Great Canadian Skyline Thread II - Page 864

TorontoDrew · #**17261** Posted **Jun 9, 2021, 8:13 PM**

DJI_00011 - DJI_00017 by Clement Lo, on Flickr

DJI_0001 - DJI_0007-2 by Clement Lo, on Flickr

DJI_0024HDR by Clement Lo, on Flickr

905er · #**17262** Posted **Jun 9, 2021, 8:18 PM**

Gorgeous set of Humber Bay waterfront!!

Coldrsx · #**17263** Posted **Jun 9, 2021, 8:48 PM**

Very nice set indeed.

Martin Mtl · #**17264** Posted **Jun 9, 2021, 9:36 PM**

Amazing Toronto pic. I'm sure some people would be hard pressed to guess that this is Toronto.

Also, I don't think I ever saw a picture of Edmonton from that angle, with the stadium.

Great stuff.

isaidso · #**17265** Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 12:04 AM**

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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

Amazing Toronto pic. I'm sure some people would be hard pressed to guess that this is Toronto.

The Great Lakes were a revelation to me. From afar, I think alot of people pass it off as a rather unremarkable shoreline. They're just lakes, right? In person, they're quite beautiful. You even get that much sought after turquoise coloured water in places.

Chadillaccc · #**17266** Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 12:05 AM**

By Chinese_T on SRC : https://calgary.skyrisecities.com/forum/threads/calgary-skylines.24432/page-31#post-1700333

905er · #**17267** Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 12:23 AM**

that is one Gorgeous Calgary skyline shot!!!

giallo · #**17268** Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 12:47 AM**

It still blows me away that with a skyline that large, only 1.6 million people live in Calgary.

J.OT13 · #**17269** Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 12:14 PM**

Dow's Lake skyline from Carleton University.

https://otrain.railfans.ca/snapshot-updates-2/snapshot-of-carleton-station-june-8-2021

TorontoDrew · #**17270** Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 1:57 PM**

🇨🇦 Toronto by Dave Wong, on Flickr

Skyline_Toronto_Harbourfront_CN_Tower_boats_DSCN9183_wide_3x1 by Tdot Shots, on Flickr

Toronto Contrasts by Jack Tome, on Flickr

esquire · #**17271** Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 2:18 PM**

10/10 would love to go for a walk on the streets of Toronto today.

Coldrsx · #**17272** Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 2:58 PM**

What a classic shot of Toronto.

Leslieville?

niwell · #**17273** Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 3:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

What a classic shot of Toronto.

Leslieville?

The last shot is looking west down Shuter at Sumach st, so the southern edge of Regent Park with the Trefann Court neighbourhood to the left: https://goo.gl/maps/GDs8yZKqBQMKpSwm6

Coldrsx · #**17274** Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 3:15 PM**

https://edmonton.skyrisecities.com/forum/threads/edmonton-skyline.23898/page-33#post-1701073
Kaizen on SRC

isaidso · #**17275** Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 5:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by giallo

It still blows me away that with a skyline that large, only 1.6 million people live in Calgary.

Overall, Canadian and Australian cities punch over their weight. Calgary is an extreme case. Pound for pound, there are only a few places that out do Calgary. Dubai, maybe Gold Coast?

esquire · #**17276** Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 5:13 PM**

Unlike Gold Coast, Calgary doesn't even have the resort factor going for it to drive up the skyline in a big way.

Hackslack · #**17277** Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 5:16 PM**

Essentially 1/3 of those office buildings in Calgary currently sit empty nowadays though.

What is the office vacancy in other parts of the country?

Martin Mtl · #**17278** Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 5:17 PM**

Crédit photo: @27shutterclicks

suburbanite · #**17279** Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 5:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

Unlike Gold Coast, Calgary doesn't even have the resort factor going for it to drive up the skyline in a big way.

On the flip side, Gold Coast doesn't even have the oil factor going for it. Oil builds skylines pretty well...

I think most of use tend to prefer skylines dominated by heftier office buildings compared to balcony-clad pencil towers though. That is where Calgary is king. Unfortunate that it may be awhile before we see another beauty go up.

Pavlov · #**17280** Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 5:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by Hackslack

Essentially 1/3 of those office buildings in Calgary currently sit empty nowadays though.

What is the office vacancy in other parts of the country?

Empty (more accurately, partially empty) buildings still count as part of a skyline, no?

Also, the City of Calgary has some pretty ambitious plans to incentivize the conversion of older office buildings to residential. If successful, it would radically alter the character of the CBD (for the better, I think).