Canadian Skyline Thread III - Page 226

Rico Rommheim · #**4501** Posted **Feb 14, 2026, 11:10 PM**

golden lines by Malorie Clavel, on Flickr

frisquet by Malorie Clavel, on Flickr

Monolith · #**4502** Posted **Feb 15, 2026, 5:36 PM**

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=htt...ti2rzdig1.jpeg

Wigs · #**4503** Posted **Feb 15, 2026, 6:04 PM**

That Halifax shot (from presumably Dartmouth) is something else!
How much of a residential boom is happening on the Dartmouth side? I can only imagine the prime developable lots in central Halifax cost a fortune so Dartmouth might benefit even more in the future?

Nouvellecosse · #**4504** Posted **Feb 15, 2026, 7:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by Wigs

That Halifax shot (from presumably Dartmouth) is something else!
How much of a residential boom is happening on the Dartmouth side? I can only imagine the prime developable lots in central Halifax cost a fortune so Dartmouth might benefit even more in the future?

There's a lot of development in Dartmouth. More than you can see in that picture which just shows downtown Dartmouth. There's also a nearby uptown area near the bridge that has multiple highrises u/c and more planned. And yes, Dartmouth is definitely cheaper.

someone123 · #**4505** Posted **Feb 15, 2026, 7:19 PM**

I've been meaning to make some kind of map or rendering of Dartmouth development but haven't had time yet. There is a lot of construction. It doesn't really come across in that photo since as NE said it's off to the right, plus some of the projects in frame were just in the site prep phase when the photo was taken. There's something like 8-10 major developments under construction in the central part of Dartmouth, with multiple being over 30 storeys and one being 40 storeys.

On the Halifax side the skyline goes to the right for maybe another 1/3 of what's shown there and that is the busiest new construction area (around Richmond Yards, not visible there). A developer just started a project that would be visible in the far right of the frame on the Halifax side which they say will be 4x28 buildings all done in a single phase (St. Pat's Crossing).

Wigs · #**4506** Posted **Feb 16, 2026, 2:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

There's a lot of development in Dartmouth. More than you can see in that picture which just shows downtown Dartmouth. There's also a nearby uptown area near the bridge that has multiple highrises u/c and more planned. And yes, Dartmouth is definitely cheaper.

Thanks for the info

J.OT13 · #**4507** Posted **Feb 16, 2026, 3:40 PM**

Ottawa yesterday.

Rico Rommheim · #**4508** Posted **Feb 16, 2026, 4:20 PM**

farine five roses skyline by eva blue 34 by Montréal, on Flickr

farine five roses skyline by eva blue 27 by Montréal, on Flickr

farine five roses skyline by eva blue 17 by Montréal, on Flickr

farine five roses skyline by eva blue 11 by Montréal, on Flickr

farine five roses skyline by eva blue 10 by Montréal, on Flickr

farine five roses skyline by eva blue 07 by Montréal, on Flickr

farine five roses skyline by eva blue 08 by Montréal, on Flickr

farine five roses skyline by eva blue 02 by Montréal, on Flickr

harls · #**4509** Posted **Feb 16, 2026, 5:18 PM**

Went to Toronto this weekend for the Auto show and my kids had never been to the CN Tower, so had to take a few snaps with the phone.

MolsonExport · #**4510** Posted **Feb 16, 2026, 6:26 PM**

The distance between Toronto's new two tallest buildings (other than the CN tower) just illustrates how gigantic the skyline has become over the past few decades, only surpassed on this continent by NYC and Chicago.

zoomer · #**4511** Posted **Feb 16, 2026, 7:03 PM**

Some really fantastic Montreal and Toronto shots and thanks to J.OT13 for the Ottawa pics - a true SSP photo guy - stopping on the roadside to get skyline shots.

I looked back at my CN Tower pics from May 2024 and I believe I can make out the crane for Sky Tower, and the nearly completed building has now perfectly blocked out the building behind it.

View From CN Tower - May 9, 2024 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

harls · #**4512** Posted **Feb 16, 2026, 9:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by zoomer

I looked back at my CN Tower pics from May 2024 and I believe I can make out the crane for Sky Tower, and the nearly completed building has now perfectly blocked out the building behind it.

zoomer, I was there pretty much a year ago today and so much has changed. Toronto is simply on another level unlike anywhere in the country.

TorontoDrew · #**4513** Posted **Feb 17, 2026, 4:00 AM**

Awesome Montreal pictures.

Harls, hope your kids had a good time. Nice photos.

Saw this posted over on urbantoronto.ca taken by member Kris

Rico Rommheim · #**4514** Posted **Feb 17, 2026, 2:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

Awesome Montreal pictures.

Harls, hope your kids had a good time. Nice photos.

Saw this posted over on urbantoronto.ca taken by member Kris

Omg that's the most Canadian thing ever. Great TO view too.

Rico Rommheim · #**4515** Posted **Feb 17, 2026, 2:45 PM**

Cross Mount Royal Mntreal skyline by eva blue 02 by Montréal, on Flickr

Cross Mount Royal Mntreal skyline by eva blue 06 by Montréal, on Flickr

Kondiaronk Belvedere Montreal skyline by eva blue 01 by Montréal, on Flickr

Kondiaronk Belvedere Montreal skyline by eva blue 20 by Montréal, on Flickr

Kondiaronk Belvedere Montreal skyline by eva blue 46 by Montréal, on Flickr

Biff · #**4516** Posted **Feb 17, 2026, 2:49 PM**

I guess this this is the first building in Toronto that since the CN Tower was completed, you could not look down on and see the roof from the observation deck.

MonctonRad · #**4517** Posted **Feb 17, 2026, 3:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by someone123

One of the differences between the two is that Halifax is deliberately built around the harbour (port, military, transportation) while London has more of a manufacturing base tied to road and railway networks. Then there's the impact of the topography, Halifax being older, and the different regional flavour.

London is essentially Canada's version of a Midwest city. In some ways it's got some similarities to Winnipeg, but I am not sure the two get compared much.

The same things could be said about Moncton vs Halifax.

Moncton doesn't have the geographic constraints of Halifax, and, although Europeans have a history in Moncton since 1733, the city didn't really start growing until the 1870s with the railway boom. As such Moncton is more sprawling, and doesn't have a tightly confined downtown like most older eastern cities. Moncton is much more midwestern in feel, despite being located on the east coast.

harls · #**4518** Posted **Feb 17, 2026, 3:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by Biff

I guess this this is the first building in Toronto that since the CN Tower was completed, you could not look down on and see the roof from the observation deck.

This one and the one on Bloor.

Rico Rommheim · #**4519** Posted **Feb 17, 2026, 3:43 PM**

probably a minority on this one, but if I would have set a height cap at right under the CN tower's lower observation deck. Something around 320-330m.

someone123 · #**4520** Posted **Feb 17, 2026, 5:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Moncton doesn't have the geographic constraints of Halifax, and, although Europeans have a history in Moncton since 1733, the city didn't really start growing until the 1870s with the railway boom. As such Moncton is more sprawling, and doesn't have a tightly confined downtown like most older eastern cities. Moncton is much more midwestern in feel, despite being located on the east coast.

Not sure how true it is today, but Moncton used to remind me a bit of Kitchener (just the town itself, if it were in a smaller metro area). London has similar urban fabric as well but is larger.

As far as age and historical roles go you could map the Maritimes onto the St. Lawrence watershed like this:

Halifax -> Quebec City, the "original" town and administrative centre
Saint John -> Montreal, old town developed into industrial-era hub
Fredericton -> Kingston, a medium-age government-oriented town
Moncton (and Truro) -> Kitchener or London, railway-era town
Sydney -> Hamilton, steel mills and industry
Charlottetown -> I'd also pick Kingston, and the layout is somewhat similar