Canadian Skyline Thread III - Page 43

Acajack · #**841** Posted **Feb 29, 2024, 2:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by kool maudit

I agree. Stacking condominium owners and public sector workers into the vague silhouette of a boisterous commercial city is just confusing.

It should be a gracious capital of monuments and parkways, with landmark structures that reflect its unique purpose as the capital of confederation.

What's been said here is a rather apt description of Ottawa. It sits half-assed across the two aesthetics but is satisfying for neither.

It sits half-assed across the two

Zeej · #**842** Posted **Feb 29, 2024, 2:13 PM**

The glorious Laval skyline complete with actual city backdrop, taken by me from a project site. Marvel at its heft.

niwell · #**843** Posted **Feb 29, 2024, 2:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

The Ottawa skyline was wasted the second the amazing gothic parliament towers and the elegant office buildings on wellington were given a bland 60's-70's office block for a backdrop. Increasing the height of the skyline with a few spandrel towers here and there will enhance nothing.
Sorry I don't mean to be a 🞵🞵🞵🞵, I spend a lot of time in Ottawa and I rather like the city, but the visual appeal of its downtown isn't going to be saved by a bunch of boring kitchener-style towers.

Probably before this even - during WWII a bunch of temporary office blocks were quickly built to serve the growing need for centralized bureaucratic office space. This served as the backdrop for lackluster replacement post-war.

Agreed with the above and others assessments. I like Ottawa and it's come a long way since I went to school there in the early 2000s, but the downtown core always felt a bit off. It's simultaneously too low-slung and yet a bit too tall to achieve any desired effects of a height limit. The best neighbourhoods are outside of downtown

WhipperSnapper · #**844** Posted **Feb 29, 2024, 3:53 PM**

At one point, old people outnumbered students and students outnumbered single professionals. It was boring despite the cool market area. Y'know young professionals hooking up and buying a tract home and minivan is not as vanilla as I've gotten older and I see what counts as a multi-family home completed in 2023.

Martin Mtl · #**845** Posted **Feb 29, 2024, 4:53 PM**

https://www.instagram.com/sky.semijon.aerial/

Acajack · #**846** Posted **Feb 29, 2024, 5:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by niwell

Probably before this even - during WWII a bunch of temporary office blocks were quickly built to serve the growing need for centralized bureaucratic office space. This served as the backdrop for lackluster replacement post-war.

Agreed with the above and others assessments. I like Ottawa and it's come a long way since I went to school there in the early 2000s, but the downtown core always felt a bit off. It's simultaneously too low-slung and yet a bit too tall to achieve any desired effects of a height limit. The best neighbourhoods are outside of downtown

I was just going to mention something like this.

If you look at older aerial photos of Ottawa, outside of the prestige government precinct (which is really just Wellington St) a lot of the government buildings downtown could have been said to resemble warehouses, hangars or barracks.

Much has been demolished, but this gives a pretty good idea of what the federal government was building in Ottawa 75 years ago:

https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4027051,...9v-UvWApSMw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

kool maudit · #**847** Posted **Feb 29, 2024, 5:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

https://www.instagram.com/sky.semijon.aerial/

I'll say it every time this comes up.

No city in Canada did this specific thing except for Montreal. Nowhere even came close.

Buildings-wise, this neighborhood gives up little to even Brooklyn Heights or Gramercy.

theman23 · #**848** Posted **Feb 29, 2024, 6:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by Acajack

I was just going to mention something like this.

If you look at older aerial photos of Ottawa, outside of the prestige government precinct (which is really just Wellington St) a lot of the government buildings downtown could have been said to resemble warehouses, hangars or barracks.

Much has been demolished, but this gives a pretty good idea of what the federal government was building in Ottawa 75 years ago:

https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4027051,...9v-UvWApSMw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

That's uhh a lot of parking and empty space considering its right next to the Glebe.

Acajack · #**849** Posted **Feb 29, 2024, 6:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by theman23

That's uhh a lot of parking and empty space considering its right next to the Glebe.

Granted, it's not impossible that those parking lots had (equally ugly) buildings on them at one time.

kool maudit · #**850** Posted **Feb 29, 2024, 6:49 PM**

That maps image looks very upper Midwest, could be St. Paul or something, Madison.

Maldive · #**851** Posted **Feb 29, 2024, 6:49 PM**

Yonge Street rising.

The One in the centre, 11/YV to its left and 8 Wellesley far left in the foreground.

j_yyz

View from the restaurant atop The Well office tower.

Conrad Bidet

TorontoDrew · #**852** Posted **Feb 29, 2024, 7:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by Zeej

The glorious Laval skyline complete with actual city backdrop, taken by me from a project site. Marvel at its heft.

I don't think I've seen so much white siding in one subdivision.

Martin Mtl · #**853** Posted **Mar 1, 2024, 3:21 AM**

https://www.facebook.com/Odeamtl

giallo · #**854** Posted **Mar 1, 2024, 3:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by kool maudit

I'll say it every time this comes up.

No city in Canada did this specific thing except for Montreal. Nowhere even came close.

Buildings-wise, this neighborhood gives up little to even Brooklyn Heights or Gramercy.

Yup. That's a nice, solid chunk of the good stuff.

905er · #**855** Posted **Mar 1, 2024, 2:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

I don't think I've seen so much white siding in one subdivision.

not gonna lie, at a quick glance, I thought this was Ottawa in the distance.

TorontoDrew · #**856** Posted **Mar 1, 2024, 2:27 PM**

That's a great angle Martin Mtl.

J.OT13 · #**857** Posted **Mar 1, 2024, 3:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by 905er

not gonna lie, at a quick glance, I thought this was Ottawa in the distance.

Yeah...

Reminds me of bit of Kanata and Barrhaven. Maybe the southern end of Ottawa inside the Greenbelt.

Also looks like Anytown Southern Ontario.

WhipperSnapper · #**858** Posted **Mar 1, 2024, 6:54 PM**

Anytown Ontario would be earth tone brick than whitish stucco, no?

That's a great snap of Downtown Montreal

zoomer · #**859** Posted **Mar 1, 2024, 7:26 PM**

Gorgeous picture to peruse Martin Mtl!

Came across a news story about new social housing in Vancouver in the DTES with some nice pics from this story from Daily Hive.

craner · #**860** Posted **Mar 1, 2024, 8:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by Maldive

Yonge Street rising.

The One in the centre, 11/YV to its left and 8 Wellesley far left in the foreground.

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Would love to see a comparison shot from this vantage point from say 15 years ago.