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Author: DougDoug Date: Apr 26, 2008 01:46
Just one of many such monstrosities which blot what remains of our
landscape.
"A concrete brute of a car park opens for a farewell series of guided
tours this weekend ahead of its dismantling. Famous as the setting for
a key scene of Michael Caine's cult gangster movie Get Carter, the 12-
storey monster in the heart of Gateshead is dying with a grace denied
it during its short and controversial life.
Temporary floodlighting will turn the raw, stained concrete into
something ethereal after dark, while students record every crumbling
pillar and the rust on steel rods which have started to protrude from
the flat decks. The top five floors, long closed on safety grounds,
will also be open, allowing close-up views of the stairwell parapet
where Caine hurled Coronation Street's Bryan Mosley, playing a corrupt
property developer, to his death..."
More with pic:
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/architecture/story/0,,2276421,00.html
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Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Apr 26, 2008 01:53
Doug wrote:
> Just one of many such monstrosities which blot what remains of our
> landscape.
>
How do you know it's a monstrosity Doug, have you ever seen it?
But surely, given your preference for city living, you prefer large building
to open landscape?
Ooooops, I think I've just found another flaw in Doug's "arguments".
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Author: Tony DragonTony Dragon Date: Apr 26, 2008 02:21
Doug wrote:
> Just one of many such monstrosities which blot what remains of our
> landscape.
>
> "A concrete brute of a car park opens for a farewell series of guided
> tours this weekend ahead of its dismantling. Famous as the setting for
> a key scene of Michael Caine's cult gangster movie Get Carter, the 12-
> storey monster in the heart of Gateshead is dying with a grace denied
> it during its short and controversial life.
>
> Temporary floodlighting will turn the raw, stained concrete into
> something ethereal after dark, while students record every crumbling
> pillar and the rust on steel rods which have started to protrude from
> the flat decks. The top five floors, long closed on safety grounds,
> will also be open, allowing close-up views of the stairwell parapet
> where Caine hurled Coronation Street's Bryan Mosley, playing a corrupt
> property developer, to his death..."
>
> More with pic:
> ...
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Author: DogpoopDogpoop Date: Apr 26, 2008 02:31
Doug typed:
> Just one of many such monstrosities which blot what remains of our
> landscape.
You live in a city, wtf do you know about 'landscape'.
Have a look here for a decent 'landscape' -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26034660@N04/2442844758/in/photostream/
's where I live. :-)
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Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Apr 26, 2008 02:41
Dogpoop wrote:
> Doug typed:
>> Just one of many such monstrosities which blot what remains of our
>> landscape.
>
> You live in a city, wtf do you know about 'landscape'.
>
> Have a look here for a decent 'landscape' -
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/26034660@N04/2442844758/in/photostream/
>
> 's where I live. :-)
How the hell can anyone live there? There's no serried ranks of terraced
houses, no ginourmous blocks of flats, no 1960s brutalist architecture car
parks, no Tescos, no infinite acres of tarmac covered in perambulating
vehicles, no airport and no cyclepaths!!
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Author: Tony DragonTony Dragon Date: Apr 26, 2008 02:41
Dogpoop wrote:
> Doug typed:
>> Just one of many such monstrosities which blot what remains of our
>> landscape.
>
> You live in a city, wtf do you know about 'landscape'.
>
> Have a look here for a decent 'landscape' -
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/26034660@N04/2442844758/in/photostream/
>
> 's where I live. :-)
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Author: Tony DragonTony Dragon Date: Apr 26, 2008 02:44
Brimstone wrote:
> Dogpoop wrote:
>> Doug typed:
>>> Just one of many such monstrosities which blot what remains of our
>>> landscape.
>> You live in a city, wtf do you know about 'landscape'.
>>
>> Have a look here for a decent 'landscape' -
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/26034660@N04/2442844758/in/photostream/
>>
>> 's where I live. :-) >
> How the hell can anyone live there? There's no serried ranks of terraced
> houses, no ginourmous blocks of flats, no 1960s brutalist architecture car
> parks, no Tescos, no infinite acres of tarmac covered in perambulating
> vehicles, no airport and no cyclepaths!!
>
>
Yes but you can't see behind the camera ...
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Author: DogpoopDogpoop Date: Apr 26, 2008 02:43
Brimstone typed:
> Dogpoop wrote:
>> Doug typed:
>>> Just one of many such monstrosities which blot what remains of our
>>> landscape.
>>
>> You live in a city, wtf do you know about 'landscape'.
>>
>> Have a look here for a decent 'landscape' -
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/26034660@N04/2442844758/in/photostream/
>>
>> 's where I live. :-) >
> How the hell can anyone live there? There's no serried ranks of
> terraced houses, no ginourmous blocks of flats, no 1960s brutalist
> architecture car parks, no Tescos, no infinite acres of tarmac
> covered in perambulating vehicles, no airport and no cyclepaths!!
You jest, sir, we get congestion too. I think I posted about it ages ago.
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Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Apr 26, 2008 02:49
Dogpoop wrote:
> Brimstone typed:
>> Dogpoop wrote:
>>> Doug typed:
>>>> Just one of many such monstrosities which blot what remains of our
>>>> landscape.
>>>
>>> You live in a city, wtf do you know about 'landscape'.
>>>
>>> Have a look here for a decent 'landscape' -
>>>
>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/26034660@N04/2442844758/in/photostream/
>>>
>>> 's where I live. :-) >>
>> How the hell can anyone live there? There's no serried ranks of
>> terraced houses, no ginourmous blocks of flats, no 1960s brutalist
>> architecture car parks, no Tescos, no infinite acres of tarmac
>> covered in perambulating vehicles, no airport and no cyclepaths!!
> ...
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Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Apr 26, 2008 02:51
Tony Dragon wrote:
> Brimstone wrote:
>> Dogpoop wrote:
>>> Doug typed:
>>>> Just one of many such monstrosities which blot what remains of our
>>>> landscape.
>>> You live in a city, wtf do you know about 'landscape'.
>>>
>>> Have a look here for a decent 'landscape' -
>>>
>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/26034660@N04/2442844758/in/photostream/
>>>
>>> 's where I live. :-) >>
>> How the hell can anyone live there? There's no serried ranks of
>> terraced houses, no ginourmous blocks of flats, no 1960s brutalist
>> architecture car parks, no Tescos, no infinite acres of tarmac
>> covered in perambulating vehicles, no airport and no cyclepaths!!
>>
>> ...
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