Canadian skylines of the past - Page 92

SignalHillHiker · #**1821** Posted **Oct 28, 2015, 8:11 PM**

Beautiful scenes of St. John's during WWI starting a little over a minute in.

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This panorama especially (the scroll along it, it's a still photo):

csbvan · #**1822** Posted **Oct 29, 2015, 4:55 AM**

Vancouver, 1931

http://www.miss604.com/2011/03/vancouver-icons-marine-building.html

davidivivid · #**1823** Posted **Oct 29, 2015, 6:33 PM**

Quebec City 1908

The building in the forefront, now gone, used to house a market. Butchers had stalls inside the building while fruits and vegetable growers set up shops outside. You can see the names of some of he marchants above the doors of the Marché Champlain.

Interesting fact (at least to me): the building was built in 1858 and the stones used for its construction were recuperated from the ruins of the Canadian Parliement which burned in 1854.

Some information about said parliement http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=5425796&postcount=6

Laceoflight · #**1824** Posted **Nov 1, 2015, 2:40 PM**

Great pic, David! C'est toujours étrange de voir le château sans sa monumentale tour centrale!

Here's the oldest known picture of Montréal, from Archives de Montréal, online :

It was taken from around the McTavish reservoir, just behind McGill U. (founded in 1821).

drawarc · #**1825** Posted **Nov 6, 2015, 10:48 PM**

ca. 1970:

https://www.facebook.com/LostOttawa/phot...6849965./991579970941227/?type=3&theater

SignalHillHiker · #**1826** Posted **Nov 6, 2015, 10:53 PM**

1959

A few more from Vintage St. John's.

Water Street, St. John's

Duckworth Street, St. John's

The construction of the very first federal Canadian building in downtown St. John's, the Sir Humphrey Gilbert Building, named for the man who established the British Empire here.

Main Street, they THINK, Grand Falls-Windsor, NL.

I am comfortable confirming. That is definitely Grand Falls' Town Hall on the right. And the Bowring's Department Store only used the English flag in Newfoundland, not in the stores the St. John's company opened on the mainland.

The only thing that gives me pause is that pile in the background. If it's a hill, it's NOT Grand Falls. If it's timber, it is.

Architype · #**1827** Posted **Nov 6, 2015, 11:07 PM**

^ I can easily confirm that's High Street, Grand Falls, back when it was the main street instead of some horrible highway strip, and the cars put it at around 1959.

Andy6 · #**1828** Posted **Nov 6, 2015, 11:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by drawarc

ca. 1970:

https://www.facebook.com/LostOttawa/phot...6849965./991579970941227/?type=3&theater

I have an almost identical photo from when I was living at the Marchand Residence at U of O in 1984.

osirisboy · #**1829** Posted **Nov 7, 2015, 4:40 AM**

When did those building in the left beside Cartier drill hall get demolished?

drawarc · #**1830** Posted **Nov 7, 2015, 9:02 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by osirisboy

When did those building in the left beside Cartier drill hall get demolished?

They were demolished in 1980.

Here's an aerial photo of those buildings:

http://urbsite.blogspot.ca/2011/09/temporarily-speaking.html

ssiguy · #**1831** Posted **Nov 8, 2015, 4:28 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy6

I have an almost identical photo from when I was living at the Marchand Residence at U of O in 1984.

I started Carleton in 1984 and lived in Sandy Hill.

Nite · #**1832** Posted **Nov 8, 2015, 10:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Brutal...

http://www.calgaryheritage.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=899

I wonder in 100 years what people will be saying about our current skylines

rbt · #**1833** Posted **Nov 8, 2015, 12:58 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nite

I wonder in 100 years what people will be saying about our current skylines

Dude: "Wow, look at all those gorgeous glass buildings. It's a shame we demolished 90% of them to build these boring unobtanium covered cubes with all units facing the internal mall. Why does everybody build cubes now? I like the tall skinny squares, they had variety!"

Friend: "Yeah, but those antique units are damn pricy and those malls pay more than half our housing costs. I don't have anywhere close to $200k/month for a mortgage, and the ceilings are only 9 foot tall; I hear they have to share climbing walls in a common gym."

Friend2: "Look at how tiny Toronto's subway was then. It barely made it to Best City, I think it was called Vaughan then. How in the world did the rich commute from their mansion cubes in Wasaga Beach if the subway was so short?"

yaletown_fella · #**1834** Posted **Nov 8, 2015, 6:52 PM**

Does Newfoundland still have wire mounted traffic lights? I like the old style black traffic lights. So much more elegant than the bulky yellow things we have in Toronto.

le calmar · #**1835** Posted **Nov 8, 2015, 8:56 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laceoflight

Great pic, David! C'est toujours étrange de voir le château sans sa monumentale tour centrale!

Here's the oldest known picture of Montréal, from Archives de Montréal, online :

It was taken from around the McTavish reservoir, just behind McGill U. (founded in 1821).

Impressive. We can even see the small hill in the East end of Old Montreal. I knew there used to be a hill there, but that's the first time I see it. (unless it is Ste-Hélène island? the more I look at it, the more I think it is on the island)

Darkoshvilli · #**1836** Posted **Nov 9, 2015, 1:09 AM**

Back when Notre-Dame was king. Or queen.

Trevor3 · #**1837** Posted **Nov 9, 2015, 8:25 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by yaletown_fella

Does Newfoundland still have wire mounted traffic lights? I like the old style black traffic lights. So much more elegant than the bulky yellow things we have in Toronto.

Yeah they're still around. 2 sets of traffic lights in Stephenville are wire mounted with just a single 4-faced light unit in the centre of the intersection, like this one: Caroline Avenue Traffic Light

We also have these little flashing lights above some busier intersections without full traffic lights. Rather than have a 4-way stop, one street (Hansen Hwy here) has a permanent flashing amber. Queen Street has stop signs, so it's a permanently flashing red: Single Flashing traffic light

I can't think of any in St. John's but there are so many traffic lights in the older part of the city, there must be at least one old set still hanging somewhere.

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Chadillaccc · #**1839** Posted **Nov 15, 2015, 2:19 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by rbt

Dude: "Wow, look at all those gorgeous glass buildings. It's a shame we demolished 90% of them to build these boring unobtanium covered cubes with all units facing the internal mall. Why does everybody build cubes now? I like the tall skinny squares, they had variety!"

Friend: "Yeah, but those antique units are damn pricy and those malls pay more than half our housing costs. I don't have anywhere close to $200k/month for a mortgage, and the ceilings are only 9 foot tall; I hear they have to share climbing walls in a common gym."

Friend2: "Look at how tiny Toronto's subway was then. It barely made it to Best City, I think it was called Vaughan then. How in the world did the rich commute from their mansion cubes in Wasaga Beach if the subway was so short?"

haha can totally see it!

Trans Canada · #**1840** Posted **Nov 15, 2015, 8:22 PM**

Not sure about date, I figure 1977-1978 due to Shell Centre (completed 1978) U/C to the right.

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