The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! II - Page 129

kool maudit · #**2561** Posted **Oct 1, 2012, 8:16 PM**

i don't. i've lived in both cities. i don't need to defer on this issue; it's immediately apparent. you can walk two hours across inner london and remain amongst a level of urbanity that neither toronto nor any other canadian city possesses to any geographically broad degree; i've done it. holland park road, kensington, to panther house, clerkenwell. my old trip to work. 3-7 story urbanity the entire way -- very chunky stuff, and not simply linear. it's just not possible to perceive toronto as larger -- and that's no slight against toronto. london may well be the greatest city in the world.

rousseau · #**2562** Posted **Oct 1, 2012, 8:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by kool maudit

london may well be the greatest city in the world.

Quoted for truth. And were we seriously going to have an internet fight over whether Toronto "feels" bigger than London? I mean...c'mon.

patm · #**2563** Posted **Oct 1, 2012, 8:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by rousseau

Quoted for truth. And were we seriously going to have an internet fight over whether Toronto "feels" bigger than London? I mean...c'mon.

Objection!
such a notion is clearly an outragous, slanderous betrayal, akin to 9/11!

chrisallard5454 · #**2564** Posted **Oct 1, 2012, 9:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by rousseau

Quoted for truth. And were we seriously going to have an internet fight over whether Toronto "feels" bigger than London? I mean...c'mon.

Best response of the day!

The_Architect · #**2565** Posted **Oct 1, 2012, 10:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by kool maudit

i don't. i've lived in both cities. i don't need to defer on this issue; it's immediately apparent. you can walk two hours across inner london and remain amongst a level of urbanity that neither toronto nor any other canadian city possesses to any geographically broad degree; i've done it. holland park road, kensington, to panther house, clerkenwell. my old trip to work. 3-7 story urbanity the entire way -- very chunky stuff, and not simply linear. it's just not possible to perceive toronto as larger -- and that's no slight against toronto. london may well be the greatest city in the world.

Just got back from living there for 6 months in Central London. You are absolutely correct. I was blown away by how massive it really was.

MonkeyRonin · #**2566** Posted **Oct 2, 2012, 12:00 AM**

London is one of those cities - like Los Angeles or Tokyo - that really needs to explored and seen in full to appreciate its vastness and depth. As opposed to say, New York or Chicago or Paris where you can be plopped down at any (central) intersection and see, "yep, this is a big important city all right".

Nite · #**2567** Posted **Oct 2, 2012, 5:44 AM**

New Skyline

http://www.flickr.com/photos/79819415@N04/8008016596/sizes/l/in/photostream/

and some midrise fun

http://www.flickr.com/photos/investinontario/8024833740/sizes/o/in/photostream/

isaidso · #**2568** Posted **Oct 2, 2012, 11:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by The_Architect

Just got back from living there for 6 months in Central London. You are absolutely correct. I was blown away by how massive it really was.

Quite right. London has the scale of Yonge and Queen for miles in every direction. Toronto doesn't even manage to maintain that kind of scale in the downtown core. Just a few blocks to the north or east and you're down to very modest 2-3 floor structures.

That said, north American and European cities are very different in there urban plan. The skyscraper cluster surrounded by a low rise expanse is very much a north American design. European cities tend to have a more uniform scale throughout. London would feel larger than Los Angeles too, but it's not.

SignalHillHiker · #**2569** Posted **Oct 2, 2012, 12:14 PM**

I love the midrise fun picture. The older buildings look better than the newer ones at face value, but the combination of both is very attractive.

caltrane74 · #**2570** Posted **Oct 2, 2012, 4:21 PM**

Man, that's a lot of construction.

1ajs · #**2571** Posted **Oct 3, 2012, 1:15 AM**

massive bio fuel fire in st B no one got hurt

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/black-smoke-to-a-fireball-172235631.html

Chadillaccc · #**2572** Posted **Oct 3, 2012, 1:40 AM**

The funny part is that is a really nice pic/vantage point of Winnipeg.

Surrealplaces · #**2573** Posted **Oct 3, 2012, 4:35 PM**

Lightning Storm - August 12, 2012 by Small Time Visionary, on Flickr

viajero · #**2574** Posted **Oct 3, 2012, 6:10 PM**

That's pretty epic..
I never used to be a fan of the Calgary skyline to be honest, but in the past few years it has really grown on me. This boom really has taken it to the next level!!
Hopefully something similar eventually happens 300km north... (unlikely)

vanman · #**2575** Posted **Oct 3, 2012, 6:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Nice pictures vanman, the Shangri la is stunning! (its even better when seen in person).

Thanks Rico. I agree it looks great during the day but come nightfall you can barely make it out if at all. It just blends into everything else around it. For a landmark building it is kind of ridiculous. I wish it was lit up like in the movie Tron.

AB Born · #**2576** Posted **Oct 3, 2012, 10:12 PM**

Do YYC Naked - Sept 29 by JordanW.ca, on Flickr

AB Born · #**2577** Posted **Oct 3, 2012, 10:22 PM**

Do YYC Naked - Sept 29 by JordanW.ca, on Flickr

DT Calgary Sept 28 by JordanW.ca, on Flickr

SignalHillHiker · #**2578** Posted **Oct 3, 2012, 10:47 PM**

Toronto Buildings by Claudia DiSalvo, on Flickr

Great shot of Mississauga:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomfreda/6618685401

UNRELATED FOLLOW-UP PICTURE OF EDMONTON:

The hovering cloud by bonniedoon2011, on Flickr

The_Architect · #**2579** Posted **Oct 4, 2012, 2:29 AM**

^ That makes it look like the second image in the post is of Mississauga. For a second I was like where the hell is that??? Then I realised. Great pictures though.

SignalHillHiker · #**2580** Posted **Oct 4, 2012, 2:38 AM**

Thank you, fixed!