Post some pictures of your city! II - Page 107

Darkoshvilli · #**2121** Posted **Jun 16, 2014, 2:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by FrAnKs

Indeed, but I'm personally totally fine with Montreal's heights.

Another 220m tower wouldn't hurt anyone.

FrAnKs · #**2122** Posted **Jun 16, 2014, 2:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by Darkoshvilli

Another 220m tower wouldn't hurt anyone.

Oh I will never say no if they insist

The perfect place, to me, would be right on place du Canada or Dorchester Square. It's in the middle of the ''Pyramid'' of our Skyline. Hence forget it.
It won't happen.

Chadillaccc · #**2123** Posted **Jun 16, 2014, 2:40 AM**

By hey ~ it's me lea on FLickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lookatleannespictures/

kool maudit · #**2124** Posted **Jun 16, 2014, 2:34 PM**

credit: http://photorator.com/photos/images/...ght--16402.jpg

credit: http://imgs.photo4me.com/5630/115383_m.Jpeg

Trevor3 · #**2125** Posted **Jun 16, 2014, 9:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by lio45

I would guess that it's because water / water access is considered far less precious in the Newfoundland mindset as it would be in the Great Lakes area.

Which would make sense...

That's an element for sure, I think a lot of it is because people work on the water so they want to have recreation in the woods. Lots of people have cabins in the middle of nowhere, accessible only by snowmobile or ATV, with nothing but a brook for drinking water as a weekend getaway instead of a cottage at the lake.

A friend of mine has a 2 bedroom "cottage" 3km off the TCH on a dirt road, literally in a hole. You can't see anything and only get sunlight for 5 hours a day.

SignalHillHiker · #**2126** Posted **Jun 16, 2014, 11:00 PM**

I asked about that before. kool maudit confirmed it's not normal there to spend your camping time in gravel pits, etc.

The others suspected its also a result of avoiding any regulations governing campgrounds.

SignalHillHiker · #**2127** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 12:33 AM**

Like these two pictures.

This one is hilarious. Most unoriginal business names ever?

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

By hey ~ it's me lea on FLickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lookatleannespictures/

And this one is just lovely:

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

By hey ~ it's me lea on FLickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lookatleannespictures/

Chadillaccc · #**2128** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 12:37 AM**

That's at Nose Hill Park, one of the largest urban parks in the world

SignalHillHiker · #**2129** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 12:44 AM**

Made me curious. The Wikipedia article for the list of largest urban parks in the world has quite a few rankings for Canada. Distilled down to just those, it's:

1. Edmonton, Alberta: North Saskatchewan River Valley Parks System
2. Toronto, Ontario: Rouge Park
3. Lethbridge, Alberta: Oldman River Valley Parks System
4. St. John's, Newfoundland: Pippy Park
5. Calgary, Alberta: Fish Creek Provincial Park
6. Calgary, Alberta: Nose Hill Park
7. Regina, Saskatchewan: Wascana Centre
8. Saint John, New Brunswick: Rockwood Park
9. Vancouver, British Columbia: Pacific Spirit Regional Park
10. Toronto, Ontario: Tommy Thompson Park
11. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Assiniboine Park
12. Vancouver, British Columbia: Stanley Park
13. Toronto, Ontario: Toronto Islands Park
14. Toronto, Ontario: Downsview Park
15. Montreal, Quebec: Parc du Mont Royal
16. Toronto, Ontario: High Park

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._parks_by_size

Interesting how well-represented Toronto is. I wouldn't have guessed that.

Rusty van Reddick · #**2130** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 1:08 AM**

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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

This one is hilarious. Most unoriginal business names ever?

The florist is Peaseblossoms and the chocolate shop is called Epiphanie. You don't have florists with "Flowers" in big letters or a coffeehouse with a retro "coffee" signage somewhere in St John's?

http://www.epiphaniechocolate.com/
http://www.peaseblossoms.com/#!about1/c1dc

SignalHillHiker · #**2131** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 1:14 AM**

Oh, cool.

RE: here - I don't know. Not that I can think of. I browsed Streetview along Rawlin's Cross and Duckworth Street, which seemed most likely. The closest thing I could find to a literal sign was "J Korean Restaurant", but that's its actual name.

Chadillaccc · #**2132** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 2:12 AM**

Edmonton's Valley parks system is multiple different parks, but yeah it's pretty amazing. Something like 50x the size of Central Park in NYC.

uzi · #**2133** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 6:37 AM**

sergeant reporting from Banff, AB

and sorry for being a dumb a$$ but is English accent in all ten provinces different?

Rico Rommheim · #**2134** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 7:52 AM**

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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

Made me curious. The Wikipedia article for the list of largest urban parks in the world has quite a few rankings for Canada. Distilled down to just those, it's:

1. Edmonton, Alberta: North Saskatchewan River Valley Parks System
2. Toronto, Ontario: Rouge Park
3. Lethbridge, Alberta: Oldman River Valley Parks System
4. St. John's, Newfoundland: Pippy Park
5. Calgary, Alberta: Fish Creek Provincial Park
6. Calgary, Alberta: Nose Hill Park
7. Regina, Saskatchewan: Wascana Centre
8. Saint John, New Brunswick: Rockwood Park
9. Vancouver, British Columbia: Pacific Spirit Regional Park
10. Toronto, Ontario: Tommy Thompson Park
11. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Assiniboine Park
12. Vancouver, British Columbia: Stanley Park
13. Toronto, Ontario: Toronto Islands Park
14. Toronto, Ontario: Downsview Park
15. Montreal, Quebec: Parc du Mont Royal
16. Toronto, Ontario: High Park

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._parks_by_size

Interesting how well-represented Toronto is. I wouldn't have guessed that.

interesting how under represented Montreal is on that list. There are a number of parks and nature reserve within the municipal boundaries that are significantly bigger than Mont Royal park, namely the jean-drapeau and cap st-jacques parks. In fact according to Wikipedia Mont Royal is only the 5th largest park.

Beedok · #**2135** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 12:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

interesting how under represented Montreal is on that list. There are a number of parks and nature reserve within the municipal boundaries that are significantly bigger than Mont Royal park, namely the jean-drapeau and cap st-jacques parks. In fact according to Wikipedia Mont Royal is only the 5th largest park.

I think their definitions of Urban and of Park are both the issue. Toronto's Rouge Park seems to be on the edge of the city with farmland on two sides.

1overcosc · #**2136** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 12:51 PM**

Definitions are the key. The Ottawa Greenbelt would be way at the top of the Canada list if counted (three times larger than the N Saskatchewan parks)--in fact it would be #2 in the world, but it would be a huge stretch to call all of it a 'park' although most of it is publically accessible.

Martin Mtl · #**2137** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 12:58 PM**

Panorama Hochelaga nord Jo Sam on Flickr

SignalHillHiker · #**2138** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 1:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by 1overcosc

Definitions are the key. The Ottawa Greenbelt would be way at the top of the Canada list if counted (three times larger than the N Saskatchewan parks)--in fact it would be #2 in the world, but it would be a huge stretch to call all of it a 'park' although most of it is publically accessible.

Ours is like that as well. It begins at Memorial University, and includes some heavily developed areas - Admiral's Green Golf Course, the Fluvarium, Botanical Garden, lots of trails, Pippy Park Campground, a few swimming areas, etc. But a lot of the park, and the areas beyond its western border, are wilderness until you get to Portugal Cove-St. Philip's on the other side.

Chadillaccc · #**2139** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 1:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by Beedok

I think their definitions of Urban and of Park are both the issue. Toronto's Rouge Park seems to be on the edge of the city with farmland on two sides.

Yes, I found certain entries on that list suspect as well.

Surrealplaces · #**2140** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 6:49 PM**

Downtown Calgary by Adnan Salekin Saif, on Flickr

Calgary by eugeny_p, on Flickr