Canadian Skyline Thread III - Page 204

Monolith · #**4061** Posted **Oct 28, 2025, 4:30 PM**

Vancouver Skyline and Mountains Winter 2025-02-11 by Anthony Maw, on Flickr

MolsonExport · #**4062** Posted **Oct 28, 2025, 5:17 PM**

Vancouver is always gorgeous.

koops65 · #**4063** Posted **Oct 28, 2025, 6:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

Why can't they use current photos? That Toronto one is years old now.

So is the Waterloo one...

cranes · #**4064** Posted **Oct 28, 2025, 8:15 PM**

Waterloo

https://www.waterloo.ca/en/museum/seagram-cultural-heritage-landscape.aspx

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Seagram Cultural Heritage Landscape - Local history right under your feet

Bonded Barrel Warehouse #9, Seagram Barrel Lofts
Barrel Warehouse #9 is a five-storey brick building used to age barrels of whisky. The buff yellow bricks are believed to have been made right here in Waterloo! This 1892 building also has some iconic features, such as blue shutters and a proud “Seagram Distillers” logo, a hint to its former use. If you look between the words “Seagram” and “Distillers” you will see neoclassical brick work design. This building has tall brick pilasters (pillar-like features built into the brick wall) which divides the front into three sections. The construction demonstrates a high degree of technical achievement. These warehouses were often built as the result of Joseph E. Seagram’s other passion, horse breeding and racing. It was said that Mr. Seagram would construct a new warehouse every time his horse won a significant race.

Barrel Warehouse #7, Seagram Barrel Lofts
Can you guess how many windows this eight and a half-storey building has? Read on to find out! Built around 1892, it was actually constructed with bricks called Waterloo white made only a kilometre away. The name comes from their light yellow colour and the place where they were made. Typical of Victorian industrial architecture, the building features brick pilasters that break the building into three sections vertically. In addition, each of the 142 windows are capped with brick arches. This large building once held a wooden racking system to support around 21,000 barrels of ageing whisky!

https://youriguide.com/105_5_father_david_bauer_dr_waterloo_on/

TorontoDrew · #**4065** Posted **Oct 28, 2025, 8:30 PM**

🇨🇦 Toronto by Dave Wong, on Flickr

🇨🇦 Vancouver by Dave Wong, on Flickr

🇨🇦 Toronto by Dave Wong, on Flickr

These are a few years old now but still great.

🇨🇦🍂 Mont Royal | Montréal by Dave Wong, on Flickr

🇨🇦❄️ Toronto | Ontario by Dave Wong, on Flickr

Calgarian · #**4066** Posted **Oct 28, 2025, 9:02 PM**

When is the last time the lake was that frozen?

koops65 · #**4067** Posted **Oct 28, 2025, 9:22 PM**

Looks to be about 2.5 years ago... Canada House is about 25 floors up.

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After looking closer, it says the pic was taken Feb. 5 2022.

jc_yyc_ca · #**4068** Posted **Oct 28, 2025, 11:00 PM**

A pic of downtown from Brookfield Place

jc_yyc_ca · #**4069** Posted **Oct 28, 2025, 11:02 PM**

A pic of downtown with Stampede in the forefront.

DrJoe · #**4070** Posted **Oct 29, 2025, 1:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

When is the last time the lake was that frozen?

Would just like to note. The lake doesnt freeze but the protected Harbour does occasionally.

TorontoDrew · #**4071** Posted **Oct 29, 2025, 1:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by DrJoe

Would just like to note. The lake doesnt freeze but the protected Harbour does occasionally.

The last time the surface of Lake Ontario completely froze over was in the winter of
1933-1934. It has not completely frozen since, though it has experienced significant ice coverage in other years, such as a Polar Vortex in 2014, which froze nearly 45% of the lake.

That 1933-34 winter must have been brutal.

Gresto · #**4072** Posted **Oct 29, 2025, 2:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by koops65

So is the Waterloo one...

Damn it, man, have you any idea what you initiated?! Buckle up and prepare for a defcon-1 influx of K-W Realtor.com pics.

koops65 · #**4073** Posted **Oct 29, 2025, 2:49 AM**

Hey, I like KW pix!

It's my home town after all.

Just not the student ghetto ones.

J.OT13 · #**4074** Posted **Oct 29, 2025, 12:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by jc_yyc_ca

A pic of downtown with Stampede in the forefront.

Great view of that Beltline density again. One day, the Calgary Tower will be fully hidden.

Biff · #**4075** Posted **Oct 29, 2025, 1:44 PM**

Holy 🞵🞵🞵🞵! I can't imagine the organizational stress involved when the window replacement time comes due on those former distillery buildings. Was it like an architectural challenge to see how many windows you could place on one facade?

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Originally Posted by cranes

MolsonExport · #**4076** Posted **Oct 29, 2025, 2:02 PM**

It looks a bit weird with all the shutters, but in my view, it is still far more interesting a building than any of KWs banal highrises.

Biff · #**4077** Posted **Oct 29, 2025, 2:06 PM**

It's a gorgeous building, I have just never seen that many windows.

O-tacular · #**4078** Posted **Oct 29, 2025, 8:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

Great view of that Beltline density again. One day, the Calgary Tower will be fully hidden.

Can't wait for Sasso / Vetro to be blotted out of sight by Truman's Stampede station hotels!

Kilgore Trout · #**4079** Posted **Oct 29, 2025, 10:45 PM**

Here's a photo I took today because I was surprised at how much 1 Square Phillips has changed the skyline.

TorontoDrew · #**4080** Posted **Oct 30, 2025, 1:23 AM**

I did the same kind of thing yesterday. Sorry for the terrible quality. I just noticed how much of a difference 1 Bloor West has made on the Yorkville Skyline.

Rosedale View Looking South by Andrew Moore, on Flickr