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Old Posted Jul 18, 2016, 12:48 AM
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Couple of shots I took earlier today.



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Grandstands pretty full, just before it started to pour.. awful weather this Stampede.



From the east village on Friday eve.
     
     
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Couple of shots I took earlier today.
Hopefully the Saddledome sticks around after a new arena is eventually built as it is still a very iconic structure. I, for one, kind of like the old girl despite her shortcomings.
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Montreal at Night by Réjean Biron, on 500px
     
     
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Montreal at Night by Réjean Biron, on 500px
Wtf, since when did Montreal have a CN tower like building? What is that tower called.
     
     
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Old Posted Jul 18, 2016, 4:52 PM
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It's an observation tower at Six Flag's La Ronde. Build in 1967.
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Wtf, since when did Montreal have a CN tower like building? What is that tower called.
It's not a building : only a 73 meters observation tower that was built on Sainte-Hélène island for Expo67 (La Ronde - Six Flags today). Its name is La Spirale.

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It's an observation tower at Flagship's La Ronde. Build in 1967.
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Montreal's skyline is looking a lot better with the recent batch of towers, I think my issue was there was nothing really newer than a handful of 90's towers. Toronto is the clear winner but I think Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary are all very close to each other for being 2nd best. With the new batch of tallest in the city, Edmonton might be able to jump in the mix as well.
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Montreal at Night by Réjean Biron, on 500px
Beautiful shot. I really like this angle of the skyline.
     
     
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Hopefully the Saddledome sticks around after a new arena is eventually built as it is still a very iconic structure. I, for one, kind of like the old girl despite her shortcomings.
It's definitely got some history to it, but feels less iconic as the big downtown icons (Bow, Suncor) get shrouded behind glass condos.
     
     
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Montreal at Night by Réjean Biron, on 500px

Interesting - if the tower in this photo were to be in downtown, it would be around 250-300m and it does balance the skyline well!
     
     
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Has a very Sydney-esque vibe.
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Vancouver skyline from Metrotown, Burnaby.

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It's definitely got some history to it, but feels less iconic as the big downtown icons (Bow, Suncor) get shrouded behind glass condos.
Cities should recognize when they've managed to build something synonymous to their city. It's usually hit or miss and not something easily created. Toronto stumbled upon one accidentally with the Pan Am's 'TORONTO' sign. Locals and tourists loved it immediately and there are efforts under way to make it a permanent fixture.

The Calgary Saddledome is such a structure. It may be obsolete today but the city would be wise to build a new, more spectacular 22,000 seat arena in the same spot with the same saddle shaped roof. And call it the Saddledome just like before.

If that's not possible, build the new Stampeders stadium with a saddle shaped roof (with a large opening down the middle). Calgary is one of those cities with very strong imagery and a good brand. Rather than ignore it, Calgary needs to celebrate it.

Cowboys, horses, saddles.... Calgary is much more than that of course, but know your strengths.
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Cities should recognize when they've managed to build something synonymous to their city. It's usually hit or miss and not something easily created. Toronto stumbled upon one accidentally with the Pan Am's 'TORONTO' sign. Locals and tourists loved it immediately and there are efforts under way to make it a permanent fixture.

The Calgary Saddledome is such a structure. It may be obsolete today but the city would be wise to build a new, more spectacular 22,000 seat arena in the same spot with the same saddle shaped roof. And call it the Saddledome just like before.

If that's not possible, build the new Stampeders stadium with a saddle shaped roof (with a large opening down the middle). Calgary is one of those cities with very strong imagery and a good brand. Rather than ignore it, Calgary needs to celebrate it.

Cowboys, horses, saddles.... Calgary is much more than that of course, but know your strengths.
I agree. I think these sorts of things can be lost on Albertans at large (not necessarily those on this forum).
     
     
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Vancouver skyline from Metrotown, Burnaby.
Thank god. A Vancouver skyline shot that we haven't seen a thousand times already.
     
     
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^^ And it's a terrific shot. It shows the cluster, rising up to a peak on the north, and all of the new punctuations along the tabletop to the south.

I love seeing the workers on the top of the building under construction too.
     
     
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