The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! - Page 93

Chadillaccc · #**1841** Posted **Oct 28, 2014, 9:53 PM**

Beautiful Morning by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

Calgary Fall Skyline by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

koops65 · #**1842** Posted **Oct 28, 2014, 9:55 PM**

There are plenty of fantastic natural settings across Canada, but everyone has to remember that we're talking about skylines here (made of buildings constructed by humans), and on that topic, Toronto reigns supreme...

Allan83 · #**1843** Posted **Oct 28, 2014, 9:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

I count the foothills for sure, the west 1/3 of the city is in the foothills, it's still about 70km to the first mountain though. The only manmade area that I really count is the Glenmore Reservoir and Weaselhead area.

Yeah, I was not including Sikome Beach, although it is a good song!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdc18_mfkvk

And the lake itself.

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SignalHillHiker · #**1844** Posted **Oct 28, 2014, 9:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by koops65

There are plenty of fantastic natural settings across Canada, but everyone has to remember that we're talking about skylines here (made of buildings constructed by humans), and on that topic, Toronto reigns supreme...

That's one up-side of the less exciting glass condo towers that have been going up in TO.

Now even the old, "VAN is still my style..." can't be used to claim preferring that one more.

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Calgarian · #**1846** Posted **Oct 28, 2014, 10:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ashok

Tell me Calgarians, what would be an icon for your city? Probably the Bow, maybe the Calgary Tower?

Probably the Bow, can't see the Calgary tower from too many angles now.

Calgarian · #**1847** Posted **Oct 28, 2014, 10:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by koops65

There are plenty of fantastic natural settings across Canada, but everyone has to remember that we're talking about skylines here (made of buildings constructed by humans), and on that topic, Toronto reigns supreme...

Pretty much unanimous on that one. The discussion of who comes second basically a 3 way tie, but lets not get into that, arguing about setting is tiring enough!

Chadillaccc · #**1848** Posted **Oct 28, 2014, 10:24 PM**

Very cool and scary renders of what a "post-apocalyptic Toronto" might look like from over at BlogTO...

http://www.blogto.com/arts/2014/10/what_a_post-apocalyptic_toronto_might_look_like/

Razor · #**1849** Posted **Oct 28, 2014, 10:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

Pretty much unanimous on that one. The discussion of who comes second basically a 3 way tie, but lets not get into that, arguing about setting is tiring enough!

I thought that the natural settings chatter was a good break away from the usual "who's skyline is bigger, and our population this week is.." Banter.

TownGuy · #**1850** Posted **Oct 28, 2014, 10:51 PM**

Natural settings on this

Too bad this shot wasn't taken more to the east. How many cities in the world have a swath of islands on a giant lake at their doorstep?

Home by cookedphotos, on Flickr

Toronto is flat as a pancake

flying-with-nick-027 by photosapience, on Flickr

Untitled by smuncky, on Flickr

SignalHillHiker · #**1851** Posted **Oct 28, 2014, 10:54 PM**

Wow, love the first and last one in that post.

It's amazing how TO straddles this line between awesome and digestible. It's never overwhelming, but it's always... "Hey... nice!".

middeljohn · #**1852** Posted **Oct 28, 2014, 10:59 PM**

Where Toronto wins is with the carolinian forest (what's left of it).

suburbanite · #**1853** Posted **Oct 28, 2014, 11:18 PM**

The banter is getting old, but I'm loving the awesome pictures that everyone is showing to back up their claims.

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SignalHillHiker · #**1856** Posted **Oct 28, 2014, 11:34 PM**

Oy, that second one hurts. So industrially beautiful.

TallBob · #**1857** Posted **Oct 28, 2014, 11:41 PM**

This is one of the best "Nature" threads I've seen in quite a while..... LOL!! On a side note, I have to get to Montreal someday!

SignalHillHiker · #**1858** Posted **Oct 28, 2014, 11:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by TallBob

This is one of the best "Nature" threads I've seen in quite a while..... LOL!! On a side note, I have to get to Montreal someday!

These aren't nature photos. They're urban photos with some nature.

These are nature photos:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=213021

Dr Awesomesauce · #**1859** Posted **Oct 29, 2014, 12:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by MeIsThomas

A couple more cool shots of Burlington...

Burlington | August 17, 2014 by SoundsLikePurple, on Flickr

Sometimes I really wonder about us. I mean, who decided it was best to slam those hydro pylons down on one of the few beaches in the Golden Horseshoe? Brutal...

Martin Mtl · #**1860** Posted **Oct 29, 2014, 12:09 AM**

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

Not a huge fan of the Georgia Hotel, just looks awkward to me.

They tried something. I'm not sure what.