The Great Canadian Skyline thread for CMAs 1 million and under

[ssiguy]

Nice shot of Trois Rivieres. Thanks for the pic as we don't see a lot of her.

[davidivivid]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F8s079xnv2w/T8bZIcr7otI/AAAAAAAABcg/CAc0CXTsUeg/s1600/sdf.jpg

Par Gérald Gobeil
http://www.quebecurbain.qc.ca/2012/05/30/soiree-dete-a-quebec/

[FrAnKs]

a classic.

[kwoldtimer]

What are they all doing? :shrug:

[FrAnKs]

What are they all doing? :shrug:

Enjoying this beautiful view !

[Tone]

What are they all doing? :shrug:

This picture was posted on the same date as the airshow, this could be a lead.

[Mrs Sauga]

What a pretty view!

Definitely Canada's second best natural setting of a city.

[lake of the nations]

That's one we don't see much.

Is that where Martin Mystery was, or was he in Sherbrooke?

He was in Sherbrooke, so I believe that makes him our city's greatest ambassador.

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/229/5/d/torrington_academy_by_adamfury-d6ihy14.png
http://adamfury.deviantart.com/art/Torrington-Academy-393867400

[SignalHillHiker]

Gorgeous 3R picture. I haven't see. Many overhead views of that city's core. Lots of impressive street-level shots though. You can really see the age.

[lio45]

Lots of impressive street-level shots though. You can really see the age.

The downtown core would deserve a photo thread or at least a bunch of pics... I'm there super often, just never think of doing that. Will try...

[thomax]

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5450/18021966992_450d8d5b46_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tsxhUQ)
View of Hamilton from Tim Hortons Field | May 21, 2015 (https://flic.kr/p/tsxhUQ) by Joe (https://www.flickr.com/photos/-jm/), on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8820/18023844222_cde4e683df_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tsGUWS)
View of Hamilton from Tim Hortons Field | May 21, 2015 (https://flic.kr/p/tsGUWS) by Joe (https://www.flickr.com/photos/-jm/), on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8874/18027118625_b266cf64fa_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tsZGj6)
View of Hamilton from Tim Hortons Field | May 21, 2015 (https://flic.kr/p/tsZGj6) by Joe (https://www.flickr.com/photos/-jm/), on Flickr

More:

Looking south-east towards Stoney Creek:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8881/18027605921_791de6097a_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tt3caK)
View From Tim Hortons Field | May 21, 2015 (https://flic.kr/p/tt3caK) by Joe (https://www.flickr.com/photos/-jm/), on Flickr

Looking south-east towards Stoney Creek:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7790/17839074388_70b64b29b7_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tbnVj5)
View From Tim Hortons Field | May 21, 2015 (https://flic.kr/p/tbnVj5) by Joe (https://www.flickr.com/photos/-jm/), on Flickr

Looking north-west towards the West Harbour:
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5338/18026856805_513c15ddb0_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tsYmtX)
View From Tim Hortons Field | May 21, 2015 (https://flic.kr/p/tsYmtX) by Joe (https://www.flickr.com/photos/-jm/), on Flickr

Looking north-west towards the West Harbour:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8891/17839129688_55ca27d362_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tbocKw)
View From Tim Hortons Field | May 21, 2015 (https://flic.kr/p/tbocKw) by Joe (https://www.flickr.com/photos/-jm/), on Flickr

Looking north towards the industrial sector & Hamilton Harbour (Burlington is in the background):
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5449/17838977278_de6d5d9a28_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tbnqrL)
View From Tim Hortons Field | May 21, 2015 (https://flic.kr/p/tbnqrL) by Joe (https://www.flickr.com/photos/-jm/), on Flickr

Looking north towards the industrial sector & Hamilton Harbour (Burlington is in the background):
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7767/18027785821_813275bbaa_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tt47Dt)
View From Tim Hortons Field | May 21, 2015 (https://flic.kr/p/tt47Dt) by Joe (https://www.flickr.com/photos/-jm/), on Flickr

Looking north-east towards the industrial sector:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8789/17840574969_4f1a2cf11b_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tbvBoa)
View From Tim Hortons Field | May 21, 2015 (https://flic.kr/p/tbvBoa) by Joe (https://www.flickr.com/photos/-jm/), on Flickr

Looking north-east towards the industrial sector:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7795/17840692529_56212fd770_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tbwdk4)
View From Tim Hortons Field | May 21, 2015 (https://flic.kr/p/tbwdk4) by Joe (https://www.flickr.com/photos/-jm/), on Flickr

[HomeInMyShoes]

I like Hamilton's skyline from that viewpoint. It's got a better shape and better fill than the ones from up on the escarpment.

[Dr Awesomesauce]

Yeah, very nice angle.

[Chadillaccc]

A newer section of the Victoria skyline, with Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Edmonton in drydock undergoing a refit.


https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/456/18757027831_b6d11fb64c_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/uzuETz)
HMCS 703 (https://flic.kr/p/uzuETz) by Chadillaccc (https://www.flickr.com/photos/66175113@N06/), on Flickr

[niwell]

^Huh I guess I never realized that the name Edmonton wasn't given to a Halifax class frigate, but a Kingston class coastal defence vessel.

[Chadillaccc]

Yup. Calgary got the Frigate. Calgary, Montreal, and Vancouver are the only 3 Halifax Class Frigates not named after provincial or the national capital actually.

[Chadillaccc]

In honour of Red Deer surpassing a population of 100 000, I thought I'd post one of the best shots I've ever taken of the city, taken a couple months ago. Not bad for a municipality of only 101 000 if you really look at it ;)


https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8833/18566986268_053982fa29_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/uhGE9U)
Downtown Red Deer (https://flic.kr/p/uhGE9U) by Chadillaccc (https://www.flickr.com/photos/66175113@N06/), on Flickr






And here's a set of various cities from our road trip across southern BC and Van Island...


Kamloops

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/283/18575154799_1e08c18641_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/uiqwnD)
Kamloops (https://flic.kr/p/uiqwnD) by Chadillaccc (https://www.flickr.com/photos/66175113@N06/), on Flickr


Nanaimo

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/538/18573539138_743cf0ea0f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/uihf6q)
Nanaimo (https://flic.kr/p/uihf6q) by Chadillaccc (https://www.flickr.com/photos/66175113@N06/), on Flickr


Victoria

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/380/18761326495_bc92b45ef9_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/uzSGJt)
Victoria (https://flic.kr/p/uzSGJt) by Chadillaccc (https://www.flickr.com/photos/66175113@N06/), on Flickr


Kelowna

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8841/18763846661_516b4e1725_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/uA6BTB)
Kelowna Skyline (https://flic.kr/p/uA6BTB) by Chadillaccc (https://www.flickr.com/photos/66175113@N06/), on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/357/18573594738_13949a83cb_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/uihwC3)
Kelowna Rugby (https://flic.kr/p/uihwC3) by Chadillaccc (https://www.flickr.com/photos/66175113@N06/), on Flickr

[thomax]

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8527/8536369900_3ec6436a5b_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/e1k8no)
Hamilton, From the Outside (https://flic.kr/p/e1k8no) by Preston Ciere (https://www.flickr.com/photos/portageur/), on Flickr

[thomax]

http://i.imgur.com/LVIPRsL.jpg
Hamilton - June 18, 2015 (https://instagram.com/p/4F0kRbsyZA/) by daveygroves (https://instagram.com/p/4F0kRbsyZA/), on Instagram

http://i.imgur.com/5OdfHsa.jpg
Burlington - June 13, 2015 (https://instagram.com/p/346oQwsyYl/) by daveygroves (https://instagram.com/p/346oQwsyYl/), on Instagram

[someone123]

Aerial views from a drone flying over the Citadel in Halifax:

DuI6_pmv0vw

[giallo]

A great collection of shots, Chadillaccc.

BC has a lot of potentially good skylines, but it's going to take a loooooong time before we see any major improvements. Outside of Vancouver and Victoria, BC cities have a really hard time getting their proposals off of the ground.

[Hali87]

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/385/18975861188_5b7fdac21a_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/uUQfqu)
Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/uUQfqu) by Hali87 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/72021271@N05/), on Flickr

https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3896/19166940151_21cb88c16f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/vcHzxn)
Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/vcHzxn) by Hali87 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/72021271@N05/), on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/329/18540895594_d7aaa5ba8b_b.jpg
(https://flic.kr/p/ufoWiG)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/ufoWiG) by Hali87 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/72021271@N05/), on Flickr

[thomax]

http://i.imgur.com/KXUxGBr.jpg
Hamilton - July 1, 2015 (https://instagram.com/p/4m61UBhnMj/) by sweenytom (https://instagram.com/p/4m61UBhnMj/), on Instagram

[thomax]

http://i.imgur.com/xasdbz2.jpg
Burlington Skyline - July 5, 2015 (https://instagram.com/p/4xIwP4GAUa/) by lizinprogress (https://instagram.com/p/4xIwP4GAUa/), on Instagram

[FrAnKs]

http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/170528Qcsunrise.png
https://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanikaa/16718678344/
http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/722158Qcbanquenationale.png
https://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanikaa/16160516243/sizes/h/

[SkydivePilot]

Halifax looks fantastic!!!! :tup:

[Hali87]

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/297/19647253555_c941ca4d10_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/vWaiYX)
Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/vWaiYX) by Hali87 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/72021271@N05/), on Flickr

[Tone]

Rimouski this evening
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/349/19599480709_d2844e24e1_h.jpg

[lake of the nations]

Downtown Sherbrooke

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11825598_874119889333793_747906975705146770_n.jpg?oh=8916086168a1568343bfc9068517eba1&oe=563E38AA
By Centre-ville de Sherbrooke (https://www.facebook.com/centrevillesherbrooke?fref=photo)

[lake of the nations]

Downtown Sherbrooke and its surroundings, as seen from Mount Bellevue.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/584/20735162893_e57debf1e4_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/xAi8wv)
Sherbrooke, vue du mont Bellevue (https://flic.kr/p/xAi8wv) by lake of the nations (https://www.flickr.com/photos/lakesherbrooke/), on Flickr

A few years ago, some low-rise condos were built between King Street and the lake, immediately west of downtown. In the distant background, our former landfill site (which will eventually become a park) can be seen.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/657/21329986496_eb056e91ed_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/yuRKRS)
Sherbrooke, vue du mont Bellevue (https://flic.kr/p/yuRKRS) by lake of the nations (https://www.flickr.com/photos/lakesherbrooke/), on Flickr

Further west, you can see the Radio-Canada (CBC) building as well as a former church that has been converted into a restaurant.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5832/21168230210_7528b1860c_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/yfyHmo)
Sherbrooke, vue du mont Bellevue (https://flic.kr/p/yfyHmo) by lake of the nations (https://www.flickr.com/photos/lakesherbrooke/), on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/756/20733515334_049a77d2d6_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/xA9FLj)
Sherbrooke, vue du mont Bellevue (https://flic.kr/p/xA9FLj) by lake of the nations (https://www.flickr.com/photos/lakesherbrooke/), on Flickr

The eastern part of the downtown area...

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/772/21169390279_cbf7df6136_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/yfEEcz)
Sherbrooke, vue du mont Bellevue (https://flic.kr/p/yfEEcz) by lake of the nations (https://www.flickr.com/photos/lakesherbrooke/), on Flickr

And finally downtown Sherbrooke itself.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5698/21168202500_fb831c3f17_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/yfyz7C)
Sherbrooke, vue du mont Bellevue (https://flic.kr/p/yfyz7C) by lake of the nations (https://www.flickr.com/photos/lakesherbrooke/), on Flickr

[Nouvellecosse]

Looks kind of pretty but a bit small for the size of the city.

[franktko]

Beautiful Longueuil... :P

http://images.lpcdn.ca/924x615/201509/15/1056480-place-charles-lemoyne-pied-pont.jpg

[Tone]

.

[ssiguy]

I need some London lovin.

[Beedok]

Beautiful Longueuil... :P

http://images.lpcdn.ca/924x615/201509/15/1056480-place-charles-lemoyne-pied-pont.jpg

So many parking lots. :runaway:

[Jeff]

edit

[Laceoflight]

Supprimé.

[advance62]

The core of Kitchener's skyline

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5665/21819665260_5727873928_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/zf8uib)Core Skyline (https://flic.kr/p/zf8uib) by Matt (https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewsmithphoto/), on Flickr

[Dwils01]

Hamilton
http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m498/DWils01/Cities%20across%20the%20GTHA/DSC05816_zpszo8uftyc.jpg (http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/DWils01/media/Cities%20across%20the%20GTHA/DSC05816_zpszo8uftyc.jpg.html)

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m498/DWils01/Cities%20across%20the%20GTHA/DSC05817_zpspstl7abb.jpg (http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/DWils01/media/Cities%20across%20the%20GTHA/DSC05817_zpspstl7abb.jpg.html)

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m498/DWils01/Cities%20across%20the%20GTHA/DSC05822_zpsf5eimyub.jpg (http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/DWils01/media/Cities%20across%20the%20GTHA/DSC05822_zpsf5eimyub.jpg.html)

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m498/DWils01/Cities%20across%20the%20GTHA/DSC05825_zpsnf8o4w36.jpg (http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/DWils01/media/Cities%20across%20the%20GTHA/DSC05825_zpsnf8o4w36.jpg.html)

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m498/DWils01/Cities%20across%20the%20GTHA/DSC05820_zpse4wd2zpv.jpg (http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/DWils01/media/Cities%20across%20the%20GTHA/DSC05820_zpse4wd2zpv.jpg.html)

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m498/DWils01/Cities%20across%20the%20GTHA/DSC05833_zpsigc7no1a.jpg (http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/DWils01/media/Cities%20across%20the%20GTHA/DSC05833_zpsigc7no1a.jpg.html)

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m498/DWils01/Cities%20across%20the%20GTHA/DSC05831_zpsc1ar1scg.jpg (http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/DWils01/media/Cities%20across%20the%20GTHA/DSC05831_zpsc1ar1scg.jpg.html)
Pictures by me.

[Chadillaccc]

Iqaluit

http://s3.amazonaws.com/canadainpictures/pictures/files/000/000/476/large/Mueller_2010_265.jpg?1360651781
http://www.ign.com/boards/threads/what-are-the-most-beautiful-countries-you-have-been.454432424/



Yellowknife

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3692/12227508253_4d3e907a67_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/jCvbcP)Downtown Yellowknife (https://flic.kr/p/jCvbcP) by Jason Pineau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jspitfire/), on Flickr



Whitehorse

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7078/7219458034_9ecd7d7a21_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/bZXBmo)
Downtown Whitehorse, Yukon (looking northeast) (https://flic.kr/p/bZXBmo) by jimbob_malone (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimbob_malone/), on Flickr

[KnoxfordGuy]

Great shots of our northern capitals! :)

[davidivivid]

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5790/22090114140_1725dbb89c_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/zE2BjU)Quebec City (https://flic.kr/p/zE2BjU) by Dany (https://www.flickr.com/photos/junksnowgirl/), sur Flickr

[SteelTown]

In the last episode of Keeping Canada Alive on CBC there's a doctor in Yellowknife that basically lives on a frozen lake. I guess her house is a houseboat. She woke up, walked on the frozen ice and got into her car. I thought that was pretty crazy.

[SkydivePilot]

Yellowknife resembles Saskatoon.

[esquire]

Yellowknife resembles Saskatoon.

That was the exact same thought I had.

[HomeInMyShoes]

Landmark Place deserves its own Ugly Canada Certificate of Achievement.

[davidivivid]

http://images.lpcdn.ca/924x615/201511/10/1085633-discussions-avaient-lieu-depuis-semaine.jpg
http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/actualites/transports/201511/10/01-4919247-quebec-et-sorel-pas-de-traversiers-jeudi-et-vendredi.php

[Chadillaccc]

Saint John

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3638/3588867686_8338b7f58f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/6t8Tk5)
harbour view (https://flic.kr/p/6t8Tk5) by Seeing Is (https://www.flickr.com/people/71382899@N00/), on Flickr



Sherbrooke

http://www.esbq.ca/image/1/958/512/uploads/event/sherbrooke-automne.jpg
http://www.esbq.ca/fr/calendrier/auditions-a-sherbrooke-2/



Lethbridge

http://dailyphotodose.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/LethbridgePanoRD.jpg
http://dailyphotodose.com/2010/06/01/downtown-pano/

[Pinus]

Yellowknife resembles Saskatoon.

Minus the geographic terrain.

[lio45]

Sherbrooke

http://www.esbq.ca/image/1/958/512/uploads/event/sherbrooke-automne.jpg
http://www.esbq.ca/fr/calendrier/auditions-a-sherbrooke-2/


That pic is several years old. See the two brown 'commie blocks' with a steeple between them (in the middle, roughly)?

They're in the middle part of the pic below, on the extreme left side, near the building with the white tower crane (which has now been finished for a while). A couple other buildings have popped up that should be visible in that view from the East (like the red brick one in the middle of the pic below).

http://i62.tinypic.com/2l9psg9.jpg

[ssiguy]

Anyone got any recent London pics?

[Chadillaccc]

Not exactly recent, but this one hasn't been posted before and only one high-rise is missing. Renaissance 2, the twin of the building UC on the right of the pic.

http://www.itcwebdesigns.com/london09.jpg
http://www.itcwebdesigns.com/london_ca.htm

[Chadillaccc]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Quebec_City.jpg
http://thecityfm.org/

[Chadillaccc]

Have we ever had a St. Catherines picture on here? Or Peterborough? I think we had Barrie one time...

As you wish...

St. Catharines

http://www.ballcon.com/wp-content/uploads/Downtown%20Development%20Photo1.jpg
http://www.ballcon.com/index.php/2013/02/st-catharines-spectator-facility/
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/St_Catharines_Low_Level_Lot.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Catharines


Peterborough doesn't really have a skyline. Couldn't find any pics. I think the tallest building is like 8 floors.

[Beedok]

Ontario and Quebec's ~100K cities mostly don't stand up well to BC's in the skyline department.

[Chadillaccc]

Ontario and Quebec's ~100K cities mostly don't stand up well to BC's in the skyline department.

What's even worse is that St. Catharines is a city of 130 000 in a metro of over 400 000, while BC's 100 - 200 000 cities are basically just that. Abbotsford being the outlier in the skyline department.

[softee]

Peterborough doesn't really have a skyline. Couldn't find any pics. I think the tallest building is like 8 floors.

I think the tallest building in downtown Peterborough is actually 16 floors. Peterborough has a modest skyline of maybe half a dozen hi-rises downtown, most of them are residential.

[Beedok]

What's even worse is that St. Catharines is a city of 130 000 in a metro of over 400 000, while BC's 100 - 200 000 cities are basically just that. Abbotsford being the outlier in the skyline department.

Yeah, but St. Catherine's metro includes Niagara Falls, so they let someone else handle the heigh. Plus I'm sure if you dragged over the highrises scattered about the Niagara Region CMA you'd probably pull together a decent skyline. It's just that the whole thing is a mess of small towns that sort of mesh together, with no real unified downtown or anything.

[softee]

^ Yup, St. Catharines' "metro" includes 4 distinct cities with their own downtowns.

[Chadillaccc]

Yeah, but St. Catherine's metro includes Niagara Falls, so they let someone else handle the heigh. Plus I'm sure if you dragged over the highrises scattered about the Niagara Region CMA you'd probably pull together a decent skyline. It's just that the whole thing is a mess of small towns that sort of mesh together, with no real unified downtown or anything.

All very true!


Here's some pretty pics...


Lethbridge

http://dailyphotodose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/MoonEclipse_0176.jpg
http://dailyphotodose.com/



Saint John

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3847/14616844006_41e9ebe122_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ogD9tQ)
red moon rising (https://flic.kr/p/ogD9tQ) by Seeing Is (https://www.flickr.com/people/71382899@N00/), on Flickr



Medicine Hat

http://s3.amazonaws.com/medias.photodeck.com/4cf0db52-87f3-4c19-a935-7b7d01f60836/15-07-31-0146_xgaplus.jpg
http://www.stockaerialphotos.com/-/galleries/cities/medicine-hat-alberta/-/medias/4cf0db52-87f3-4c19-a935-7b7d01f60836-medicine-hat-alberta



Kelowna (not the standard view)

http://www.kelownadowntownmarina.com/assets/uploads/images/image002_forMidHomePage.jpg
http://www.kelownadowntownmarina.com/



Prince Albert

http://static.wixstatic.com/media/4effd1_c1a997596f1c433c92ca9d5de73c3712.jpg_srz_980_735_85_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srz
http://www.princealberttourism.com/



Moose Jaw

http://www.traingeek.ca/blogpix/moose-jaw-yard-20100521-16.jpg
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=159171&page=5

[Beedok]

For being so small Medicine Hat has a surprisingly decentralised feel. Some actual commercial strips (or at least one, I didn't get a proper tour but I think there was a second alright one).

Have a Kenora shot.
http://i.imgur.com/7nvju9s.jpg?1
https://icepatrol.wordpress.com/tag/ice/page/2/

[NBGuy]

How do you add images? I tried inserting the link of the photo, however it did not work.

[Beedok]

How do you add images? I tried inserting the link of the photo, however it did not work.

photo.url

[Franco401]

All very true!


Here's some pretty pics...

Saint John

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3847/14616844006_41e9ebe122_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ogD9tQ)
red moon rising (https://flic.kr/p/ogD9tQ) by Seeing Is (https://www.flickr.com/people/71382899@N00/), on Flickr


That's a wierd view of SJ, not including Brunswick Square or Irving Centre, only having City Hall, Harborside Condos and the edge of the Delta.

This is better:
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s146/darkharbour/Library-134.jpg

...and it's about to get better with the new Irving Oil building at Kings Square.

[Beedok]

It's sad how all those highways seem to totally cut off the newer parts of Saint John.

[Nouvellecosse]

It's sad how all those highways seem to totally cut off the newer parts of Saint John.

Well, kind of. But it's more cut off by its geographic layout than anything. It's on a peninsula like Halifax (although a much smaller peninsula, maybe 1/3 the size) with a little bit of older stuff off the peninsula, mainly across the harbour. The main highway basically runs across the isthmus cutting off the 4th side, when 3 sides were already cut off by water.

In a way I kind of like it, because it feels like the city is more separated from the souless suburban stuff and makes it seem like an island of solid urbanity, letting a person forget that the other stuff even exists. Although perhaps the suburban areas are less dense and more poorly laid out than if they had grown more as a direct extension of the main city.

[someone123]

Well, kind of. But it's more cut off by its geographic layout than anything. It's on a peninsula like Halifax (although a much smaller peninsula, maybe 1/3 the size) with a little bit of older stuff off the peninsula, mainly across the harbour. The main highway basically runs across the isthmus cutting off the 4th side, when 3 sides were already cut off by water.

In a way I kind of like it, because it feels like the city is more separated from the souless suburban stuff and makes it seem like an island of solid urbanity, letting a person forget that the other stuff even exists. Although perhaps the suburban areas are less dense and more poorly laid out than if they had grown more as a direct extension of the main city.

Even in the 1800's the city spilled off of the peninsula. The first bridge across to the Carleton side dated to the 1850's. My impression is that the parts of the city north of Union (North End, formerly Portland) were fairly built up before 1900 was well but that they have been decimated by slum clearance, and urban renewal. Somebody from SJ probably is probably much for familiar with that than I am. Here's an old picture of Main Street, just off the peninsula:

http://www3.sympatico.ca/iwmac/Main_Street_with_Hospital.jpg
Source (http://www3.sympatico.ca/iwmac)

The size difference between Uptown SJ and peninsular Halifax is actually much bigger than 3:1. It's maybe more like 20:1 if you look on Google Maps? Uptown SJ is a little bigger than Point Pleasant Park.

I think Halifax would have been a bit more interesting had the peninsula been a bit smaller or, conversely, had the city grown to fill in its geography a bit more. Even SJ didn't quite do that but it is farther along. The sense of land in peninsular Halifax being scarce and the pressure to built higher density buildings didn't really happen until recently. Similarly the areas around the harbour and basin are only now being built up.

Unlike this place, where there was land pressure a long time ago:

http://thefabweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Shibam-das-Manhattan-der-Wueste-a23342573.jpg
Source (http://thefabweb.com/81991/30-best-city-pictures-of-the-week-feb-17th-to-feb-23rd-2013/attachment/82033/)

[Nouvellecosse]

Oddly enough, Shibam doesn't appear to be an island or peninsula. I wonder why there was land pressure there?

[someone123]

Oddly enough, Shibam doesn't appear to be an island or peninsula. I wonder why there was land pressure there?

If I had to place a bet it would be that it was dangerous to live outside of the city walls.

[Nouvellecosse]

Well yes, but it just seems like it would have been much easier to expand the walls than to build such tall buildings during that era. But I could be wrong of course.

[Beedok]

I would guess that being a desert the available farming/grazing land was at a serious premium, so they didn't want to use any of it up.

[someone123]

Some of the other Saint John pictures from that gallery are pretty amazing. They are from 1963-1973:

http://www3.sympatico.ca/iwmac/UnionStation.jpg

http://www3.sympatico.ca/iwmac/UrbanRenewal.jpg

http://www3.sympatico.ca/iwmac/Children_NorthEnd_a1.jpg

http://www3.sympatico.ca/iwmac/Winter_MooreStreet.jpg

http://www3.sympatico.ca/iwmac/pageeight.html

Housing like this is why there was such a push for urban renewal. Not much of this survives in Canada today (well, I can think of a few exceptions):

http://www3.sympatico.ca/iwmac/Rooftop.jpg

[Nouvellecosse]

...

Housing like this is why there was such a push for urban renewal. Not much of this survives in Canada today (well, I can think of a few exceptions):

http://www3.sympatico.ca/iwmac/Rooftop.jpg

Well I can certainly understand their point; if only urban renewal didn't usually involve throwing out the baby with the bathwater.

[lio45]

It's sad how all those highways seem to totally cut off the newer parts of Saint John.

Much less sad than if they were cutting through the downtown...

[lio45]

Well yes, but it just seems like it would have been much easier to expand the walls than to build such tall buildings during that era. But I could be wrong of course.

The big downside with that idea is that the density of available defenders to man that wall during attacks decreases as the perimeter increases. That's likely why they chose (after weighing pros and cons) in the end to keep the wall as tight as possible, and build up instead.

[Chadillaccc]

Great photos of Saint John!

[Chadillaccc]

Double Post

[Chadillaccc]

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2907/14419835209_1bd60a2d4a_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nYeqCr)
Lethbridge Trestle Bridge (https://flic.kr/p/nYeqCr) by Ryan Reynold (https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnimish76/), on Flickr

[Acajack]

.......

[speedog]

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2907/14419835209_1bd60a2d4a_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nYeqCr)
Lethbridge Trestle Bridge (https://flic.kr/p/nYeqCr) by Ryan Reynold (https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnimish76/), on Flickr
Nice shot, bad thing about it is it shows what little there is to Lethbridge's skyline.

[Chadillaccc]

For sure. I just thought it was a beautiful image and it also happens to feature most of Lethbridge's high rises.

[davidivivid]

Aerial video of Iqaluit filmed on november 29, 2015

https://www.facebook.com/taqialuk/videos/10153092344437511/

[Chadillaccc]

Moose Jaw - 35 000 people

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5643/22861074164_ed5e8d5b67_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/AQ9YT7)
Source: http://www.businessinfocusmagazine.com/2015/02/revelling-in-the-boom-in-the-friendly-city/

[Nathan]

I added this picture to the "few photos at a time" thread... but it's been a while since Regina has been in this thread, so thought I would add a photo here too since it shows the skyline quite well, from City Hall's vantage point.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVY5I1yUwAAtItC.jpg
City's twitter feed (https://twitter.com/CityofRegina/status/672788018865025025)

[Dylan Leblanc]

mountains, from victoria

http://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/index.php?/topic/418-bizarre-peculiar-or-highly-original-photos-of-victoria/page-64?p=289937#entry289937

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5789/23658962106_98972c2499_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/C3EnaL)
DSC06294cg-50 (https://flic.kr/p/C3EnaL) by Gary Hoyer (https://www.flickr.com/photos/gary_hoyer/), on Flickr

[north 42]

Moose Jaw - 35 000 people

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5643/22861074164_ed5e8d5b67_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/AQ9YT7)
Source: http://www.businessinfocusmagazine.com/2015/02/revelling-in-the-boom-in-the-friendly-city/

Wow, quite the impressive DT for such a small city.

[Beedok]

Wow, quite the impressive DT for such a small city.
I was quite impressed travelling through on the Greyhound. It and Kenora are two smaller towns I'd like to visit properly at some point.

[SignalHillHiker]

Aerial video of Iqaluit filmed on november 29, 2015

https://www.facebook.com/taqialuk/videos/10153092344437511/

There's more to it than I thought.

[MolsonExport]

mountains, from victoria

http://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/index.php?/topic/418-bizarre-peculiar-or-highly-original-photos-of-victoria/page-64?p=289937#entry289937

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5789/23658962106_98972c2499_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/C3EnaL)
DSC06294cg-50 (https://flic.kr/p/C3EnaL) by Gary Hoyer (https://www.flickr.com/photos/gary_hoyer/), on Flickr

lovely. Vancouver Island is sublime.

[Marshal]

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2907/14419835209_1bd60a2d4a_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nYeqCr)
Lethbridge Trestle Bridge (https://flic.kr/p/nYeqCr) by Ryan Reynold (https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnimish76/), on Flickr

They should put a pedestrian walkway on this thing. Instant tourist attraction. After all, how many people visit the Kettle Valley trestles. This thing should be better known across the country. Its always great when engineering is as potent as architecture. For all its qualities, Erikson's University of Lethbridge pales against the power of this structure. Always a favorite.

[Marshal]

mountains, from victoria

http://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/index.php?/topic/418-bizarre-peculiar-or-highly-original-photos-of-victoria/page-64?p=289937#entry289937

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5789/23658962106_98972c2499_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/C3EnaL)
DSC06294cg-50 (https://flic.kr/p/C3EnaL) by Gary Hoyer (https://www.flickr.com/photos/gary_hoyer/), on Flickr

Holy 'shit in my pants' telephoto. I can only guess this is the Olympics in Washington. I have never seen a photo of Victoria like this one. The peak is amazingly clear. Its almost freakish, especially considering that, away from the south facing coastline, the surrounding mountains do not have much of a presence in the city. Even when you can see them, the Olympics look far away. This photo is crazy unreal. Congrats to whoever took it.

[Marshal]

Moose Jaw - 35 000 people

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5643/22861074164_ed5e8d5b67_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/AQ9YT7)
Source: http://www.businessinfocusmagazine.com/2015/02/revelling-in-the-boom-in-the-friendly-city/

I stayed one night in Moose Jaw. Walked around a bit and was quite surprised. Its very nice and feels considerably larger than it is. Good stock of older little towers too. Even the downtown park (I think it's called Crescent Park) had a nice little urban vibe; Moose Jaw's Central Park.

[Can anyone tell me how, if it's possible, that I could have combined these three posts of mine?]

[Nouvellecosse]

[Can anyone tell me how, if it's possible, that I could have combined these three posts of mine?]

The easiest way would have been to just click the multi-quote button "+ to the right of the quote button on the first two posts you wanted to quote, then click on the regular quote button on the 3rd post you wanted to quote. When you click the multi-quote button nothing happens except it turns orange, but when you click the regular quote button on the third post, when the reply window opens all three posts will be there and you would simply a reply below each item.

[Marshal]

The easiest way would have been to just click the multi-quote button "+ to the right of the quote button on the first two posts you wanted to quote, then click on the regular quote button on the 3rd post you wanted to quote. When you click the multi-quote button nothing happens except it turns orange, but when you click the regular quote button on the third post, when the reply window opens all three posts will be there and you would simply a reply below each item.

Thanks, I never noticed that the "non-logged in" quote button turned into the 3 option buttons once logged in. (nor the edit button)

[Procrastinational]

The easiest way would have been to just click the multi-quote button "+ to the right of the quote button on the first two posts you wanted to quote, then click on the regular quote button on the 3rd post you wanted to quote. When you click the multi-quote button nothing happens except it turns orange, but when you click the regular quote button on the third post, when the reply window opens all three posts will be there and you would simply a reply below each item.

Gotta say. I've never noticed that. Thanks for the tip :cheers:

[advance62]

Kitchener

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5677/23457144892_ecdd553f9d_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/BJPZWC)Gradient City (https://flic.kr/p/BJPZWC) by Matt (https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewsmithphoto/), on Flickr


https://farm1.staticflickr.com/723/23358852626_a5b5b3b802_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/BA9e5o)Downtown Love (https://flic.kr/p/BA9e5o) by Matt (https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewsmithphoto/), on Flickr

[zoomer]

Holy 'shit in my pants' telephoto. I can only guess this is the Olympics in Washington. I have never seen a photo of Victoria like this one. The peak is amazingly clear. Its almost freakish, especially considering that, away from the south facing coastline, the surrounding mountains do not have much of a presence in the city. Even when you can see them, the Olympics look far away. This photo is crazy unreal. Congrats to whoever took it.

See this page (http://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/index.php?/topic/418-bizarre-peculiar-or-highly-original-photos-of-victoria/page-63#entry289937)on Vibrant Victoria for a great tutorial by Gary Hoyer (his pics) of where this mountain range is, it's not in the nearby range right across the water by Port Angeles, but rather a full 80 miles west.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/574/23322113569_b114264d94_h.jpg

Here's his picture of Mt. Baker from his Victoria condo:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/721/23685034045_05a9353a97_h.jpg

He also has a great view of the construction of the new bridge:

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5763/23223664839_4c1725c273_h.jpg

[Marshal]

I had forgotten about the great views of Baker, esp. from the Saanich Peninsula. The views of Baker are neat to see for their difference from the Vancouver angle. I might like the Victoria angle better.

I think its the first time I have seen that little range near Darrington with any clarity. After I posted, I realized it couldn't be the Olympics though. There is no view of them from Victoria that has those dramatic sharp rock peaks. Thanks, its nice to still have things to learn about the local/regional terrain.

[Chadillaccc]

http://dailyphotodose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Lethbridge_Skyline_Fog.jpg
http://dailyphotodose.com/

[Chadillaccc]

Quebec City

http://f93d5fdc7bbf35031987-237298eacc7ff55e107b5a69529b1224.r80.cf2.rackcdn.com/img/catalogue/3055B0641634082214357830000.jpg
http://beldibihotels.com/quebec-city



Saint John

https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6143/6010946545_0a6ff7195d_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/aaaEZp)
city centre from Fort Howe (https://flic.kr/p/aaaEZp) by Seeing Is (https://www.flickr.com/people/71382899@N00/), on Flickr