Great Canadian Skyline Thread II

[Chadillaccc]

Jesus, stop that! I can only get so erect!

[MonkeyRonin]

Cool. It's not often we get dumps of high-quality photos from Flickr like that anymore.

[Chadillaccc]

Speaking of Flickr, here’s a beautiful (albeit a bit overexposed) shot of the northern lights over downtown Calgary a couple weeks ago…


Calgary August 6 2019 by Christy Turner Photography, on Flickr

[Laceoflight]

Montréal, from over Candiac / La Prairie on the South Shore.


P2030269_LR by Daniel Villeneuve, on Flickr

[FFX-ME]

Originally Posted by Hali87

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Too bad they didn't do this 3 days later. Would've been a cool thing to have on Aug. 15th to celebrate the Acadian national holiday.

[TorontoDrew]

I love in the very last Row-house on the top left before the trees and this weekend is the Leslieville Beerfestival right outside my front door. Perfect stumbling distance.

LBF5 by Andrew Moore, on Flickr

[megadude]

I was not aware you could see the northern lights as far south as Calgary.

[megadude]

But do you patronize the best pub in all of Leslieville? That being Tasty Chicken House.

My cousin lives down the street from there and I was warned not to go in there.

[Calgarian]

Originally Posted by megadude

I was not aware you could see the northern lights as far south as Calgary.

It's rare, but you can see them on occasion. Usually it takes a big solar storm to see them this far south.

[TorontoDrew]

Originally Posted by megadude

But do you patronize the best pub in all of Leslieville? That being Tasty Chicken House.

My cousin lives down the street from there and I was warned not to go in there.

Hell No! Every hood needs a dive bar or two for the down and out. That one won't last much longer though. My locals are AAA on Gerrard and Queen, Farside, and HiLo with a mix of others depending on the time of year. I have seasonal locals. Follow the beer and the environments.

[WhipperSnapper]

Can't remember if it is Leslieville or South Riverdale. There's apparently an amazing taco/mexican place. I forgot the name before I could try it for myself.

Mexican food is improving quickly in Toronto but, it is still pretty ugly most of the time.

[MonkeyRonin]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

I love in the very last Row-house on the top left before the trees and this weekend is the Leslieville Beerfestival right outside my front door. Perfect stumbling distance.

Haha, I used to work in the same row a couple years ago. Not a great setup for an office though.

Cool perspective.

[ScreamingViking]

Originally Posted by megadude

I was not aware you could see the northern lights as far south as Calgary.

There have been a few instances they've been visible in the Toronto area. Last time I recall was summer 2002, I was in Ajax... and they were quite brilliant despite the urban light pollution.

We used to see them occasionally at our old family cottage about 70km east of Sault Ste. Marie. Dark skies in that area too so the stars were amazing.

[itom 987]

Edmonton

View of Downtown Edmonton by Sarah, on Flickr

[Chadillaccc]

Calgary Skyline from SW Nosehill by Dave King, on Flickr

By Jeff Wallace on Flickr : https://www.flickr.com/photos/wherezjeff/48514207857/

Originally Posted by ScreamingViking

There have been a few instances they've been visible in the Toronto area. Last time I recall was summer 2002, I was in Ajax... and they were quite brilliant despite the urban light pollution.

We used to see them occasionally at our old family cottage about 70km east of Sault Ste. Marie. Dark skies in that area too so the stars were amazing.

That might have been the time when I saw them in Cambridge. My dad lived there at the time and I remember he took us out cause the weather network said they might be out that night cause of a solar ejection. It was cool.


And yes, the Aurora Borealis occurs fairly frequently in virtually all of Alberta, of course it's more common in the north. One has to keep in mind that a city like Sault Ste. Marie is 700 km south of Calgary, and 450-ish km south of the southern border of Alberta.

[TorontoDrew]

modern building by Victor, on Flickr

Sunrise at Toronto by Victor, on Flickr

Amazing Toronto views from King West Hotel by Victor, on Flickr

pano toronto by Victor, on Flickr

[Harrison]

Originally Posted by itom 987

Edmonton

View of Downtown Edmonton by Sarah, on Flickr

Augustana Tower is going to fill in the gap nicely between the Leg and the CBD. Overall, the skyline is leaps and bounds better than even 5 years ago.

If the economy/housing market ever turns around, the countless approved proposals will create another huge change in the skyline.

[le calmar]

It is very rare, but northern lights can reach even Southern Florida and the Caribbeans.

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1989-03-14-8901140282-story.html

[franktko]

[Chadillaccc]

By SurrealPlaces on SRC

By SurrealPlaces on SRC