Mohkínstsis — 1.6 million people at the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains, 400 high-rises, a 300-metre SE to NW climb, over 1000 kilometres of pathways, with 20% of the urban area as parkland.
A few shots of Metro Van from my trip at the start on Nov.
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"The destructive effects of automobiles are much less a cause than a symptom of our incompetence at city building" - Jane Jacobs 1961ish
BC Place slowly being consumed by the on going dense development in the downtown core. To have such a huge stadium so tightly integrated into the urban fabric is an impressive feat. Is there another city that has pulled this off? Even mighty Toronto with all its dense development, and Roger Centre is still fairly isolated from the rest of downtown.
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Winnipeg is clearly the most underrated city in Canada... couldn't be convinced of it more after watching that video. Gorgeous... love the architecture in the exchange district. Definitely due for another visit soon.
“BC Place slowly being consumed by the on going dense development in the downtown core. To have such a huge stadium so tightly integrated into the urban fabric is an impressive feat. Is there another city that has pulled this off? Even mighty Toronto with all its dense development, and Roger Centre is still fairly isolated from the rest of downtown.”
I’ve lived in both Vancouver and Toronto and attended events in the stadiums and arenas of both cities. I loved Vancouver. As it happens, just last night my wife and I were enjoying a small and much too expensive fillet of salmon. It provoked an exercise in nostalgia, with fond memories of driving down to Steveston to buy a whole salmon or a bag of of spot prawns directly from a fishing boat. Vancouver is a wonderful city and I am not motivated by any sense of Toronto hauteur or fancied superiority compared to Vancouver.
But, in fact, Rogers Centre is not “fairly isolated from the rest of downtown” in Toronto. Union Station might be considered the centre of downtown and it is an easy stroll along the Sky Walk from Union Station to the Stadium. It is a still closer walk to the Scotiabank Arena, formerly the Air Canada Centre, which is virtually out the back door of Union Station. One of the pleasures of attending a ball game at Rogers Centre is sitting in the 5th deck on a day when the roof is open and leaning back to look at the skyscrapers and the CN Tower looming over the field.
Apparently the days of the old SkyDome, as it remains for me, are numbered. I can only hope that it’s replacement will be as accessible a part of the city as the present structure.
Some memories:I had tickets to (I think) the second game the Jays ever played in the Dome. The Jays won in extra innings as I recall. I also recall attending 2010 Olympics events at GM Place and Lions games at BC Place. The Toronto venues are no less integrated into the city than the Vancouver ones.
BC Place slowly being consumed by the on going dense development in the downtown core. To have such a huge stadium so tightly integrated into the urban fabric is an impressive feat. Is there another city that has pulled this off? Even mighty Toronto with all its dense development, and Roger Centre is still fairly isolated from the rest of downtown.
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“BC Place slowly being consumed by the on going dense development in the downtown core. To have such a huge stadium so tightly integrated into the urban fabric is an impressive feat. Is there another city that has pulled this off? Even mighty Toronto with all its dense development, and Roger Centre is still fairly isolated from the rest of downtown.”
I’ve lived in both Vancouver and Toronto and attended events in the stadiums and arenas of both cities. I loved Vancouver. As it happens, just last night my wife and I were enjoying a small and much too expensive fillet of salmon. It provoked an exercise in nostalgia, with fond memories of driving down to Steveston to buy a whole salmon or a bag of of spot prawns directly from a fishing boat. Vancouver is a wonderful city and I am not motivated by any sense of Toronto hauteur or fancied superiority compared to Vancouver.
But, in fact, Rogers Centre is not “fairly isolated from the rest of downtown” in Toronto. Union Station might be considered the centre of downtown and it is an easy stroll along the Sky Walk from Union Station to the Stadium. It is a still closer walk to the Scotiabank Arena, formerly the Air Canada Centre, which is virtually out the back door of Union Station. One of the pleasures of attending a ball game at Rogers Centre is sitting in the 5th deck on a day when the roof is open and leaning back to look at the skyscrapers and the CN Tower looming over the field.
Apparently the days of the old SkyDome, as it remains for me, are numbered. I can only hope that it’s replacement will be as accessible a part of the city as the present structure.
Some memories:I had tickets to (I think) the second game the Jays ever played in the Dome. The Jays won in extra innings as I recall. I also recall attending 2010 Olympics events at GM Place and Lions games at BC Place. The Toronto venues are no less integrated into the city than the Vancouver ones.
West end of Hamilton near Hwy 403, looking northeast (probably taken from the top of the Niagara Escarpment)... McMaster Innovation Park is in the foreground, the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King is centre-left, Hamilton Harbour with Burlington beyond and Toronto's skyline fuzzy in the background.
I passed through Hamilton on the weekend, along with Niagara area, and I was thinking I should put more Hamilton churches in the Great Canadian Churches thread (I think I added two in the past). I just did that for Niagara.
Can't recall if this one you mention is in there, but it is certainly worthy of being great.
So many all over the place. Would take a lot of time to document them all.
I highly recommend a visit and really enjoyed my time there a couple of years ago. The Exchange is coming along nicely, as is their waterfront. Like many cities, it needs more retail and more infill to improve the urban experience, but it is well on its way.
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I passed through Hamilton on the weekend, along with Niagara area, and I was thinking I should put more Hamilton churches in the Great Canadian Churches thread (I think I added two in the past). I just did that for Niagara.
Can't recall if this one you mention is in there, but it is certainly worthy of being great.
So many all over the place. Would take a lot of time to document them all.
The Historical Hamilton site has details and photos of many of them (not sure why their images don't link for posting though... quite right it would take some time, especially to curate a collection of photos that covers all the really nice ones). I'm not religious at all but feel that churches have some of the most beautiful and stunning architecture in our cities across the country.
The Historical Hamilton site has details and photos of many of them (not sure why their images don't link for posting though... quite right it would take some time, especially to curate a collection of photos that covers all the really nice ones). I'm not religious at all but feel that churches have some of the most beautiful and stunning architecture in our cities across the country.
Interesting how these churches dominated our skylines for hundreds of years (a thousand+ in Europe) and over the last century, they've been reduced to background buildings, or often hidden from view completely.
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