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Old Posted Dec 1, 2015, 8:12 PM
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Its funny how Edmonton and Calgary both appear to be the same (topography wise), with both of their downtowns facing a curved river and green space/trees between them...

Especially visible in that last Edmonton shot, almost mistook it for Calgary if I didn't realize there was no Bow or Calgary Tower
Thought it was Calgary too (which is the city we normally see in here that looks like that, flat with a CBD next to a river zone/green buffer then SFHs).

I suppose it's a compliment to Edmonton that it can pass off as Calgary...
     
     
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Well I suppose it would be an insult if the suggestion is that Edmonton should want to be able to pass for Calgary, because that kind of positions Calgary as something superior for Edmonton to aspired to.
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Wicked pic! Edmonton, the next Calgary, but more humble ...
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...or an insult.
Isn't Calgary's skyline at least a bit beefier?
     
     
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...or an insult.
... to Calgary, considering Calgary's primary core has twice as many highrises as Edmonton's, with 17 towers over 150 meters while Edmonton has 0, and 73 towers over 100 meters to Edmonton's 34. Not to mention the architecture of our buildings being significantly nicer on average. I love Edmonton as a city, so I'm sorry, but why would you start that? The differences in skyline are beyond comparison. Even in a historic boom for Edmonton, Calgary has 35 towers UC to Edmonton's 17.
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^you counted all this? Lol come on Chad...
     
     
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The differences in skyline are beyond comparison.
For someone who knows by heart the exact number of towers in each height category, maybe it is so, but there are at least two of us in here who just mistook or almost mistook Edmonton for Calgary in those shots, so clearly they're not that much beyond comparison... (let alone for normal people who aren't on SSP!)
     
     
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For once I'm gonna defend Chad on this one, Coldrsx's comment was quite snarky, deserved the spanking Chad gave him

Not sure if it's due to a short rope by the admins or due to maturity with age but I'm liking the new non-boosterish Chadillac!
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God can we not do this again? Just this once? Ignore the snarky comments and move on and enjoy skylines and photos of skylines without yet another pissing contest? Jesus you guys.
     
     
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That's Higgins Ave east of the Disraeli Fwy. Right? Yeah, I'm right. Heh heh, I still know my Winnipeg!
     
     
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That's Higgins Ave east of the Disraeli Fwy. Right? Yeah, I'm right. Heh heh, I still know my Winnipeg!
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Wow, almost NYC-esque.

(And that's a compliment, not an insult.)
     
     
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