Great Canadian Suburban Skyline Thread! - Page 16

Monolith · #**301** Posted **Jan 6, 2015, 9:47 PM**

Richmond, March 2014

Untitled by A204G, on Flickr

New Westminster, April 2014

Vancouver From The Sky by -william, on Flickr

Delta, May 2014

DSC_5682 by wfung99_2000, on Flickr

LeftCoaster · #**302** Posted **Jan 6, 2015, 10:00 PM**

That last pic is a very accurate summation of Delta's skyline... None.

GlassCity · #**303** Posted **Jan 6, 2015, 10:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Monolith

Delta, May 2014

DSC_5682 by wfung99_2000, on Flickr

Now I can see my house!

Never thought I'd ever see Ladner on SSP

osirisboy · #**304** Posted **Jan 6, 2015, 10:59 PM**

What has determined that rounded arch in that last picture?

GlassCity · #**305** Posted **Jan 6, 2015, 11:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

What has determined that rounded arch in that last picture?

There's a river/stream/whatever you want to call it about a metre or two wide there. It's called Crescent Slough.

osirisboy · #**306** Posted **Jan 6, 2015, 11:23 PM**

Is it man made? it looks weird with development on only one side

GlassCity · #**307** Posted **Jan 6, 2015, 11:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

Is it man made? it looks weird with development on only one side

I have no idea. I always thought it was because it doesn't meander at all, but I've never read anything for sure. I don't know, it always seemed like a logical border for me, and the last thing I'd want to see us do is develop over the farms there.

csbvan · #**308** Posted **Jan 7, 2015, 12:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by GlassCity

I have no idea. I always thought it was because it doesn't meander at all, but I've never read anything for sure. I don't know, it always seemed like a logical border for me, and the last thing I'd want to see us do is develop over the farms there.

I would imagine it cannot be developed due to ALR restrictions

GlassCity · #**309** Posted **Jan 7, 2015, 12:12 AM**

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I would imagine it cannot be developed due to ALR restrictions

Yeah legally it can't anyway. I guess I was just saying I'm glad it can't be.

csbvan · #**310** Posted **Jan 7, 2015, 12:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by GlassCity

Yeah legally it can't anyway. I guess I was just saying I'm glad it can't be.

Agreed. And hopefully nothing changes to open it up to potential development.

MolsonExport · #**311** Posted **Jan 7, 2015, 2:39 AM**

I can see my old apt (several in fact) in that shot of Richmond. And my old cranberry farm.

OTSkyline · #**312** Posted **Jan 7, 2015, 3:12 PM**

Funny how they couldn't "develop" the farm lands but it was totally acceptable to build out a mega highway through it haha

SignalHillHiker · #**313** Posted **Jan 7, 2015, 11:32 PM**

Looks beautiful. I love the New Westminster pic especially.

LeTravailleur · #**314** Posted **Jan 8, 2015, 11:42 PM**

It's almost impossible to find a (good) picture of Laval skyline
I found that pic of the downtown's "west side" (around Carrefour Laval and Centropolis) as seen from the "east side" (Urbania Condos). Both sides are hard to be included in a single shot.

http://suttonhumania.com/en/propriete/11210584 (at the end of the photo album)
Full size : http://centris.lime-media.ca/imgs/11210584_22-117818202.jpg

FrAnKs · #**315** Posted **Jan 8, 2015, 11:44 PM**

Nice picture !

I can confirm that Laval Skyline is extremely sprawled and almost impossible to catch in a single shot, except from the airs and/Or from Mount Royal.

Rico Rommheim · #**316** Posted **Jan 9, 2015, 12:22 AM**

Its difficult to call that a skyline. As far as I'm concerned laval has a sprawled, disjointed collection of cheap midrises, not a skyline.

FrAnKs · #**317** Posted **Jan 9, 2015, 12:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Its difficult to call that a skyline. As far as I'm concerned laval has a sprawled, disjointed collection of cheap midrises, not a skyline.

Isn't Laval's plan to fill the gap between in a long-term time !?

LeftCoaster · #**318** Posted **Jan 9, 2015, 12:38 AM**

Laval has a plan?

FrAnKs · #**319** Posted **Jan 9, 2015, 1:21 AM**

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Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

Laval has a plan?

Yes I heard they plan to stay the ugliest suburb in Canada... it's very well done for the moment.

SkahHigh · #**320** Posted **Jan 9, 2015, 3:54 AM**

I believe Laval will have two "skylines" in the future, the one around Centropolis and the one around Montmorency Metro, especially with Place Bell under construction now.