Great Canadian Skyline Thread II

[Martin Mtl]

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[GeneralLea]

Took this today of Midtown Toronto's skyline (Yonge and Eglinton)….this view's changed a lot in a few years;
Yonge and Eglinton's Skyline by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr

[RoshanMcG]

Taken by me on Sunday

[Martin Mtl]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/werkunz/33917571398/

[Calgarian]

Love the new Waterdale Bridge in Edmonton, it's quite impressive to drive across!

[TorontoDrew]

by A Great Capture, on Flickr

Humber Bay by Jeremy Gilbert, on Flickr

Humber Bay arch bridge by Jeremy Gilbert, on Flickr

[Chadillaccc]

Canadian North (C-GCNW) by ace.yyc, on Flickr

Calgary, Alberta by ace.yyc, on Flickr

[Monolith]

Aerial view of Granville Island & Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada by Feng Wei, on Flickr


Untitled by Paul Krueger, on Flickr

[someone123]

Here is a shot showing the buildings that surround a good portion of the Public Gardens in Halifax. This mini Central Park type of feel has really taken hold over the past few years. There's a 500 m row of mostly 10-20 storey buildings along the western side.


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[GeneralLea]

I took this yesterday, near Crothers Woods in the Don valley...this is a nice view of some of the new buildings in the skyline of downtown Toronto. You can see the core of the first Bay Park tower next to the curved face of the L Tower, left side;
A Skyline from Nature by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr

[Chadillaccc]

Have I posted these before? If so let me know. They're just in my files and wasn't sure if I have....


By Ana Shahnovich on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/ana_shahnovich/

By Ana Shahnovich on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/ana_shahnovich/

By Ana Shahnovich on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/ana_shahnovich/

[WhipperSnapper]

I think I see Tom Cruise in the second one!

[Chadillaccc]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

I think I see Tom Cruise in the second one!

lmfao! Love it.

[TorontoDrew]

Originally Posted by GeneralLeeTPHLS

I took this yesterday, near Crothers Woods in the Don valley...this is a nice view of some of the new buildings in the skyline of downtown Toronto.
A Skyline from Nature by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr

Except for the horrible transmission lines.

[mistercorporate]

Yes, just burying transmission lines will significantly improve the class/quality aspect of the core. Even in the grungier looking areas. It was a constant observation from Australian visitors we had.

[WhipperSnapper]

I've had a similar experience. Those Australian are pretty obsessed with our overhead wiring. I've been with Germans, Italians, further east, etc. and seldom a peep. They weren't the types to hold back either.

I've explored parts of the city that have had their wires buried. Some more shady than others. I've explored areas where the wires have been buried and followed up with streetscaping and areas that have been streetscaped without the budget to bury the wires. I concluded the wires aren't a big impact. It's more the hodgepodge streetscaping in various states of disrepair or no streetscaping whatsoever that creates the impression.

[GeneralLea]

They're more unsightly when you go out to the suburbs of the proper city, like Scarborough, or Yonge and Finch, where those hydro lines cross the city from east to west....it just makes an already unpleasing area (in terms of it's urbanity and well....general experience) a bit less comforting.

[mistercorporate]

What's the primary driver of overhead wires again, is it Hydro One or something? Is there a thread where I can learn more about this?

[Monolith]

Lonsdale Quay, Vancouver, Canada @ 2019.5.5 by GT, on Flickr


Vancouver city by D70, on Flickr

[Chadillaccc]

That first one is simply beautiful. Almost perfection.