Post some pictures of your city! II

[SignalHillHiker]

Yeah, agreed.

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Some shots via Downtown St. John's (our downtown development corporation).

Reel Downtown (they play movies along Water Street during the summer/fall).



Christmas Parade on Water Street.



And on Duckworth.



Traditionally, Santa arrives at the parade on a helicopter. That's how you know it's about to begin as you're standing around downtown talking about how cold you are with everyone else.



During the construction of 351.





Inside City Hall.



Some pretty scenery.





There's also the Miss Rose of Tralee, who competes in Ireland.

And a couple of other aerials...





And one of the coolest little hidden cafes in the city, in the central courtyard of the Murray Premises.

[MonkeyRonin]

Originally Posted by esquire

Man... St. Pierre et Miquelon... just gorgeous. Why can't our towns look like that?

Newfoundland towns of that era wouldn't look too dissimilar if they too had little post-war growth, no room to expand, and were also the principle settlement of their territory.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sainte-Pierre_aerial.jpg


Really interesting place though. I find all of those tiny, isolated islands of the North Atlantic quite fascinating - like the Faroe Islands or Svalbard. Or really, any isolated, sparely inhabited islands anywhere. Like Saint Helena, the Falklands, Bermuda, or pretty much anywhere in the South Pacific. Or slightly more populated examples including the likes of Iceland, Cape Verde, Madeira, the Azores, or...Newfoundland?

[MonkeyRonin]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ssokolov/10938189695/sizes/l


Untitled by low earth, on Flickr


Spring Walk by jacleee, on Flickr


dramatic skies by sole_ron, on Flickr


Toronto Rooftopping 2014 by Freaktography, on Flickr


bathurst streetcar by @416Shots, on Flickr


The Six by @416Shots, on Flickr


Untitled by marcus kamps, on Flickr


Untitled by marcus kamps, on Flickr


St. Patrick Station by @RobbyRey, on Flickr


Morning Sun over Toronto by jonathan ponce, on Flickr


Dundas West by Ali Seglins, on Flickr


Untitled by marcus kamps, on Flick

[VivaPhysicality]

Killer whales were swimming around the Stanley Park shoreline today.


Source: Vancouver Police Department

[someone123]

Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

Newfoundland towns of that era wouldn't look too dissimilar if they too had little post-war growth, no room to expand, and were also the principle settlement of their territory.

I'd love to visit St. Pierre. It's interesting, isolated, and rugged looking, but my reaction upon seeing those photos is that it looks kind of plain compared to a lot of towns in the Maritimes and New England.

I think Newfoundland doesn't have a lot of towns that look like that simply because it didn't have a lot of towns back when people were still building cutesy buildings. Its settlement was organized differently because its economy was mostly based around fishing, with the partial exception of the capital. St. Pierre is another little administrative centre too. In other regions that had earlier industry and agriculture there were more small towns.

[someone123]

Sub in Halifax harbour:


Source

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by Prometheus

All photos by Vancouver Photowalks (except where otherwise stated):

Originally Posted by dleung

I think you need a lesson in editing

Here's a more interesting railing pic I took at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Can you figure out what's going on with the reflections?


Dec. 2010, my pic

[mcminsen]

Here's another pic for context.

Sept. 2010, my pic

[SignalHillHiker]

Plain is perhaps a good word for SPM if that's how you'd describe clapboard.

BUT - and I've no idea why it's not as overwhelming in pictures - there are so many little urban touches that are really striking in person. The guardrails are beautiful. Almost feel like Japan. The central streets have no traffic lights but instead use mirrors on the buildings. European traffic signs.

Somehow it just spices everything up enough that I don't think you could leave considering it plain.

[SignalHillHiker]

Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

Spring Walk by jacleee, on Flickr

Gorgeous set - and gorgeous girls.

But Willam has ruined that type of heel for me. Every time I see a similar outfit, I think of this... (skip to 1:33)

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[Dr Awesomesauce]

Originally Posted by VivaPhysicality

Killer whales were swimming around the Stanley Park shoreline today.


Source: Vancouver Police Department

How often do Orcas come into the harbour? Surprising.

[Villaggio]

[davidivivid]

https://www.facebook.com/QuebecRegion?ref=ts&fref=ts

[Chadillaccc]

Gorgeous Quebec City set! More please!

[SignalHillHiker]

I spent an embarrassing amount of time trying to figure out how "2015" was suspended in the air. Ugh.

Gorgeous city. Flawless city, as always.

*****

So, in honour of Paddy's Day, a little tour of found photos of some of my favourite communities around the island - the ones I think actually look good (and they're a minority. We're a province of suburbia).

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Bonavista

Bonavista

Salvage (the "vage" is pronounced to rhyme with "sage")

Salvage, Newfoundland by sprockids.giant, on Flickr

Trinity

Picturesque-Perfect {Explored} by Garry9600, on Flickr

Independence by Johnath, on Flickr

Grand Bank

GB_FromCape_SIG by TravisParsons, on Flickr

Harry & Wayne by TravisParsons, on Flickr

Newtown

Barbour Premises, Newtown, Newfoundland by Jim Cornish, on Flickr

Grand Bruit

Grand Bruit Panoramic by Jeremy Barnett, on Flickr

Port-au-Port

Fierté acadien by andreamary, on Flickr

Our Lady of Mercy Church by jhollett66, on Flickr

Brigus

Back from the Fall Recreational Groundfish Fishery by eracose, on Flickr

Brigus Newfoundland by deanspic, on Flickr

Flags flying by Calypso Orchid, on Flickr

Petty Harbour

Missing Summer by Tk_White, on Flickr

[YoungRepublic]

Signal, your photos make me want to visit Newfoundland (and Saint-Pierre et Miquelon). Well not entirely true... they reinforce my desire to visit there because those NL tourism videos already did the trick years back.

[csbvan]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

Trinity

Picturesque-Perfect {Explored} by Garry9600, on Flickr

That shot is so great

[Bankview]

IMG_3677 by dyllankaufmann, on Flickr

IMG_3806 by dyllankaufmann, on Flickr

IMG_3826 by dyllankaufmann, on Flickr

IMG_3836 by dyllankaufmann, on Flickr

IMG_3862 by dyllankaufmann, on Flickr

IMG_3975 by dyllankaufmann, on Flickr

IMG_3989 by dyllankaufmann, on Flickr

IMG_3996 by dyllankaufmann, on Flickr

IMG_4002 by dyllankaufmann, on Flickr

IMG_4014 by dyllankaufmann, on Flickr

IMG_4018 by dyllankaufmann, on Flickr

IMG_4023 by dyllankaufmann, on Flickr

IMG_4065 by dyllankaufmann, on Flickr

IMG_4067 by dyllankaufmann, on Flickr

IMG_4079 by dyllankaufmann, on Flickr

IMG_4086 by dyllankaufmann, on Flickr

IMG_4087 by dyllankaufmann, on Flickr

IMG_4098 by dyllankaufmann, on Flickr

IMG_4106 by dyllankaufmann, on Flickr

[SignalHillHiker]

It's so cold today that the protest had very poor turnout. Only a few dozen at its peak. But still nice for a little run around the National War Memorial area.

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March 14, 2015 by Rabbittownie, on Flickr

March 14, 2015 by Rabbittownie, on Flickr

March 14, 2015 by Rabbittownie, on Flickr

March 14, 2015 by Rabbittownie, on Flickr

March 14, 2015 by Rabbittownie, on Flickr

March 14, 2015 by Rabbittownie, on Flickr

March 14, 2015 by Rabbittownie, on Flickr

March 14, 2015 by Rabbittownie, on Flickr

March 14, 2015 by Rabbittownie, on Flickr

March 14, 2015 by Rabbittownie, on Flickr

[Chadillaccc]

Amazing Vancouver pics!