Post some pictures of your city! II - Page 506

Arrdeeharharharbour · #1 Posted **Oct 20, 2024, 8:42 PM**

I went out to McNab's Island for a bit and then tied up downtown for a bit. Far too beautiful a day not to get out and enjoy it.

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zoomer · #2 Posted **Oct 21, 2024, 1:35 AM**

Thanks Scaper, glad you enjoyed the pics

As for the other pics, always interesting to see naval ships in Ontario; St. John's looking showing off its gorgeous colours, now if they could only erase The Mix from the mix.. and a great day for a boating outing in Halifax! Beauty all around, thanks for sharing everyone.

zoomer · #3 Posted **Oct 21, 2024, 7:23 PM**

You should! I’m planning a day trip to Hamilton next year when I visit Toronto. Not fair I know to spend so little time there, but I’ll leave early and return late in the day.

St. John’s is also on my list, problem being is of course the distance and cost, but after I’ve seen the rest of the main cities in Canada I’ll have no excuse not to. Victoria is handy in that you can start off in Vancouver or Seattle and get the ferry experience coming over, or start off in Victoria and then you have the whole of Vancouver Island to explore.

Ok, a few pics from the past couple of weeks:

632 Hillside Avenue, September 24 2024 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Chinatown, Victoria. September 29, 2024 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

George Jay Elementary School, Victoria BC. September 29, 2024 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

2450 Quadra Street - built 1941. September 29, 2024 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Telus Ocean Construction - October 4, 2024 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Spiral Beach - Victoria, October 6, 2024 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

BC Parliament Buildings - October 6, 2024 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

514 Government Street, built 1885 with King’s Printers to the right. October 6, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

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514 Government Street, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #127. October 6, 2024. by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

Arrdeeharharharbour · #4 Posted **Oct 22, 2024, 2:21 PM**

Day two on McNab's Island. I wanted to beach comb an area more difficult to access as you must make your way around a lake prior to heading back to the beach. I didn't find anything of note on the beach but I did find an old military installation I wasn't aware of.

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A cruise ship was leaving the harbour when I was heading home and an US Navy ship had arrived at some point during the afternoon.

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mleblanc · #5 Posted **Oct 25, 2024, 1:46 AM**

Awesome pics! I wish it wasn't so difficult to get to that island, but we're very lucky to have some "wilderness" to explore mere minutes from downtown.

That small fort you ran into is Strawberry Battery, built at the start of WWII and was manned until the Korean War. Interestingly, it's the only Canadian built fort on the island, with the rest being British. The four small metal enclosures were searchlights meant to support the two main guns behind.

Arrdeeharharharbour · #6 Posted **Oct 25, 2024, 1:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by mleblanc

Awesome pics! I wish it wasn't so difficult to get to that island, but we're very lucky to have some "wilderness" to explore mere minutes from downtown.

That small fort you ran into is Strawberry Battery, built at the start of WWII and was manned until the Korean War. Interestingly, it's the only Canadian built fort on the island, with the rest being British. The four small metal enclosures were searchlights meant to support the two main guns behind.

Fantastic information! Thanks for sharing!

Architype · #7 Posted **Oct 27, 2024, 5:08 AM**

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Originally Posted by mleblanc

Awesome pics! I wish it wasn't so difficult to get to that island, but we're very lucky to have some "wilderness" to explore mere minutes from downtown.

That small fort you ran into is Strawberry Battery, built at the start of WWII and was manned until the Korean War. Interestingly, it's the only Canadian built fort on the island, with the rest being British. The four small metal enclosures were searchlights meant to support the two main guns behind.

McNabs Island is almost as large as Stanley Park, I'd advocate for building a bridge there to make it accessible from the city. It would also be prime real estate suitable for development, sure to be popular, prestigious, and an asset for the city. People love living on islands.

Stanz · #8 Posted **Oct 27, 2024, 9:40 PM**

Visited Saint John recently.

MolsonExport · #9 Posted **Oct 25, 2024, 1:05 PM**

great sets of Victoria and St. John's

Architype · #10 Posted **Oct 26, 2024, 11:00 PM**

Here are a few of my recent and random Vancouver photos I've thrown together.

(my photos 10-2024)

zahav · #11 Posted **Oct 27, 2024, 9:55 PM**

Wow Saint John is a vibe, it's a really pretty place, I had no idea! There's so many gems in this country, thankfully compensating for some places that are vile lol! Where would people from the Maritimes rank Saint John in importance/prominence when compared to Moncton and Fredericton?

Dartguard · #12 Posted **Oct 27, 2024, 11:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by zahav

Wow Saint John is a vibe, it's a really pretty place, I had no idea! There's so many gems in this country, thankfully compensating for some places that are vile lol! Where would people from the Maritimes rank Saint John in importance/prominence when compared to Moncton and Fredericton?

It depends on what you mean by importance. Freddy is a laptop and Khaki's type of town whereas Saint John is workboots and ballcaps. Moncton has that Crossroads feel with a definite Joi de vive. I like all three as I travel there for work. Moncton is getting its engine running and Fred is strumming along with Government investments but also the UNB influence is all over town.

Saint John, as the pictures show, has great old bones that are starting to fill up with viable business's and more private investment as the direct Influence of the Irvings is starting to dissipate. The Family recently finished a ten year, three Law firm, Three country disentanglement of the Integrated family business's. There are over 40 direct inheritors of the Original K.C. empire.
It will be very interesting to see how that plays out. The last picture is the main reason there is a renaissance in DT Saint John. Over 200,000 visitors off those Ships this year.

rousseau · #13 Posted **Oct 28, 2024, 12:25 AM**

I used to think that Winnipeg was the closest thing we had to an American-looking city (midwestern/plains), but now I wonder if Saint John couldn't more easily be transplanted across the border into New England with no one the wiser.

Would these satisfying urban views (and presumably cheaper real estate) be enough sustenance for someone accustomed to having access to GTA/southern Ontario stuff? A tantalizing thought.

Dartguard · #14 Posted **Oct 28, 2024, 2:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by rousseau

I used to think that Winnipeg was the closest thing we had to an American-looking city (midwestern/plains), but now I wonder if Saint John couldn't more easily be transplanted across the border into New England with no one the wiser.

Would these satisfying urban views (and presumably cheaper real estate) be enough sustenance for someone accustomed to having access to GTA/southern Ontario stuff? A tantalizing thought.

Saint John has been quietly invaded by Ontarians since Covid. They are adding energy, funds and higher expectations. All good.

Rico Rommheim · #15 Posted **Oct 28, 2024, 3:49 PM**

SJ looks good. I wanna go.

isaidso · #16 Posted **Oct 30, 2024, 8:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by rousseau

I used to think that Winnipeg was the closest thing we had to an American-looking city (midwestern/plains), but now I wonder if Saint John couldn't more easily be transplanted across the border into New England with no one the wiser.

I'd argue that you're framing the whole question wrong. There are much stronger regional similarities north-south across the Canada/US border than exist east-west within each country.

If one says Saint John looks American because it looks similar to cities in New England one can conversely say that Portland, Maine looks Canadian because it looks similar to cities in the Maritimes. The point is that it isn't a Canadian aesthetic that the US imported or an aesthetic we imported from them, but one that developed together and at the same time in the Maritimes/New England. Same goes for Manitoba and the adjacent region to the south in the US. Saint John doesn't look American, it looks like an Atlantic Canadian/New England city.

There seems to be an assumption that if something exists in the US that it must be a US thing, or US in origin. Sometimes it is, sometimes it's entered the US from another country, and sometimes it's something indigenous to 2 or more countries (the US being just 1 of them).

Stanz · #17 Posted **Oct 31, 2024, 2:43 AM**

Charlottetown, PEI

Nouvellecosse · #18 Posted **Oct 28, 2024, 12:00 AM**

Moncton definitely is the most prominent place in NB from an NS perspective. Perhaps in part because it's the closest of the three, but also since it's been economically thriving and now has the largest population while SJ has been stagnant over the last half century. If Moncton is at a 10 in terms of NB importance, I'd place Fredericton at a 7 and SJ at a 6. But SJ is definitely my favourite.

zoomer · #19 Posted **Oct 28, 2024, 12:17 AM**

Great photos of Vancouver, Architype, and also love the photos of Saint John. My parents were originally from New Brunswick and when I went back for a family reunion a few years ago I got to visit all the ‘big’ cities. Funny how even within New Brunswick a lot of people dismissed or maybe didn’t fully appreciate what they have in Saint John. When I asked about it they said the traffic was terrible in and around there and that Moncton was the place to go for big shopping trips.

It’s definitely the most underrated city in Canada and is in my top five favourite cities. It’s still a bit quiet, but appears to be coming out of its economic slumber. I hope they are able to better reconnect the downtown to the waterfront and work is underway in that regard.

Architype · #20 Posted **Oct 28, 2024, 12:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by zoomer

Great photos of Vancouver, Architype, and also love the photos of Saint John. My parents were originally from New Brunswick and when I went back for a family reunion a few years ago I got to visit all the ‘big’ cities. Funny how even within New Brunswick a lot of people dismissed or maybe didn’t fully appreciate what they have in Saint John. When I asked about it they said the traffic was terrible in and around there and that Moncton was the place to go for big shopping trips.

It’s definitely the most underrated city in Canada and is in my top five favourite cities. It’s still a bit quiet, but appears to be coming out of its economic slumber. I hope they are able to better reconnect the downtown to the waterfront and work is underway in that regard.

^ Thanks. It would be hard to find anything like Saint John over here. In fact, it would probably all be long gone, as most of the beautiful historic homes and other buildings in Vancouver's downtown area were torn down long ago. Saint John will probably become much more famous as it is discovered more for its architecture, it's almost the antithesis of Moncton. The problem is, it's also very industrial due to its main industry, and that ain't so pretty.