Post some pictures of your city! II

[MolsonExport]

nice mtl set.

[Ramako]

Old city hall. by Mae Mask, on Flickr

[1ajs]

[Surrealplaces]

We don't see the Northern lights in the city that often, but this year it has been happening a lot.


October 26th Aurora Borealis by Brett Abernethy(A Calgary Night Photographer), on Flickr

[Monolith]

These photos were taken from Richmond B.C., along the Fraser.


Moonrise by Clayton Perry Photoworks, on Flickr


Pier 73 by Clayton Perry Photoworks, on Flickr


While You Were Sleeping by Clayton Perry Photoworks, on Flickr


Along The River Bank by Clayton Perry Photoworks, on Flickr

[hipster duck]

Nice pics. You made an ugly part of Richmond look pretty ethereal in those shots.

Fun fact: that Pier 73 restaurant is in the hotel that Air Canada sends people it bumps off of flights connecting through Vancouver. The $20 voucher gets you about 2/3 of one of the worst steak dinners you'll ever eat in your life.

[Monolith]

Originally Posted by hipster duck

Nice pics. You made an ugly part of Richmond look pretty ethereal in those shots.

Clayton Perry is the photographer. I'm just a Flickr cherry picker.

Originally Posted by hipster duck

Fun fact: that Pier 73 restaurant is in the hotel that Air Canada sends people it bumps off of flights connecting through Vancouver. The $20 voucher gets you about 2/3 of one of the worst steak dinners you'll ever eat in your life.

Hmm, interesting. I may not want to eat there, but I wouldn't mind having a coffee on their outside deck.

[The_Architect]

Commerce Court North, the tallest building in the British Empire for 30 years:


Source.

[Darkoshvilli]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/129345454@N02/15635735129


https://www.flickr.com/photos/129345454@N02/15202119463


https://www.flickr.com/photos/wmauricep/15673159010


https://www.flickr.com/photos/fred514/15189482434

[Villaggio]

Love those mountains in the background in Montreal. If only Longueuil would look nicer...

[Daveography]

Originally Posted by Darkoshvilli

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wmauricep/15673159010

This store has a very unfortunate name, and an even more unfortunate set of banners.

[GreaterMontréal]

Originally Posted by Villaggio

Love those mountains in the background in Montreal. If only Longueuil would look nicer...

called the Montérégiennes.

http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/k27454/m...regiennes.html

[advance62]

Kitchener:

Urban Form by Matt M S, on Flickr

King and Ontario by Matt M S, on Flickr

Waterloo can be seen in the background (buildings are in the middle and the yellow one)
Midtown by Matt M S, on Flickr

[1ajs]

[SignalHillHiker]

Two pictures of the city from today, not by me, that I love.

Rick Mercer will play the Mayor of St. John's in the final episode of Republic of Doyle. They were wrapping up some scenes on Water Street today.

Rose & Thistle cracks me up. It's a typical dingy pub - VLT machines and the works. But they air Ru Paul's Drag Race for the mostly straight patrons like a sports program.


CBC

And this guy had a great view of the sun/snow today:


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[Rico Rommheim]

Originally Posted by The_Architect

Commerce Court North, the tallest building in the British Empire for 30 years:


Source.

Love the old commerce court.

Also, always wondered why the British never jumped on board with the skyscraper trend. Granted London and a few other cities had highrises and some pretty tall/impressive office tower, but nothing over 20 floors, and not in great quantity. Maybe they weren't needed, or desired?

[Echoes]

Scenes from Saskatoon's Riversdale, including Park(ing) Day 2014 and Nuit Blanche 2014:



























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[Xelebes]

Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Love the old commerce court.

Also, always wondered why the British never jumped on board with the skyscraper trend. Granted London and a few other cities had highrises and some pretty tall/impressive office tower, but nothing over 20 floors, and not in great quantity. Maybe they weren't needed, or desired?

Perhaps it was a nouveau rich thing to do for Americans and the money in Britain weren't ones to take up fads that were popular in the US.

[subdude]

photo: Jacob Parry

Inside The World’s Highest ATC Tower: Vancouver YHC
http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2013/07/...vancouver-yhc/

[Ashok]

Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Love the old commerce court.

Also, always wondered why the British never jumped on board with the skyscraper trend. Granted London and a few other cities had highrises and some pretty tall/impressive office tower, but nothing over 20 floors, and not in great quantity. Maybe they weren't needed, or desired?

In the early 20th century, Europe did not have the same kind of growth as America did. Skyscrapers were probably frowned upon by Europeans - so they probably had some height limits like we do in Montreal.