The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! II - Page 409

Nouvellecosse · #**8161** Posted **Jan 18, 2014, 5:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by ue

^ Who gives a fuck? Why this need to neurotically nitpick someones opinion. There isn't anything "wrong" with it, except you deem it unnecessary. So then ignore it. If it wasn't quoted, I'm sure less people would've even read it.

Meh.

The original comment was unnecessary, calling out the unnecessary comment was unnecessary, and my answering your question about why it was unnecessary was also unnecessary. In fact, none of this is necessary. It's an informal discussion board where people come and unnecessarily discuss things. There's nothing wrong with any of it and it's nothing to get distressed about.

logan5 · #**8162** Posted **Jan 18, 2014, 7:05 AM**

photo by r.schroeder on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanschroeder/

No city comes close to this. Quality over quantity...

Ramako · #**8163** Posted **Jan 18, 2014, 7:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by logan5

No city comes close to this. Quality over quantity...

The setting certainly makes for a beautiful shot, but I personally don't like most of the towers that make up Vancouver's skyline. Too many nondescript blue-green condos, and all-glass office towers. I'm saddened to see many of Toronto's developments using the same aesthetic (e.g. CityPlace, Southcore). It's ruining our skyline from the islands.

MTLskyline · #**8164** Posted **Jan 18, 2014, 7:31 AM**

Griffintown

DSC_0032_3_4_fused-2 by Charest_RakkoonLife, on Flickr

GlassCity · #**8165** Posted **Jan 18, 2014, 8:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ramako

The setting certainly makes for a beautiful shot, but I personally don't like most of the towers that make up Vancouver's skyline. Too many nondescript blue-green condos, and all-glass office towers. I'm saddened to see many of Toronto's developments using the same aesthetic (e.g. CityPlace, Southcore). It's ruining our skyline from the islands.

It's definitely an unfortunate trend right now.

Nouvellecosse · #**8166** Posted **Jan 18, 2014, 9:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by logan5

No city comes close to this. Quality over quantity...

Seems like a rather odd caption to include with a Vancouver skyline shot when the skyline's defining attribute (other than setting) seems to be the large number of towers relative to the city's population, with few of them being particularly notable. In fact, doesn't Vancouver have the most highrises per capita in NA?

Chadillaccc · #**8167** Posted **Jan 18, 2014, 10:35 AM**

I like that the Calgary skyline doesn't need the mountains, they're just a nice bonus sometimes.

Venus and Jupiter over Calgary.

http://amazingsky.net/2012/03/14/conjunction-over-calgary/

Dylan Leblanc · #**8168** Posted **Jan 18, 2014, 4:34 PM**

http://i.imgur.com/dtgjroL

Ramako · #**8169** Posted **Jan 18, 2014, 4:49 PM**

^^^

Whoa.

Innsertnamehere · #**8170** Posted **Jan 18, 2014, 5:06 PM**

Love that Vancouver shot.

Martin Mtl · #**8171** Posted **Jan 18, 2014, 5:55 PM**

PHOTO MARTIN CHAMBERLAND, ARCHIVES LA PRESSE

franktko · #**8172** Posted **Jan 18, 2014, 8:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by vegeta_skyline

WHAT. THE. HELL. is that nasty ass derelict building in the foreground!?

Seriously, that shit needs to go.

Its a blight on Montreal's otherwise picturesque waterfront.

It's the Silo 5, which, because of its history, goverments are trying to find projects to bring it back to life instead of destroying it. It's not about to go anywhere soon...

koops65 · #**8173** Posted **Jan 18, 2014, 9:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Venus and Jupiter over Calgary.

http://amazingsky.net/2012/03/14/conjunction-over-calgary/

Excellent! Somebody should start a new thread called: Astronomical Skylines

Rico Rommheim · #**8174** Posted **Jan 18, 2014, 10:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by franktko

It's the Silo 5, which, because of its history, goverments are trying to find projects to bring it back to life instead of destroying it. It's not about to go anywhere soon...

And it's a terrific mecca for us urban explorers. It truly is. I love the silo. I'll love it even more once they renovate it (in like 20 million years).