Now and in the Future

So the top shot is the cities main library. It was built in 1967 as a Centennial Project. The city has decided to build a new one. They started deconstructing it earlier this year. The bottom shot is an artists rendering of what the new one will look like. The scheduled finish date is early 2020. In the meantime a portion of the books have been moved over to a section of the old Hudson Bay Building

[Jane Anderson]

This is so interesting with the tarp showing what will be.

[Candace]

It will be interesting when they finish building this!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

There is a great deal of building going on in Edmonton! The new library looks like it will be state of the art! Good collage.

[Tony]

Looks like an impressive building to replace the older one.

[gloria jones]

Neat shots of the past and future

[Karly]

It will be wonderful to have a new state of the art library!

[Richard Hickey]

Awesome picture.

[KWind]

Great comparison shots.

[Taffy]

Constant change....

[Diana]

Always great to see before and after.

[Gayle]

Wonderful comparison shots!

[Connie Little]

Great comparison shots. Looks like the new library will be impressive.

[alia_801]

It looks like an interesting upgrade. A new library was built in my hometown a few years ago (the old one started falling down!). The new one is beautiful

[Dione Giorgio]

The new one will look grand from the impressions I make from the bottom shot. Great diptych and thanks for sharing.

[Chris H]

Nice to be able to compare and the new build is going to be impressive.

[GaryW]

Very cool idea and nicely captured

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[Islandgirl]

Looks like a great upgrade!

[Margaret Brown]

I can see it’s a a work in progress, hope it’s as good as it looks!

[Claude Trew]

The future looks good.

[Tremerryn]

Great comparison.

[Catherine]

Like the way you have captured old and new. A great place for all those books to be accessible for everyone.

[Pyrrhula]

Great shots of the works.

[Kathie]

Reminds me of the "crystal" addition they put on the ROM in Toronto.

[Diane]

Nice photos!

[Harry J Benson]

Interesting what they are doing, a shame that all the books aren't available until 2020

[bkb in the city]

@janeandcharlie Glad you like it Jane

[bkb in the city]

@ribbet9 Yes Candace l can't wait

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann Ann we are going through a huge building boom right now

[bkb in the city]

@tonydebont Tony it is going to be a great addition downtown

[bkb in the city]

@seattlite Thanks Gloria

[bkb in the city]

@365karly1 Yes Karly it certainly will be

[bkb in the city]

@agedrunner Thanks Richard

[bkb in the city]

@kwind Thanks Kim

[bkb in the city]

@taffy Taffy in this case it is a great thing

[bkb in the city]

@ludwigsdiana Diana glad to share it

[bkb in the city]

@gaylewood Thanks Gayle

[bkb in the city]

@littleconnie Yes Connie l am sure it will be

[bkb in the city]

@alia_801 Glad to hear that

[bkb in the city]

@sangwann You're welcome

[bkb in the city]

@chrisiow Yes Chris it certainly will be

[bkb in the city]

@gazzatron Thanks Gary

[bkb in the city]

@kerristephens Thanks Kerri

[bkb in the city]

@radiogirl Kathy it certainly will be

[bkb in the city]

@craftymeg Margaret l am sure it will be

[bkb in the city]

@claudiet Yes Claude it certainly does

[bkb in the city]

@tremerryn Thanks Tremerryn

[bkb in the city]

@megpicatilly Catherine it will be a great addition downtown

[bkb in the city]

@pyrrhula Thanks Ferry

[bkb in the city]

@kathiecb I would love to see that Kathie

[bkb in the city]

@eudora Thanks Diane

[bkb in the city]

@hjbenson Very true