than Mount Royal (much like Halifax and the Citadel). Nowadays, the heights of the buildings in Montreal depend more on the local geology. Mount Royal is an inactive volcano in an earthquake zone, which means that tall buildings have to be reinforced. Usually it is easier and cheaper just to build two 500-foot buildings than it is to build a single 1000-foot one. But in places like Los Angeles and Tokyo, the higher costs of earthquake-reinforced buildings are still cheaper than having to purchase another block of downtown real estate.

And as far as tall buildings go, Chicago is about as good as you can get and still stay in North America. Montreal's tallest buildings would fit in the lower elevator shafts of the Sears Tower. I miss Chicago, I gotta go visit it again soon.

When you mention that it was a long time since the T-Can was moved away from Sussex, I guess it depends on what you call a long time. I know in 1989, the last time I passed that way, the T-Can was still in Sussex, and there was no talk of moving it yet. To me, 1989 was as if it was yesterday. But I guess at 36, I'm an old man now. I was long gone from the Maritimes before the internet really took off, although I remember using QuantumLink on my old Commodore 64 in Nova Scotia back in 1988.

Chris Erb: 26th Apr 2006 - 20:44 GMT

I was 3 years old in 1989. That's quite awhile ago for me haha.

EvilGentleman: 27th Apr 2006 - 06:43 GMT

Jeez, I was in community college before you were born. And I'm still young. Did you turn 20 yet, or are you still a teenager? Mind you, my best trip of my life so far was my tour of the American west when I was 19...

EvilGentleman: 27th Apr 2006 - 15:20 GMT

Mine is not grey yet, but at the rate it is thinning, I don't think it ever will. I still have hair covering the top of my head, but I think in about 2 years, I'm going for the Vin Diesel look. However, my frigging eyebrows are going grey, goddammit! Most senior citizens I know still have black eyebrows, and mine are going grey at 36. Shit!

And grey hair at 20 is no big deal. I remember I had a teacher in high school, Miss Crook. She had a full head of grey hair at 32 years old, she said she had it since she was 17. But she still looked damn hot, grey hair or not! And double-jointed, too. She used to show off her flexibility in class. All us boys just stared and tried not to drool too obviously.

Jamie: 27th Apr 2006 - 15:33 GMT

36? quit whinging, i'm only 26.. or 25, i forget.

EvilGentleman: 27th Apr 2006 - 15:45 GMT

Jamie, don't force me to dicuss my grey ear hairs! ;-)

And if I had whings, I would fly... :-p

Chris Erb: 27th Apr 2006 - 16:03 GMT

Mine started going grey at 15 or 16. I haven't noticed many more since but I've been letting my hair grow longer since then so I just might not be able to see new ones.

Brad: 5th Nov 2006 - 03:18 GMT

Hah, my mom works on the 8th floor XP

NB Power Building still impresses me, even though Ive lived in Fredericton for 13 years. Even if it is so small. I still love it!

Brad: 5th Nov 2006 - 03:20 GMT

And yes, it is called the NB Power Building (sorry for the double post) because BMO only occupies 3/4 of the lobby and the second floor.

Wasagamike: 23rd Feb 2008 - 23:26 GMT

I remember scratching my initials in the B of M logo at the top of he building during construction ;)