Post some pictures of your city! II

[Arrdeeharharharbour]

Day two on McNab's Island. I wanted to beach comb an area more difficult to access as you must make your way around a lake prior to heading back to the beach. I didn't find anything of note on the beach but I did find an old military installation I wasn't aware of.


20241021_134912 by A.J. Forsythe, on Flickr


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A cruise ship was leaving the harbour when I was heading home and an US Navy ship had arrived at some point during the afternoon.


20241021_153806_HDR by A.J. Forsythe, on Flickr


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[mleblanc]

Awesome pics! I wish it wasn't so difficult to get to that island, but we're very lucky to have some "wilderness" to explore mere minutes from downtown.

That small fort you ran into is Strawberry Battery, built at the start of WWII and was manned until the Korean War. Interestingly, it's the only Canadian built fort on the island, with the rest being British. The four small metal enclosures were searchlights meant to support the two main guns behind.

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by Tone

Yes they do! You can also get a glimpse of the Maritime Institute mural to the left.

I like this a lot.

[MolsonExport]

great sets of Victoria and St. John's

[Arrdeeharharharbour]

Originally Posted by mleblanc

Awesome pics! I wish it wasn't so difficult to get to that island, but we're very lucky to have some "wilderness" to explore mere minutes from downtown.

That small fort you ran into is Strawberry Battery, built at the start of WWII and was manned until the Korean War. Interestingly, it's the only Canadian built fort on the island, with the rest being British. The four small metal enclosures were searchlights meant to support the two main guns behind.

Fantastic information! Thanks for sharing!

[Rico Rommheim]

Originally Posted by KnoxfordGuy

Saint John

Looks like Old Montreal. Really nice.

[isaidso]

Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Looks like Old Montreal. Really nice.

Surprisingly, Saint John was the 5th biggest city in Canada back in 1871. Portland, later amalgamated with Saint John, was 9th largest. Together they would have been 4th largest. I visited this area of Saint John a few months ago. Walking about, it's clear as day that Saint John was a far more prominent city back then than it is today. It's a pity considering what could have been.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ties_by_census

[Architype]

Here are a few of my recent and random Vancouver photos I've thrown together.

































(my photos 10-2024)

[Architype]

Originally Posted by mleblanc

Awesome pics! I wish it wasn't so difficult to get to that island, but we're very lucky to have some "wilderness" to explore mere minutes from downtown.

That small fort you ran into is Strawberry Battery, built at the start of WWII and was manned until the Korean War. Interestingly, it's the only Canadian built fort on the island, with the rest being British. The four small metal enclosures were searchlights meant to support the two main guns behind.

McNabs Island is almost as large as Stanley Park, I'd advocate for building a bridge there to make it accessible from the city. It would also be prime real estate suitable for development, sure to be popular, prestigious, and an asset for the city. People love living on islands.

[Stanz]

Visited Saint John recently.

[zahav]

Wow Saint John is a vibe, it's a really pretty place, I had no idea! There's so many gems in this country, thankfully compensating for some places that are vile lol! Where would people from the Maritimes rank Saint John in importance/prominence when compared to Moncton and Fredericton?

[Dartguard]

Originally Posted by zahav

Wow Saint John is a vibe, it's a really pretty place, I had no idea! There's so many gems in this country, thankfully compensating for some places that are vile lol! Where would people from the Maritimes rank Saint John in importance/prominence when compared to Moncton and Fredericton?

It depends on what you mean by importance. Freddy is a laptop and Khaki's type of town whereas Saint John is workboots and ballcaps. Moncton has that Crossroads feel with a definite Joi de vive. I like all three as I travel there for work. Moncton is getting its engine running and Fred is strumming along with Government investments but also the UNB influence is all over town.

Saint John, as the pictures show, has great old bones that are starting to fill up with viable business's and more private investment as the direct Influence of the Irvings is starting to dissipate. The Family recently finished a ten year, three Law firm, Three country disentanglement of the Integrated family business's. There are over 40 direct inheritors of the Original K.C. empire.
It will be very interesting to see how that plays out. The last picture is the main reason there is a renaissance in DT Saint John. Over 200,000 visitors off those Ships this year.

[Nouvellecosse]

Moncton definitely is the most prominent place in NB from an NS perspective. Perhaps in part because it's the closest of the three, but also since it's been economically thriving and now has the largest population while SJ has been stagnant over the last half century. If Moncton is at a 10 in terms of NB importance, I'd place Fredericton at a 7 and SJ at a 6. But SJ is definitely my favourite.

[zoomer]

Great photos of Vancouver, Architype, and also love the photos of Saint John. My parents were originally from New Brunswick and when I went back for a family reunion a few years ago I got to visit all the ‘big’ cities. Funny how even within New Brunswick a lot of people dismissed or maybe didn’t fully appreciate what they have in Saint John. When I asked about it they said the traffic was terrible in and around there and that Moncton was the place to go for big shopping trips.

It’s definitely the most underrated city in Canada and is in my top five favourite cities. It’s still a bit quiet, but appears to be coming out of its economic slumber. I hope they are able to better reconnect the downtown to the waterfront and work is underway in that regard.

[rousseau]

I used to think that Winnipeg was the closest thing we had to an American-looking city (midwestern/plains), but now I wonder if Saint John couldn't more easily be transplanted across the border into New England with no one the wiser.

Would these satisfying urban views (and presumably cheaper real estate) be enough sustenance for someone accustomed to having access to GTA/southern Ontario stuff? A tantalizing thought.

[Architype]

Originally Posted by zoomer

Great photos of Vancouver, Architype, and also love the photos of Saint John. My parents were originally from New Brunswick and when I went back for a family reunion a few years ago I got to visit all the ‘big’ cities. Funny how even within New Brunswick a lot of people dismissed or maybe didn’t fully appreciate what they have in Saint John. When I asked about it they said the traffic was terrible in and around there and that Moncton was the place to go for big shopping trips.

It’s definitely the most underrated city in Canada and is in my top five favourite cities. It’s still a bit quiet, but appears to be coming out of its economic slumber. I hope they are able to better reconnect the downtown to the waterfront and work is underway in that regard.

^ Thanks. It would be hard to find anything like Saint John over here. In fact, it would probably all be long gone, as most of the beautiful historic homes and other buildings in Vancouver's downtown area were torn down long ago. Saint John will probably become much more famous as it is discovered more for its architecture, it's almost the antithesis of Moncton. The problem is, it's also very industrial due to its main industry, and that ain't so pretty.

[Dartguard]

Originally Posted by rousseau

I used to think that Winnipeg was the closest thing we had to an American-looking city (midwestern/plains), but now I wonder if Saint John couldn't more easily be transplanted across the border into New England with no one the wiser.

Would these satisfying urban views (and presumably cheaper real estate) be enough sustenance for someone accustomed to having access to GTA/southern Ontario stuff? A tantalizing thought.

Saint John has been quietly invaded by Ontarians since Covid. They are adding energy, funds and higher expectations. All good.

[Rico Rommheim]

SJ looks good. I wanna go.

[MolsonExport]

Absolutely wickedly good Saint John's set.

[FrAnKs]

^ I also visited St. John last september and was really impressed