Canadian Skyline Thread III

[Nouvellecosse]

Originally Posted by Kilgore Trout

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

From that angle it reminds me of Hudson's tower in Detroit.

[Monolith]

The New Skyline by Clayton Perry, on Flickr

[giallo]

Interesting perspective of Metrotown.

I live very close to the midrise at the bottom-right. It's at the corner of Commercial and Broadway. I'm guessing this was taken from downtown. Possibly the Harbour Centre?

[Repthe250]

Crazy that the tallest buildings are still yet to come.

[giallo]

Originally Posted by Repthe250

Crazy that the tallest buildings are still yet to come.

This photo must be from earlier in the year as Concord Metrotown is piercing through the skyline now.

The bottom-right of this image is going to see the most dramatic change. Commercial/Broadway Station is finally getting some serious density.

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by Monolith

The New Skyline by Clayton Perry, on Flickr

Metrotown is becoming a monster skyline. And out East, an 81 story skyscraper in the Toronto suburbs (Mississauga) is nearing completion.

Could anyone have imagined these things back when SSP first got going?

[Calgarian]

That almost looks like a shot of Calgary's skyline, very impressive for a suburb!

[Gresto]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Could anyone have imagined these things back when SSP first got going?

In the early aughts, the 140m Pantages tower was a pretty big deal in Toronto.

[harls]

Originally Posted by Gresto

In the early aughts, the 140m Pantages tower was a pretty big deal in Toronto.

As was One King West (more mid to late aughts). Now it is lost in a sea of highrises.

[MolsonExport]

And in Montreal, everybody was wetting the bed with the excitement surrounding the Roc Fleuri (24 storey-building on de Maisonneuve Ouest).

Now even 80 story buildings are "Meh" (like that one currently going up in Missingsausage, with 81 stories):

[davidivivid]

Pic by Nicolas Dion-Bouchard
https://www.facebook.com/groups/294970077506871

[MolsonExport]

very interesting looking neighbourhood^

[905er]

[QUOTE=MolsonExport;10504726]And in Montreal, everybody was wetting the bed with the excitement surrounding the Roc Fleuri (24 storey-building on de Maisonneuve Ouest).

Now even 80 story buildings are "Meh" (like that one currently going up in Missingsausage, with 81 stories):


It's Mississauga.. Not Missingsausage. The name honours the Anishinaabe people, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and as such deserves a little more respect imo.

[MolsonExport]

[QUOTE=905er;10504843]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

And in Montreal, everybody was wetting the bed with the excitement surrounding the Roc Fleuri (24 storey-building on de Maisonneuve Ouest).

Now even 80 story buildings are "Meh" (like that one currently going up in Missingsausage, with 81 stories):


It's Mississauga.. Not Missingsausage. The name honours the Anishinaabe people, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and as such deserves a little more respect imo.

My bad. I will remember that the next time I see someone call Toronto "T.Dot"

[Nouvellecosse]

I think there's a fair debate as to whether the best way to respect the land's first inhabitants is through a type of solemn reverence or by adopting aspects of their cultures into part of our normal daily lives. Solemn reverence shows a type of respect, but it can also be seen as a form of othering. Expecting solemn reverence is like wanting to keep important parts of one's home in such pristine, plastic covered sterility that no one feels comfortable sitting down. It doesn't conjure positive feelings or a sense of camaraderie. Most of us would feel comfortable poking innocent fun at what we perceive as our own cultures and our own heritage. Not only is there T.Dot and Tronno, but people from Vancouver will use names Hongcover or Vansterdam without fear of disrespecting the Dutch origin of the name. People also say "The Peg" or "Winterpeg" despite that also having Indigenous origins. And people across the country jokingly use terms like "Canukistan". But wanting to treat certain names as being very serious and off-limits to quips gives the impression that ingenious people were or are very serious and uptight rather than just normal people living their lives which we can all identify with.

When something becomes very familiar and a part of one's identity like place names in one's region, it usually becomes casual and irreverent. If we want to use Indigenous names for shared, multi-cultural places then they're inevitably going to get casual and irreverent treatment. I think it's ok to disagree as to whether or not that's good, but hopefully we can all agree that the important thing is how we treat living Indigenous people (and everyone else) and their culture rather than how we treat historic names inspired by people who've been gone for generations.

[koops65]

Originally Posted by 905er

It's Mississauga.. Not Missingsausage. The name honours the Anishinaabe people, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and as such deserves a little more respect imo.

I understand where you're coming from... but I also think you need to grow a thicker skin too...

[theman23]

The dad jokes are more cringe than anything.

[GeneralLea]

I don't see the issue in poking fun at some of the names we use for our various cities across the country, even the indigenous ones. It's not aslight to those cultures or beliefs, but a little spin on alliteration which can point toward similar connotations of that place and identity.
I also like MissingSausage (not just for its simplicity and strangely ear-worm like reverence) because it makes me think of prior generations of immigrants who moved to the GTA to set up their lives in a new country like Canada, and who contributed to these burgeoning towns and cities over the years, adding their own unique contributions to them.

I'll also add that while I think using indigenous names in more of our cities (through re--namings or new infrastructure) is a helpful step in making people aware of indigenous peoples and their importance in Canada, it can come across as performative without actually doing anything to help that segment of the population as a whole.
Since the TRC reports came out last decade, sure, there's been a push toward reconciliation, but I don't think indigenous folks are any better off than they were since then frankly. Anyways, I'm getting off topic.

As a final note, I can't believe how big Metrotown is now, holy smokes.

[MolsonExport]

For the record, no disrespect towards the indigenous peoples was ever intended in my post, and given my long history of sympathy towards indigenous people and immigrants/minorities and the challenges and issues that they face (a topic which has been a cornerstone of my academic research for more than 25 years, and something that is front and centre in my teaching), I am quite sure that most people here would know this.

I just enjoy wordplay, puns, and slang terms.

I spend a lot of time in Mississauga, as my in-laws live there, and we visit once or twice a month. While I dislike the stroads (a plague upon the landscape in the city where I now live), I am mighty jealous that Mississauga is getting an LRT line, and I am quite fascinated with the SimCity3000 happening around Square One. Plus, there are many great parks, and some amazing ethnic restaurants. All in all, Mississauga is better than the average Canadian post-war suburb.

[905er]

so Hongcouver or Bramladesh is ok? just curious on what people's thoughts are.