Post some pictures of your city! II

[zoomer]

Such a happy sight - great Bonavista pics Also thanks for sharing the Montreal pics, goal is to get there next summer.

[SignalHillHiker]

Thanks, Zoomer.

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So, I had to run to the superette for beer just now and drove because laziness. I took a few pictures around the central block in this Bing Bird's Eye View map:



All of these pictures are basically just a short circle with me turning left the entire time.











Love living in a poor, close-to-Downtown neighbourhood.

[Martin Mtl]

Originally Posted by zoomer

Such a happy sight - great Bonavista pics Also thanks for sharing the Montreal pics, goal is to get there next summer.

Wish you a great trip next summer!


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[FrAnKs]

Montréal je t'aime.

[Nouvellecosse]

Amazing work!

[someone123]

Source

[Klazu]

Surrey Bend Regional Park is in Surrey, BC is Metro Vancouver's newest park that draws many locals on a warm summer day.





Most of the park has been kept in natural condition, but there are few short walking and cycling trails in the park.





The park is located in place where Fraser River makes a bend before merging with Pitt River.







Trails in the park make for a nice short stroll.

[MolsonExport]

not my city but where I am currently staying:

marriott

[Hali87]

^Detroit?

[MolsonExport]

Atlanta Marriott Marquis

[Klazu]

That lobby was the most wow thing on my trip to Atlanta. The open space really blows you away. Incredible architecture.

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

not my city but where I am currently staying:

marriott

Damn it's like a cathedral! One of the most beautiful interiors I've ever seen. Especially considering how bland it looks from outside.

[SignalHillHiker]

A few more from last week.

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Port Union

Port Union and Port Rexton by R C, on Flickr

Port Union and Port Rexton by R C, on Flickr

Port Union and Port Rexton by R C, on Flickr

Port Union and Port Rexton by R C, on Flickr

Trinity

Trinity by R C, on Flickr

Trinity by R C, on Flickr

Trinity by R C, on Flickr

Trinity by R C, on Flickr

Clarenville-Little Heart's Ease

Clarenville and Area by R C, on Flickr

Clarenville and Area by R C, on Flickr

Clarenville and Area by R C, on Flickr

Clarenville and Area by R C, on Flickr

[lio45]

My hometown from someone else (probably taken very recently). The classic view from the east over downtown.

Originally Posted by chiwawa

[ScreamingViking]

Trinity looks like a really beautiful place.

Do you know the story around the partially-collapsed building in Port Union? Is that recent? Are there plans to take it down completely or do something with what's still standing?

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

A few more from last week.

Port Union

Port Union and Port Rexton by R C, on Flickr



Trinity

Trinity by R C, on Flickr

Trinity by R C, on Flickr

[SignalHillHiker]

It's part of the old Factory District, which is, oddly, a National Historic Site of Canada.

The town was founded by the Fishermen's Protective Union as a sort of mildly socialist workers' paradise (prior to Confederation, we never had overt slavery, but there was limited indentured servitude and the small merchant class in St. John's always kept the fishermen in debt. They had to borrow money each year to pay for their supplies, then they were never given enough for their catch to completely pay off the debt. We had third world-level wealth inequality, hence the election of the People's Party, and initiatives such as Port Union). These particular homes were for the laborers (in this case, fishermen). The officers and others had the nicer red ones that are still relatively maintained, at least outside.

There's a bunch of them there in various states of disrepair:

Port Union and Port Rexton by R C, on Flickr

Port Union and Port Rexton by R C, on Flickr

The major collapses have started within the past couple of years. The site will probably be cleared eventually.

They did get some GREAT news just today, though, so things may yet turn around a little there:

http://vocm.com/news/transfer-agreement-reached-for-port-union-oci-plant/

[Architype]

Is that the way Canada looks after it's National Historic Sites? Just saying!


Thanks for the nice tours BTW.

[ScreamingViking]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

It's part of the old Factory District, which is, oddly, a National Historic Site of Canada.

The town was founded by the Fishermen's Protective Union as a sort of mildly socialist workers' paradise (prior to Confederation, we never had overt slavery, but there was limited indentured servitude and the small merchant class in St. John's always kept the fishermen in debt. They had to borrow money each year to pay for their supplies, then they were never given enough for their catch to completely pay off the debt. We had third world-level wealth inequality, hence the election of the People's Party, and initiatives such as Port Union). These particular homes were for the laborers (in this case, fishermen). The officers and others had the nicer red ones that are still relatively maintained, at least outside.

There's a bunch of them there in various states of disrepair:

That's interesting, thanks SignalHillHiker. I really should take some time to learn more about the history of your province; I'm rather short on the specifics.

I'm in agreement with Architype's statement too. Places like this (and there are probably many more across Canada of this type, of varying types of industry... have to see what's on the NHS list) deserve to be recognized, but if we don't take care of them, what good does it do to have them designated?

[SignalHillHiker]

Maybe the rules and level of support are different when it's a town people live in, as opposed to a specific location, landmark, building, or park?

I'm not sure who pays, but there has been a lot of recent work, and clearly ongoing maintenance, on most buildings there - even now-idle commercial and industrial ones. And the ones with museums inside are immaculate.

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

Damn it's like a cathedral! One of the most beautiful interiors I've ever seen. Especially considering how bland it looks from outside.

Indeed, the outside is nothing to look at but the inside...wow. And I stayed high up, so I got some great views.

Atlanta overall is low on the wow factor. I did enjoy the Civil Rights Museum, and Coca-Cola World.