Great Canadian Skyline Thread II - Page 790

Denscity · #**15781** Posted **Dec 21, 2020, 11:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by Monolith

December twilight -- Vancouver 2020 by Gord McKenna, on Flickr

Downtown Vancouver at night 2020 by Gord McKenna, on Flickr

Quoted because that second Vancouver shot is one of the nicest city pics i have ever seen.

ue · #**15782** Posted **Dec 21, 2020, 11:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

I miss the old Toronto skyline which was dominated by the bank towers. that back view brings it back.

^ Yeah. The Toronto skyline definitely has more heft and bulk to it which isn't bad, but now everything melts together into a mesh blue-green glass and the only distinctive building is the CN Tower. Really, it needs 3-5 buildings >320m to create some serious peaks out of the dense core like the modern and post-modern bank towers did from the '70s to the '00s.

Chadillaccc · #**15783** Posted **Dec 22, 2020, 2:08 AM**

From the Stairs by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

Stephen Aventure by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

From the Cliffs by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

#**15784** Posted **Dec 22, 2020, 3:10 PM**

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csbvan · #**15785** Posted **Dec 22, 2020, 4:25 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Denscity

Quoted because that second Vancouver shot is one of the nicest city pics i have ever seen.

I can't stop looking at these. So much going on. They look quite recent too.

TorontoDrew · #**15786** Posted **Dec 22, 2020, 4:26 PM**

Jogging past the City by Prashanth Raghavan, on Flickr

q12 · #**15787** Posted **Dec 22, 2020, 5:19 PM**

Source Twitter: len wagg
@Len_Wagg_photo
https://twitter.com/Len_Wagg_photo/status/1315703929439694851

rousseau · #**15788** Posted **Dec 22, 2020, 8:04 PM**

I have my quibbles, but yeah, those Vancouver shots are very striking.

J.OT13 · #**15789** Posted **Dec 23, 2020, 9:21 AM**

West end Ottawa from the base of Parliament Hill (new heating/cooling plant u/c). The view should change significantly over the next 5 years with a dozen+towers proposed or u/c within walking distance of the Confederation Line.

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Originally Posted by LRTeverywhere

Heres the site as of Dec 19

Coldrsx · #**15790** Posted **Dec 25, 2020, 1:51 AM**

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year all!

https://cdn.skyrisecities.com/forum/attachments/leg-xmas-2020-jpg.290947/
Mine

🌳🌱🌿🌴🍁 · #**15791** Posted **Dec 25, 2020, 5:10 PM**

Toronto

Katrin Ray Shumakov/Getty Images
https://www.tripsavvy.com/toronto-february-weather-and-event-guide-1481888

GeneralLea · #**15792** Posted **Dec 26, 2020, 12:51 AM**

Looks like it's a two year old image, pretty nice.

That's a great view in Ottawa....wow. I'm intrigued by how much it'll grow.

Rico Rommheim · #**15793** Posted **Dec 26, 2020, 1:29 AM**

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Originally Posted by GeneralLeeTPHLS

I'm intrigued by how much it'll grow.

That's what she said.

Martin Mtl · #**15794** Posted **Dec 26, 2020, 2:43 PM**

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJHbcK5B8Tp/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJLgDdLD5Go/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJGl52yJzZK/

J.OT13 · #**15795** Posted **Dec 26, 2020, 11:53 PM**

The Southam Building is such a beauty, like something out of Manhatan. I don't remember seeing anything else quite like it in Canada.

SkahHigh · #**15796** Posted **Dec 27, 2020, 7:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

The Southam Building is such a beauty, like something out of Manhatan. I don't remember seeing anything else quite like it in Canada.

Yeah it’s really something. We only havd 2 or 3 of those in Montreal, luckily they are in great shape compared to some other old buildings in Old Montreal.

isaidso · #**15797** Posted **Dec 27, 2020, 8:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

The Southam Building is such a beauty, like something out of Manhatan. I don't remember seeing anything else quite like it in Canada.

Canadian cities weren't very big during that era (1900-1930) so, quite predictably, the demand for large, grand buildings was small. Likewise, it's no surprise that it was New York and Chicago that built the biggest and grandest examples as they were the 2 biggest cities in Canada/US back then.

Our big growth spurt is happening now. If it had happened 1900-1920, Canadian cities would have tons of buildings like that.

Coldrsx · #**15798** Posted **Dec 28, 2020, 4:56 PM**

https://skyrisecities.com/forum/threads/edmonton-skyline.23898/page-23#post-1634191
Kaizen on SRC

TorontoDrew · #**15799** Posted **Dec 29, 2020, 6:54 PM**

Construction cranes on Toronto's skyline 2020 12 25 -d by booledozer, on Flickr

Construction cranes on Toronto's skyline 2020 12 25 -v by booledozer, on Flickr

Rico Rommheim · #**15800** Posted **Dec 30, 2020, 3:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by q12

Source Twitter: len wagg
@Len_Wagg_photo
https://twitter.com/Len_Wagg_photo/status/1315703929439694851

Some of the best Halifax shots I`ve ever seen.