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The Plaza's golden facade at about 1 p.m. this afternoon.[/caption]
The Broadway Plaza has been a striking visual landmark on West Broadway Avenue since it was completed in 1980. Not only is it 51 metres tall but the tower is dramatically planted at 45° to the street grid on the northwest corner of West Broadway Avenue and Ash Street.
That means both its southwest and southeast-facing facades -- gold-tinted, glass curtain walls -- are very visible to east- and west-bound traffic on West Broadway, presenting motorists and pedestrians with a constantly changing golden reflection of the sky and the surrounding skyline. It's still impressive after 34 years.
The "Plaza" part is ground-level retail and is topped by a 14-storey tower of prime office space, something Vancouver routinely runs short of. According to Wikimapia tenants include the Consulate of Slovenia on the fourth floor.
The plaza features a fountain -- very nice -- but I can't remember the last time there was water in it.
The Plaza's golden facade at about 1 p.m. this afternoon.[/caption]The Broadway Plaza has been a striking visual landmark on West Broadway Avenue since it was completed in 1980. Not only is it 51 metres tall but the tower is dramatically planted at 45° to the street grid on the northwest corner of West Broadway Avenue and Ash Street.
That means both its southwest and southeast-facing facades -- gold-tinted, glass curtain walls -- are very visible to east- and west-bound traffic on West Broadway, presenting motorists and pedestrians with a constantly changing golden reflection of the sky and the surrounding skyline. It's still impressive after 34 years.
The "Plaza" part is ground-level retail and is topped by a 14-storey tower of prime office space, something Vancouver routinely runs short of. According to Wikimapia tenants include the Consulate of Slovenia on the fourth floor.
The plaza features a fountain -- very nice -- but I can't remember the last time there was water in it.
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