The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! II

[Chadillaccc]

1000 de la Gauchetier

[FrAnKs]

Or La Gauchetière wathever.

[Witty Nickname]

Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

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Beautiful pano.

[Darkoshvilli]

I assumed everyone on a skyscraper forum knew the name of the 1000

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by 1ajs

love this shot! just spent a lot of money at this place the other night..... also happy with the conversation my picture started a couple pages back

[MonkeyRonin]

Crack Cocaine by Empty Quarter, on Flickr


Daylight Saving Time by mooncall2012, on Flickr


Facing the sun, on King Street West, Toronto. by michaelleckman, on Flickr


Layered by Jack Landau, on Flickr


bay / adelaide by ronnie.yip, on Flickr


Citywide by Robert Greatrix Photography, on Flickr


Toronto, Canada by Len Theivendra, on Flickr

[ZeDgE]

Originally Posted by Darkoshvilli

I assumed everyone on a skyscraper forum knew the name of the 1000

I'm a casual and honestly don't pay attention to the names of all the buildings. (I should have googled it to save face.) Just enjoy the pictures and the discussion (sometimes). I have learned so much about other cities in Canada from this place. Its like I have virtually toured all of them to some degree. Most people have no idea. Funny story, guy at work and I were looking at something online and there was a picture of Hamilton, don't remember the context. I knew right away it was Hamilton and when I mentioned it he was like wtf? Hamilton has skyscrapers? Or something to that effect. lol! It blew his mind that Hamilton was this somewhat large city. He had no idea. Stuff like that. I do know the names of a good chunk of the buildings under construction though.

[kw5150]

[Chadillaccc]

I've always loved the way Bow Valley Square leans over 2nd Street

[Razor]

Originally Posted by ZeDgE

I'm a casual and honestly don't pay attention to the names of all the buildings. (I should have googled it to save face.) Just enjoy the pictures and the discussion (sometimes). I have learned so much about other cities in Canada from this place. Its like I have virtually toured all of them to some degree. Most people have no idea. Funny story, guy at work and I were looking at something online and there was a picture of Hamilton, don't remember the context. I knew right away it was Hamilton and when I mentioned it he was like wtf? Hamilton has skyscrapers? Or something to that effect. lol! It blew his mind that Hamilton was this somewhat large city. He had no idea. Stuff like that. I do know the names of a good chunk of the buildings under construction though.

We tend to forget about how these smaller cities are transitioning to larger cities..One example is London Ontario..What is it now,Almost a half million?.I kinda remember when Calgary and Edmonton were that size, and they were still considered major Canadian cities at the time.,,Ontario kinda reminds me of Ohio in that regard..Starting to have a few Toledos and Daytons to that Cleveland...Just strong secondary cities approaching decent populations themselves.

[kw5150]

Calgary Taken From the West


Calgary Taken From the East

[ZeDgE]

Originally Posted by Razor

We tend to forget about how these smaller cities are transitioning to larger cities..One example is London Ontario..What is it now,Almost a half million?.I kinda remember when Calgary and Edmonton were that size, and they were still considered major Canadian cities at the time.,,Ontario kinda reminds me of Ohio in that regard..Starting to have a few Toledos and Daytons to that Cleveland...Just strong secondary cities approaching decent populations themselves.

Absolutely. I was surprised how big London was getting, really had no idea.

[Chadillaccc]

Originally Posted by Razor

We tend to forget about how these smaller cities are transitioning to larger cities..One example is London Ontario..What is it now,Almost a half million?.I kinda remember when Calgary and Edmonton were that size, and they were still considered major Canadian cities at the time.,,Ontario kinda reminds me of Ohio in that regard..Starting to have a few Toledos and Daytons to that Cleveland...Just strong secondary cities approaching decent populations themselves.

It depends on the person, but I consider anything over 300 000 people to be a major city, and I extend that definition to 200 000 when it comes to regional major centres like Regina, Saskatoon, and St. John's.

The London CMA passed 500 000 last year. I think the reason that Calgary and Edmonton were considered by most(if not all) to be major cities even when they were so small is likely due to a number of factors. Both cities have major league sports teams (NHL, CFL [is CFL considered major league?]) and both cities have very large trading areas and were large back then by western Canadian standards. London is only the 5th largest CMA in Ontario, and 7th in all of Eastern Canada.

[Razor]

Wild when you think about it. Was Gretzky hoisting the cup in a London sized Edmonton? Having said that, I get that Edmonton was more dominant when it was the size of London..Still crazy how some solid Ontario mid sized cities are coming up...Windsor is another one when it bounces back...I always liked London btw..NIce looking green city...University town.

[whiteford]

Originally Posted by Beedok

I didn't mention the mountains at any point.

oops, sorry, my bad, i quoted the wrong poster. my apologies good sir.

[Allan83]

Originally Posted by Razor

Okay, obviously you never thought of the idea that there are also countless people from Montreal that spring into Ottawa for whatever reason.

-They want to catch an often sold out Habs game, so they jet into Ottawa.
Springsteen the night before was sold out at the Bell centre, so they wrangled tickets at Scotia bank place.
-it's a hot summer day, and are looking for a change of pace, so they jet into Ottawa, and hit the market patios for a few pints on a Saturday
-Ottawa Bluesfest is going on, well you get the Jist.

I’m reluctant to carry this on, but .... don’t you think people in Ottawa go to hockey games in Montreal too, and football games, and soccer games, and major concerts? How many people from the Ottawa area do you think go to Just for Laughs, or any of the many music festivals in Montreal? Just because some Montrealers come to Ottawa for certain reasons doesn’t mean that there aren’t more people going the other way.

So you see, there is a more symbiotic thing going on then you probably realized. You made it sound like the road was tilted down from Ottawa to Montreal.

Yes, this is what I’m saying.

Montreal is far enough away that Ottawa has it's own region to service...

No, it isn’t. It’s only a two hour drive away. You can easily take a day trip from Ottawa to go shopping.

Now Calgary acting like a more important city than Ottawa..Gimme a break..Doesn't warrant a comment...

I didn’t say that, but it seems that this idea bothers you. It would be a difficult comparison because they're two very different cities, one a government town and the other a major business centre.

[Nouvellecosse]

A 2-hr drive? I grew up in a small town called Amherst NS which is a 2-hr drive from Halifax and I can tell you very few people other than professional truckers would be doing the trip in the same day unless they had to (like they had an appointment at a medical specialist or something). A lot of people would go to Moncton several times per year for shopping and recreation as it was under an hour away, even though it's only 1/3 the size of Halifax. In other words, Moncton has a sizable catchment area covering places 2-hrs or less from Halifax. So I really don't buy the idea that someone already in a major city which already has a huge selection of services available is going to drive 2-hrs just to get to a larger city on any regular basis. That 4-hrs of driving in one day. And we're not talking Hartford vs NYC here.

Unless there's some actual stats that show otherwise, I just can't see it.

[Allan83]

Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

A 2-hr drive? I grew up in a small town called Amherst NS which is a 2-hr drive from Halifax and I can tell you very few people other than professional truckers would be doing the trip in the same day unless they had to (like they had an appointment at a medical specialist or something). A lot of people would go to Moncton several times per year for shopping and recreation as it was under an hour away, even though it's only 1/3 the size of Halifax. In other words, Moncton has a sizable catchment area covering places 2-hrs or less from Halifax. So I really don't buy the idea that someone already in a major city which already has a huge selection of services available is going to drive 2-hrs just to get to a larger city on any regular basis. That 4-hrs of driving in one day. And we're not talking Hartford vs NYC here.

Unless there's some actual stats that show otherwise, I just can't see it.

Maybe you missed the part where Razor himself admitted that he does it? It’s a common thing to do and it won’t be surprising at all to most people. Heck, there are people in the Toronto area who commute almost that far every day. (What is it, an 1 ½ hours from Guelph?) It’s also a nice divided highway the whole way so it’s an easy drive, as long as you miss rush hour in Montreal. Also note that it’s just about 200 km on the dot between the two, so it’s a short two hours.

[ScreamingViking]

Originally Posted by kw5150

I like this one - probably a quick snap, but the clouds and the sunlight add some neat drama.

I like the writing on the guardrail too... seems to be advice that is closely followed on this forum

[kool maudit]

Originally Posted by Darkoshvilli

I assumed everyone on a skyscraper forum knew the name of the 1000

it's not exactly the chrysler.