11-10-2014, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Bunk
Aside from Brad Lamb's ridiculous assertions - I think Calgary used to have a cultural deficit in comparison to Edmonton. But, in the past ten years, I think Calgary has easily caught up and surpassed Edmonton. Really interesting festivals like Sled Island and Beakerhead as well as events like Comic Expo have made Calgary a more interesting events city. While Edmonton clings to - "but we have Fringe!" like they do with the 80s Oilers.
I also think we've urbanized a quicker rate and have a better variety of urban neighbourhoods around our core compared to Edmonton - giving us a better street life. Edmonton has Whyte...and that's about it, while Calgary has Kensington, Inglewood, Mission, 17th Ave, etc. Also compare downtown streets like Stephen Ave vs Jasper Ave (which, like Edmonton, is no good).
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Jasper turns into 124 st. Both legs already have some great shops, and the condo buildings along west Jasper ave are sort of that "Beltline" area that definitely has some potential. Oliver has some great room for growth too, especially for young professionals (a number of U of A med residents I know have bought units there).
Stephen Avenue is good (I had friends from Edmonton feel that it had a "European" vibe to it their first time down there), but I wouldn't put it as anything remarkably better than Jasper. It's almost two different streets, save the centrality of their locations. Jasper has a lot more dense residential. Stephen Ave is some of Calgary's most corporate downtown office buildings.
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11-10-2014, 05:13 PM
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11-10-2014, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Bunk
Really interesting festivals like Sled Island and Beakerhead as well as events like Comic Expo have made Calgary a more interesting events city.
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Don't forget Badlands and Chasing Summer. Edmonton use to have a much better EDM scene yet we've managed to up our game and now host the largest outdoor EDM festival in Western Canada.
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11-10-2014, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Addick
Don't forget Badlands and Chasing Summer. Edmonton use to have a much better EDM scene yet we've managed to up our game and now host the largest outdoor EDM festival in Western Canada.
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ha, we're even better at EDM, then EDM is!
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11-11-2014, 11:34 AM
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Brad Lamb in Montreal: "This city is way hipper than Toronto."
Brad Lamb in Ottawa: "This city is way hipper than Toronto."
Brad Lamb in Toronto: "This city is way hipper than Montreal."
Brad Lamb in Calgary: "This city is way hipper than Vancouver."
Brad Lamb in Edmonton: "This city is way hipper than Calgary."
Brad Lamb in Vancouver: "This city is way hipper than Edmonton."
Real estate developers say whatever sells real estate.
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11-11-2014, 01:37 PM
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11-11-2014, 01:49 PM
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Message and messenger aside, I'm unsure if that's a title I'd even be that busted up about "losing" to Edmonton on.
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11-12-2014, 05:39 PM
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I wouldn't be surprised if Edmonton has more hipsters. Hipsters are attracted to slummy dives.
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11-12-2014, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by combustiblefuel
I wouldn't be surprised if Edmonton has more hipsters. Hipsters are attracted to slummy dives.
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Shut your dirty mouth.
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11-13-2014, 07:35 AM
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Scoring Winger
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Like Ranchland said, if the real estate industry was regulated the way that the financial industry is, he'd never get away with making these bogus ROI claims.
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11-13-2014, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by shermanator
Isn't this the same developer who decided to build his luxury condo tower right beside the bottle depot on 10th?
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My thoughts exactly.
And frankly, having gone through the ridiculous show suite on opening day, I wouldn't exactly use the word "Luxury".
Rolling bedroom doors made out of cheap plastic is not my idea of luxury. And the whole place basically reeked of "You're trying too hard".
I'm a pretty polite fella (no, really, I swear) but I literally laughed out loud and shook my head when one the sales reps gave me the "Pretty terrific, isn't it?" line.
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