The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! II - Page 132

Biff · #**2621** Posted **Oct 9, 2012, 3:19 PM**

The CBD to waterfront gap is really starting to fill in. The Gardner in that section is already an amazing drive but will be even more in about 5 years. Really incredible developments there.

Martin Mtl · #**2622** Posted **Oct 9, 2012, 5:00 PM**

Wow. That last shot is fantastic!

Martin Mtl · #**2623** Posted **Oct 9, 2012, 5:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by Nite

By Razz on UT

That one.

Robertpuant · #**2624** Posted **Oct 9, 2012, 5:10 PM**

L Tower is posing like a sexy slim lady in that shot.

SHOFEAR · #**2625** Posted **Oct 9, 2012, 6:11 PM**

view from my place last week.

isaidso · #**2626** Posted **Oct 9, 2012, 6:30 PM**

Toronto Skyline - CN Tower Skypod View of the City by Krazy Diamond, on Flickr

viajero · #**2627** Posted **Oct 9, 2012, 7:27 PM**

^^Nice shot shofear, I wish I could have seen the fog like that.. Was that taken from Icon II?

^no doubt Toronto is impressive. I love the density!!

DrNest · #**2628** Posted **Oct 9, 2012, 7:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by Biff

The CBD to waterfront gap is really starting to fill in. The Gardner in that section is already an amazing drive but will be even more in about 5 years. Really incredible developments there.

Totally agree. It is my favourite part of the city to drive along, even better as a passenger so that I can pay more attention upwards rather than in front of me.
Am looking to see what this area will be like in a few years once ICE, 10 York, L Tower, 90 Harbour, 156 Front St, 300 Front etc are completed.

SHOFEAR · #**2629** Posted **Oct 9, 2012, 7:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by viajero

^^Nice shot shofear, I wish I could have seen the fog like that.. Was that taken from Icon II?

Yup.

Rico Rommheim · #**2630** Posted **Oct 9, 2012, 7:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by SHOFEAR

view from my place last week.

I've always enjoyed this tower. Good picture, too.

MonkeyRonin · #**2631** Posted **Oct 10, 2012, 1:34 AM**

From www.blursurfing.com

Calgarian · #**2632** Posted **Oct 10, 2012, 1:50 AM**

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Holy crap ! That shoot of Calgary is simply beautifull with the rockies in the background, thanks for sharing !

By the way, the rockies looks so close but they'maybe not. I wonder how much time you need from Calgary downtown to the foothills ?

The west part of the city is in the foothills, Calgary is literally where the praries and foothills meet.

Calgarian · #**2633** Posted **Oct 10, 2012, 1:51 AM**

Those TO shots are insane! Would love to see some other cities shots from the tops of buildings like that.

FrAnKs · #**2634** Posted **Oct 10, 2012, 2:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

The west part of the city is in the foothills, Calgary is literally where the praries and foothills meet.

Are you sure? I just checked around and it looks almost flat. except some little bumps that I dont call ''mountains''

This is west of calgary : https://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=fr&ll=50....WdvGTsj3Z9Nmjc7EAFQ&cbp=12,37.97,,0,9.01
Or here : https://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=fr&ll=51....l5UumSSSRIRMOTK65w&cbp=12,287.72,,0,8.72

Anyways, foothills or not, they're not far, and it's an unbelievable asset to this city to be that close of the great rockies!!

Compared to that, our little Laurentians north of Quebec city with some peaks of 1100-1200m is shameful

lol

Edit : Oh by the way, could someone tell me why they're stopping the sprawl right here (was always wondering that) : https://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=fr&ll=50.9714,-114.170265&spn=0.081397,0.224361&gl=ca&t=k&z=13
Is it a conservation area of something ??

Chadillaccc · #**2635** Posted **Oct 10, 2012, 2:57 AM**

As if you actually think a google street view can actually portray how dramatic the hills are in the Northwest and even to a small extent, the southwest of the city?

Here's at least a somewhat fair representation of the NW part of the city, keep in mind this is in the middle of the Northwest, not even close to outside the city. It is just outside of Nose Hill Park, one of the biggest public urban parks in the world.

http://goo.gl/maps/hqOii

If you look due west (in person) from that location the Foothills in the city become very dramatic with the Canada Olympic Park built right up on one of the slopes, lots of high end communities up in the hills too. I am in Ranchlands on the East side of the valley.

Calgarian · #**2636** Posted **Oct 10, 2012, 3:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by FrAnKs

Are you sure? I just checked around and it looks almost flat. except some little bumps that I dont call ''mountains''

You said foothills not mountains, there is a difference.

The front range of the mountains are about 75km from Calgary and the land between is all foothills. Look at some streetview maps of the land to the east of the city (flat, bald prairie) compared to the foothills in the west.

Doug · #**2637** Posted **Oct 10, 2012, 3:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by FrAnKs

Are you sure? I just checked around and it looks almost flat. except some little bumps that I dont call ''mountains''

This is west of calgary : https://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=fr&ll=50....WdvGTsj3Z9Nmjc7EAFQ&cbp=12,37.97,,0,9.01
Or here : https://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=fr&ll=51....l5UumSSSRIRMOTK65w&cbp=12,287.72,,0,8.72

Anyways, foothills or not, they're not far, and it's an unbelievable asset to this city to be that close of the great rockies!!

Compared to that, our little Laurentians north of Quebec city with some peaks of 1100-1200m is shameful

lol

Edit : Oh by the way, could someone tell me why they're stopping the sprawl right here (was always wondering that) : https://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=fr&ll=50.9714,-114.170265&spn=0.081397,0.224361&gl=ca&t=k&z=13
Is it a conservation area of something ??

First Nations Reservation.

The elevation of downtown Calgary is higher than the peaks of most of the Laurentians.

mike474 · #**2638** Posted **Oct 10, 2012, 3:32 AM**

Elevation above sea level is a pointless comparison.

leftimage · #**2639** Posted **Oct 10, 2012, 3:50 AM**

A few I took in early august in Montreal.

Calgarian · #**2640** Posted **Oct 10, 2012, 2:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by mike474

Elevation above sea level is a pointless comparison.

How so?