The Great Canadian Skyline thread for CMAs 1 million and under

[davidivivid]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8490/8210022893_c856f3a5f8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fangwei/8210022893/)
Green Quebec (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fangwei/8210022893/) par Brady Fang (Shanghai) (http://www.flickr.com/people/fangwei/), sur Flickr


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7139/7615107662_0bf7de0cd0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fangwei/7615107662/)
Birdview of Quebec City/鸟瞰魁北克城 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fangwei/7615107662/) par Brady Fang (Shanghai) (http://www.flickr.com/people/fangwei/), sur Flickr


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3107/2843072619_2e5b76ce70_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ttriolo/2843072619/)
Quebec Kayakers (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ttriolo/2843072619/) par newsman05 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ttriolo/), sur Flickr

[MolsonExport]

Damn you, Quebec City, why do you have to look so good?

[Jeff]

winnipeg from the NE:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/556053_590138234349252_1416800749_n.jpg
Photo Credit: Donna Matskiw, Winnipeg

[advance62]

Kitchener's Warehouse district

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8495/8290657126_0392b0ee4f_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewsmithphoto/8290657126/)
Warehouse District (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewsmithphoto/8290657126/) by Matthew M S (http://www.flickr.com/people/matthewsmithphoto/), on Flickr

and looking southwest from city hall

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8503/8290580250_d30fa5d6c5_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewsmithphoto/8290580250/)
Overcast (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewsmithphoto/8290580250/) by Matthew M S (http://www.flickr.com/people/matthewsmithphoto/), on Flickr

Photos by me.

[kwoldtimer]

Kitchener's Warehouse district

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8495/8290657126_0392b0ee4f_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewsmithphoto/8290657126/)
Warehouse District (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewsmithphoto/8290657126/) by Matthew M S (http://www.flickr.com/people/matthewsmithphoto/), on Flickr

...........

Photos by me.

Just to note that Momentum Development's "One Victoria" mixed use condo project will be built just across the street (toward the photographer) of the blue building, which is UofW's School of Pharmacy. Here's the render:

http://i49.tinypic.com/3477j4i.jpg

[davidivivid]

Damn you, Quebec City, why do you have to look so good?

:tup:

Quebec City seen from the Mont Sainte-Anne about 40min away from downtown. On the left, you can see the Orléans Island and Quebec City on the horizon.


http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2017/2045589531_4c0a2b4a07_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/13016366@N05/2045589531/)
La vue vers Québec (http://www.flickr.com/photos/13016366@N05/2045589531/) par louuiss (http://www.flickr.com/people/13016366@N05/), sur Flickr


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7247/7055259969_fbce034b8e_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/michelroy/7055259969/)
Québec city (http://www.flickr.com/photos/michelroy/7055259969/) par www.digitaldirect.ca (http://www.flickr.com/people/michelroy/), sur Flickr

[davidivivid]

Percé

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xKfBgZf2TPc/USBckwqbq-I/AAAAAAAADcw/yRDUTlheGVQ/s1600/1065141686_e989db5d95_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/greyrose/1065141686/sizes/l/in/photostream/

[PoscStudent]

What's the height on that rock?

[FrAnKs]

What's the height on that rock?

You'd be surprised how big it is in real !... it's pretty massive.

Actually it's 88m high, 433m long and 90 wide.

You can take the boat that will leave you on the bonaventure island in the background. The boat will aswell turn around the Roché percé.

You get some incredible views ! ... hence be sure to take a little sweater with you when you're on the boat, it's chilly even for summer.

[SaskScraper]

I've heard that many times already and I don't really know how this perception came about. Language dynamics are completely different in Quebec City versus Montreal. Since french is so prominent in the Provincial Capital, the trench mentality which can be found in certain areas of Montréal is somewhat absent in Quebec City. Hence, not only residents here tend to be very accomodating to english speakers but they often seem happy to show that they can, in fact, speak english rather well. Statistics show that about 38% of the population can speak both languages. Of course, you have to consider that proficiency in english isn't as common in older generations so if you speak to a young person, the chances that this person will be able to respond in english are great.
.
Great plan!! If you ever need tips on what to see and where to eat... :cool:

Thanks for the perspective on traveling in Québec other than Montréal. I want to go to Québec City soooo much, it looks absolutely beautiful both winter and summer!!. My ability to speak French is kind of pathetic and when I have traveled to Montréal in the past (most recently this past January) I had an amazing time with most local Montréal citizens being as helpful and accommodating as possible. A couple times though I was given a hard time by with some people in the service industry, namely Metro/transit personnel and thats why I have too much anxiety to venture further into Québec without bringing bilingual friends with to help.. The thought that Québécois in Québec City may be more forgiving of my ignorance to speak French is encouraging that I could come visit someday :)

[bulliver]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8387/8483707685_93e0fd02cb_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/badcomputer/8483707685/)

[Chadillaccc]

Nice Bulliver! Great shot! Are you in Yellowknife?

You should grab a shot of the skyline centred on Centre Square! :) I'm fascinated with Yellowknife's skyline.

[Nouvellecosse]

I'm fascinated that someone seemingly sane would intentionally go there in winter.

[bulliver]

I took a load up there last week, got there Sunday night, left Monday morning. Didn't have time to walk through downtown or Old Town. I'm disappointed, as what I did see was pretty cool, and I would have liked to explore more.

[isaidso]

I'm fascinated that someone seemingly sane would intentionally go there in winter.

Isn't the extreme climate part of the draw?

[vid]

I know a guy from Australia who purposely went there in winter so that he could get a photo of himself under a sign that read "-42°C" (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pierodamiani/3158415607/). This photo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pierodamiani/4734881940/) got Explore status on Flickr; that community's version of "going viral".

[someone123]

Spring Garden Road area, Halifax:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8512/8465961288_f2abda6087_b.jpg
Source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fahood1991/8465961288/sizes/l/)

[Redkey]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8387/8483707685_93e0fd02cb_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/badcomputer/8483707685/)

I'd love to see Yellowknife get a new tallest:) This may be a stupid question, but is it impractical to build a glass skyscraper there considering how cold it gets?

[Nouvellecosse]

Isn't the extreme climate part of the draw?

What draw? I fail to comprehend the draw of which you speak. http://www.fmforums.co.uk/forums/style_emoticons/default/cold.gif

[bulliver]

It was -10 when I was in Yellowknife...not exactly extreme.

[Chadillaccc]

Yellowknife is often warmer than Winnipeg and Thunder Bay, sometimes even Montreal and QC.
Whitehorse is almost always warmer than Winnipeg and Thunder Bay during winter, and around the same temperature as QC.

[vid]

"Almost always"? It doesn't get to 8 above and rain in mid-January in Yellowknife...

[Chadillaccc]

I said often when referring to Yellowknife, almost always when referring to Whitehorse. Read before reply.

[MolsonExport]

Lovely shots of Percé, Halifax and Yellowknife. I haven't been to Percé in many years, but I remember being blown away by the beauty of the Gaspé Peninsula. Such a shame that the economy has been in the doldrums for decades.

[SkydivePilot]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8387/8483707685_93e0fd02cb_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/badcomputer/8483707685/)

Add a few highrise condos, Yellowknife would be most akin to Saskatoon! Nice shot! :tup:

[isaidso]

What draw? I fail to comprehend the draw of which you speak. http://www.fmforums.co.uk/forums/style_emoticons/default/cold.gif

Some people are drawn towards the extreme. If I went, I'd certainly pick the dead of winter to do it. My ideal honeymoon: a cruise to Antarctica with maybe 50 other passengers.

[Wishblade]

I'd personally love to see the 24 hours of daylight or darkness everyone talks about, though I'm not sure if Yellowknife is far enough north to receive this.On the other hand I imagine living with those conditions year after year would get a bit mentally straining.

[Shinook]

Yellowknife is often warmer than Winnipeg and Thunder Bay, sometimes even Montreal and QC.

Umm....................no.

[Chadillaccc]

Ummmm yes.

[circle33]

I'd personally love to see the 24 hours of daylight or darkness everyone talks about, though I'm not sure if Yellowknife is far enough north to receive this.On the other hand I imagine living with those conditions year after year would get a bit mentally straining.

I've done the 24 hour sunlight a few times. After about a week was wishing pretty hard that the effin' sun would set even for a couple of hours.

[Shinook]

Ummmm yes.

I don't think so. Maybe a couple times in the winter, but not as often as you seem to think. Whitehorse I agree with.

[SignalHillHiker]

My cousin in the army has been stationed in Alert, which is way up there. She said it's not pitch black all winter and bright sun all summer - but close.

She said in winter the sun just peeks above the horizon the tiniest little bit. At the very worst of it, you don't see any of the actual sun, but the sky still gets pretty bright as though it just set below the horizon a couple of seconds ago.

And, in summer, the opposite. The sun never quite goes all the way down.

[jeddy1989]

My cousin in the army has been stationed in Alert, which is way up there. She said it's not pitch black all winter and bright sun all summer - but close.

She said in winter the sun just peeks above the horizon the tiniest little bit. At the very worst of it, you don't see any of the actual sun, but the sky still gets pretty bright as though it just set below the horizon a couple of seconds ago.

And, in summer, the opposite. The sun never quite goes all the way down.

when I was in Harnosand, sweden this summer it was like this.. the sun just went under the horizon but barely and it was still bright then 2 hours later rose again

this was my friend's back yard at midnight :) the darkest it got, I'd imagine that there are canadian places like this too

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/600410_10151006093991310_1328112446_n.jpg

[vid]

It's finally starting to get light when I walk to work at 7:30in the morning. Of course in a couple weeks we're set back an hour, but the sun will be setting at 7:30pm by then so I won't complain much.

[davidivivid]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6479167767_a5f2e8c8ba_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/photos_nature/6479167767/)
Le soleil s’étire et la ville s’éveille! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/photos_nature/6479167767/) par Guylaine Begin - PhotosNature (http://www.flickr.com/people/photos_nature/), sur Flickr


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8354/8361837247_30578e6e5a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/photos_nature/8361837247/)
Édifice Price (http://www.flickr.com/photos/photos_nature/8361837247/) par Guylaine Begin - PhotosNature (http://www.flickr.com/people/photos_nature/), sur Flickr

[isaidso]

What is that industrial area to the left in that first photo? It looks like a great place for Quebec City to build a few skyscrapers without disturbing the historic built form; sort of like a Quebec City version of Canary Wharf. That orange arena like building in the foreground is what?

[isaidso]

I've done the 24 hour sunlight a few times. After about a week was wishing pretty hard that the effin' sun would set even for a couple of hours.

I've seen it too, but in Helsinki. It didn't bother me at all, but then again the Finns manufacture very good blinds.

[MonctonRad]

My cousin in the army has been stationed in Alert, which is way up there. She said it's not pitch black all winter and bright sun all summer - but close.

She said in winter the sun just peeks above the horizon the tiniest little bit. At the very worst of it, you don't see any of the actual sun, but the sky still gets pretty bright as though it just set below the horizon a couple of seconds ago.

And, in summer, the opposite. The sun never quite goes all the way down.

Anecdotally, Inuit elders have been saying that the winter sun is staying up longer, and is not setting in the same place on the horizon as when they were young children.

This sounds pretty kooky to begin with, but they are in fact correct. With a warmer atmosphere, the refractive index has changed and this effect is most pronounced when you are looking through the densest part of the atmosphere (on the horizon).

The arctic sun follows a low oblique trajectory and tends to skim the horizon as it sets. As such, a change in the refractive index of the atmosphere by even a few degrees will in fact keep the sun up longer and change the actual point on the horizon where it sets.

More tangible evidence of climate change - there is indeed more daylight in the arctic than ever before....

[Chadillaccc]

That was a very succinct explanation! I like it!

[vid]

Anecdotally, Inuit elders have been saying that the winter sun is staying up longer, and is not setting in the same place on the horizon as when they were young children.

This sounds pretty kooky to begin with, but they are in fact correct. With a warmer atmosphere, the refractive index has changed and this effect is most pronounced when you are looking through the densest part of the atmosphere (on the horizon).

The arctic sun follows a low oblique trajectory and tends to skim the horizon as it sets. As such, a change in the refractive index of the atmosphere by even a few degrees will in fact keep the sun up longer and change the actual point on the horizon where it sets.

More tangible evidence of climate change - there is indeed more daylight in the arctic than ever before....

The melting permafrost is also bringing the level of the land down and causing it to shift. The traditional navigation methods they have used for generations are suddenly not reliable anymore.

[Architype]

^ Great explanation MonconRad.

I wonder if there is any tourism potential for going North in the summer.
I think sun all day and night would be great.

[vid]

Sun all day and night sounds nice until you have to sleep. I have to get up early so in the summer I have to go to bed when its still sunny here and it sucks.

And when I wake up it is sunny again, so basically from late May to late July I don't see night time. And I'm not even that far north!

[someone123]

Halifax skyline photo from this past summer:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8017/7640803962_5b23b59863_k.jpg
Source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/steve-prosser/7640803962/)

[Nouvellecosse]

That view would look so great if we got a new tallest - say 110m - on the Skye site. Maybe 130m with a roof element or spire. :)

[lio45]

What is that industrial area to the left in that first photo? It looks like a great place for Quebec City to build a few skyscrapers without disturbing the historic built form; sort of like a Quebec City version of Canary Wharf. That orange arena like building in the foreground is what?

I don't think anyone would be interested in building skyscrapers out of the "basse ville"... you want to be as high as possible for your money. Plus, unless I'm mistaken, the business district is already pretty well established in Ste-Foy already, I expect that snowball effect to continue.

[Beedok]

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/318136_10200698800374697_297776501_n.jpg
Not the whole skyline, but Hamilton doesn't show up on here nearly enough.
Also, bonus Burlington:
http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/542651_10200698791894485_1583673671_n.jpg

[Tropics]

Ummmm yes.

But, really, umm, no.

Winter average daytime highs for each month according to Environment Canada.

Whitehorse
Nov -5.8
Dec -10.6
Jan -13.3
Feb -8.6
Mar -0.8

Yellowknife
Nov -9.9
Dec -19.7
Jan -22.7
Feb -18.6
Mar -17.3

Winnipeg
Nov -0.9
Dec -9.7
Jan -12.7
Feb -8.5
Mar -1.1

Thunder Bay
Nov 1.7
Dec -6.1
Jan -8.6
Feb -5.6
Mar 0.3

and just for comparison

Fort McMurray
Nov -4.2
Dec -11.6
Jan -13.6
Feb -7.6
Mar 0.3

So Whitehorse and Yellowknife both on average are colder then Thunder Bay and Winnipeg. Whitehorse has a daily average high that compete with Fort McMurray, and Yellowknife is WAY colder then any of the other places on average.

So unless you meant to say "on rare occasion the temperature in Whitehorse and Yellowknife can actually be higher then Winnipeg or Thunder Bay!", which you did "not" say, instead trying to make out that it is common that they are warmer in the winter, sorry, no they are way colder places to spend a winter then Winnipeg or Thunder Bay.

Whitehorse is almost always warmer than Winnipeg and Thunder Bay during winter, and around the same temperature as QC.

That was probably the most laughable though. It is obviously not "almost always warmer" with an average lower temperature then those two places and the chart for QC...

Quebec City
Nov 2.9
Dec -4.8
Jan -7.9
Feb -6.1
Mar 0.1

Clearly warmer on average then Whitehorse.

[Chadillaccc]

Whitehorse
Nov -5.8
Dec -10.6
Jan -13.3
Feb -8.6
Mar -0.8

Yellowknife
Nov -9.9
Dec -19.7
Jan -22.7
Feb -18.6
Mar -17.3

Winnipeg
Nov -0.9
Dec -9.7
Jan -12.7
Feb -8.5
Mar -1.1

Thunder Bay
Nov 1.7
Dec -6.1
Jan -8.6
Feb -5.6
Mar 0.3



Yeah, Obviously I said sometimes Yellowknife is warmer, I didn't say often. And yes, I'm right, sometimes it is warmer, and I wouldn't call a couple times a year "rare". So relax.

The numbers between Whitehorse and Winnipeg are extremely similar, hence why I said "almost always" because it is often, in fact, Whitehorse is warmer than Winnipeg in the month of March. I've been studying weather since I was 8 years old. I suppose I embellished a bit about QC and TB, but again, Whitehorse is sometimes just as warm as QC and TB, just not very often, definitely a few days a year.

Just trying to draw interesting comparisons between climates across dramatically different latitudes. No need to be a mouthy fucking jerk. Make sure you change out your tampon before responding.

[vid]

This thread is so Canadian I am crying.

[lio45]

You know that Miami can be colder than Northern Quebec... it did happen a few winters ago... was something like 0/+1 in Miami and +1/+2 on the mid/lower North Shore. I vividly remember remarking to myself that any poor sucker taking a stroll on Miami beaches that particular day would've been warmer on the (also nice) endless beaches of Quebec's Lower North Shore... (valid statement as long as you're only walking on the beach, not touching the water.)

I would, however, expect to be laughed out of the forum if I stated that Sept-Îles sometimes gets warmer than Miami in the winter.

[Chadillaccc]

My claim was nowhere near as ridiculous, hence why I don't expect to be laughed out of this forum for making it.

However, you would be correct in your statement, regardless.

[MolsonExport]

woof

[Dr Awesomesauce]

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/318136_10200698800374697_297776501_n.jpg
Not the whole skyline, but Hamilton doesn't show up on here nearly enough.
Also, bonus Burlington:
http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/542651_10200698791894485_1583673671_n.jpg

Is that Dofasco or US Steel all clad in blue?

[SteelTown]

That's US Steel, aka Stelco. Funny how it almost blends with the Harbour.

[The_Architect]

This is what we're arguing about now?? Take it to the City Discussions forum, gentlemen. That forum doesn't get nearly enough Canadian bickering.

[vid]

I forgot that this was the small cities skyline thread and was wondering why they were posting photos of skylines in the weather thread. :haha:

[Chadillaccc]

It started out after the picture someone posted of the Yellowknife skyline, then I stated how the average daily temps of Whitehorse and Yellowknife really aren't that incomparable to southern Canadian cities. Then someone had their rag.

[Nouvellecosse]

I forgot that this was the small cities skyline thread and was wondering why they were posting photos of skylines in the weather thread. :haha:

It's been awhile since you posted a TB skyline shot! I was just in Moncton tonight, but it as after dark and my camera doesn't do very well at night. :(

[saffronleaf]

Whitehorse
Nov -5.8
Dec -10.6
Jan -13.3
Feb -8.6
Mar -0.8

Yellowknife
Nov -9.9
Dec -19.7
Jan -22.7
Feb -18.6
Mar -17.3

Winnipeg
Nov -0.9
Dec -9.7
Jan -12.7
Feb -8.5
Mar -1.1

Thunder Bay
Nov 1.7
Dec -6.1
Jan -8.6
Feb -5.6
Mar 0.3



Yeah, Obviously I said sometimes Yellowknife is warmer, I didn't say often. And yes, I'm right, sometimes it is warmer, and I wouldn't call a couple times a year "rare". So relax.

The numbers between Whitehorse and Winnipeg are extremely similar, hence why I said "almost always" because it is often, in fact, Whitehorse is warmer than Winnipeg in the month of March. I've been studying weather since I was 8 years old. I suppose I embellished a bit about QC and TB, but again, Whitehorse is sometimes just as warm as QC and TB, just not very often, definitely a few days a year.

Just trying to draw interesting comparisons between climates across dramatically different latitudes. No need to be a mouthy fucking jerk. Make sure you change out your tampon before responding.

Dude, your statement was wrong. Just concede and move on. No big deal.

[Chadillaccc]

I already conceded to the parts that I was absolutely wrong about.

[Lenin]

I think we should stick to discussing appropriate subjects that we can all safely agree upon with no controversy.

I also think abortion doctors should be euthanized by gun collecting Jewish lesbian refugees in the Vatican. Anyone? Anyone?

Anyways, here's some skyline shots.

Across the Assiniboine River:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8383/8510432829_a41d22ef65_z.jpg
I took this from the place I was standing. True story!
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8531/8510433197_a08b8a406d_c.jpg
I like to call this shot "Not Albuquerque":
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8111/8511546570_fbdc37d638_c.jpg
It would be interesting to witness the density build up if our core was scrunched tighter together by about ten blocks:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8388/8510436189_280227c59f_z.jpg
Yep:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8226/8510437085_64f228c448_c.jpg
So we have some gaps to be filled in.... But some towers should be popping up within the next couple years!
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8226/8510437085_64f228c448_z.jpg
From the middle of the Red River. (I was walking on water. It was pretty biblical.):
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8514/8511550698_5e941dae6b_c.jpg
Some ol' Portage and Main action:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8530/8511551130_963a7307fb_c.jpg
Every time I hear somebody uncomfortably insinuate that a structure is some kind of machismo and/or "gay agenda" phallic symbol, I'm more and more tempted to construct a giant skyscraper in the exact shape of an erect cock. I doubt I would hear too many more phallic comparisons regarding other buildings after that. End Rant:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8377/8511551580_00df65e41c_c.jpg
Inspector Gadget could have totally pulled off this shot better:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8226/8511552398_26ed1c409a_c.jpg
Come to think of it, he'd probably make one hell of a photographer:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8235/8511553314_214404a35d_b.jpg

[Chadillaccc]

Jesus, the CMHR is looking so good.

[Lenin]

Both the design and the cost are controversial subjects here, but the architecture is certainly growing on me!

[Chadillaccc]

Oh I know haha I've seen the discussions in the Winnipeg and CMHR pages :P People can get really pissy about it. My opinion is overall positive, I understand how people are getting frustrated about the costs, but wow is it ever worth it. It's starting to look even better than the renders. Can't wait to see the pond as illustrated here - http://www.tfnpplan.com/uploads/image/tfnp-HumanRightsMuseumInterior.jpg

[davidivivid]

White Birch paper mill in the foreground:

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3093/3222032655_9cd192a5ee_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stlaurentr/3222032655/)
Limoilou (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stlaurentr/3222032655/) par François Saint-Laurent (http://www.flickr.com/people/stlaurentr/), sur Flickr

[FrAnKs]

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/565/levisstnicholas.jpg
http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/affaires/zone/zone-levis/201110/03/01-4453851-developpement-residentiel-un-axe-trois-poles-a-levis.php

[isaidso]

I love the CMHR as well. If you want to stand above the crowd you need to take chances and spend the money. Landing the CMHR was an accomplishment of monumental proportions, so was raising the money, but you don't get wonderful things for nothing.

This is how you build a great city, one great project at a time. Winnipeg has some amazing structures that you'd think would only exist in a far larger city. Maybe it's time for the criticism to end and for Winnipeggers to take pride in a new civic asset. I know I'll be making a trip to Winnipeg to visit it. Good job!

[Chadillaccc]

Exactly man! Totally agreed. I don't mean to sound offensive but until the CMHR, my only interest in Winnipeg was because I am attracted to the 'underdog' kind of cities. But now that I've been reading about Winnipeg and its developments and potential for years now, I can't wait to visit there! A lot of that has to do with the construction of the CMHR, the extensive renovation and expansion of the Assiniboine Park Zoo, MHP, the Forks, etc.

[1ajs]

Both the design and the cost are controversial subjects here, but the architecture is certainly growing on me!

lenin i allways look forward to reading what u post with ur pics :cheers:

[FrAnKs]

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/3559/48417669.jpg
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/86656839
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/2441/88503778.jpg
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/86656684
http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/1654/13196981.jpg
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/86657179
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/9052/43133805.jpg
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/86257613
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/843/40516812.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/86054930.jpg

[roccerfeller]

Oh I know haha I've seen the discussions in the Winnipeg and CMHR pages :P People can get really pissy about it. My opinion is overall positive, I understand how people are getting frustrated about the costs, but wow is it ever worth it. It's starting to look even better than the renders. Can't wait to see the pond as illustrated here - http://www.tfnpplan.com/uploads/image/tfnp-HumanRightsMuseumInterior.jpg

Not too long ago I was chatting with one of the chief engineers on the project, and she told me the pond is her favourite part. It should be something quite special.


@ Lenin, cheers! Love your pics man - headings are always a good chuckle! You keep the Winnipeg shots alive.

We should get some of the Québec City photo guys to do some shoots in Winnipeg. They always manage to find some spectacular angles.

[lio45]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8531/8510433197_a08b8a406d_c.jpg

Very appropriate username for posting these commie block pics ;)

I wasn't aware they were so prominent in Winnipeg. Most cities have them, but they're usually buried within the skyline.

[MolsonExport]

Gorgeous QC shots, franks.

[Rico Rommheim]

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/1654/13196981.jpg
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/86657179


Quebec City keeps proving that you don't need 200 skyscrapers to form a compelling skyline. Very impressive.

[flar]

Amazing shot
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/3559/48417669.jpg

[MonkeyRonin]

Quebec City keeps proving that you don't need 200 skyscrapers to form a compelling skyline. Very impressive.


Yeah, you just need some big hills.

[Dwils01]

Some pics of Sault Ste. Marie.
From the 4th floor of city hall.
http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m498/DWils01/Sault%20Ste%20Marie/DSC04074_zps327ecd3a.jpg

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m498/DWils01/Sault%20Ste%20Marie/DSC04075_zpse2b1726e.jpg

From the Sault Canal.
http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m498/DWils01/Sault%20Ste%20Marie/DSC04079_zps39945fdc.jpg

From Queen Street East and Church Street.
http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m498/DWils01/Sault%20Ste%20Marie/DSC04064_zps79367f72.jpg

All pictures by me from Yesterday.

[SignalHillHiker]

March 1, 2013

http://ryancrocker.zenfolio.com/img/s8/v0/p1457649256-5.jpg (http://ryancrocker.zenfolio.com/p84113295/e56e1f668)

http://ryancrocker.zenfolio.com/img/s8/v78/p1457649276-5.jpg (http://ryancrocker.zenfolio.com/p84113295/e56e1f67c)

http://ryancrocker.zenfolio.com/img/s2/v73/p1457649264-5.jpg (http://ryancrocker.zenfolio.com/p84113295/e56e1f670)

[Hali87]

Very appropriate username for posting these commie block pics ;)

I wasn't aware they were so prominent in Winnipeg. Most cities have them, but they're usually buried within the skyline.

IMO they are more prominent in Winnipeg than anywhere else in Canada, with the possible exceptions of Toronto and Hamilton.

[Lenin]

Ha. I would say perhaps Hamilton, Toronto, and London are all contenders for the title (and maybe even Montreal, come to think of it) alongside Winnipeg. To be sure, our fair city does seem to have a zillion drab boxes, in exciting colours ranging all the way from off white to brown!

It's kinda funny, because though the city will be getting a few more glass towers downtown in the near future, the highrise condo that's soon to be built in the middle of that picture [see: Heritage Landing] is actually a less-glassy, more-beigey structure. Unfortunately there's soon to be half a dozen buildings within a few blocks that all blend in to each other. Grr.

Maybe there should be some fascist bylaw that prohibits the construction of off white, beige, grey, or brown highrises for the next ten years. That'll learn 'em.

[bolognium]

Ha. I would say perhaps Hamilton, Toronto, and London are all contenders for the title (and maybe even Montreal, come to think of it) alongside Winnipeg. To be sure, our fair city does seem to have a zillion drab boxes, in exciting colours ranging all the way from off white to brown!

London's definitely in the running.

[Lenin]

By the way, bolognium, I'm not sure if I've mentioned it before, but your photographs of London are among the best I have seen. Thanks for doing your city justice! I think perhaps it's a bit of an underrated burgh, and you seem to be one of the most prolific posters of London photographs on this forum. I dig it.

[Dr Awesomesauce]

London is underrated. If it were in any other province people might actually know about it.

[chrisallard5454]

IMO they are more prominent in Winnipeg than anywhere else in Canada, with the possible exceptions of Toronto and Hamilton.

I've lived in London, Winnipeg, Toronto, Hamilton, etc. and I would say out of them all Winnipeg has the least amount of commie blocks.

For a city its size, London takes the cake, with Wonderland being the major street that comes to mind. Toronto for sure has more, but it is a major city. Hamilton in the downtown beats Winnipeg hands down.

Yes Winnipeg has a few downtown, but outside of that they are few and far in between. Winnipeg is more of a midrise (3-5 story) brick apartment kind of city.

[ssiguy]

Ya, I don't think there is a city in Canada that does commie-block quite as well as London and London even builds them downtown. That saod, London punches way above her weight when it comes to skyline and the sheer number of highrises.

London, ssems to have a good reputation around the country. Even the people who have never been there always say "I hear it's a nice city", which of course it is. Being so close to Toronto it is overshawdowed and it's name doesn't help. No one ever goes to London for a visit unless it's for friends/family/conventions etc. I guess that's why many hear it's a nice city but few have actually been there to verify it.

London is one of those very very rare cities where you wouldn't want to visit but you would like to live there.

[Architype]

Aren't Canadian commie blocks mainly an Ontario thing in general?

[Architype]

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/3559/48417669.jpg


Beautiful, and worth reposting !

[someone123]

Yes, that's a lovely shot of Quebec City.

I know this is SkyscraperPage, but I often prefer streetscapes of medium-sized buildings. The Price building and Chateau Frontenac are great landmarks even though they're not very tall, and St-Roch has a nice scale.

[bolognium]

By the way, bolognium, I'm not sure if I've mentioned it before, but your photographs of London are among the best I have seen. Thanks for doing your city justice! I think perhaps it's a bit of an underrated burgh, and you seem to be one of the most prolific posters of London photographs on this forum. I dig it.

Thanks, Lenin, that actually means a lot. I find that London's massively underrepresented on SSP, and that a lot of members have formed opinions based on pictures and Google Street View alone. London's got tons of problems, but I really do love the place. As Pete mentioned, if it were in any other province it would likely be seen as a substantial city.

Here are a couple older photos from warmer days. Pretty sure I've posted some of them around the forums, but whatever:

http://i.imgur.com/3T0iAHr.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/66xY86e.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ISfCH1v.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/o8N0J0Q.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/6nnm9W2.jpg

[SignalHillHiker]

:previous:

Wow, gorgeous! :) I love the second and third ones especially.

[advance62]

Here's a section of downtown Kitchener from feb 28th

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8373/8522580761_9e0a6cc2c9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewsmithphoto/8522580761/)
Downtown in Winter 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewsmithphoto/8522580761/) by Matthew M S (http://www.flickr.com/people/matthewsmithphoto/), on Flickr

[chrisallard5454]

http://i.imgur.com/ISfCH1v.jpg


Aah, Farhi... Does he still own the city? He also owns an inn off of the 401 in Ingersoll called The Elmhurst. I remember the reaction from the town residents when he purchased it.

http://www.whattravelwriterssay.com/image/ingersoll1.jpg

http://www.whattravelwriterssay.com/ingersollontario.html


Not bad for a town of 10 000 people.

[FrAnKs]

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http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5756/beauportcharlesbourg.jpg

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/28175395

[davidivivid]

http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/406788_620822254602019_15713153_n.jpg
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=620822254602019&set=a.620822127935365.1073741825.203853296298919&type=3&src=http%3A%2F%2Fsphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-ak-prn1%2F885194_620822254602019_15713153_o.jpg&smallsrc=http%3A%2F%2Fsphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-ak-ash4%2F406788_620822254602019_15713153_n.jpg&size=1280%2C853

[Wishblade]

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http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5756/beauportcharlesbourg.jpg

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/28175395

Quebec City looks like a giant Saint John, NB in this picture, atleast to me.

[FrAnKs]

Why ? ( I don't know St-John pretty well... )

[Wishblade]

Why ? ( I don't know St-John pretty well... )

I wish I could find a better picture to demonstrate, and anybody who has visited the place would know better what I mean, but I just find the modern and historic building stock of both cities is somewhat similar.

http://website.nbm-mnb.ca/Transition/db_images/NBM-F25-62(3).JPG

[SignalHillHiker]

March 9, 2013

A full-sized photo of St. John's, for a change. Scroll ---->

http://s22.postimage.org/82fkiqdn3/IMG_3463_edited_2000x1332_IMG_3472_edited_200.jpg

[Rico Rommheim]

*jaw drops*

Outstanding work, sir.

[SignalHillHiker]

Aww, wow. Thank you! :D