Canadian skylines of the past - Page 75

SignalHillHiker · #**1481** Posted **Feb 17, 2015, 12:09 AM**

And one other sad one...

This building on Rawlin's Cross was constructed in a (at the time) modern style:

(Vintage St. John's)

But eventually forced to adhere (poorly) with our strict heritage regulations:

What a different city we'd be today if we'd continued to in-fill following urban principles so well. Unfortunately, we quickly started squeezing in suburban-style developments anywhere we could. Up to and including drive-through coffee shops.

itom 987 · #**1482** Posted **Feb 17, 2015, 12:27 AM**

The building above looks a thousand times better, what were they thinking? Those that forced 'heritage' regulations need to take a cold shower.

Laceoflight · #**1483** Posted **Feb 17, 2015, 3:07 AM**

Some guy from my hometown added a nice album on Flickr... his travels around Canada in the 1970's.

Here are some his shots :

1970 : Montréal

Panorama de la la tour CIBC (1970) by Gaetan_M, on Flickr

1972 : Québec

Haute ville vue du Bassin Louise (1972) by Gaetan_M, on Flickr

1974 : Charlottetown

Charlottetown (1974) by Gaetan_M, on Flickr

1974 : Gatineau (Hull)

Centre ville de Hull (1974) by Gaetan_M, on Flickr

1974 : Halifax

Halifax (1974) by Gaetan_M, on Flickr

1974 : Saint John, NB

Panorama de Saint John (1974) by Gaetan_M, on Flickr

1974 : Québec

Québec vue du traversier (1978) by Gaetan_M, on Flickr

1979 : Montréal

Vue du Pont Jacques-Cartier (1979) by Gaetan_M, on Flickr

1979 : Montréal

Le centre-ville est de Montréal (1979) by Gaetan_M, on Flickr

1980 : Montréal

Montréal à la brunante (1980) by Gaetan_M, on Flickr

1980 : Toronto

Vue d'Ontario Place (1980) by Gaetan_M, on Flickr

1980 : Toronto

Quartier des affaires de Toronto (1980) by Gaetan_M, on Flickr

1983 : Montréal

Bassin de l'Horloge (1983) by Gaetan_M, on Flickr

1984 : Québec

Les grands voiliers (1984) by Gaetan_M, on Flickr

franktko · #**1484** Posted **Feb 17, 2015, 5:59 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laceoflight

1980 : Toronto

Quartier des affaires de Toronto (1980) by Gaetan_M, on Flickr

That 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵-black-towers is just 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵 awesome

#**1485** Posted **Feb 20, 2015, 4:13 AM**

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SignalHillHiker · #**1486** Posted **Feb 20, 2015, 10:36 PM**

You can imagine my nostalgia for articles like this.

And we still do:

• Video Link

The Church Lad's Brigade Armoury. It's less than a block from my house. It burned down... but the fancy entranceway (which is stone, despite appearances) survived and the new, replacement CLB building was built around it.

Boris2k7 · #**1487** Posted **Feb 21, 2015, 12:13 AM**

I found a number of old Calgary photos that I am certain have never been posted on here before (on a side note: I'm noticing a fair number of reposts, not saying from whom or of where).

1967

Dad by Sherlock77 (James), on Flickr

1971

Calgary, Alberta by RobertCiavarro, on Flickr

1973

Calgary, Alberta by RobertCiavarro, on Flickr

1975

Calgary skyline, 1975 s0038/06/2010 by photos by Bob V, on Flickr

197x? (this is one of those weird images that's been flipped left/right, if anyone is wondering)

Calgary, Alberta, Canada_edited by drhamdyyoussef, on Flickr

1981

1981 09 13 Skyline Calgary AB by waldronyoung, on Flickr

Also 1981

1981 09 12 Skyline Calgary AB by waldronyoung, on Flickr

1992

Calgary 1992 by Gord McKenna, on Flickr

Chadillaccc · #**1488** Posted **Feb 21, 2015, 1:59 AM**

It's amazing how quickly things change

http://www.calgaryherald.com/Northwest+Quadrant+Depth/6593919/story.html

Trans Canada · #**1489** Posted **Feb 21, 2015, 3:03 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boris2k7

I found a number of old Calgary photos that I am certain have never been posted on here before (on a side note: I'm noticing a fair number of reposts, not saying from whom or of where).

...

Also 1981

1981 09 12 Skyline Calgary AB by waldronyoung, on Flickr

Man, Nexen/NOVA is such an awesome tower. The Husky twins would have come up very shortly after this pic.

Also, I posted your 1975 photo two pages ago

and flipped your 197x pic if you want to edit it in - see http://i.imgur.com/KEKHCt9.jpg

Boris2k7 · #**1490** Posted **Feb 21, 2015, 3:14 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trans Canada

Man, Nexen/NOVA is such an awesome tower. The Husky twins would have come up very shortly after this pic.

Also, I posted your 1975 photo two pages ago

and flipped your 197x pic if you want to edit it - see http://i.imgur.com/KEKHCt9.jpg

someone123 · #**1491** Posted **Feb 23, 2015, 12:27 AM**

Not really a skyline, but here's a photo of part of South End Halifax (Schmidtville) from circa 1890. The Forrest Building, the pointy one in the background, is still there, as Sacred Heart, the larger building on the right. The large building closer to the foreground was a provincial exhibition building and was demolished a long time ago.

Source

SignalHillHiker · #**1492** Posted **Feb 23, 2015, 12:31 PM**

Gorgeous!

davidivivid · #**1493** Posted **Feb 24, 2015, 3:22 PM**

http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/actuali...presse_vous_suggere_4846347_article_POS3

http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/actuali...esse_en-vedette_91290_section_ECRAN1POS2

http://www.lapresse.ca/photos/le-soleil/...1912#476225-marche-public-champlain-1912

https://tolkien2008.wordpress.com/2015/01/21/quebec-en-photos-1930-1937/

esquire · #**1494** Posted **Feb 24, 2015, 3:50 PM**

^ Just amazing...what a cityscape

kool maudit · #**1495** Posted **Feb 24, 2015, 4:22 PM**

quebec is an absolute jewel, canada's most fully realized city in some ways.

the scale and detail on a corner like this are impeccable:

Acajack · #**1496** Posted **Feb 24, 2015, 4:55 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by kool maudit

quebec is an absolute jewel, canada's most fully realized city in some ways.

the scale and detail on a corner like this are impeccable:

Trying to get there this weekend with the family!!!!

SHOFEAR · #**1497** Posted **Feb 24, 2015, 5:00 PM**

damnit. Only the first three QC pictures show up.....and the link is blocked at the office.

SHOFEAR · #**1498** Posted **Feb 24, 2015, 5:04 PM**

Worked in a different browser.

I ended up falling in love with this little square when I was in QC last summer. Spending the evening drinking on the patio at the pizza restaurant in the corner was perfect. Bought a few water colors from a street vendor...It was hard finding something that showed the square.

SignalHillHiker · #**1499** Posted **Feb 24, 2015, 5:09 PM**

That last QC one is paradise. And all of them are spectacular.

SignalHillHiker · #**1500** Posted **Feb 24, 2015, 5:19 PM**

A few new ones from Vintage St. John's.

1850s - reconstruction following the Great Fire of 1846. Not as severe as the 1892 one but only because the city was smaller. The entire downtown was still destroyed.

1907

I wish we still did suburbs like this. 1911.

1942. Blackout rules. The Nazis torpedoed St. John's and Bell Island, killing 60 in the latter.

They also sunk the ferry linking NL and Canada and are suspected of setting several deadly fires in St. John's. They also installed a weather station on the coast of Labrador.

And a then/now with absolutely no improvement and barely any change lol.