The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! - Page 251

VivaPhysicality · #**5001** Posted **Mar 15, 2015, 7:06 PM**

That shot makes Vancouver look bigger than 2.5 million, especially considering how much density there is outside of the frame on the right side (English Bay and West Broadway).

It would be cool to see that same angle on a clear summer day with Mount Baker visible.

mcminsen · #**5002** Posted **Mar 15, 2015, 7:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

There are a few more than four but not much more. Outside of the West End of the downtown Vancouver peninsula these century old wood frame houses are as rare as hen's teeth. I posted some more pics here:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6951368&postcount=4178

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Originally Posted by csbvan

What do you mean? Century old woodframe houses are the dominant housing stock in most northern neighbourhoods outside the downtown. Or did I just misread the post....

Sorry, I misspoke. I should have said:

Outside of the West End of the downtown Vancouver peninsula these century old wood frame houses are as rare as hen's teeth in downtown Vancouver.

I quoted Martin Mtl's specific question ("Nice little painted ladies indeed, but are there only four left in downtown Vancouver?") and gave the answer in that context.

csbvan · #**5003** Posted **Mar 15, 2015, 8:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

Sorry, I misspoke. I should have said:

Outside of the West End of the downtown Vancouver peninsula these century old wood frame houses are as rare as hen's teeth in downtown Vancouver.

I quoted Martin Mtl's specific question ("Nice little painted ladies indeed, but are there only four left in downtown Vancouver?") and gave the answer in that context.

Ahh that makes sense!

scrapin · #**5004** Posted **Mar 15, 2015, 11:50 PM**

Pics by me.

Calgarian · #**5005** Posted **Mar 16, 2015, 12:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by Dylan Leblanc

Notice the sightline

http://imgur.com/641xOQg

Is that major road there the one people were arguing about a couple days ago? reminds me of a Calgary downtown street.

Bcasey25raptor · #**5006** Posted **Mar 16, 2015, 1:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

Is that major road there the one people were arguing about a couple days ago? reminds me of a Calgary downtown street.

Yes, thats west Georgia.

ssiguy · #**5007** Posted **Mar 16, 2015, 4:17 AM**

That's a great shot of Vancouver!

advance62 · #**5008** Posted **Mar 16, 2015, 4:58 AM**

One from my archives (2013 but still a classic

Toronto Skyline by Matt M S, on Flickr

Monolith · #**5009** Posted **Mar 16, 2015, 5:00 AM**

Flying over downtown...(Explored!) by Sanne's pics, on Flickr Taken on March 7, 2015

Jeff · #**5010** Posted **Mar 16, 2015, 7:04 AM**

Chadillaccc · #**5011** Posted **Mar 16, 2015, 3:11 PM**

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on...bow-a-new-skyline-symbol/article4480246/

Coldrsx · #**5012** Posted **Mar 16, 2015, 3:18 PM**

Crashed Ice Saturday night, cellphone quality!

(http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x164/coldrsx/new%20misc/development/DSC00242_zps3n3jn76l.jpg)

caltrane74 · #**5013** Posted **Mar 16, 2015, 4:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by advance62

One from my archives (2013 but still a classic

Toronto Skyline by Matt M S, on Flickr

Cityplace (Block 22?) will really fill out the left side of this picture. The left side is lacking the same depth of towers as the right side has.

The_Architect · #**5014** Posted **Mar 16, 2015, 4:33 PM**

Man, sometimes I look at pictures like that and wonder what Toronto would be if they had the same mentality back in the 70's that they do today and it was never built (or significantly scaled down).

Weird.

LeftCoaster · #**5015** Posted **Mar 16, 2015, 9:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

Aww, you guys have one-building-side blocks too! I love that. I never consciously noticed that about VAN before.

They aren't too common, the one you're looking at is between Georgia and Alberni. The others to the right of that look like one building/block streets but those are alleys down the middle.

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

Is that major road there the one people were arguing about a couple days ago? reminds me of a Calgary downtown street.

Ya that's the one. Sprawlville

Beedok · #**5016** Posted **Mar 16, 2015, 10:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by The_Architect

Man, sometimes I look at pictures like that and wonder what Toronto would be if they had the same mentality back in the 70's that they do today and it was never built (or significantly scaled down).

Weird.

There's a lot of things in the 70s that were never built or scaled back.

Klazu · #**5017** Posted **Mar 17, 2015, 12:56 AM**

Few photos of surrounding Olympic Village in South False Creek. This whole area is going through a huge transformation through a dozen new buildings going up.

Downtown

2nd Avenue panorama. Most of those towers in distance are along Broadway, which will see a Skytrain line being built under it in the future.

North Shore Mountains across False Creek.

Olympic Village panorama with the main square and brewery in the middle.

Bcasey25raptor · #**5018** Posted **Mar 17, 2015, 1:29 AM**

I love the olympic village.

I live about a 5-10 minute walk away. I go there and love to chill by the aqua bus dock.

1ajs · #**5019** Posted **Mar 17, 2015, 1:37 AM**

for here this i be above it all this dusky day far far above it all

Brizzy82 · #**5020** Posted **Mar 17, 2015, 1:46 AM**

I always love that view coming into downtown on the Disraeli, I just never make it out to that end of the city.

Really makes Fort Garry Place/Heritage Landing look even more disconnected from the downtown core, though. Nice shots.