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I think that TO has a pretty big skyline, I do dare say.

I feel bad for FCP, it's still the tallest, but it doesn't seem like it anymore. Upstaged by some random fort lauderdale condo tower.
     
     
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I think that TO has a pretty big skyline, I do dare say.

I feel bad for FCP, it's still the tallest, but it doesn't seem like it anymore. Upstaged by some random fort lauderdale condo tower.
Still the tallest from this angle


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The last time I was in old Montreal I kept thinking how cool it would be if the district acted more as a proper neighbourhood - I'm talking local fruit/veg markets, no frills butcher/baker/florist shops... just your average neighbourhood conveniences. It's mostly tourist-based which is understandable.
I've always found Old Montreal somewhat unsatisfying for reasons similar to this. I mean, there are plenty of great things about it (and it's improving rapidly, compared to what it was a few years ago), but it should be up there close to being my favourite part of Montreal, and for some reason it isn't.
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I've always found Old Montreal somewhat unsatisfying for reasons similar to this. I mean, there are plenty of great things about it (and it's improving rapidly, compared to what it was a few years ago), but it should be up there close to being my favourite part of Montreal, and for some reason it isn't.
le charme et ce qui en ferait un quartier à part entière est annulé par le fait que c'est l'endroit le plus touristique au Québec avec près de 6M de visiteurs par année. C'est en quelque sorte un endroit transitoire où les gens ne font que passer. Outre les excellents restos qui font partie du renouveau du ''quartier'', le Vieux-Montréal est une vitrine, on aime regarder, on prend le temps de contempler, on marche lentement, et on quitte... on ne connaît pas ce que le futur nous réserve par contre.
     
     
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I've read the entirety of Both Skyline Threads, and its been a crazy ordeal of hilarious arguments and amazing posts. Heres a photo I took in March of Toronto, with a few edits just because the lighting was iffy.
[IMG]Somber Views of the 6ix by Joshua Kennington Photographics, on Flickr[/IMG]
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[IMG]P1012315 by Joshua Kennington Photographics, on Flickr[/IMG]
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le charme et ce qui en ferait un quartier à part entière est annulé par le fait que c'est l'endroit le plus touristique au Québec avec près de 6M de visiteurs par année. C'est en quelque sorte un endroit transitoire où les gens ne font que passer. Outre les excellents restos qui font partie du renouveau du ''quartier'', le Vieux-Montréal est une vitrine, on aime regarder, on prend le temps de contempler, on marche lentement, et on quitte... on ne connaît pas ce que le futur nous réserve par contre.
Je suis d'accord. Par contre, il y a de plus en plus de développement résidentiel dans le secteur.

Les restos et galeries d'art ne me dérangent pas tant que les innombrables boutiques souvenirs avec les t-shirts kétaines qui pendent à l'éxterieur des portes et des vitrines. Heureusement, il y en a de moins en moins. Je présume que la majorité datent de l'époque où le Vieux-Montréal n'était pas aussi prisé et que les loyers et même les prix d'achats des immeubles étaient beaucoup moins élevés.

C'est avec plaisir que je constate qu'il y en a de moins en moins.
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Take the good with the bad, you have a skyline that changes or a skyline that stays the same from 1969 or 1950 like Buffalo.
     
     
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Her review so far is that there are no bad boys, she could literally bring every guy she sees home to Mom.

And another friend, visiting TO for a conference.



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