Kelowna - Canada

***Jaybird*** · March 9th, 2005, 04:23 AM

Here's Kelowna, British Columbia, one of Canada's newest up and coming cities. A growing resort and vacation town in eastern British Columbia, 400 km from Vancouver, downtown Kelowna's skyline may be reshaping up as a couple of major projects might make the skyline even larger. The only other thing I know is that it is a popular resort town and has the Prospera Place, 6,000 seat arena popular in B.C.

Discovery Pointe Resort (I believe this is under construction even as we speak)
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Park Place (also under construction)
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Pandosy Landing Development (condo, apartment, hotel waterfront complex) worth $250 million, tallest building would be 28 stories.
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***Jaybird*** · March 9th, 2005, 04:25 AM

I love the look of the city in those rocky mountains there. The skyline is small right now, but looks like a beautiful resort town.

8/10. But all those developments are completed, I would give it a 9 or a 10!

***Jaybird*** · March 9th, 2005, 03:41 PM

^ I left out the populations for the city and metro. The city has over 100,000 and the metro is over 150,000.

B@dGuYoM · March 9th, 2005, 03:56 PM

8.5/10 for this little city

hugo_hlv · March 10th, 2005, 01:29 PM

7/10

hugo_hlv · March 10th, 2005, 01:36 PM

7/10

***SoboleuS*** · March 10th, 2005, 05:51 PM

5/10, but it will be better in the future.

Wallbanger · March 11th, 2005, 07:13 AM

This town reminds me of one of the many Valley Towns you see here in California!
BC Reminds me a lot of Cali!

Nick in Atlanta · March 11th, 2005, 05:46 PM

6/10 Pretty little town or is it mostly a resort. Some interesting buildings for its size. I can't believe that people are swimming in the water. Isn't it freezing cold even in the summer?

MattSal · March 11th, 2005, 10:28 PM

Wow! Nice 'little' town. I'd never even heard of it up to now. Thanks for the introduction. I'll give it a 6.5/10, mainly for some of its future projects.

centralized pandemonium · March 12th, 2005, 06:58 AM

Not much of a skyline.5.

JDRS · March 12th, 2005, 01:12 PM

Looks like a nice little place and glad to see it's growing and there are few proposals, but at the moment I can't give it much for that skyline.
6/10

***Ashok*** · March 12th, 2005, 05:28 PM

5/10 for now

Wallbanger · March 13th, 2005, 04:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick in Atlanta

6/10 Pretty little town or is it mostly a resort. Some interesting buildings for its size. I can't believe that people are swimming in the water. Isn't it freezing cold even in the summer?

The water or the air?

Kev the burninator · March 17th, 2005, 05:59 AM

Ya Know what.... i live in kelowna, as you can see, and its skyline i admit is nothing special at all, but i mean in the next 10 years or so, the skyline will have changed alot. So at the moment i'd say its a 6/10 but will get better, hopefully

***Jaybird*** · March 17th, 2005, 06:08 AM

^ I'm certainly looking forward to the finished product. Not only that, Kelowna is growing pretty good right now.

Boris550 · March 17th, 2005, 06:12 AM

I like Kelowna. Even though the skyline right now is small, it will look pretty nice in the future with the new projects. Its fun being able to visit there just about every other year and seeing the changes 2 years bring.

But Kelowna isn't in the Rockies, different mountain range...

And the water isn't that cold. I assure you that it is quite swim-able, although I've never much enjoyed it myself.

Actually the thing I most remember from the last time is the formidable stench of pot around our motel...

So I will give Kelowna a 7/10 for what it will look like in the near future...

mattlatter · March 17th, 2005, 06:39 AM

actually it gets very hot in the summer in kelowna...

Boris550 · March 17th, 2005, 10:15 AM

^ Indeed. In fact we were in Kelowna a few years ago right before the forest fires (the week before, the fires started only a few days after leaving). It was over 40C the whole time we were there and one day it got up to 45C.

mikep · April 7th, 2005, 05:11 PM

llooks like a nice city but the dont like the skyline much 4/10

View Poll Results: Kelowna's Skyline?
10	6	6.45%
9.5	0	0%
9	4	4.30%
8.5	4	4.30%
8	6	6.45%
7.5	2	2.15%
7	12	12.90%
6.5	8	8.60%
6	10	10.75%
5.5	4	4.30%
5	17	18.28%
4.5	4	4.30%
4	8	8.60%
3.5	3	3.23%
3 or less	5	5.38%
Voters: 93. You may not vote on this poll

March 9th, 2005, 04:23 AM	#1
*Jaybird* Making Detroit look good! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mitchell, Ontario Posts: 3,889 Likes (Received): 20	Kelowna - Canada Here's Kelowna, British Columbia, one of Canada's newest up and coming cities. A growing resort and vacation town in eastern British Columbia, 400 km from Vancouver, downtown Kelowna's skyline may be reshaping up as a couple of major projects might make the skyline even larger. The only other thing I know is that it is a popular resort town and has the Prospera Place, 6,000 seat arena popular in B.C. Discovery Pointe Resort (I believe this is under construction even as we speak) [ Park Place (also under construction) [ Pandosy Landing Development (condo, apartment, hotel waterfront complex) worth $250 million, tallest building would be 28 stories. [ ==> pictures are no longer visible !! <== __________________ I'm a kind of person feeling like living back in the 1950s, one who favors and enjoys the Golden-age, rust-belt cities of Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Detroit, and the Gothic skylines of New York and Philadelphia. In my eye, they have more character, soul, and history to be pictured than today's world-class, cosmopolitan, and sprawling cities. Jaybird's ZENFOLIO Photo Galleries Jaybird's PBASE Photo Galleries Last edited by De Snor; November 8th, 2006 at 04:34 PM.

March 9th, 2005, 04:25 AM	#2
*Jaybird* Making Detroit look good! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mitchell, Ontario Posts: 3,889 Likes (Received): 20	I love the look of the city in those rocky mountains there. The skyline is small right now, but looks like a beautiful resort town. 8/10. But all those developments are completed, I would give it a 9 or a 10! __________________ I'm a kind of person feeling like living back in the 1950s, one who favors and enjoys the Golden-age, rust-belt cities of Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Detroit, and the Gothic skylines of New York and Philadelphia. In my eye, they have more character, soul, and history to be pictured than today's world-class, cosmopolitan, and sprawling cities. Jaybird's ZENFOLIO Photo Galleries Jaybird's PBASE Photo Galleries

March 9th, 2005, 03:41 PM	#3
*Jaybird* Making Detroit look good! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mitchell, Ontario Posts: 3,889 Likes (Received): 20	^ I left out the populations for the city and metro. The city has over 100,000 and the metro is over 150,000. __________________ I'm a kind of person feeling like living back in the 1950s, one who favors and enjoys the Golden-age, rust-belt cities of Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Detroit, and the Gothic skylines of New York and Philadelphia. In my eye, they have more character, soul, and history to be pictured than today's world-class, cosmopolitan, and sprawling cities. Jaybird's ZENFOLIO Photo Galleries Jaybird's PBASE Photo Galleries

March 9th, 2005, 03:56 PM	#4
B@dGuYoM Funk Master Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Beauvais, FRANCE Posts: 3,871 Likes (Received): 0	8.5/10 for this little city __________________ ThE SkY iS ThE LiMiT

March 10th, 2005, 01:29 PM	#5
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March 10th, 2005, 01:36 PM	#6
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March 10th, 2005, 05:51 PM	#7
*SoboleuS* Homo Masoviensis Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: 52°09'N 21°14'E Posts: 6,246 Likes (Received): 10	5/10, but it will be better in the future. __________________ Zapraszam do UPC: forumowego konkursu fotograficznego! Temat w tym tygodniu: ALKOHOL

March 11th, 2005, 07:13 AM	#8
Wallbanger Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego/Temecula Posts: 252 Likes (Received): 0	This town reminds me of one of the many Valley Towns you see here in California! BC Reminds me a lot of Cali!

March 11th, 2005, 05:46 PM	#9
Nick in Atlanta Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Atlanta Posts: 2,161 Likes (Received): 1	6/10 Pretty little town or is it mostly a resort. Some interesting buildings for its size. I can't believe that people are swimming in the water. Isn't it freezing cold even in the summer?

March 11th, 2005, 10:28 PM	#10
MattSal CTBUH Intern Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago, Atlanta Posts: 1,937 Likes (Received): 1	Wow! Nice 'little' town. I'd never even heard of it up to now. Thanks for the introduction. I'll give it a 6.5/10, mainly for some of its future projects.

March 12th, 2005, 06:58 AM	#11
centralized pandemonium Satyameva Jayate Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Can-duh-a Posts: 2,906 Likes (Received): 0	Not much of a skyline.5. __________________ Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he gets drunk and sunburned every weekend. www.ironaddicts.com

March 12th, 2005, 01:12 PM	#12
JDRS Against ID Cards Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Manchester Posts: 9,823 Likes (Received): 0	Looks like a nice little place and glad to see it's growing and there are few proposals, but at the moment I can't give it much for that skyline. 6/10

March 12th, 2005, 05:28 PM	#13
*Ashok* Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 4,699 Likes (Received): 163	5/10 for now __________________ ashokan'sFlickr

March 17th, 2005, 05:59 AM	#15
Kev the burninator //////////////////// Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 458 Likes (Received): 0	Ya Know what.... i live in kelowna, as you can see, and its skyline i admit is nothing special at all, but i mean in the next 10 years or so, the skyline will have changed alot. So at the moment i'd say its a 6/10 but will get better, hopefully

March 17th, 2005, 06:08 AM	#16
*Jaybird* Making Detroit look good! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mitchell, Ontario Posts: 3,889 Likes (Received): 20	^ I'm certainly looking forward to the finished product. Not only that, Kelowna is growing pretty good right now. __________________ I'm a kind of person feeling like living back in the 1950s, one who favors and enjoys the Golden-age, rust-belt cities of Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Detroit, and the Gothic skylines of New York and Philadelphia. In my eye, they have more character, soul, and history to be pictured than today's world-class, cosmopolitan, and sprawling cities. Jaybird's ZENFOLIO Photo Galleries Jaybird's PBASE Photo Galleries

March 17th, 2005, 06:12 AM	#17
Boris550 NIMBY Eater Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Calgary Posts: 879 Likes (Received): 0	I like Kelowna. Even though the skyline right now is small, it will look pretty nice in the future with the new projects. Its fun being able to visit there just about every other year and seeing the changes 2 years bring. But Kelowna isn't in the Rockies, different mountain range... And the water isn't that cold. I assure you that it is quite swim-able, although I've never much enjoyed it myself. Actually the thing I most remember from the last time is the formidable stench of pot around our motel... So I will give Kelowna a 7/10 for what it will look like in the near future... __________________ Member of the Calgary Urban Initiative www.calgaryurban.com Green Voter http://www.greenparty.ca/

March 17th, 2005, 06:39 AM	#18
mattlatter Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 15 Likes (Received): 0	actually it gets very hot in the summer in kelowna...

March 17th, 2005, 10:15 AM	#19
Boris550 NIMBY Eater Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Calgary Posts: 879 Likes (Received): 0	^ Indeed. In fact we were in Kelowna a few years ago right before the forest fires (the week before, the fires started only a few days after leaving). It was over 40C the whole time we were there and one day it got up to 45C. __________________ Member of the Calgary Urban Initiative www.calgaryurban.com Green Voter http://www.greenparty.ca/

April 7th, 2005, 05:11 PM	#20
mikep Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 391 Likes (Received): 0	llooks like a nice city but the dont like the skyline much 4/10

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