The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! - Page 390

Spring2008 · #**7781** Posted **Oct 21, 2015, 3:24 AM**

Regarding older architecture in Van, I agree the city really does have high quality architecture from every era since the early 20th century. This photo really highlights it:

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Harbour Centre Lookout by jenn chan, on Flickr

Spring2008 · #**7782** Posted **Oct 21, 2015, 3:31 AM**

IMG_0625[1] by EvolvingNow, on Flickr

https://www.flickr.com/photos/michellern...UGPZ-y3uNYu-yH1kui-yH16E4-y1uLYZ-y1maMy/

TallBob · #**7783** Posted **Oct 21, 2015, 4:18 AM**

I like the "roof" treatment of EAP in that shot!

WhipperSnapper · #**7784** Posted **Oct 21, 2015, 5:15 AM**

The Tower looks great. Guadians do not.

Prometheus · #**7785** Posted **Oct 21, 2015, 5:49 AM**

Off to Alaska by Janice Mason, on Flickr

Seawall Fishing by Clayton Perry, on Flickr

Going Under by Clayton Perry, on Flickr

North Vancouver Randoms by David Rose, on Flickr

Oosterdam by Clayton Perry, on Flickr

North Vancouver Randoms by David Rose, on Flickr

DSC02444.jpg by Puckman2012, on Flickr

dleung · #**7786** Posted **Oct 21, 2015, 5:55 AM**

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Originally Posted by MartinMTL

So what would be the Vancouver equivalent of the Sun Life Building ? Or the Windsor Station ? Or the great appartement buildings on Sherbrooke street like Le Château ? Or the Ritz Carlton ? Or City Hall ? Or the Old Royal Bank Buildings on St-Jacques ? And all those other very ornate buildings all over Old Montreal ? And the historic Bank of Montreal HQ on Place d'Armes ? Christ Church Cathedral ? St-Patrick basilica ? The Marie-Reine-Du-Monde cathedral ?The old historic department stores like Eaton or the Bay ? Or the NY Life Insurance building and Aldred and Notre-Dame Basilica, also on Place d'Armes ? Or the Custom house on McGill ? Or the Old Trunk building on the same street ? And all the religious grey stones buildings all over town ? And what about the Museum of Fine Arts, the institutional buildings of Maisonneuve, including the Marché Maisonneuve ? The old Bell Telephone building on Cote du Beaver Hall ? The Old Court house adjacent to City Hall ? The Ernest Cormier court house in front of it ? Château Viger ? Archives Nationales also on Viger square ? The Dominion Square building ? I could go on and on... If there is one thing that Montreal doesn't lack is grand architecture.

Montreal clearly has more landmark pre-war buildings, but the layout of the downtown means that they are often separated by smaller, more underwhelming structures. In Vancouver, the prewar landmarks are more densely framed by walls of glass and this constrast highlights their presence.

I love the old Bell building, but look where it is. It blends in.

Agreed. I like to think Vancouver does a pretty good job at integrating its few historic buildings, with new buildings far more deferential to existing buildings compared to elsewhere. Even at an intimate scale like in Gastown.

The long histrionic list is beside the point, but I should mention there's a dozen cities in Canada with that grand old Bay department store. Arguably Vancouver has the nicest one after the face-lift from a few years ago.