Sherbrooke is lovely, I love the way it's just nestled in those forested hills. It's a pretty quintessentially Canadian setting, but as far as I can tell this is the only substantial city built in that sort of environment. I wish we had a large-ish city in Muskoka or the Madawaska Highlands or something. One in the Rocky Mountains too.
Sherbrooke is lovely, I love the way it's just nestled in those forested hills. It's a pretty quintessentially Canadian setting, but as far as I can tell this is the only substantial city built in that sort of environment. I wish we had a large-ish city in Muskoka or the Madawaska Highlands or something. One in the Rocky Mountains too.
I get what you mean. If Bancroft, Ontario was a big city it would be amazing.
I wish Calgary didn't have the number system, to be honest. The beautiful names our streets used to have...
9th Avenue - Atlantic Avenue
1st Street - Notre Dame Street
etc...
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Mohkínstsis — 1.6 million people at the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains, 400 high-rises, a 300-metre SE to NW climb, over 1000 kilometres of pathways, with 20% of the urban area as parkland.
I guess you're right. Entering Calgary from the east you're in the flat prairie still, but exiting the city westbound towards Cochrane you're clearly in the foothills. It's an interesting place Calgary is in, geographically.
Is Atlantic Ave used in regular conversation among Calgarians, or do most refer to it as 9th Ave? I've seen Atlantic (9th) Ave written from time to time but in conversation I usually just refer to the area as Inglewood.
I too would love to see Edmonton re-adopt some of the historic (or even newer names) for certain key roads...
124th St - Edward St
105th Ave - Columbia Ave
97th Street - Namayo Rd (maybe change it to Namao)
118th Ave - Alberta Ave
Ohhh no, the old names are pretty much never referred to, at least as far as I've heard. Not once. No one would know what the other was talking about most likely The old names were just so much nicer. I forget what 17th's was, but it was wayyyyy better than some stupid number. Maybe Broadway? I don't remember.
I admit that numbers are more comprehensive for directions, but come on, the human quality of beautiful names, some with historic meaning, should trounce that crap.
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Mohkínstsis — 1.6 million people at the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains, 400 high-rises, a 300-metre SE to NW climb, over 1000 kilometres of pathways, with 20% of the urban area as parkland.
I think the numbering system is very helpful, but it's also very utilitarian. It's function over form. I think a middle ground could be achieved and Calgary is much closer to that middle ground where certain key avenues and streets which are well known enough that people will know where it is anyways could be named rather than numbered.
Hamilton Mountain has a lot of numbered streets, and I find it a nightmare. It's easier to remember someone lives on Ottawa St. or something than being like "Wait, was it East 32nd street or East 34th? I'm pretty sure it was in the low thirties. . . "
Oh for sure. I didn't mean to insinuate that we're not culturally a prairie city, just that literally half of the city is in the Foothills geographically.
I don't really know if there is such thing as a "foothills city" I guess the only other major Foothills metropolis is Denver. I guess these cities could be characterized by the ranch culture which developed in/around them as the cities matured. I believe both Calgary and Denver also have major rodeo festivals. That is sort of a shared trait/heritage.
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Mohkínstsis — 1.6 million people at the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains, 400 high-rises, a 300-metre SE to NW climb, over 1000 kilometres of pathways, with 20% of the urban area as parkland.
That's so weird to hear. I wonder why they would try to erase such an interesting and unique heritage? Like, I mean it's obviously not super unique in the grand scheme, but for major cities it most certainly is. For cities that don't have much history to begin with, we gotta hold on to what we got!!!
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Mohkínstsis — 1.6 million people at the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains, 400 high-rises, a 300-metre SE to NW climb, over 1000 kilometres of pathways, with 20% of the urban area as parkland.
Probably because Denver is trying to give the illusion of being more cosmopolitan and urbane and high brow than it actually is, so it has to removed perceived inferiorities from its local culture. It's dumb, but it is what it is.
Probably because Denver is trying to give the illusion of being more cosmopolitan and urbane and high brow than it actually is, so it has to removed perceived inferiorities from its local culture. It's dumb, but it is what it is.
I would also guess that while Calgary can absolutely have that niche (and the tourist appeal that comes with it) to itself in Canada totally uncontested, Denver pales in comparison to cities like Fort Worth in 'cowboyness' so they've likely deemed it useless to try to position the city as such.
On the other hand, "foothills/outdoorsy" city is a legitimate marketing niche where Denver can rule...
Maritime provinces!?! As Rupaul would say, "Oh know you betta didn't!!
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The old names were just so much nicer. I forget what 17th's was, but it was wayyyyy better than some stupid number. Maybe Broadway? I don't remember.
, so yes I dared 
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