Great Canadian Skyline Thread II - Page 78

Martin Mtl · #**1541** Posted **Aug 25, 2016, 1:29 PM**

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJhC1X2A...by=minie_world

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJgzBuYh...aken-by=aj.pix

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJgyfuiB...en-by=mcadoret

ssiguy · #**1542** Posted **Aug 25, 2016, 3:17 PM**

Thanks for those great Montreal pics. They really show Montreal's evolving skyline and the city's great urban form.

isotack · #**1543** Posted **Aug 25, 2016, 4:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by ssiguy

Thanks for those great Montreal pics. They really show Montreal's evolving skyline and the city's great urban form.

there there Montreal (pats Montreal on the head) don't worry you have a nice skyline too!

Martin Mtl · #**1544** Posted **Aug 26, 2016, 2:01 PM**

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJksIrIg...d=livemontreal

MolsonExport · #**1545** Posted **Aug 26, 2016, 4:22 PM**

Montreal's skyline may get your attention, but it is the lower-lying areas, the foreground, that beckon, draw you in, make you want to explore. Blocks of glassy bank towers don't make for very interesting urban fabric. Very quickly, your neck tires of craning upwards. Besides, the hot babes do not linger long in the financial district.

Monolith · #**1546** Posted **Aug 26, 2016, 6:20 PM**

van01 by Luitzen Schipper, on Flickr Uploaded on August 24, 2016

isotack · #**1547** Posted **Aug 26, 2016, 6:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Montreal's skyline may get your attention, but it is the lower-lying areas, the foreground, that beckon, draw you in, make you want to explore. Blocks of glassy bank towers don't make for very interesting urban fabric. Very quickly, your neck tires of craning upwards. Besides, the hot babes do not linger long in the financial district.

Actually you are right Montreal does have things that are unique in terms of qualities of it's own. Toronto and Montreal are very different cities, so is Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton. The latter three do happen to have skylines.
This obsessive "me too please look at me too" Montreal attitude towards Toronto is getting old. Montreal does not have a skyline...there I said it! Now why doesn't Montreal focus on what they do have, instead of being jealous of Toronto all the time.

TorontoDrew · #**1548** Posted **Aug 26, 2016, 6:47 PM**

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Toronto Skyline from above the DVP by A Great Capture (Ash2276), on Flickr[/IMG]

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War of the Worlds (Part Two) by Paul Boudreau, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Rosedale Valley Bridge by Ashton Pal, on Flickr[/IMG]

SkahHigh · #**1549** Posted **Aug 26, 2016, 10:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by isotack

Actually you are right Montreal does have things that are unique in terms of qualities of it's own. Toronto and Montreal are very different cities, so is Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton. The latter three do happen to have skylines.
This obsessive "me too please look at me too" Montreal attitude towards Toronto is getting old. Montreal does not have a skyline...there I said it! Now why doesn't Montreal focus on what they do have, instead of being jealous of Toronto all the time.

Don't want to start a debate, but Edmonton has a skyline and Montreal doesn't? Are you for real?

ue · #**1550** Posted **Aug 26, 2016, 10:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by SkahHigh

Don't want to start a debate, but Edmonton has a skyline and Montreal doesn't? Are you for real?

Edmonton has a skyline. Montreal has a skyline. EVERYBODY HAS A SKYLINE! There, I said it.

GreaterMontréal · #**1551** Posted **Aug 26, 2016, 11:06 PM**

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Now why doesn't Montreal focus on what they do have, instead of being jealous of Toronto all the time

Montréalers can't be jealous of Toronto cause they don't even know what's going on outside Montréal. In the news, they rarely talk about what's happening in the ROC.
Radio-Canada doesn't even have a Canada edition. TVA , same thing. 90% Quebec, 5% International and 5% Ottawa (government). The province of Quebec is run like a country inside a country, our news are divided by regions.

ErickMontreal · #**1552** Posted **Aug 26, 2016, 11:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by GreaterMontréal

Montréalers can't be jealous of Toronto cause they don't give a shit what's going on in the ROC . In the news, they rarely talk about what's happening in the ROC.
Radio-Canada doesn't even have a Canada edition. TVA , same thing. 90% Quebec, 5% International and 5% Ottawa (government). The province of Quebec is run like a country inside a country, our news are divided by regions.

Fixed that for you. Voila, si tu me le permets.

GreaterMontréal · #**1553** Posted **Aug 26, 2016, 11:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by ErickMontreal

Fixed that for you. Voila, si tu me le permets.

qu'on soit nationaliss ou separatiss, ça change rien au fait que très peu de gens s'intéressent à ce qui se passe ailleurs. On voit Gatineau comme une région éloignée, principalement car elle est accotée sur Ottawa, ça en dit long, pourtant elle est à moins de 200km de Montréal. lol

FrAnKs · #**1554** Posted **Aug 27, 2016, 12:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by GreaterMontréal

qu'on soit nationaliss ou separatiss, ça change rien au fait que très peu de gens s'intéressent à ce qui se passe ailleurs. On voit Gatineau comme une région éloignée, principalement car elle est accotée sur Ottawa, ça en dit long, pourtant elle est à moins de 200km de Montréal. lol

C'est dommage, c'est justement en sortant de notre province pour visiter notre beau pays, qu'on se rend compte que tout ne tourne pas autour de notre nombril, contrairement à ce que certains Péquistes essaient de nous faire croire !
(Bon et bien... vous savez au moins pour quel parti je ne voterai pas aux prochaines élections...)

Mrs Sauga · #**1555** Posted **Aug 27, 2016, 1:25 AM**

Where did the "Montreal jealous of Toronto" come from? Were there posts deleted or something? I don't understand how that came about based on the last few pages...

MolsonExport · #**1556** Posted **Aug 27, 2016, 2:05 AM**

Alas, all the result of one silly post by a newbie.

Franco401 · #**1557** Posted **Aug 27, 2016, 2:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by Mrs Sauga

Where did the "Montreal jealous of Toronto" come from? Were there posts deleted or something? I don't understand how that came about based on the last few pages...

You have to back a little further. This thread moves fast enough that you'll have 30 pages of lighthearted discussion followed by 10 of a complete flamewar. Part I of the thread shows some more as well, it pops up whenever someone says something obviously manufactured to create controversy like "Winnipeg's skyline is better than Toronto" or "Vancouver needs more glass condos" (Exaggerating in this case so I don't start anything myself).

Rico Rommheim · #**1558** Posted **Aug 27, 2016, 3:59 AM**

I guess I missed a (yet another contrived and unnecessary) flame war.

Good.

Pinion · #**1559** Posted **Aug 27, 2016, 6:29 AM**

@nvanrcmp

North Van

Martin Mtl · #**1560** Posted **Aug 27, 2016, 4:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by isotack

Actually you are right Montreal does have things that are unique in terms of qualities of it's own. Toronto and Montreal are very different cities, so is Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton. The latter three do happen to have skylines.
This obsessive "me too please look at me too" Montreal attitude towards Toronto is getting old. Montreal does not have a skyline...there I said it! Now why doesn't Montreal focus on what they do have, instead of being jealous of Toronto all the time.

There is actually hardly any jealousy on this forum between Toronto and Montreal. In fact, Montrealers here often lavish compliments on Toronto's skyline and everyone admit that it is by far the dominant skyline in this country. So I'm not sure why you wrote that, but that's not exactly the best way to make an elegant and friendly entrance into the forum for a newbie.