Great Canadian Skyline Thread II - Page 1211

logan5 · #**24201** Posted **Oct 5, 2023, 5:54 AM**

The thing is, Whyte Ave could easily be argued as a more vibrant high street than 17th Ave.

MonctonRad · #**24202** Posted **Oct 5, 2023, 11:42 AM**

I always find this view looking west over Humber Bay very disorienting. It always takes me a few seconds to realize what I am looking at.

J.OT13 · #**24203** Posted **Oct 5, 2023, 12:43 PM**

Now that is an interesting GTA skyline pic.

Rico Rommheim · #**24204** Posted **Oct 5, 2023, 2:08 PM**

Those are some sick TO shots. Love the colour grading too.

giallo · #**24205** Posted **Oct 5, 2023, 3:54 PM**

I was in Kelowna last week, and snapped some pictures.

Downtown from the Mission district

Downtown

MonctonRad · #**24206** Posted **Oct 5, 2023, 4:10 PM**

Despite the propensity for wildfires in the area, I remain firmly convinced that Kelowna is one of the Canadian cities with the brightest future for rapid growth in the country. I foresee a metropolis of 500,000 people within 25-30 years.

If the CFL wants another team for western expansion, they should look at Kelowna.

TorontoDrew · #**24207** Posted **Oct 5, 2023, 4:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by harls

I love the passive aggressive posting of Toronto skyscrapers to stifle conversation.

Uh oh, I started it again.

What?

Sorry that's the way your mind thinks.

TorontoDrew · #**24208** Posted **Oct 5, 2023, 4:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by giallo

I was in Kelowna last week, and snapped some pictures.

Downtown from the Mission district

Downtown

Really nice shots. Is that sand natural or brought in for the beach?

Hawrylyshyn · #**24209** Posted **Oct 5, 2023, 4:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Despite the propensity for wildfires in the area, I remain firmly convinced that Kelowna is one of the Canadian cities with the brightest future for rapid growth in the country. I foresee a metropolis of 500,000 people within 25-30 years.

If the CFL wants another team for western expansion, they should look at Kelowna.

I've always wondered, if something like this happened, would the Lions have to change their name to the Vancouver Lions?

MolsonExport · #**24210** Posted **Oct 5, 2023, 4:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Despite the propensity for wildfires in the area, I remain firmly convinced that Kelowna is one of the Canadian cities with the brightest future for rapid growth in the country. I foresee a metropolis of 500,000 people within 25-30 years.

If the CFL wants another team for western expansion, they should look at Kelowna.

I can't imagine how insanely horrible the traffic would be on Harvey Avenue with Kelowna pushing 500K.

I remember when Kelowna was 35K.

J.OT13 · #**24211** Posted **Oct 5, 2023, 4:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Despite the propensity for wildfires in the area, I remain firmly convinced that Kelowna is one of the Canadian cities with the brightest future for rapid growth in the country. I foresee a metropolis of 500,000 people within 25-30 years.

If the CFL wants another team for western expansion, they should look at Kelowna.

CPL looking to expand to Kelowna. CFL could be a good fit as well, I agree.

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Originally Posted by Hawrylyshyn

I've always wondered, if something like this happened, would the Lions have to change their name to the Vancouver Lions?

We had two Rough Riders / Roughriders for a while, so I think it's fine BC Lions keeps the BC even if we have two BC teams.

Biff · #**24212** Posted **Oct 5, 2023, 4:56 PM**

There is the Florida Panthers (Miami) and Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Marlins (Miami) and Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers (Dallas) and Houston Astros all in the same respective states...I don't see why that couldn't work here.

giallo · #**24213** Posted **Oct 5, 2023, 5:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

Really nice shots. Is that sand natural or brought in for the beach?

Good question. I think it's natural at a few beaches, but along The Grand Hotel, for instance, it was definitely brought in.

There's a ton of sand up on the mountains surrounding Kelowna due to a much higher water table millennia ago (the westside of the neighbourhood I grew up in is a giant, natural sand pit), so I'm sure a lot of the sand around the water was there before any of us showed up.

niwell · #**24214** Posted **Oct 5, 2023, 5:29 PM**

Kelowna at 500k would be a mess of a city I'd imagine. Too much of the Okanogan Valley is protected from development - and even if it weren't would likely be spared due to the wine industry. I'm sure there would be a lot of infill but you'd also get this weird sprawl along hillsides and up the mountains - which appears to already be kinda happening. On top of affordability issues I can only imagine it would be a nightmare to get around.

Maldive · #**24215** Posted **Oct 5, 2023, 5:31 PM**

The gateway to Bloor Street.

AlbertC

craner · #**24216** Posted **Oct 5, 2023, 7:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by MonctonRad

If the CFL wants another team for western expansion, they should look at Kelowna.

I’ve always thought this as well.
They have a Jr. Football program (Okanagan Sun).

ssiguy · #**24217** Posted **Oct 5, 2023, 9:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by logan5

The thing is, Whyte Ave could easily be argued as a more vibrant high street than 17th Ave.

Whyte is a great street but it is not downtown. In some ways it hurts downtown Edmonton because when people want to go out at night or just meander and watch the crowds go by they naturally go to Whyte and not downtown. Downtown Edmonton needs a Whyte Ave and isn't even close to have a single block of it's urban form. Whyte is a great street but, unfortunately for downtown, it's too great.

TorontoDrew · #**24218** Posted **Oct 5, 2023, 10:14 PM**

A few pics from an urbantoronto.ca contributor I follow on Flickr.

XXIMG_7410 by Jeremy Gilbert, on Flickr

Eglinton Ave West, looking east from Old Forest Hill Road by Jeremy Gilbert, on Flickr

Yonge Street, south from Jackes by Jeremy Gilbert, on Flickr

The One (1 Bloor West) construction progress, as of June 29, 2023 by Jeremy Gilbert, on Flickr

And one from Wyliepoon, I wonder if they will ever fix that Salmon Run fountain?

2023-09-28, New York Yankees vs. Toronto Blue Jays by wyliepoon, on Flickr

TorontoDrew · #**24219** Posted **Oct 5, 2023, 10:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by ssiguy

Whyte is a great street but it is not downtown. In some ways it hurts downtown Edmonton because when people want to go out at night or just meander and watch the crowds go by they naturally go to Whyte and not downtown. Downtown Edmonton needs a Whyte Ave and isn't even close to have a single block of it's urban form. Whyte is a great street but, unfortunately for downtown, it's too great.

This will change as more residential goes in downtown. As the city gets bigger it will have numerous areas to go out and be with the crowds.

MolsonExport · #**24220** Posted **Oct 5, 2023, 11:16 PM**

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The Bay removed their (old B ribbon) logo from this Building...did they move/downsize, or just getting a new sign?