They have very little aesthetic appeal as is but they could be repurposed. Emulating the aviation aesthetic would serve as a great remembrance of a major part of Edmonton's history
 
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There were also a couple fires in them last year, sometime around when the other hangar burned down. I don’t think they will be saved.
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These ones don't really have anything any elements that can be burnt, and these would have to be really interesting fires to get the frame hot enough to weaken the steel.

Rust is the more likely culprit if they're beyond saving at this point.
 
What had originally been planned for Hangar 11 as a concept could be reformatted into a proposal for these twin Hangars (renderings Courtesy HSEA Architects, Inc.) -- just sayin'... a little imagination can be very transformative.
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Imagine if a company like Beljan could grab a hold of these two hangars. I understand that there would be significant remedial work on the hangars but they represent an historic era for Edmonton and if they could be developed into one of the coolest Town Centres in all of North America wouldn't it be worth the effort (and so close to NAIT). Pick the Retail ahead of time; pick Pubs and Eateries ahead of time; pick the Residential components ahead of time; incorporate some of Edmonton's Public infrastructure (e.g. a library and an extension of AGA); add in a multi-use theatre -- jeez I'm exciting myself, never mind youz-guys -- and you have magic on the ground -- et voilà, a solid, solid Concept.
 
Barnaby said:
Why isn't the US Air Force hanger being rebuilt? What is insurance even for?
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Last I heard, they were working with the city on a plan to use the funding they were given to repurpose that hanger to instead support a new project based on it. That was a while ago though, so I'm not sure if it's still in the works.
 
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Except these hangars are completely unalike Hangar 11 in their structure, and are just sheet metal over a frame on tarmac.
 
They are far more than sheet metal over a frame. They are not Hanger 11, true, but they have the ability with a little imagination to become a functional reminder of the airport that used to be while serving more current needs. Something quite exciting could be built within the existing structures, between the existing structures and as "book-ends" to the existing structures. I remember the same kinds of comments being made about Hangar 11 at the time. Why is it that Edmontonians are happy to see every shred of Edmonton's past destroyed in favor of new bland architecture? We are going to lose the Coliseum building, these two hangars, and countless other buildings and yet when people actually see a built transition to something better they rave at how good it turned out -- the Strathcona Hotel is a good example of that. Part of it on social media is that people just love to bitch.
 
There is a lot of history to these Hangers and it would be nice to keep more than just the control tower as a reminder of that and give the area a more distinct feel.

Also, the Hangers are probably easier to repurpose than some other historic structures. If we do not want to be a bland city, we do need to make more of an effort to keep and reuse historic structures.
 
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