The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! II

[roccerfeller]

Originally Posted by vegeta_skyline

That's one of the best skyline shots I've seen of Winnipeg, the skyline has more density than I gave it credit for.

fwiw,

That's an old shot, taken from the 55 Nassau tower pre-2008, and the entire north part of downtown (the Exchange) is very barely viewable.

It is not easy to take Winnipeg skyline shots because the buildings are too spread out amidst vast empty lots, and the land is flat with a gradual slope towards the forks making it tough to see all the buildings. Different angles give different views, probably the most impressive view is from the Disraeli freeway bridge, but no one really goes there to take pictures.

That said, it is more impressive that many people think, especially for a city of about 760k.



This one credit goes to "Jason Ostrowski", it looks south-west onto Portage Ave from inside part of the Exchange

[davidivivid]

Originally Posted by haligonia

Beautiful.. I really enjoyed visiting the city a few weeks ago.

Glad to know you enjoyed it! I could give you a few pointers about lesser known places to see next time you're in town!!

Originally Posted by roccerfeller

Wow

This picture is beautiful

P.S. Beautiful pics of Winnipeg as of late!

[davidivivid]

1000 De la Gauchetière O. - vue aérienne par abdallahh, sur Flickr



1000 de la gauchetiere par Ju™, sur Flickr

[caltrane74]

Razz at UT has caputured some more of the Eastern Views of the Toronto skyline



http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showthread....brook-Cityzen-58s-Libeskind-P-S)/page220

[yorktonite]

Some Vancouver love by me:

[MTLskyline]

Montreal may not have the most skyscrapers, or the tallest, but it does have good quality ones for the most part in varied architectural styles. It will be great to see downtown extended southward.

Originally Posted by davidivivid

1000 De la Gauchetière O. - vue aérienne par abdallahh, sur Flickr



1000 de la gauchetiere par Ju™, sur Flickr

[Coldrsx]

Originally Posted by caltrane74

Razz at UT has caputured some more of the Eastern Views of the Toronto skyline



http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showthread....brook-Cityzen-58s-Libeskind-P-S)/page220

Esplanade!!!

[caltrane74]

I'm not sure. I don't hang out on the east side of downtown too much. I think 'The Esplanade' is one street to the left of the picture. The street on the left edge of the picture, where the glass slab condo is under construction.

My bad: the Esplanade is on the far left of the picture.

[Bluenote]

Originally Posted by MTLskyline

Montreal may not have the most skyscrapers, or the tallest, but it does have good quality ones for the most part in varied architectural styles. It will be great to see downtown extended southward.

I love that one tower in Montreal that you posted, the greenish glass one with the Pyramid top, it looks so impressive at night. Last time I was to Montreal, all you had was the BMO ( I think it was called back then in the 80's ) and to me it looked tall.

Same goes for TO, all I saw then was the BMO or whatever it was tower, and the CN tower, nothing else, it looked impressive as they both stood alone.

As for Vancouver, it looks like a mini Manhatten, but only with residential glass towers , some which make me wonder how they will fare in a quake but other wise on a good night they look awsome.

And TO try and fight to save whats left of your old buildings you have some very unique ones. I am not to worried about MOntreal as they are like Winnipeg and love their historic buildings. No offence to TO.

[Martin Mtl]

My pic from yesterday.

[Chadillaccc]

Love Winnipeg, so much character for such an under-rated city!

[Bigtime]

The eastern edge of the Calgary skyline on Canada day:


Canada Day 2012 by BigtimeYYC, on Flickr

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by Bluenote

And TO try and fight to save whats left of your old buildings you have some very unique ones. I am not to worried about MOntreal as they are like Winnipeg and love their historic buildings. No offence to TO.

Why would TO or anyone hailing from it be offended? It's one of the dumbest things I've read in a long time. Winnipeg's heritage preservation is abysmal. Montreal likely destroyed more heritage worthy structures than Toronto during the time when it was trending however, considering they were the premier prewar city in Canada, they had the by far largest inventory. Toronto did destroy a lot of its history and significant structures as well however, the majority were still low end, wooden commercial buildings. It certainly never in its history had what Montreal boasts today.

[caltrane74]

Toronto never had the history and wealth of Montreal. So it's hard to knock Toronto on that fact. Only now, in the past 40 years or so has Toronto become the largest city and is reaping those rewards now. Funny enough at a time when the economy in Ontario is falling apart.

[Gerrard]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

Why would TO or anyone hailing from it be offended? It's one of the dumbest things I've read in a long time. Winnipeg's heritage preservation is abysmal. Montreal likely destroyed more heritage worthy structures than Toronto during the time when it was trending however, considering they were the premier prewar city in Canada, they had the by far largest inventory. Toronto did destroy a lot of its history and significant structures as well however, the majority were still low end, wooden commercial buildings. It certainly never in its history had what Montreal boasts today.

It sorta did. Montreal was never a "big" city until after Confederation -especially compared to say, Boston. Toronto and Montreal had comparable populations for much of that period (a pop. difference of under 200 thousand people max) and the difference in population is really only striking now (i.e. almost 2 million people). Toronto and Montreal had similar sized historic downtown cores. Toronto did lay waste to that core in the name of progress.

But what's done is done, the thing to do now would be to continue to build new exciting architectural wonders and not dwell on the past.

Old buildings add charm and character but good modern architecture can do that as well.

[roccerfeller]

I'm just happy Toronto and Montréal aren't the same cities. Its what's unique about them that makes them both great; the differences.

[someone123]

Originally Posted by Gerrard

It sorta did. Montreal was never a "big" city until after Confederation -especially compared to say, Boston. Toronto and Montreal had comparable populations for much of that period (a pop. difference of under 200 thousand people max) and the difference in population is really only striking now (i.e. almost 2 million people). Toronto and Montreal had similar sized historic downtown cores. Toronto did lay waste to that core in the name of progress.

A lot of urban features like landmark buildings, outdoor public space, and street networks were carried down from a much earlier period in Montreal, even though it wasn't a major city in international terms until the 20th century. In 1930 both cities may have existed on approximately the same scale, but back then Montreal had a richer heritage. That's still pretty clear today if you explore the two cities, and I don't think that demolition explains all of the difference.

[davidivivid]

Montreal Skyline par jaylee512, sur Flickr

[Andrewjm3D]

Originally Posted by Bluenote

And TO try and fight to save whats left of your old buildings you have some very unique ones. I am not to worried about MOntreal as they are like Winnipeg and love their historic buildings. No offence to TO.

Toronto might have the second or third largest stock of old structures after Montreal and QC. Most are protected and the people here love them. For the ones that receive facade jobs most have had there interiors gutted over the years or find themselves in the core where the all mighty dollar is what put them there in the first place and what dictates there fate now. Most people outside of Toronto are unaware how many heritage structures this city still has. A lot.

[Andrewjm3D]

Originally Posted by Gerrard

It sorta did. Montreal was never a "big" city until after Confederation -especially compared to say, Boston. Toronto and Montreal had comparable populations for much of that period (a pop. difference of under 200 thousand people max) and the difference in population is really only striking now (i.e. almost 2 million people). Toronto and Montreal had similar sized historic downtown cores. Toronto did lay waste to that core in the name of progress.

But what's done is done, the thing to do now would be to continue to build new exciting architectural wonders and not dwell on the past.

Old buildings add charm and character but good modern architecture can do that as well.

Toronto's core burnt down around the turn of the 20th century. Almost the entire area of what we now call the financial core across to St James Cathedral was lost.
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