Post some pictures of your city! II

[FrAnKs]

[ScreamingViking]

Originally Posted by whatnext

Last Saturday night in Vancouver.

[IMG]IMG_1355 by bcborn, on Flickr[/IMG]
my photo

That is beautiful.

FrAnKs: the images aren't showing. Error is "image not found or was removed"... but I bet they were nice.

[FrAnKs]

Originally Posted by ScreamingViking

That is beautiful.

FrAnKs: the images aren't showing. Error is "image not found or was removed"... but I bet they were nice.

Thanks for letting me know! They were working well for me…I’ll fix that.

[zoomer]

Fixed it is! Great set FrAnKs - my favourite is the mural under the bridge photo, beautiful. Also the interior church shot, nice style with the lower white ceiling, feels more community friendly versus all powerful and imposing of a larger cathedral, lol.

[FrAnKs]

Originally Posted by zoomer

Fixed it is! Great set FrAnKs - my favourite is the mural under the bridge photo, beautiful. Also the interior church shot, nice style with the lower white ceiling, feels more community friendly versus all powerful and imposing of a larger cathedral, lol.

Thanks! There used to have other murals before but they were slowly fading away…so those ones under A440 are pretty recent and yes, the inside of the chapel seemed “cozy / inviting” to me!

[MolsonExport]

Lovely QC set, Franks.

[lio45]

Originally Posted by FrAnKs

To think that 1920s NIMBYs almost prevented the Price Building from getting built!

[FrAnKs]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Lovely QC set, Franks.

Thanks!

[FrAnKs]

Originally Posted by lio45

To think that 1920s NIMBYs almost prevented the Price Building from getting built!

Je comprend un peu leur réaction quand même.

Il faut se replonger à l’époque où Québec avait encore l’allure d’un village et où la majorité des édifices ne dépassaient pas les 4 étages et de voir débarquer comme ça un nouvel édifice hors normes avec une architecture New-Yorkaise, je comprend que ça ait pu choquer certaines personnes mais bien souvent il s’agit d’une réaction émotive au changement (comme le débat sur le Tramway à Québec)

On se rappellera que les Parisiens se sont également opposés à la Tour Eiffel.
On connaît la suite…c’est devenu l’icône d’une ville et d’un pays!

[LFC]

Some incredible shots of Kelowna recently on instagram by @idrive400

[MonctonRad]

Kelowna is what I aspire Moncton to be like in 10 years time (except with a muddy river rather than a pristine lake, fewer mountains, and no wildfire smoke).



There will be at least another six towers (15-30+ storeys) in the downtown area by that point (the Third Sister, Gateway Towers, Ashford/Downing project, Infinity Tower & St. Bernard Place).

[MonctonRad]

@Franks - there is no city on this continent (or frankly anywhere) like Quebec City. A wonderful set.



This perspective is especially stunning.

[kool maudit]

The Price Building is such a gem. These early mini-scrapers look great over otherwise non-skyscraper skylines. It reminds me of the Kungstornen here in Stockholm.

[zoomer]

Gorgeous Kelowna shots! It’s awesome to have such diversity in city looks/natural settings in BC - they really are quite different if you compare Vancouver, Kelowna (although the new towers are very much Vancouver inspired despite the parking podiums), Victoria, Kamloops, etc. More so than any other province? Although Quebec would be similar I think.

It’s great to see Moncton continue to densify downtown, but I don’t think towers are the end all and be all for it. Can you imagine a time when Moncton matches or surpasses Kelowna in population? Maybe in the next 50 years, I doubt it, however I’ve always been a fan of Moncton which has the Calgary of the Atlantic attitude.

Ok, like Kelowna some slightly smokey pics (the Gonzales Beach ones that is) from a small local forest fire this time near Victoria.

Starting off with the Gorge waterway which is a narrow tidal inlet that runs 7 km inland from the inner harbour downtown.

You can see the start of it on the left from this older picture from about 5 years ago:



Victoria BC October 10 Harbour Air by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Some fantastic heritage houses in this part of town, this is directly above the Selkirk Trestle walking/bike bridge with a great view of the waterway.



1140 Arthur Currie Lane, built 1891, Architect - John Teague. Photo - July 19, 2024 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Older pic of the trestle it overlooks:



Selkirk Trestle Bridge - March 2, 2023. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Along the Gorge in Victoria. July 19, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



1100 Block of Catherine Street, Victoria. July 19, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Nice little retail block just up from the waterfront:



400 Block of Craigflower Road, Esquimalt. June 19, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



400 Block of Craigflower Road, Esquimalt. June 19, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Gorge Bridge - July 19, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



View from under the Gorge Bridge - Victoria. July 19, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Along the Gorge in Victoria. July 19, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Along the Gorge in Victoria - July 19, 2024 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Along the Gorge in Victoria. July 19, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Another day, another beach - Gonzales, first viewed from above at Gonzales Observatory, built in 1914.



Gonzales Observatory - July 26, 2024 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Gonzales Beach, Victoria, July 26, 2024 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Gonzales Bay - VIctoria. July 26, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Gonzales Bay - Victoria. July 26, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Gonzales Bay - Victoria. July 26, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

The Gonzales Observatory in the background on a nearby street:



Lillian Road by Fairfield Road - Victoria. July 26, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Lillian Road by Fairfield Road - Victoria. July 26, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr



Gonzales Pharmacy - July 26, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr