The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! - Page 434

G.S MTL · #**8661** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 7:05 PM**

trying to find photo without logo but this photo was taken maybe a couple weeks maybe less.... but you see the new Roccabella, Icone, TDC towers

https://www.facebook.com/capslockmanny/photos_stream

Chadillaccc · #**8662** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 7:06 PM**

Centred on The Bow...

http://www.codyjames.ca/calgary-photography-pictures-of-calgary/

scrapin · #**8663** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 7:08 PM**

^^^^Incredible Calgary pics!

Martin Mtl · #**8664** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 10:22 PM**

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Spring2008 · #**8665** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 10:26 PM**

^Those mtl shots are top notch.

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Fashion tips from an Edmontonian ... Yikes!

Get ready to be fitted with a stained hoodie and sweats.

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I don't think that's as big a deal as people make it out to be. Toronto's avenues have some really big towers, and the side-streets while not as tall are pretty active even without towers. The best "downtown" areas of Toronto are those that are pretty strictly 2-storey residential, Kensington Market and the Annex come to mind.

I've been saying this stuff for years - and Calgary's midrise urban villages surrounding downtown (Kensington/Bridgeland/Mission/17th ave, Marda Loop areas as well as secondary nodes have been infilling at a pace that far exceeds anything going on in other prairie cities. Even Inglewood is starting to get its act together. These are also consistently some of busiest areas of the city on evenings/weekends and imo more enjoyable than anywhere in the core. The Main Streets initiative here should boost this movement more.

6,300 condo units u/c in Calgary's core (City Centre) isn't too bad either.

mistercorporate · #**8666** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 11:44 PM**

Yeah, that last MTL shot is superb! One of the best I've seen.

Monolith · #**8667** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 11:57 PM**

Good to be back #vancouver by Sean McNulty, on Flickr Uploaded on December 2, 2015

18th Floor View by Alan Levine, on Flickr Taken on November 29, 2015

Razor · #**8668** Posted **Dec 3, 2015, 6:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by G.S MTL

trying to find photo without logo but this photo was taken maybe a couple weeks maybe less.... but you see the new Roccabella, Icone, TDC towers

https://www.facebook.com/capslockmanny/photos_stream

f'n Incredible angle!

Those past few shots of Calgary were not too shabby either..

kool maudit · #**8669** Posted **Dec 3, 2015, 3:16 PM**

The great thing about that Montreal picture is you can see how great the streets would be to walk down. That London-esque mansion block at Sherbrooke and Guy, the high-rise curtain of McGill College, the old Square Mile houses tucked in behind the Chateau...

... you can just tell it's good all the way from sky to curb.

I'm homesick.

lio45 · #**8670** Posted **Dec 3, 2015, 3:20 PM**

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The great thing about that Montreal picture is you can see how great the streets would be to walk down. That London-esque mansion block at Sherbrooke and Guy, the high-rise curtain of McGill College, the old Square Mile houses tucked in behind the Chateau...

... you can just tell it's good all the way from sky to curb.

I'm homesick.

It's true that there are areas of Mtl that are very reminiscent of London's built form -- in fact, I've always thought that some of the very most British areas in this country/continent are actually located in la belle province.

(Again, just so it's clear, it's a compliment. I liked London, though it's been years since my last visit.)

lio45 · #**8671** Posted **Dec 3, 2015, 3:26 PM**

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Those two photos are incredibly uncanny, especially when you know how large of a difference there is in terms of height and number of towers (waits for Chadi to provide statistic again).

Exactly. Seems incredibly obvious that someone (especially someone thousands of kms away from the Prairies) scrolling quickly through here could've mistaken one for the other.

The default assumption in here is that any city that looks exactly like any of the two cities in Tfreder's post is Calgary as it's the one generally always see here. The surprise to me upon further analysis was to discover that Edmonton, from that angle, looks SO MUCH like Calgary. The river with its wide green areas on each side, the concentrated CBD and its position relative to the river bend, the CBD quickly tapering off into SFHs, the flat surface of the entire city and faraway horizon, the extending suburbs, the square grid for roads, etc.

Really uncanny. No one can look at Tfreder's post and say with a straight face they don't look totally alike unless you stop and look at the scale of the buildings in the CBD. (Calgary does "beat" Edmonton there, no discussion.)

kool maudit · #**8672** Posted **Dec 3, 2015, 3:29 PM**

Yeah that block along with one on Milton near University always reminded me of colonial takes on a West End mansion.

The Old Port can look like like the City, too – especially on a grey day – but maybe Liverpool is an even closer approximation.

Montreal looks more Anglo-Scottish than it does French, despite whatever Parisian foo-foo talk they put in the tourist guides.

kool maudit · #**8673** Posted **Dec 3, 2015, 3:35 PM**

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Good to be back #vancouver by Sean McNulty, on Flickr Uploaded on December 2, 2015

This one also really works on that "I'd totally walk down that street" level.

Acajack · #**8674** Posted **Dec 3, 2015, 3:39 PM**

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You should check out the "Canadian City/Regional Personalities and Attitudes" thread, it's just the latest in an ongoing meme on this forum.

No one called Toronto out for them, it was just pointed out that they're there. No one sees it as a problem except maybe you and a few others. You're just being silly.

And yes, Montreal has SFHs very close to the downtown or even technically in its downtown (if you count parts of Westmount as part of downtown).

Big deal.

Villaggio · #**8675** Posted **Dec 3, 2015, 4:20 PM**

Nice views of Quebec's skyline

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https://vimeo.com/58983130

Mrs Sauga · #**8676** Posted **Dec 3, 2015, 4:48 PM**

Last few Calgary and Montreal shots are great, especially this one:

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Martin Mtl · #**8677** Posted **Dec 3, 2015, 5:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by lio45

It's true that there are areas of Mtl that are very reminiscent of London's built form -- in fact, I've always thought that some of the very most British areas in this country/continent are actually located in la belle province.

(Again, just so it's clear, it's a compliment. I liked London, though it's been years since my last visit.)

I'm actually back from a trip in London and Paris and it is striking to me how familiar London's built form feels to me, while Paris seems much more different. In London you have lots of streets with 3/4 storey brick appartement buildings, like in Montreal. Also, the constant clash between pre-war and more modern buildings... A Montrealer feels more "at home" in London than in Paris, despite the french connection.

Acajack · #**8678** Posted **Dec 3, 2015, 5:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

I'm actually back from a trip in London and Paris and it is striking to me how familiar London's built form feels to me, while Paris seems much more different. In London you have lots of streets with 3/4 storey brick appartement buildings, like in Montreal. Also, the constant clash between pre-war and more modern buildings... A Montrealer feels more "at home" in London than in Paris, despite the french connection.

Architecturally, anyway!

Brizzy82 · #**8679** Posted **Dec 3, 2015, 5:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by G.S MTL

trying to find photo without logo but this photo was taken maybe a couple weeks maybe less.... but you see the new Roccabella, Icone, TDC towers

https://www.facebook.com/capslockmanny/photos_stream

I'm just blown away by this.

Rico Rommheim · #**8680** Posted **Dec 3, 2015, 5:37 PM**

HORIZON! A series by Manny!