The Great Canadian Skyline thread for CMAs 1 million and under

[SignalHillHiker]

Great pics. :D

[FrAnKs]

Hmmm, I wonder why we never see any skyline shot of Red Deer? It has an extremely nice skyline for its size. Even Lethbridge is pretty decent, more tall buildings than Red Deer, but much more dispersed.


I found this one of Red Deer, but it is like 5 years old, a new peak has since been added to the skyline in the form of the 50 meter Executive Place tower in 2010.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8333/8095683158_5719f7aba0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66175113@N06/8095683158/)
Red Deer (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66175113@N06/8095683158/) by Chadillaccc (http://www.flickr.com/people/66175113@N06/), on Flickr

It's the first time of my life where I see the Red deer skyline lol ... 75 000 peoples in the metro area right ?

[isaidso]

It's the first time of my life where I see the Red deer skyline lol ... 75 000 peoples in the metro area right ?

Red Deer was listed at 90,564 in the 2011 census.

[someone123]

Nighttime shots of Halifax by Wen879 on Flickr:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8050/8109097826_120e9f7b91_h.jpg
Source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/88036033@N05/8109097826/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8473/8103993463_c174e022bf_h.jpg
Source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/88036033@N05/8103993463/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

[davidivivid]

During Roger Waters' show:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8158/7640847094_32dce4da01_k.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fredbeaupre/7640847094/sizes/k/in/pool-896869@N21/

[FrAnKs]

A classic

[SignalHillHiker]

Beautiful photos! :)

[north 42]

Love that Quebec City shot!!!

[roccerfeller]

absolutely amazing Halifax and especially Quebec City shots....wow!

[Rico Rommheim]

Westmount, Quebec

http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1133/5148193129_45e0e4ffde_b.jpg
by chrisinphilly5448 on flickr
http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1133/5148193129_45e0e4ffde_b.jpg

[Chadillaccc]

Wow, nice. Small amount of condos for such large amount of office tho eh?

[Rico Rommheim]

Well I think Westmount has a good deal of residential towers considering its size. Here's the town's complete skyline. (my pic)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8055/8117197426_664440d4e7_b.jpg

[mike474]

Wow, nice. Small amount of condos for such large amount of office tho eh?

Much of Westmount Square is actually condos even though they look like offices. Also, Westmount is just the western end of the Montreal's downtown skyline... It's not even like it's a separate suburban skyline like Burnaby, Mississauga, or Longueuil etc.

[Chadillaccc]

Oh okay! the complete pic shows it all then! Very nice!

[ssiguy]

Although I appreciate the photos I really don't think they qualify for a city under one million as it is just a suburb. It, like Burnaby, Miss, Laval are just part of a larger metro.

[Chadillaccc]

True. This thread should really be "cities under 1 million" but then Edmonton, Vancouver, and Ottawa would complain.

[harls]

Gatineau last week (by me). Yeah yeah, it's part of Ottawa CMA.. whatever.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8192/8096980678_83d9d9662b_o.jpg

[Rico Rommheim]

Although I appreciate the photos I really don't think they qualify for a city under one million as it is just a suburb. It, like Burnaby, Miss, Laval are just part of a larger metro.

I get your point, but Westmount is by no means 'just a suburb' in the same league as Burnaby or Missississassasage. Its quite more complicated than that.

[SignalHillHiker]

October 24, 2012

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8330/8118883816_a46f7ca87f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8118883816/)
Sunrise in St. John's (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8118883816/) by SignalHillHiker (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8193/8118884754_1f3335e919_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8118884754/)
Fortis Place and 351 Water Street (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8118884754/) by SignalHillHiker (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8325/8120351034_c46fa9b4f0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8120351034/)
The Whole Shebang from Fort Waldegrave (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8120351034/) by SignalHillHiker (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8332/8120356586_ca10c51c24_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8120356586/)
Fortis Place and 351 Water Street (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8120356586/) by SignalHillHiker (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

[Metro-One]

I get your point, but Westmount is by no means 'just a suburb' in the same league as Burnaby or Missississassasage. Its quite more complicated than that.

um, how is it different? If anything it is just a continuation of downtown Montreal. It is akin to the Broadway skyline / district in Vancouver. So again, not eligible for this thread in the idea that it is only for skylines within metro-areas under 1 million.

[SignalHillHiker]

For what it's worth, I don't mind seeing districts/suburbs of less than one million from cities with metro populations exceeding that.

It makes it more manageable for me to relate... and I do like knowing/seeing. I'd never heard of Westmount, for example. Now I'll know next time I'm in MTL.

Would you guys share pictures so closely cropped to one small neighbourhood of your city on the big guys thread? If not, I definitely think they should be allowed here.

[Metro-One]

Well I got booed upon long ago on this thread for showing some of Metro Vancouver's many, many suburban skylines. So are we changing the rules now?

[Rico Rommheim]

Well I got booed upon long ago on this thread for showing some of Metro Vancouver's many, many suburban skylines. So are we changing the rules now?

Well I don't know what you've done, maybe you provoked an argument? You see, apart from you I've received no negative comments on here.

[SignalHillHiker]

Aww... well, I can't change the rules, obviously.

But I personally would love to see some of Vancouver's suburbs. If it's a historic/political entity separate from Vancouver, why not? Your pics from my "What do you suburbs look like?" thread were amazing.

[SignalHillHiker]

And, if they're separate municipalities, then I think definitely they should be allowed.

If the division was say, 100,000 then I would definitely post pictures of Mount Pearl in the "Under 100,000" thread, even though it's part of a 198,000 Metro.

[Metro-One]

yeah, the semantics of some of these threads can get tiring sometimes, hehe. And no, there was no argument ;)

[SignalHillHiker]

The segregation ensures posts remain on the active page a little longer but, yes, it is pretty arbitrary. I'd like to see a one-picture-one-post-per-forumer-per-day-no-other-rules-skyline thread. :D

But I love having two skyline threads to follow right now as well.

[giallo]

My take on this is if the city is independent from the major city in the region ie. it has its own mayor, and therefore it's own elections, and is under 1,000,000 pop. then there shouldn't be any problem showing the skyline here. Photos of places like Laval, Burnaby and Mississuaga should be encouraged.

As for Westmount, well, it exists within Montreal, a city which isn't close to the 1,000,000 person number. The Great Canadian Skyline Thread is the place for that picture.

[Rico Rommheim]

My whole point with Westmount was that it is its own city, has its own elected mayor and IS NOT part of the city and has under 1,000 000 and yet its completely surrounded by Montreal. Its peculiar and an anomaly in Canada, its an enclave, you see.

[giallo]

Ah. I had no idea. Thanks.

[vid]

The main reason this thread was created though is because cities like Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto were drowning out the smaller cities. Westmount is politically independent from City of Montreal, but it is very much a part of the city of Montreal, so it shouldn't be included; neither should suburbs like Burnaby, Laval or Mississauga.

[giallo]

^Why? They are independent cities, and have as little exposure as, say, Regina does in the national skyline threads. A city skyline like Surrey's is seen far less than Winnipeg's on a national scale. They deserve to be shown here as well.

[mike474]

My whole point with Westmount was that it is its own city, has its own elected mayor and IS NOT part of the city and has under 1,000 000 and yet its completely surrounded by Montreal. Its peculiar and an anomaly in Canada, its an enclave, you see.

I'm kinda surprised people didn't know Westmount was just an extension of downtown... Would that have been the case 30 years ago I wonder?

Frankly, I don't care what the rules are for posting in this thread. I really like to see the distinct suburban skylines. My point was simply that Westmount's skyline is just the edge of Montreal's main downtown skyline. A decently wide shot of the western skyline will capture it and no one would notice that it's a separate municipality (I think the civic boundary literally goes through some buildings).

[someone123]

Saint John
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8325/8121499352_d815e26e89_h.jpg
Source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zowietje/8121499352/)

[Chadillaccc]

Ouuuu very nice! What a beautiful day!

[isaidso]

Ah, Mayer's home town! (As in Metro Goldwyn Mayer)

[vid]

^Why? They are independent cities, and have as little exposure as, say, Regina does in the national skyline threads. A city skyline like Surrey's is seen far less than Winnipeg's on a national scale. They deserve to be shown here as well.

Yeah, except Regina isn't peeking around the corner when someone posts a photo of Calgary. Westmount is peeking around the corner when someone posts a photo of Montreal, it is just overshadowed.

Separate or not, it is part of the conurbation that is Montreal, and composes an integral part of what Montreal is as a metropolitan area.

[giallo]

I do agree that Westmount is a bit of a strange one, and probably shouldn't be shown here as it really is an extension of downtown Montreal's skyline.

I'm just advocating for more smaller cities within larger metros to have their skylines posted in this thread.

[kool maudit]

the last time westmount was really independent from downtown in a spatial sense was pre-drapeau, when "downtown" was functionally located in old montreal, and the current downtown was akin to boston's back bay.

[MTLskyline]

I think we should draw a distinction between the two parts of Westmount.

Lower Westmount (Sherbrooke St. and below) is effectively the westernmost part of downtown Montreal, whereas Upper Westmount (above Sherbrooke) feels completely distinct. Lower Westmount has few detached single family homes, whereas Upper Westmount is almost entirely detached housing.

[GlassCity]

The way I see it, is when people put up pictures of Vancouver or Toronto, I see downtown Vancouver or Toronto. It wouldn't be easy to post an Oshawa skyline picture in the main skyline thread, and that's what this is for. This thread was made to see skylines other than Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Toronto. Burnaby and Missisauga certainly fall under that.

[isaidso]

What's that BC logo with the bear?

[1ajs]

from the winnipeg free press
http://media.winnipegfreepress.com/images/snow_dogs2.jpg
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/

[armorand93]

Garbage Hill?

[someone123]

Halifax panorama by Rodney Hickey Design Studio on flickr:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8328/8129624232_f04ef25800_h.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8044/8129623714_df35db9395_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8056/8129622718_7bafd48e59_h.jpg
full panorama (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sizzler68/8129622982/in/photostream)

[roccerfeller]

really slick Halifax shots, someone thanks for sharing

[harls]

Very nice Halifax shots. Winnipeg one looks cool too.

[SignalHillHiker]

I love the second and third Halifax shots. There are some very attractive buildings in those.

*****

October 29, 2012

I was out for a walk with my better half so I didn't have my tripod. So they're not as crisp and the ISO had to be far too high but, whatever, it was a beautiful night!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8050/8138244305_8d5fd23f2c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8138244305/)
Signal Hill Road (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8138244305/) by SignalHillHiker (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8196/8138245069_bec4930674_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8138245069/)
351 Water Street (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8138245069/) by SignalHillHiker (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8184/8138277950_47a2af2b7a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8138277950/)
St. John's in Fog (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8138277950/) by SignalHillHiker (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

I love how literal the middle and lower classes are in the Battery neighbourhood:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8044/8138280624_45e762c990_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8138280624/)
The Battery (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8138280624/) by SignalHillHiker (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

[The S'toon Goon]

That Halifax shot is amazing! The way the lights reflect is spectacular. In my opinion there is nothing better than a skyline up against the water, be it lake, ocean or river.

[davidivivid]

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4108/5044817234_c068d478e7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/climbadora/5044817234/)
version2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/climbadora/5044817234/) par Climbadora (http://www.flickr.com/people/climbadora/), sur Flickr


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3114/3177202648_c674d5008e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmypaquetcormer/3177202648/)
Grande Allée et Banlieues de Québec (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmypaquetcormer/3177202648/) par J!+2(m)=Y (http://www.flickr.com/people/jimmypaquetcormer/), sur Flickr


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7061/6974524895_4894765a1c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/eburriel/6974524895/)
Ciel noir sur Québec (http://www.flickr.com/photos/eburriel/6974524895/) par eburriel (http://www.flickr.com/people/eburriel/), sur Flickr

[MolsonExport]

staggering shots, Davidivivid.

[FrAnKs]

Quebec city's beautifull at any time

[SignalHillHiker]

It's in there somewhere...

November 3, 2012

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8194/8150299735_0fa812e43b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8150299735/)
Downtown St. John's (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8150299735/) by SignalHillHiker (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

[RyeJay]

Quebec city's beautifull at any time

:yes:

I agree completely!

[SignalHillHiker]

:previous:

Agreed - and just noticed I didn't say so myself. That first shot, David, is especially amazing. I love it. As is probably obvious, I love morning/evening light far more than midday.

*****

November 4, 2012

The fog has finally moved offshore, at least enough to allow some distance shots of the city.

I tried to expand on some of the views I usually take, to extend the panoramas a little farther to the left and right.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7259/8153659502_e33877efdd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8153659502/)
Sunrise in St. John's (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8153659502/) by SignalHillHiker (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7120/8153662462_23ab226715_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8153662462/)
St. John's Skyline (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8153662462/) by SignalHillHiker (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8345/8153638543_5e8cb506e8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8153638543/)
St. John's Skyline (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8153638543/) by SignalHillHiker (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7256/8153639873_08b93638ca_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8153639873/)
TD Place (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8153639873/) by SignalHillHiker (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8207/8153669598_6dd51abeea_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8153669598/)
Downtown St. John's (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8153669598/) by SignalHillHiker (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8341/8153643567_19833b2562_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8153643567/)
Downtown East End and Pleasantville (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8153643567/) by SignalHillHiker (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

I wish our modern buildings were beautiful. There are really only a couple of them that I like at all. But, with all the new construction and reclads underway/planned, it should become much better soon.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7274/8153644351_d5e23f6e2e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8153644351/)
Old St. John's (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8153644351/) by SignalHillHiker (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

[vicbc250]

victoria bc 2012 by globalairphotos.com http://www.globalairphotos.com/index.html
http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/victoria/2012/vih2012_0031.jpg

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/victoria/2012/vih2012_0051.jpg

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/victoria/2012/vih2012_0047.jpg

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/victoria/2012/vih2012_0029.jpg

[north 42]

Victoria has some amazing density for a city it's size! Very impressive indeed.

[SignalHillHiker]

Very impressive. Looks beautiful!

[FrAnKs]

http://www.panoramio.com/photo_explorer#view=photo&position=760&with_photo_id=55725381&order=date_desc&user=781550
http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/4969/47984245.jpg

http://www.panoramio.com/photo_explorer#view=photo&position=866&with_photo_id=52682472&order=date_desc&user=781550
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/8469/79934690.jpg

http://www.panoramio.com/photo_explorer#view=photo&position=944&with_photo_id=50735512&order=date_desc&user=781550
http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/1765/41365444.jpg

http://www.panoramio.com/photo_explorer#view=photo&position=1020&with_photo_id=50326573&order=date_desc&user=781550
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/5913/70531493.jpg

http://www.panoramio.com/photo_explorer#view=photo&position=1021&with_photo_id=50326563&order=date_desc&user=781550
http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/3510/37106184.jpg

[bolognium]

I love seeing shots of Quebec City with trains in them. The freight trains and rail yards feel so North American and offer neat contrast to the rest of the city.

[FrAnKs]

Thanks Bolognium ! ;)

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http://www.panoramio.com/photo/23389709
http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/3522/233897091copie2.jpg

I really love our geographical settings :)
Btw,That picture is from 2009

[UrbanClimate]

http://imageshack.us/a/img805/4522/skyline5.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img809/7803/skylineh.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img11/821/skyline1c.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img835/2707/skyline4.jpg

[MolsonExport]

Quebec City is as beautiful as its tallest building (Marie Guyart) is ugly. Both very.

[FrAnKs]

Quebec City is as beautiful as its tallest building (Marie Guyart) is ugly. Both very.

He's ok for me. I think the Delta is worst!

[SignalHillHiker]

November 15, 2012

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8068/8187133499_c43cc97b52_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8187133499/)
Henry-Bell Condo Complex (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8187133499/) by Signal Hill Hiker Photos (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8478/8188212914_5d7822728d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8188212914/)
New Construction on Harbour Drive (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8188212914/) by Signal Hill Hiker Photos (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8338/8187138841_010849ae5b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8187138841/)
TD Place from Harbour Drive (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8187138841/) by Signal Hill Hiker Photos (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8349/8187138503_b86cdb7c5e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8187138503/)
Old St. John's (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8187138503/) by Signal Hill Hiker Photos (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8344/8188238512_1aca684745_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8188238512/)
Rooftops (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8188238512/) by Signal Hill Hiker Photos (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8480/8188235798_1db6a0f46b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8188235798/)
351 Water Street (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8188235798/) by Signal Hill Hiker Photos (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8487/8187159927_9e351d3cff_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8187159927/)
351 Water Street from Queen Street (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8187159927/) by Signal Hill Hiker Photos (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8199/8188247206_3c53c349de_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8188247206/)
St. John's from Shea Heights (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8188247206/) by Signal Hill Hiker Photos (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

[isaidso]

Quebec City is as beautiful as its tallest building (Marie Guyart) is ugly. Both very.

I love that building. Not sure how it meets the street though. :tup:

[SignalHillHiker]

Newfoundland's fourth-largest city, Corner Brook:

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2272/5808086545_4a2a928b60_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drukennedy/5808086545/)
Corner Brook (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drukennedy/5808086545/) by Dru Kennedy (http://www.flickr.com/people/drukennedy/), on Flickr

[FrAnKs]

It's beauté folle !

[someone123]

Zoomed in view of University Avenue in Halifax, showing some Dalhousie and hospital buildings (and suburbs in behind):

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8481/8205260074_09b722259f_b.jpg
Source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alibabbles/8205260074/in/photostream/)

Less zoomed in view of the South End/Schmidtvile area, with Dalhousie off in the distance:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8053/8096195711_c6b3a67154_h.jpg
Source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alibabbles/8096195711/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

The neighbourhood is pretty nice at street level. It has a diverse mix of housing from around 1800 to the mid-Victorian period:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8436/7915561288_2b56c7ab96_b.jpg
(my photo)

http://www.pbase.com/halifaxphoto/image/44428769/large.jpg
(my photo)

[SignalHillHiker]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8201/8214032992_81cb8163e2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mauledbyjesus/8214032992/)
Top of the Hall (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mauledbyjesus/8214032992/) by Mdrewe (http://www.flickr.com/people/mauledbyjesus/), on Flickr

[bolognium]

Cool Halifax pictures. I especially like the second, less-zoomed photo that shows the nieghbourhood slowly building up towards the core.


Back in August I posted a set of pictures from the roof of City Hall. Obviously I won't quote all the photos since the post wasn't that long ago, but maybe I'll try to get up there at dusk to get a different view.

Here's the panorama, though:

http://i.imgur.com/3YLDm.jpg

(large version)
http://i.imgur.com/OrWki.jpg

[Hali87]

Cool Halifax pictures. I especially like the second, less-zoomed photo that shows the nieghbourhood slowly building up towards the core.

That picture is actually facing away from the core; most of what you see there would be considered the South End.

London looks a lot less dreary than the average midsized city in Ontario!

[Chadillaccc]

Work is progressing nicely on the Angus & 15th Condo. They spent the last two weeks drilling massive piles for the foundation and are now excavating the site. :tup:

http://www.306motorclub.com/Dan/104815.jpg
;)

[lio45]

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3114/3177202648_c674d5008e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmypaquetcormer/3177202648/)
Grande Allée et Banlieues de Québec (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmypaquetcormer/3177202648/) par J!+2(m)=Y (http://www.flickr.com/people/jimmypaquetcormer/), sur Flickr


I haven't set foot in Quebec City for years, but that shot brings back memories -- my gf used to live right next to the foot of that Banque Nationale building visible on the left of the picture (on Lockwell right off Turnbull). When on foot, I'd use it for orientation... Thanks for the pics david!


Also, I happen to like the Complexe G and think it's a nice feature of QC's skyling -- but I hate the Delta (like Franks). Bland in an ugly way.

[davidivivid]

I haven't set foot in Quebec City for years, but that shot brings back memories -- my gf used to live right next to the foot of that Banque Nationale building visible on the left of the picture (on Lockwell right off Turnbull). When on foot, I'd use it for orientation... Thanks for the pics david!

The pleasure is mine!! Glad it brought back memories!


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8209/8215479598_92cedc91f2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ulysse2001/8215479598/)
Québec (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ulysse2001/8215479598/) par Ulysse2001 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ulysse2001/), sur Flickr


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8208/8214490805_0f161e91b9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ulysse2001/8214490805/)
Québec dans la brume (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ulysse2001/8214490805/) par Ulysse2001 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ulysse2001/), sur Flickr


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8201/8219355990_79f6d1474e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucmarc/8219355990/)
La distante proximité (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucmarc/8219355990/) par Luc Marc (http://www.flickr.com/people/lucmarc/), sur Flickr

[Scruff Bucket]

Requote:
Eastern portion of Regina skyline with construction site in foreground
Work is progressing nicely on the Angus & 15th Condo. They spent the last two weeks drilling massive piles for the foundation and are now excavating the site. :tup:

http://www.306motorclub.com/Dan/104815.jpg;)

... with Mosaic Stadium poking up in the background, towards the left.

Yep. The surrounding Regina Plains are really, really, REALLY flat! :)

[Nathan]

Requote:


... with Mosaic Stadium poking up in the background, towards the left.

Yep. The surrounding Regina Plains are really, really, REALLY flat! :)

Also... it's the far Western portion of the skyline :)

It's really too bad that Regina wasn't built closer to the Qu'Appelle valley. Would have definitely made the surrounding area/city plan a little more interesting. Oh well.

[FrAnKs]

Quebec city today (Not from me)

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/646/15bip.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/82833879.jpg

[roccerfeller]

^ Absolutely beautiful shot, thanks for sharing Franks


Here's some recent Winnipeg shots from the Free Press

(More in link) http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/multimedia/pov/Winnipeg-from-the-air-161885065.html


http://media.winnipegfreepress.com/images/aerials01.jpg

http://media.winnipegfreepress.com/images/aerials11.jpg

http://media.winnipegfreepress.com/images/aerials14.jpg

[Scruff Bucket]

Nice pics of Winnipeg, roccerfeller! It looks like Ikea is really packin' them in! My wife from Toronto remembers those days when it was brand new there, too! ... And the traffic cops managing incoming/outgoing vehicle traffic around there on the weekends!

Gotta get me some Ikea meatballs and hot dogs someday! Pack up our little guy, Mommy! We're going on a trip! ... Oh! For some furniture, too! :D :tup:

[FrAnKs]

lol ... I went to Ikea last month in Montreal, and was actually wondering if you can just go there and eat, or if you absolutely have to buy something before leaving the place...I hope no.

Aside that, the Swedish food was VERY good, and tasteful :)

We had one in the past in Quebec city, but they left the region :(

[Nouvellecosse]

If you like you're welcome to go there for the food or just to browse. There is in minimum purchase requirement

[vid]

Yeah, us Swedes are famous for our tasty meatballs and hot dogs.

[FrAnKs]

If you like you're welcome to go there for the food or just to browse. There is in minimum purchase requirement

Thanks! ...

Oh by the way, not sure if serious but...


Ikea would be back in Halifax ?
http://live.haligonia.ca/halifax-ns/thedside/24656-rumor-mill-ikea-returning-to-dartmouth.html

[Chadillaccc]

Yeah, us Swedes are famous for our tasty meatballs and hot dogs.

woof

[someone123]

There are constant rumours about IKEA in Halifax, so I don't think hearing about them means anything either way. I do think however that the new store in Winnipeg indicates that a Halifax store isn't far-fetched; they're probably in the same ballpark as retail markets when it comes to "regional" stores that wouldn't open up elsewhere in the Maritimes.

Here's a skyline picture from the North Common in Halifax:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8346/8242513496_85fe2a1609_b.jpg
Source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tsahi/8242513496/sizes/l/)

[Nouvellecosse]

Thanks! ...

Oh by the way, not sure if serious but...


Ikea would be back in Halifax ?
http://live.haligonia.ca/halifax-ns/thedside/24656-rumor-mill-ikea-returning-to-dartmouth.html

We may have had NA's first Ikea, but I'd still be absolutely shocked if we got a contemporary version before our metro area reaches 3/4 of a million. But hey, until then we can enjoy http://www.myboxbuyer.com/our-services which I've taken full advantage of.

[MexiQuebecois]

Hamilton - Sorry about the (lack of) quality guys, I use my Galaxy S3 to take the photos.

(by me)

http://i46.tinypic.com/zyatlj.jpg

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http://i49.tinypic.com/6dqof6.jpg

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http://i50.tinypic.com/1zr13td.jpg

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If you look closely, you can see a (pixelated) Toronto.

http://i45.tinypic.com/141s51s.jpg

[LeftCoaster]

Hamilton - Sorry about the (lack of) quality guys, I use my Galaxy S3 to take the photos.
[/IMG]

Never apologize for using the best phone in the world :)

[MexiQuebecois]

Never apologize for using the best phone in the world :)

Awesome, another S3 fan! :D We're taking over the world :tup:

[SignalHillHiker]

Mine is S2. :(

[Dwils01]

Some pictures of Sault Ste. Marie
http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m498/DWils01/DSC03995.jpg

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m498/DWils01/DSC03983.jpg

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m498/DWils01/DSC03992.jpg

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m498/DWils01/DSC03984.jpg

Also some pictures of our industrial skyline
http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m498/DWils01/DSC03891.jpg

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m498/DWils01/DSC03837.jpg

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m498/DWils01/DSC03838.jpg

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m498/DWils01/DSC03853.jpg

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m498/DWils01/DSC03852.jpg

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m498/DWils01/DSC03843.jpg

All pictures by me.

[-Harlington-]

Halifax:



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8061/8260444681_a71e7acc03_z.jpg
From novascotia webcams.

[davidivivid]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TQSxXGizkJ8/UMX9xTST-HI/AAAAAAAAC9c/LVVLU4Xk9B4/s1600/xgj.png
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jean271972/6373579059/in/set-72157627034392118/


http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G7BhHDr3s3o/UMX8JDeGlOI/AAAAAAAAC9A/GD1mp3mJRN4/s1600/cgyui.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marie-jo/6961595065/in/set-72157602175962623/

[SignalHillHiker]

December 11, 2012

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8363/8264835309_da2a728269_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8264835309/)
Downtown St. John's at Night (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8264835309/) by Signal Hill Hiker Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

[roccerfeller]

Man you guys with the scenery and hills...looks amazing at night.

All I can think of that Winnipeg can really show for this thread are the Esplanade Riel backdrop pics, which connects Winnipeg to Saint-Boniface, and that it has the tallest buildings in a metro under 1MM. Otherwise - aucun.

But nothing comes close scenerywise there to these amazing costal cities, scenery et al, and of course the ultimate beauty that is Quebec City. It amazes how beautiful at night these cities are.

[SignalHillHiker]

December 13, 2012

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8359/8268808063_1e8b87012d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8268808063/)
Downtown St. John's (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8268808063/) by Signal Hill Hiker Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8222/8269872650_9bf8f04397_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8269872650/)
Downtown St. John's (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8269872650/) by Signal Hill Hiker Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8494/8269870618_b4872f631c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8269870618/)
St. John's Skyline (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8269870618/) by Signal Hill Hiker Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8489/8268806013_8520606747_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8268806013/)
Fortis Place and 351 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8268806013/) by Signal Hill Hiker Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8062/8269875612_21dfe4bca2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8269875612/)
351 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/signalhillhiker/8269875612/) by Signal Hill Hiker Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/signalhillhiker/), on Flickr

[bolognium]

Amazing pictures on this page. I especially love that first Hamilton picture, Mexi. Hamilton shots from the Escarpment always do it for me.

Two from last spring:

http://i.imgur.com/TT8Vb.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/mlfUP.jpg

[davidivivid]

St-Hyacinthe

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5054/5527795985_0e032d889e_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/djipibi/5527795985/sizes/l/in/photostream/

[SignalHillHiker]

:previous:

Great shot. Beautiful topography.

*****

December 26, 2012

http://ryancrocker.zenfolio.com/img/s8/v81/p1351781620-5.jpg (http://ryancrocker.zenfolio.com/p84113295/e50928cf4)