The Great Canadian Skyline Thread!

[caltrane74]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmypaquetcormer/4122260703/sizes/l/
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[flar]

Originally Posted by le calmar

Vancouver is impressive when it comes to density and urban fabric. It's got that big city feel we only find in the big 3. Calgary sure has the skyline of a metropolis, but it lacks the density outside the core; The downtown appears to be surrounded by the suburbs without the gradual transition you would find in a major city. (only normal for a city of 1.2 M I suppose)

It's not normal for a city of that size, but seems to be normal for a city of that age.

[Kevin_foster]

Check out these Edmonton density photos uploaded by Wader on Flickr:

[caltrane74]

edmonton looks big like Toronto in there....

interesting...

[Coldrsx]

^^those are some of the more interesting shots of Edmonton to date... great angle, great fog, nice lighting.

You can almost see my house on the right along 99 avenue.

Originally Posted by Kevin_foster

Wow! You'd almost think you were looking at Montreal by those photos. However the angle was taken, it makes the downtown look very extensive.

[Kevin_foster]

Well, it really actually is extensive. Edmonton has a really large core

[Wooster]

Originally Posted by le calmar

Vancouver is impressive when it comes to density and urban fabric. It's got that big city feel we only find in the big 3. Calgary sure has the skyline of a metropolis, but it lacks the density outside the core; The downtown appears to be surrounded by the suburbs without the gradual transition you would find in a major city. (only normal for a city of 1.2 M I suppose)

There is a definite transition particularly to the south of the business core. Neighbourhoods like the Beltline, Mission, Lower Mount Royal, Bankview all have nice medium to high density fabric. North of downtown there is a decent mix of densities in neighbourhoods like Sunnyside and Bridgeland, but it is also mixed with single family houses. You just don't often see this 5-20 storey residential fabric in skyline shots, but it does exist. Of course in Calgary this transition is a matter of a km or two; nonetheless substantial for a city of its population and is growing and expanding.



From Surrealplaces (3)

[kool maudit]

i must say: nicely done there, calgary.

[Wpg_Guy]

Winnipeg



http://www.flickr.com/photos/newelly/4134057299/

[Witty Nickname]

[jmt18325]

Originally Posted by WpG_GuY

Winnipeg



http://www.flickr.com/photos/newelly/4134057299/

I think we need just a few more tall buildings down town.

[Dylan Leblanc]

nice. looks like Winnipeg and Calgary both have a tool box building

[Darkoshvilli]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/neilta/4009860421/in/photostream/

[mmmatt]

^ niiiiiccceeeee

rarely seen skyline angles make me happy

[Delirium]

here's an interesting view of false creek. the buildings that snake along on the right are part of concord pacific place..

photo by Ecstaticist on flickr.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/ecstaticist/4057939786/

[sammo]

^ one great view!

looks very orderly.

[Rico Rommheim]

Originally Posted by MTLskyline

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2vu/3696328684/

Not so much a skyline shot but a good perspective On Rene-Levesque and the space still available on it.

[Coldrsx]

Originally Posted by Kevin_foster

Well, it really actually is extensive. Edmonton has a really large core

Yes and no. Our core is not large but our downtown is actually quite extensive.

Edmonton is shortchanged because of the height restrictions, because of the lack of amazing architecture, and because it is Edmonton and people hate this shit town.

[Witty Nickname]

From the South.