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Old Posted Nov 15, 2014, 5:18 AM
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Maybe my favourite angle of TO's skyline. There so much going on in this picture.
     
     
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Old Posted Nov 15, 2014, 5:51 AM
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1. Toronto: Absolutely massive, with some beautiful towers like Scotia Plaza. I wish it was wider along the harbourfront though.
1. Vancouver: In my opinion Vancouver has the densest skyline, meaning least amount of space in between towers. I love the width of it too. I do wish that it was taller and that we had a few more signature towers though that stood out better. Undeniable bias.
3. Calgary: Huge towers, and awesome density. The Bow and EAP are beautiful. I wish it had more residential.

4. Edmonton: Decent density from some angles, and good width. Manulife is gorgeous. Obviously needs more height and towers in general, but it's on its way.
5. Montreal: Good amount of towers and great height. However, most of the towers are unappealing to me, especially 1000 de la Gauchetière for some reason I don't understand myself. Something about it just throws the rest of the skyline off for me. Also, there are just a few very tall towers that stand out among the rest, making it look very gappy. I do like Tour de la Bourse and the CIBC building however.

Really having a hard time ranking the rest in order, but I do appreciate lots of the others.
     
     
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Old Posted Nov 15, 2014, 7:12 AM
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If you have a truly amazing eye, you can also spot one of Mississauga's Marilyn Tower's in Toronto's skyline:


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If you've got a good eye, you can spot One Bloor breaking into the skyline:



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Old Posted Nov 15, 2014, 7:21 AM
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Old Posted Nov 15, 2014, 2:01 PM
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Thanks, looks like a prime area for some green space.
Trees, grass, mixed use developments, paved boardwalk promenade and boat docks and slips are planned for this area I believe.
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Old Posted Nov 15, 2014, 4:03 PM
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The Escarpment looks so tiny there.
     
     
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Old Posted Nov 15, 2014, 7:40 PM
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Beauty skyline shots taken from the Lowney (20 floors) in Griffintown:




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Old Posted Nov 15, 2014, 10:57 PM
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It really doesn't make sense to me to be selling office supplies from such a large lot at so pricey a location...

(That horrible red/white Staples on the northeast side of autoroute Bonaventure/University St.)
     
     
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Old Posted Nov 16, 2014, 4:53 AM
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It really doesn't make sense to me to be selling office supplies from such a large lot at so pricey a location...

(That horrible red/white Staples on the northeast side of autoroute Bonaventure/University St.)
It's the same thing with the ugly downtown Staples store in Halifax. That seems to be their annoying specialty.
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Old Posted Nov 16, 2014, 9:10 AM
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I snapped a few pics as I drove through the GTA yesterday.

Mississauga from the 403:

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North York from the 401:

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Scarborough from the 401:

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Pics by me.
     
     
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Burlington looks pretty nice!
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Old Posted Nov 16, 2014, 3:36 PM
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Old Posted Nov 16, 2014, 3:47 PM
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Maybe my favourite angle of TO's skyline. There so much going on in this picture.
This view is going to look very different in just a few years.
     
     
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Old Posted Nov 16, 2014, 6:35 PM
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PROVINCE OF QUEBEC ==> 9 050 000
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Old Posted Nov 16, 2014, 10:14 PM
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On a per capital basis, y'all got nothing on Yellowknife: population = 17 000.

     
     
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Old Posted Nov 16, 2014, 10:36 PM
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On a per capital basis, y'all got nothing on Yellowknife: population = 17 000.

Well its metro area population is 19,234 as of the 2011 census but still very impressive. Looks like a city of 100,000!
     
     
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