The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! II

[kw5150]

This thread has gone to the shitter again.

[Wooster]

Originally Posted by trueviking

I agree....Winnipeg is so easy to spot on tv in the news or whatever....the massive boulevard trees are like nowhere else.

Love Winnipeg's Elms.

Calgary's leafiest area is the SW, particularly the Elbow River Valley. Mixes of spruce, elm, poplar, etc. Not many tree types can survive here. Big Douglas Fir stands along the western part of the city.

From Design-Mind

[Nathan]

Originally Posted by kw5150

This thread has gone to the shitter again.

Back to topic then? ...

Some photos of Regina from the Regina thread; may as well represent a little here as well as the smaller city thread.

Originally Posted by UrbanClimate

A bit dated now (last August), but these are neat aerial photos of the new CSP tower, from Red Hat Studios.


Photo Credit: Redhatstudios
http://redhatstudios.ca/wordpress/?p=2426


Photo Credit: Redhatstudios
http://redhatstudios.ca/wordpress/?p=2426

Construction is starting to wrap-up on the condo building in the foreground (Centre Square Place).

[leftimage]

Nice Regina pics... it seems to have a lot of tree cover...

Here is Montreal taken from the deck of my new home. Still not sure how I feel about this vantage. It's kind of grimy, but I like the fact it's not a typical angle, and it also does a good job of demonstrating the impact of our ''new'' neighborhood of high rises, Griffintown (right-hand corner).

I will also a great view of downtown's west end development. The gap to the left of the tall tree will be chock full of skyscrapers 3 years from now
( l'Avenue, Tour des Canadiens, Rocabella, Icône, Deloitte, etc).

[kw5150]

LOOK!!!

Skylines!!

[MTLskyline]

@Leftimage You have a great vantage point. Pointe Saint-Charles is one of my favourite neighbourhoods. It's incredible how much it has changed (mostly for the better) since the late 1970s.

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by MTLskyline

@Leftimage You have a great vantage point. Pointe Saint-Charles is one of my favourite neighbourhoods. It's incredible how much it has changed (mostly for the better) since the late 1970s.

This. Wicked view. Awesome part of the city, now that the area is rebounding. I used to rollerblade on the canal almost every day.

[leftimage]

Originally Posted by MTLskyline

@Leftimage You have a great vantage point. Pointe Saint-Charles is one of my favourite neighbourhoods. It's incredible how much it has changed (mostly for the better) since the late 1970s.

I actually saw that doc when i learned I was moving ! Terrific piece of history there. My only memory of the Pointe prior to starting university (when I finally came to know it a little bit) was from playing a football game there when I was in high school. This was about 10-12 years ago and the neighborhood was still absolutely garish.

It's getting better now, but at a modest pace, which seems to be the best for new and exisiting residents alike. Mind you, it looks like the city may have confused us with Griffintown - as the latest municipal evaluation was absolutely brutal. My home was evaluated right around the time I purchased it - at 30% more than the price I paid

I guess the taxman is jealous of the bargain I got. Mind you, I plan on contesting...

[Cyro]

Originally Posted by 1ajs

and so a block away upone our square we look up hydro rising above down kings st of west of exchange possibly one of my favorit views in the city

Ahhhh Winnipeg.....

[feepa]

I always thought Edmonton had good tree cover too. Similar to Winnipeg.

[Cyro]

Originally Posted by feepa

I always thought Edmonton had good tree cover too. Similar to Winnipeg.

Edmonton is exceptional, and on par with the Peg. I've seen many photos that show the cities incredible tree cover.

[Martin Mtl]

Montreal skyline by Andre Vandal on Flickr

[Wellz]

^^^
The Rome of Canada!

[Cyro]

Montreal is a stunning city but comparing it to "Rome", 9th century BC 2500+ years in existence, even as Canada's equivalent is a little bit much?

Don't get to upset when you respond to this post.

[Darkoshvilli]

Originally Posted by Cyrodill

Montreal is a stunning city but comparing it to "Rome", 9th century BC 2500+ years in existence, even as Canada's equivalent is a little bit much?

Don't get to upset when you respond to this post.

Agreed. Montreal is the Montreal of Canada.

BTW, Rome was founded in the 8th century bc.

[isaidso]

Originally Posted by Darkoshvilli

Agreed. Montreal is the Montreal of Canada.

BTW, Rome was founded in the 8th century bc.

By Romulus!

[isaidso]

Originally Posted by leftimage

Let's settle it once and for all: which Canadian city is the leafiest?

Montreal compares favorably to US cities in the northeast but not more southern cities I've visited, particularly ATL which is like a freaking jungle.

Calgary and Edmonton, I would have assumed had less trees since they are in the prairies. I've been to Toronto several times, but never in summer. I take it from the comments she's the greenest ?

I doubt it's either of those cities. I'd look to some place like Halifax or Victoria for leafiest.

Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

The leafiest and most extensive tree canopy? Probably Winnipeg.

Winnipeg's another good candidate.

[ssiguy]

London is also very leafy and green..........The Forest City.

[Doug]

The leafiest cities I have seen are Atlanta, Charlotte and Johannesburg. London probably has the most tree cover in Canada.

[Beedok]

Hamilton is not the leafiest, probably one of the least leafy. (Well unless you're going by muciple limits, in which case the large forests outside the urban area might get it in the running.)