The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! - Page 337

Highinthesky · #**6721** Posted **Jan 27, 2011, 4:12 PM**

Great shots of Shanghai, New York, Chicago, and Toronto in that one post. However contrary to what I think the poster was trying to argue the Chicago and Toronto images make it seem as though the cities are pretty similar.

David1gray · #**6722** Posted **Jan 27, 2011, 4:21 PM**

haha, flar we had a game like this going in the altantic photos thread, i wanna guess some of them but i know 11 of them for sure. so ill leave it for others.

flar · #**6723** Posted **Jan 27, 2011, 4:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by David1gray

haha, flar we had a game like this going in the altantic photos thread, i wanna guess some of them but i know 11 of them for sure. so ill leave it for others.

A few of them are really easy and a few are really hard.

Here's Montreal and Toronto, just for the hell of it.

MonkeyRonin · #**6724** Posted **Jan 27, 2011, 5:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by flar

Canadian Sampler (guess the cities!)

London, Mississauga, Burlington, Niagara Falls, Regina, Dundas, Calgary, Hamilton, Ottawa, Halifax, Windsor, Sarnia?, Windsor, Gatineau.

-Harlington- · #**6725** Posted **Jan 27, 2011, 5:58 PM**

for flars guessing game, aha:

1. London
2. Mississauga
3. ?
4. Niagara falls
5. Regina
6. ?
7. Calgary
8. Hamilton
9. Ottawa ?
10. Hali
11. Sarnia
12. Dartmouth
13. Windsor
14. Gatineau

craner · #**6726** Posted **Jan 27, 2011, 8:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

150 meters is for little girls.. Lets play over 200 meters

Chicago - 31
Toronto - 17
Shanghai - 41
Vancouver - 1
Montreal - 2 ?
Calgary - 2 ( a full two no cheater spires)
Hong Kong - 36
New York - 69

Hong Kong, Shanghai and Chicago are closer to Toronto than they are to New York.

Toronto is closer to Chicago than it is to either Montreal or Calgary.

Toronto should therefore be compared to Chicago and Hong Kong
Montreal should go up against Calgary and Vancouver

Just to be accurate - Calgary has 3 towers over 200m now:
1. BOW
2. Suncor
3. 8th Ave. Place

(Plus the Bankers Hall twins which just miss at 197m

)

Thanks for the love for Cowtown Caltrane.

craner · #**6727** Posted **Jan 27, 2011, 8:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ramako

I agree with this sentiment.

Towers built or U/C over 100 metres (according to SSP database):

Shanghai: 709
New York: 695
Hong Kong: 598
Chicago: 297
Toronto: 189
Los Angeles: 69
Calgary: 56
Vancouver: 49
Montreal: 43
Seattle: 40

Seems to me that in terms of sheer scale Calgary/Montreal/Vancouver are to Toronto what Toronto is to New York/Hong Kong/Shanghai.

I think this is the most accurate comparison.
(For "Skylines" that is - not "Urban Fabric" or "Density").

Just my opinion.

BretttheRiderFan · #**6728** Posted **Jan 27, 2011, 8:23 PM**

Flars guessing game, here I go!

1. London?
2. Mississauga
3. Kelowna?
4. Niagara Falls
5. Regina
6. No idea
7. Calgary
8. Montreal?
9. Somewhere in Ontario
10. Halifax
11. Dartmouth? lol
12. Sault Ste. Marie?
13. Windsor
14. No idea

Metro-One · #**6729** Posted **Jan 27, 2011, 8:27 PM**

#3 is not Kelowna, it is far too green and the towers are not tall enough.

Flar has no love for BC so none of them are from west of the divide, hehe.

But just for fun, here is one of my pics from Kelowna:

Cheers

MolsonExport · #**6730** Posted **Jan 27, 2011, 8:35 PM**

3. Burlington

6. Somewhere in/near Hamilton?

BretttheRiderFan · #**6731** Posted **Jan 27, 2011, 9:51 PM**

Well I find that Burlington looks kinda like Kelowna

I had never actually seen a picture of Burlington's skyline

It shouldn't have even been called a Canadian Sampler, maybe an Ontario sampler would have been a better fit?

MonkeyRonin · #**6732** Posted **Jan 27, 2011, 10:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by BretttheRiderFan

maybe an Ontario sampler would have been a better fit?

...and Quebec...and Saskatchewan...and Alberta...and Nova Scotia...

BretttheRiderFan · #**6733** Posted **Jan 27, 2011, 10:25 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

...and Quebec...and Saskatchewan...and Alberta...and Nova Scotia...

Well the dude puts more than half the thing in Ontario...skylines that no one outside Ontario would have ever seen like Burlington and Dundas(?)

David1gray · #**6734** Posted **Jan 27, 2011, 10:30 PM**

well its gotta be somewhat challenging. that what makes it fun. i mean i could go and post a bunch of small towns from NS that you would never ever guess. haha

BretttheRiderFan · #**6735** Posted **Jan 27, 2011, 10:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by David1gray

well its gotta be somewhat challenging. that what makes it fun. i mean i could go and post a bunch of small towns from NS that you would never ever guess. haha

True enough..but there are plenty of challenging options across the country that could be used

-Harlington- · #**6736** Posted **Jan 27, 2011, 11:28 PM**

just for the record i thought kelowna as well, but he is from Ontario sooo, ahah
i also thought the dundas one was fort mac so shows how much i know, lol
i like this though, we should get some more of it

dleung · #**6737** Posted **Jan 28, 2011, 12:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by BretttheRiderFan

Well I find that Burlington looks kinda like Kelowna

don't insult kelowna

someone123 · #**6738** Posted **Jan 28, 2011, 1:53 AM**

It's a lot easier to complain about the selection of photos than it is to actually travel around the country taking pictures and contribute them to the forum..

flar · #**6739** Posted **Jan 28, 2011, 2:17 AM**

All the cities have been guessed correctly, just not all in the same post!

Quote:

Originally Posted by dleung

don't insult kelowna

That was just the commie block district. Burlington has a decent skyline, here's the rest of it:

Metro-One, I have nothing against BC, I just haven't been fortunate enough to visit. Never been to Newfoundland either. There's a small chance I might be going to Vancouver in the spring, but I don't always have time for photography when I travel on business.

flar · #**6740** Posted **Jan 28, 2011, 2:26 AM**

I know some of you guys can't get enough Toronto, Ontario