The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! II - Page 269

TownGuy · #**5361** Posted **Jun 22, 2013, 3:48 PM**

Toronto-Skyline by BrentMacLean, on Flickr

Toronto Skyline by Aurora-Girl, on Flickr

isaidso · #**5362** Posted **Jun 22, 2013, 4:15 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Wouldn't it be nice if the old RBC tower and the Aldred building were like, 50m taller?

Or twice as tall.

caltrane74 · #**5363** Posted **Jun 22, 2013, 8:12 PM**

Toronto skyline still looks pretty sparce from this angle. The second shot mostly.

DrNest · #**5364** Posted **Jun 22, 2013, 8:41 PM**

It's hard to see from that second shot just how dense part of Toronto is. However, I do agree it looks sparce in places and could do with many more towers.

#**5365** Posted **Jun 23, 2013, 2:04 AM**

Content removed

Surrealplaces · #**5366** Posted **Jun 23, 2013, 5:16 AM**

Calgary at Night by Surrealplaces, on Flickr

Calgary skyline at Night by Surrealplaces, on Flickr

Surrealplaces · #**5367** Posted **Jun 24, 2013, 3:48 AM**

toronto harbour ships by mariusz kluzniak, on Flickr

isaidso · #**5368** Posted **Jun 24, 2013, 3:57 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by caltrane74

Toronto skyline still looks pretty sparce from this angle. The second shot mostly.

Toronto can look very dense from some angles to the point where tourists expect an imposing sight when walking about our core. After visiting many comment that Toronto looks bigger in photos than in person. What quickly becomes apparent is that we have a very dense CBD, but the rest is only now beginning to fill in.

Just look at the difference AURA is making. It clarifies how most of our core is still mostly low and mid rise with a few tall buildings here and there. The geographic footprint of our core is huge and it will take another 200+ buildings before it starts feeling like the CBD from the lake to Yorkville and University to Jarvis.

It'll start feeling like that in 3-4 years given the amount of proposals on the table.

Chadillaccc · #**5369** Posted **Jun 24, 2013, 5:03 AM**

Those Calgary photos are amazing. It's hard to believe they were taken on the eve of the greatest disaster our city has ever faced.

mistercorporate · #**5370** Posted **Jun 24, 2013, 8:29 AM**

I agree, SurrealPlaces...you're a darn good photographer, some of the best Calgary shots I've seen.

Surrealplaces · #**5371** Posted **Jun 24, 2013, 2:09 PM**

^Thanks guys!

From a distance the city looks unchanged by jmschrei, on Flickr

Coldrsx · #**5372** Posted **Jun 24, 2013, 2:10 PM**

... and now to follow those up with cell phone shots with date/time stamps!

Surrealplaces · #**5373** Posted **Jun 24, 2013, 2:11 PM**

Good morning Granville Island! by CjayD, on Flickr

Surrealplaces · #**5374** Posted **Jun 24, 2013, 2:16 PM**

Morning Glory by aoberg, on Flickr

yorktonite · #**5375** Posted **Jun 24, 2013, 2:21 PM**

A couple pictures I took during the supermoon:

Surrealplaces · #**5376** Posted **Jun 24, 2013, 3:48 PM**

Downtown Vancouver Skyline for 43th floor by Alexandre Moreau | Photography, on Flickr

travis3000 · #**5377** Posted **Jun 24, 2013, 4:12 PM**

Toronto's skyline looks most impressive when on the island in my opinion. There is a certain angle that looks like a NYC row of buildings because it gets Cityplace across through Southcore, as well as the downtown buildings. It's literally a huge row of buildings all glistening off the water. Looks incredible.

Realistically though, Toronto still has a fairly sparse skyline compared to other huge cities. Don't get me wrong, it's way ahead of Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, but it still has a LONG ways to go to compete with Chicago and NYC. I think in about 20 years time, Toronto will be getting into the big leagues as the Yonge and Bloor area fills out, as well as Yonge St from Bloor south the lake shore fills in intensively. Add in the South Core additions as well as City Place and you will have a new skyline.

Toronto will have the 1 Yonge development finished by this time, that will hopefully add 5 towers all above 200m. Plus Massey Tower, the Eaton Center tower, One Bloor, and the Holt Renfrew Tower will all be built... all of which are over 200m. Add in Ten York, Harbour Plaza, the Signature tower, The epic Mirvish towers, new office towers that pop up in the meantime, and new condo projects; we could easily be looking at 30-40 new buildings that exceed 200m being constructed during this time. This would totally transform Toronto's skyline and truly bring it into a new league.

What Toronto does need is some solid new office towers in the 200m+ range. These buildings are usually well built, very thick, and add greatly to the skyline.

travis3000 · #**5378** Posted **Jun 24, 2013, 5:03 PM**

PS those Calgary shots from earlier look great. I still can't get over how much The Bow has added to Calgarys skyline. Add in those two new office tower beasts on Herald Sq (one over 800ft tall) and I think Calgarys skyline will look even better. Way to go , the city is really growing up.

suburbanite · #**5379** Posted **Jun 24, 2013, 5:35 PM**

That's making quite a few optimistic assumptions about the current group of proposals, let alone the sustainability of demand to warrant even more.

haljackey · #**5380** Posted **Jun 25, 2013, 5:01 AM**

Evolution of Toronto's Skyline:

http://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/1gwz34/the_evolution_of_torontos_skyline_oc/