The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! - Page 308

Boris2k7 · #**6141** Posted **May 29, 2015, 7:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by prat

A few of our latest skyline shots

Calgary

Source: http://www.StockAerialPhotos.com

Here's a similar prewar angle on that area.

http://cdm16114.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p280501coll15/id/3265/rec/6

You'll note that at both Fort Calgary and the area south of the tracks were used as railway storage. The area for Fort Calgary was recovered in the '70s.

Calgarian · #**6142** Posted **May 29, 2015, 7:59 PM**

Great find, thanks Boris!

esquire · #**6143** Posted **May 29, 2015, 8:23 PM**

Thanks, Boris. The area south of the tracks looks like railway yards/shops... that is clearly a CPR roundhouse in the vintage photo.

Martin Mtl · #**6144** Posted **May 29, 2015, 8:48 PM**

Tour des Canadiens making an appearance on this shot from the Old Port.

Source

O-tacular · #**6145** Posted **May 29, 2015, 9:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

I was wondering the same thing, so I Google mapped it... turns out the green patch is Fort Calgary which I have never heard of despite having been to downtown Calgary many times, and having been to the zoo nearby a couple of times as well. The barren-looking blocks immediately west of there is the East Village, which is awaiting development.

I couldn't find an obvious answer for the land to the south, just across the tracks, though... is that old railway land, or what?

That's Victoria Park (now part of the Beltline). It used to have prewar homes but it became an area of flop houses in the 80's and 90's due to speculation that the Stampede would eventually develop it. Everything was demolished in the early 2000's to make way for said supposed development and here it lies today, parking lots.

niwell · #**6146** Posted **May 29, 2015, 9:09 PM**

I remember when Vic Park was incredibly sketchy, but the parking lot version is just depressing. Calgary's own Little Houston!

TownGuy · #**6147** Posted **May 29, 2015, 10:02 PM**

Toronto_Skyline by Adwin Lorance, on Flickr

cyeg66 · #**6148** Posted **May 29, 2015, 10:13 PM**

Lovely colour in that T.O. shot... And thanks to Prat for the YYC shots before that. The photo of Edmonton in the same series is also sweet, everything nice and green.

Klazu · #**6149** Posted **May 29, 2015, 10:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by prat

70-200 f2.8 @ 200mm.

Excellent lens choice and and excellent photos. With 1.4x extender that lens is even better. I have the f/4L version, but just because I wanted a lighter version. It's the sharpest lens I know, even with the extender!

Tone · #**6150** Posted **May 29, 2015, 11:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

Tour des Canadiens making an appearance on this shot from the Old Port.

The crane and the small core are two giveaways telling that its Tour Deloitte. (the shot was taken in the end of summer/early fall last year)

I might be a nerd.

SkahHigh · #**6151** Posted **May 30, 2015, 12:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by Tone

The crane and the small core are two giveaways telling that its Tour Deloitte. (the shot was taken in the end of summer/early fall last year)

I might be a nerd.

If this picture was recent it would be impossible not to see Deloitte from that angle. So yes this is an old pic from last summer.

Tone · #**6152** Posted **May 30, 2015, 12:52 AM**

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Originally Posted by SkahHigh

If this picture was recent it would be impossible not to see Deloitte from that angle. So yes this is an old pic from last summer.

I think this is the first time I see a shot from the top of La tour des convoyeurs, great angle and layers from there!

TallBob · #**6153** Posted **May 30, 2015, 4:44 AM**

TO shot is fantastic!

Rico Rommheim · #**6154** Posted **May 30, 2015, 6:30 PM**

20150514_163008 by Rommheim, on Flickr

20150514_162645 by Rommheim, on Flickr

20150514_162734 by Rommheim, on Flickr

SkahHigh · #**6155** Posted **May 30, 2015, 7:18 PM**

^one of the best angles of Downtown IMO.

hipster duck · #**6156** Posted **May 30, 2015, 7:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

That's Victoria Park (now part of the Beltline). It used to have prewar homes but it became an area of flop houses in the 80's and 90's due to speculation that the Stampede would eventually develop it. Everything was demolished in the early 2000's to make way for said supposed development and here it lies today, parking lots.

Who owns all that Stampede ground land? Why haven't there been any plans to build something like the East Village there?

And if there has been a proposal, was it decent?

As a Vancouverite, it's hard for me to imagine a tract of land of that size, that close to downtown on a transit line being empty, but it's probably empty for a reason.

Come to think of it, we still have a few of our own, but they all have enormous proposals (hospitals or masterplanned neighbourhoods) slated for them.

WhipperSnapper · #**6157** Posted **May 30, 2015, 8:00 PM**

I would say that it's beside a freight line is the reason it hasn't been developed with residential. it's a little removed for commercial office. Type of Investors that are buying units a few metres away from the road deck of the Gardiner have only recently taken an interest in Calgary.

koops65 · #**6158** Posted **May 30, 2015, 10:13 PM**

Cool vid of Toronto getting hit by thunderstorms:

Extended: Pier cam captures storms rolling through Toronto http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?playlistId=1.2399059

Harrij · #**6159** Posted **May 30, 2015, 10:40 PM**

Some cool shots from the recent helicopter shoot of Rogers Place.

Source: Rogers Place Helishoot Gallery

itom 987 · #**6160** Posted **May 30, 2015, 10:42 PM**

I was just about to post the same photos!