Great Canadian Skyline Thread II

[J.OT13]

Ottawa skyline from above Lansdowne Park.


https://twitter.com/OttawaDrones/status/1347181726842417152


https://twitter.com/OttawaDrones/status/1347234390754136064


https://twitter.com/OttawaDrones/status/1347555293115404288

[Chadillaccc]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Calgary

[J.OT13]

https://twitter.com/OttawaDrones/status/1361299610665422849


https://twitter.com/OttawaDrones/status/1356784928462172161

[Masoliantekw]

Not a skyline, but I stumbled across an old aerial view from 1927 of Québec while doing a research and I compared it to the actual Google satellite imagery. Québec's Assemblée nationale (parliament) is located at the bottom left of the pictures.

Québec, 1927

Source: BAnQ numérique, Fonds Ministère des Terres et Forêts, 1927 [E21,S110,SS1,SSS1,PK120-9]

Québec, 2020

Source: Google Earth Pro

[TorontoDrew]

A View Of the Skyline at Yonge and Eglinton from Eglinton Park by A Great Capture, on Flickr

[Denscity]

Originally Posted by Masoliantekw

Not a skyline, but I stumbled across an old aerial view from 1927 of Québec while doing a research and I compared it to the actual Google satellite imagery. Québec's Assemblée nationale (parliament) is located at the bottom left of the pictures.

Québec, 1927

Source: BAnQ numérique, Fonds Ministère des Terres et Forêts, 1927 [E21,S110,SS1,SSS1,PK120-9]

Québec, 2020

Source: Google Earth Pro

We're not very good with parallel lines are we lol?

[Masoliantekw]

Originally Posted by Denscity

We're not very good with parralel lines are we lol?

Well, you have to understand the story of a place in order to get why the lines are what they are. This is not some sort of mid-19th-century-well-planned community. This is a working-class faubourg that sprouted organically outside of the walls of the city before 1759 and grew between 1750 and 1850.

[zoomer]

The Ottawa pics above are gorgeous photos - great composition and colours.

[davee930]

Originally Posted by Denscity

We're not very good with parralel lines are we lol?

Lucky you. You have character from the time that rules didn't exist.

[DZH22]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

Toronto by Marcanadian, on Flickr

Originally Posted by megadude

For phase 1 of CIBC Square, the reflection off the windows I thought seemed kind of cool but then I realized it was kind of a distraction to me when looking at a couple of these pics. I didn't realize it would have that effect. I assume that will only happen seldom and only from the rare angle like in those photos. And it looks like a telephoto lens was used as the skyline is not that big and prominent from this spot I'm pretty sure.

It looks like 2 hourglasses and the Triforce!

[Nite]

Not new but cool Toronto skyline shots


https://www.dntghana.com/2020/07/20/canadas-ontario-province-inches-closer-to-post-covid-normalcy/


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto

[Binour]

It should also be remembered that the sector is not exactly flat.

[kool maudit]

We replace 27 buildings with one building and wonder why our cities seem dull.

We build whole neighbourhoods of these 27 building-sized buildings and wonder why they seem monotonous, why they never come to enjoy the prestige of their predecessors.

We are basically the same size as we have always been.

[J.OT13]

360 drone shot of from above Lansdowne Park. Daytime, February 2021.

https://www.google.com/maps/@45.3993607,...i0-ya297.77722-ro-0-fo100!7i15000!8i7500

[Martin Mtl]

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


https://www.instagram.com/p/CLe27eqHZer/

[Monolith]

Vancouver - February 13, 2021

Snow Day by Lee Rosenbaum, on Flickr

[MolsonExport]

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.

this jackass is back again.

[someone123]

Halifax


Source

Spring Garden Road


Source

[Nite]

Downtown by Lee Rosenbaum, on Flickr

[905er]

what a great shot of Halifax!.. looks idyllic to me..

...my one criticism .. that concrete monster to the left needs to be demolished.. at the very least.. reclad or something.