The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! II

[dleung]

Originally Posted by Calgarian

I like how you include other areas in Vancouver and it's suburbs but leave the Calgary map just as downtown, way to keep it apples to apples. BTW this isn't about how many highrises are in a city, it's about how many are downtown and what the boundaries of the downtown urban area (with highrises obviously) are.

Everyone knows the GVR is bigger than Metro Calgary, so what's the point?

My point was to be a dick... and to point out the arbitrariness of skyline "boundaries". I KNEW someone would complain about my deceitful omission of a dozen or so towers scattered around Calgary, but ain't nobody got time for that!

[ZeDgE]

'LORD JEZUS THARS A FIRE!'

I'm in a goofy mood and this bickering is lame.

:nofun:

[Calgarian]

Originally Posted by dleung

My point was to be a dick... and to point out the arbitrariness of skyline "boundaries". I KNEW someone would complain about my deceitful omission of a dozen or so towers scattered around Calgary, but ain't nobody got time for that!

So you admit to trolling then? good job!

[dleung]

C'mon we west coast, take it easy!

[GreaterMontréal]

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[middeljohn]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

Edmonton is only 3 hours away from Calgary not 4. Unless of course you do 70 on the QE2.

I checked, and you're right. Still doesn't disprove my point though. It takes an hour and 15 to get from London to the start of the GTA's sprawl. 2 hours from Toronto its self. It's still quite a difference compared to Calgary-Edmonton.

[GlassCity]

Originally Posted by middeljohn

I checked, and you're right. Still doesn't disprove my point though. It takes an hour and 15 to get from London to the start of the GTA's sprawl. 2 hours from Toronto its self. It's still quite a difference compared to Calgary-Edmonton.

I guess it depends on what you're used to. Living in Vancouver, people go to Seattle a lot which is about a 3 hour trip. You really don't have to plan for it. That's funny you say that, because when I imagine myself living in Calgary or Edmonton I always think about how nice it is that they're so close together and I could visit the other one all the time

[GreaterMontréal]

How is Van 90% bigger than Calgary when it's only 2 1/2 times the size? By that logic Toronto should be 90% bigger than Montreal too.

for Toronto to be 100% larger than Mtl, TO would have to be 8M.

[middeljohn]

Originally Posted by GreaterMontréal

I used 1.3 for Calgary, that's why.

I know they were 1.3 in the 2011 census, but I think I saw they were 1.4 in 2013 somewhere. Small difference, doesn't change the fact that Vancouver is much bigger and metropolitan.

[ZeDgE]

Originally Posted by middeljohn

I checked, and you're right. Still doesn't disprove my point though. It takes an hour and 15 to get from London to the start of the GTA's sprawl. 2 hours from Toronto its self. It's still quite a difference compared to Calgary-Edmonton.

Red Deer is only 1.5 hrs away.

[Calgarian]

Originally Posted by middeljohn

I checked, and you're right. Still doesn't disprove my point though. It takes an hour and 15 to get from London to the start of the GTA's sprawl. 2 hours from Toronto its self. It's still quite a difference compared to Calgary-Edmonton.

That's the west for you, cities are fairly isolated out here. It's about 7 hours to Regina, 12 or 13 to Winnipeg and 10 to Vancouver. Forget about big US cities, they are way too far. The only ones you could make it to in a day are Salt Lake and Seattle, and those are probably both about 13 hours.

[Tone]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

since Calgary's primary skyline is larger than MTL by a significant margin. Population-wise, no.

I though this was an interesting view superposition (everybody is cool, this is just for fun!)

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Calgary skyline by Michael Shepard, on Flickr

[middeljohn]

Originally Posted by GlassCity

I guess it depends on what you're used to. Living in Vancouver, people go to Seattle a lot which is about a 3 hour trip. You really don't have to plan for it. That's funny you say that, because when I imagine myself living in Calgary or Edmonton I always think about how nice it is that they're so close together and I could visit the other one all the time

You're probably right to a point. I'd still say that a 3 hour trip would take some thought, like "is there a chance I'll need to stay the night if I'm getting tired", and at the very least warrants one rest from the road per trip.

Southern Ontario is just really densely populated. The trip from London to Toronto you pass through Woodstock, Brantford and Hamilton, or Woodstock, KW and Guelph (sort of) depending which route you take.

[GreaterMontréal]

Originally Posted by middeljohn

I know they were 1.3 in the 2011 census, but I think I saw they were 1.4 in 2013 somewhere. Small difference, doesn't change the fact that Vancouver is much bigger and metropolitan.

yeah, with %, it puts things in perspective. like salary raises lol

[middeljohn]

Originally Posted by GreaterMontréal

yeah, with %, it puts things in perspective. like salary raises lol

And you were nice to Calgary by rounding the % down to 90. 1.3 vs 2.5 is actually a 92% difference

[Calgarian]

Originally Posted by Tone

I though this was an interesting view superposition (everybody is cool, this is just for fun!)

Good comparison. Montreal and Calgary have fairly similar sized skylines, but I think Calgary just takes it. You have to look at the skyline from north or south to really get an appreciation if the size though, that's pretty much the narrowest angle, It does demonstrate how big the skyline will be in the future when the Beltline and Mission and one continuous built up area.

[thebasketballgeek]

Originally Posted by Calgarian

Good comparison. Montreal and Calgary have fairly similar sized skylines, but I think Calgary just takes it. You have to look at the skyline from north or south to really get an appreciation if the size though, that's pretty much the narrowest angle, It does demonstrate how big the skyline will be in the future when the Beltline and Mission and one continuous built up area.

Montreal skyline would probably rival Tortonto if they didn't have the height restriction, but we can't change the past. And I don't think Montreal is going to take that height restriction down.

[ozonemania]

Originally Posted by ozonemania

The Big 3 + Calgary (are we allowed to say Big 4?) are all gorgeous. Definitely something Canada should be proud of. And they are all distinct.

By the way are those 3 Vancouver shots photoshopped/HDR'ed? I wouldn't know how to begin trying to take photographs like that.

Wow, I think I regret this post... sorry guys.

Actually my thoughts at the time of that post was just that Canada has some great skylines that punch above it's weight vis-a-vis their populations.

BUt those Vancouver pics... hmmm -- reminds me of something like Atlantis or Brigadoon... one of those mythical, ethereal, fictional places that appear out of the mist. Unfortunately that kind of skyline pic is a bit contrived. Very few people get to see the city from that perspective on a regular basis.

[middeljohn]

Originally Posted by thebasketballgeek

Montreal skyline would probably rival Tortonto if they didn't have the height restriction, but we can't change the past. And I don't think Montreal is going to take that height restriction down.

I disagree. I was underwhelmed with the large distances between the tall buildings in Montreal. Montreal isn't that much shorter than Calgary's - height restriction and all - but with Calgary's towers literally right next to each other, it makes for a much more impressive skyline. Neither of them comes close to Toronto's intensity though.

[Tone]

Originally Posted by Calgarian

Good comparison. Montreal and Calgary have fairly similar sized skylines, but I think Calgary just takes it. You have to look at the skyline from north or south to really get an appreciation if the size though, that's pretty much the narrowest angle, It does demonstrate how big the skyline will be in the future when the Beltline and Mission and one continuous built up area.

I take that the ''Mission'' area would be located south of the Beltline around the white dome i supposed.