It's a beautiful picture in the way it shows the natural setting including the harbour, waterfront, etc, but I honestly can't see how it makes the downtown look in any way impressive. Half the downtown buildings are either partially or totally hidden, and on the ground can be seen an ugly parking lot and pedways connecting indoor shopping centres. The picture makes the downtown look unusually spare and empty to me.

But compared to London.....

i took all three of those.:cool:

A couple of Saskatoon(taken by myself):

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...oon1_small.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2.../Panorama1.jpg

I don't think the Purdy's Wharf photo is that unflattering. The waterfront is nice and busy. The parking lot is ugly but every city in Canada has them (although that whole end of the downtown is pretty much a disaster). There's this proposal for the triangular lot, although it's not under construction yet:

http://www.internationalplace.ca/images/building/02.jpg
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London is pretty similar size-wise but is not very attractive. It's unfortunate that the new towers that went up there were just clad in precast. Halifax does not have very high architectural standards for new buildings but at least they tend to be more varied and interesting.

The other big advantages are the setting and architectural history. Landmarks like the Town Clock are very rare in Canada.

No offense to you, but I cannot stand shots of Saskatoon from that angle. I think it's the least flattering, by far.
Mainly because of the monstrosity that is Hallmark Place. It's certainly not hard to pick out of those shots. Especially with its charming death ray sitting prominently on top. :yuck: :yuck: :yuck:

Anyone have any good shots from the South East?

L@@K at beauteous Port Arthur!

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Wow! It's so pretty at this time of year! :dancingeggplant

i know we have had an overload of halifax lately but i took these photos tonight and wanted to share them....lol
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those are some nice pictures there david, it really shows the city well.

Sure the southeast has Hallmark Place in the distance, but with the northeast you get bird island or the sculpture garden. They soften up the harshness of Hallmark Place and the rest of the skyline for that matter ;).

I am very anxious to get this same shot later this spring when Wascana Lake is melted and when the trees are blooming, its looks too drab right now. But the skyline is still great.

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/8467/img2732j.jpg

Yeah that is a good view of Regina. Where is it taken from, the university?

I think it is taken from the tower on hillsdale and 23rd ave?

Some Halifax:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/...42c7a369e9.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/...1e5cbcba5c.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/...57cae4d649.jpg

I figured this thread needed to be revived.

Dusk shots of downtown Kitchener, from Filsinger Park in the west end.

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...cture286-3.jpg

Zoomed out

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...cture289-2.jpg

Zoomed in

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...cture290-3.jpg

Here are some pics of mine from BC's two smaller CMAs.

First is Victoria. I was there last week and took a couple pics from my hotel room at the Empress. This is only a small corner of Victoria's skyline (and also a new one). While Victoria does not have a massive skyline from afar it has a true big city feel when near. These towers are on the edge of downtown.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/...dc032af3_b.jpg


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/...102c0828_b.jpg



And here are some pics I took of Kelowna's skyline the first weekend of April. Also a growing city.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2717/...9c9d3ce1_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/...002d7ec0_b.jpg


Both of these skylines will continue to grow. Remember, BC is more than just the Vancouver area!

Again, all photos are mine.

Cheers!

My flickr account:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30634635@N03/?saved=1

hey, nice work! :tup:

Thanks for the pics metro.

For one of the most photogenic and urban cities under 500k Victoria really gets little representation in the Canada section.

Let's see some Abbotsford!

^ Boy are you going to be disappointed...

It is neither urban nor photogenic.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/...68c8f68a_b.jpg

Our buildings might not be very tall, but they line up quite well. At least in Port Arthur.

...and it's skyline ties into montreal at just over 1km away from downtown Montreal. It doesnt count.

That glassy tower looks good on Kelowna.

I know, it was a joke.

I had the (mis)fortune of living there for awhile and I still visit regularly. Luckily my job had me travelling everywhere from Westham Island to Naramata in the Okanagan. I made one or two trips in to Vancouver each week just for something to do. That being said the new art gallery is a start. Unfortunately when I went there when I was back for the Olympics it was devoid of people. The development of that city has led to such disjointed communities.

It's almost impossible to take a complete photo of Saskatoon's skyline from the river side:


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/...a2e3dc26_o.jpg


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/...30a0036a_o.jpg


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/...83715576_o.jpg


A few taken from the University Bridge:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/...79f61246_o.jpg


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/...c41b6248_o.jpg


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2726/...cfbf0c07_o.jpg


And one more from the base of the Broadway Bridge:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/...a19f6756_o.jpg

you see the office building called The Polysar on the 2nd from the right is no more and they are now become condos.

SAINT JOHN :: NEW-BRUNSWICK

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2765/...b6d6224a_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3644/...d02cc9a7_b.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sudsmuffincanada/

charlottetown

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/...725831a0_b.jpg

and summerside

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/...0fbc11aa_b.jpg
both by me

That's a great angle on Saint John :tup: . Makes it look a lot bigger than it actually is.

A few from Sydney and one from Fredericton (all by me unless credited - note: the two other photographers requested that links not be provided since these were photos they posted on facebook, but gave me permission to host and use these).

http://www.pbase.com/smevo/image/122940857/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/smevo/image/122940858/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/smevo/image/122941095.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/smevo/image/115719092.jpg
(previous four photos by me from August 2009)

Sydney from Coxheath Mountain
http://www.pbase.com/smevo/image/126301949.jpg
courtesy of Jon Patterson.

http://www.pbase.com/smevo/image/126301947.jpg
courtesy of Jon Patterson.

Fredericton
http://www.pbase.com/smevo/image/126301959.jpg
courtesy of Mark Woodley.

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Oh Saskatoon, I've been paying alot of attention to you lately and your current boom. I've been keeping in the back of my head it may be a place I'd like to go for work once school's done but however I'm torn between it's population and the skyline not that it should justify anything but just something that sticks out. It's suited as best as "pretty" with the river, 7 bridges and the Bessborough, while Regina is "impressive" with it's dense glass towers and houses the Riders, the capital and the Wascana.

The way Saskatoon is booming however, it really needs a new tall office building to serve as the symbol of its current economic boom and it totally could too. Maybe a tall and than shorter one aside? The downtown is dense enough and laid out well as the rest of the city is spreading out very nicely. I'd really like to see the era end however, where a residential unit currently holds the highest height of a building in town...and maybe a new team/upgraded stadium too or am I asking for too much? I know all you S-Tooners would too but other than that, you're well on your way! :cool:

Downtown Halifax;

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/...32f406cc_b.jpg

great to see all of our smaller cities eveolving. I especially like Halifax, St John's, Regina, Saskatoon and Victoria. Leaving the other ones out is making me feel bad...... lol Our smaller cities have very impressive skylines. I went to saskatoon recently and they have a new condo district emerging downtown which is very cool for a city that could spread as far as it wanted to.

Donald and May Streets in Downtown Fort William seen from the council chambers of Thunder Bay City Hall. The area is very clean and sparkling now, and the pavement is fresh. Every time I am down there I feel kind of like I am in Arizona, which I always find really funny.

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©dj_surf_lfs on Flickr

Moncton (NB) riverfront during the fireworks display for the IAAF World Junior Track & Field Championships held this July.

http://harvest.canadaeast.com/image....993&size=800x0

Interesting look at some of the up and coming smaller cities and towns...

This is Charlottetown, PEI taken by me on August 25.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ine_2010_2.jpg

Looks like a mini-Sydney, NS. ;)

I almost said that it looked like Shanghai.


:D

Actually, I like Charlottetown very much. Used to vacation in PEI.

Dartmouth, NS with its brand-new crane;

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/...c7f365ba_z.jpg

Nice!




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I'm maybe a little biased since I'm moving there, but I definitely think Halifax looks the best out of the cities in this thread. A tall skyline dosen't necessarily make for a good skyline imo - personally I think NF looks kind of tacky (which is maybe to be expected) and heck, Halifax's tallest building is arguably its ugliest.

Plus there seems to be some really great buildings either being built or looking to be built. Once spots like The Trilliam and King's Wharf are complete and the Fenwick Tower revamp starts up (the Twisted Sisters emerging out of developmental limbo wouldn't hurt either) the combined Narrows skyline is going to be the best in the country among small cities, no question in my mind about that.

Downtown Kitchener, August 12th
 

Regional Consolidated Courthouse being built on the right.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...t122010-1b.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...st122010-3.jpg

Source: UrbanWaterloo at http://www..com/showthread.php/28-Wa...rch-2013/page6

i love the kitchener area. my grandparents live there and i always enjoy visiting

St. John's

http://i993.photobucket.com/albums/a...tjohns2009.jpg
Source: Panoramio

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Source: Panoramio

Sault Ste. Marie CMA 80,100 (2006)
Heres our downtown waterfront trail.
http://www.voyageurtrail.ca/Saulteaux/boardwalk1.jpg
Heres our downtown from the air.
http://www.northernontario.travel/mu...nities/ssm.jpg
From the Sault Locks.
http://www.northernontario.travel/mu...waterfront.jpg
And from the St. Mary's rapids.
http://www.digitalwebworks.ca/conten...eaders/SSM.jpg

^Is that a Cruise ship in Sault Ste. Marie?

Yup. It went all around Lake Superior. It's going down to Australia now though. I can't recall what is replacing it, I think there are a few companies looking at adding a cruise in the lake. Thunder Bay is lobbying hard for one since we're improving our marina to better accommodate them. Currently they park at the site of a former grain elevator and it's really ugly, but next summer they'll have a spot right downtown. There is a dock in a park in the other end of town that can accommodate large ships (used to be a grain elevator, too) but it isn't near much and the park has a lot of homeless people in it, not very tourist friendly.

If you consider Port Arthur and Fort William as well as Sudbury and New Sudbury to be separate cities from each other (in the sense of a built community and not a municipality), then Sault Ste. Marie is the largest city in northern Ontario. I figure North Bay is next, then PA, FW, Suds, New Suds and Timmins all fight over third.

Here is the "skyline" of Chicoutimi, QC. It has a population of about 70 000. However, it's been merged with the city of Jonquière, La Baie and Laterrière in 2002 and the new name of the agglomeration is Ville de Saguenay (150 000 inhabitants). I'm not from there but I guess smaller cities need representation as well!!!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3110/...638a5fe5_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pfala/3...n/photostream/


http://fr.tidanhotels.com/files/139/chicoutimi2.jpg
http://fr.tidanhotels.com/hotel-la-s...timi-hotel.htm