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[Top Of The Park]

You captured it.....whatever that's worth

[Tosspot]

Still not as ugly as American suburbs.

[ChrisLA]

Originally Posted by Tosspot

Still not as ugly as American suburbs.

Oh really! Perhaps where you live.

To me its look like something right out of the Dallas metro, espeically the newer homes.

[jodelli]

As others have already said, could be anywhere in NA. Maybe it's a plot.

jodelli

[Hoodrat]

Originally Posted by ChrisLA

To me its look like something right out of the Dallas metro, espeically the newer homes.

Totally agree, it looks like the suburbs you see in Texas and Oklahoma. Especially the amount of brick being used.

If those houses were in suburban Seattle/Tacoma they would have a tiny bit of brick trim on the front facade, with cheapo lapped siding on the remaining three sides. They would also be twice as expensive.

[MonkeyRonin]

Originally Posted by Tosspot

Still not as ugly as American suburbs.

I find Canadian suburbs to be much uglier than US ones, personally. Same shit, but closer together (often semi-detached or townhouses, even condos) with more undustrial buildings and less greenery.

At least in suburbs like those of New York or Boston, you can get a large secluded house surrounded by trees, providing an almost rural experience, which I can understand the appeal to for some. In ours, they basically take an urban area, mess up the streets, make the houses ugly, and add some power centres. It may be the more responsible form, but ultimately is the less pleasant.

I do prefer some of the newer developments in Toronto though that are very closely packed and close to the [gridded] street with laneways behind them though.

[oldpainless]

Originally Posted by Top Of The Park

You captured it.....whatever that's worth

Wow! Some of these places I would love to live in. Seriously. They are very nice and private with a big yard and lots of R O O M. Thanks for the pictures!

[Kingofthehill]

Looks like _______ (insert US suburb)

Good job, I felt as if I was in the Inland Empire for 5 minutes

[edluva]

Originally Posted by Kingofthehill

Looks like _______ (insert US suburb)

Good job, I felt as if I was in the Inland Empire for 5 minutes

disagree. some of the inland empire suburbs are still much more beautiful....at least the architecture and planning are. can't say much for scenery tho as the inland empire is a big valley of dirt so pick your poison

[dktshb]

Bizarre! The neiborhoods are nice but it would be more interesting (if only for aesthetics) if all the parking was subterranean and the commercial buildings came to the curb. Of course I know this could be anywhere Canada or USA, which is another reason why suburban as a development plan is adverse.

[CanadianCentaur]

Originally Posted by dktshb

Bizarre! The neiborhoods are nice but it would be more interesting (if only for aesthetics) if all the parking was subterranean and the commercial buildings came to the curb. Of course I know this could be anywhere Canada or USA, which is another reason why suburban as a development plan is adverse.

More like anywhere except Western Canada. One thing you'll notice about newer housing in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba is that you won't see anywhere near as much brick. Brick is a lot more expensive here, that's why. The vast majority of homes built in Western Canada within the last 25 years have vinyl or wood exteriors.

But suburbia out west is just as hideous.

[FREKI]

It's not a place I would want to live - but I like suburbia

Nice work mate!

[Evergrey]

looks like a little slice of the Canadian Dream

[dvdmsy]

There's a coziness, a quiet in Canadian cities. These pictures aren't trying to be quaint, but they are because of the place, the sky, the Northern atmosphere. As a matter of fact, screw it. I'm moving to Surrey.

[Reverberation]

Those look like quality homes. I wish the suburbs here looked like that. Those areas don't look so smeared.

[pwright1]

Not appealing at all. Treeless and quite hideous imo.

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[BnaBreaker]

It's pretty strange for me seeing a generic strip mall filled with generic Canadian strip mall stores. Where is the Dress Barn and the Kohl's and all the other craptastic stuff? It almost looks like a movie set to me. lol

[mthq]

Originally Posted by BnaBreaker

It's pretty strange for me seeing a generic strip mall filled with generic Canadian strip mall stores. Where is the Dress Barn and the Kohl's and all the other craptastic stuff? It almost looks like a movie set to me. lol

I was just thinking the same thing. For a country that is just next door to us Americans, I didn't knew chain store identities changed so much.

btw I have to agree with the overall opinion that those suburbs don't look as bad as your typical suburbs. Not what I was expecting.

[USDollar]

Originally Posted by BnaBreaker

It's pretty strange for me seeing a generic strip mall filled with generic Canadian strip mall stores. Where is the Dress Barn and the Kohl's and all the other craptastic stuff? It almost looks like a movie set to me. lol

Canadian strip mall stores are way different than American ones (although i'm sure they look the same on the inside).
You really captured overdeveloped suburbia, although they actually look a lot better here than they do down here in the states.