Great Canadian Skyline Thread II - Page 867

niwell · #**17321** Posted **Jun 15, 2021, 7:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by Acajack

I am haunted by the image of that tower with the hollow core in the middle where people threw garbage down until the pile became 5-10 storeys tall.

That's Ponte Tower - the first two images I posted were taken from the top. It's all cleaned up now and is a decent building though far from luxurious (save the top couple floors) and security can be a bit overbearing.

From the bottom - note that the windows actually face the communal hallway to enter units:

Martin Mtl · #**17322** Posted **Jun 15, 2021, 7:57 PM**

The Golden Square Mile and downtown.

Crédit photo: @olivierprt

esquire · #**17323** Posted **Jun 15, 2021, 8:10 PM**

I always liked 'heavy' buildings but that Ponte Tower is going too far even for me... there is something vaguely sinister and dystopian looking about that building even in its cleaned up state... I can't imagine what it must have been like with the garbage pile in the middle.

suburbanite · #**17324** Posted **Jun 15, 2021, 8:45 PM**

It's straight out of the movie Dredd.

MolsonExport · #**17325** Posted **Jun 15, 2021, 9:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by niwell

That's Ponte Tower - the first two images I posted were taken from the top. It's all cleaned up now and is a decent building though far from luxurious (save the top couple floors) and security can be a bit overbearing.

From the bottom - note that the windows actually face the communal hallway to enter units:

This is easily one of the weirdest building complexes in the entire world. Not quite up there with the singular Kowloon Walled City, but nevertheless, very weird and fascinating.

MolsonExport · #**17326** Posted **Jun 15, 2021, 9:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

The Golden Square Mile and downtown.

Crédit photo: @olivierprt

And that is how you do it. No visible parking lots. Mixture of building styles. gradual buildup and no drop-off. Astride the mightiest river in North America.

LeftCoaster · #**17327** Posted **Jun 15, 2021, 9:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by suburbanite

It's straight out of the movie Dredd.

Exactly what I was thinking.

Kevin_foster · #**17328** Posted **Jun 15, 2021, 9:41 PM**

credit:

Coldrsx · #**17329** Posted **Jun 15, 2021, 10:11 PM**

I've always found Edmonton to be electrifying.
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SkahHigh · #**17330** Posted **Jun 15, 2021, 10:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by niwell

That's Ponte Tower - the first two images I posted were taken from the top. It's all cleaned up now and is a decent building though far from luxurious (save the top couple floors) and security can be a bit overbearing.

From the bottom - note that the windows actually face the communal hallway to enter units:

Funny because I saw Chappie last night and there's a scene in this building where it's shown as a ghetto housing project.

Tg11 · #**17331** Posted **Jun 15, 2021, 11:02 PM**

Always wanted to see the Montreal skyline again especially in downtown Montreal

niwell · #**17332** Posted **Jun 15, 2021, 11:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by suburbanite

It's straight out of the movie Dredd.

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

Exactly what I was thinking.

Perhaps not surprisingly it was actually used as one of the sets in Dredd! And Chappie too of course. Filming is one of the major sources of income for the tower owners, and when I visited they were in the process of cleaning up after a commercial shoot.

Chadillaccc · #**17333** Posted **Jun 16, 2021, 4:11 AM**

Beauty and grace.

zahav · #**17334** Posted **Jun 16, 2021, 6:29 AM**

Ponte Tower is terrifying, even cleaned up. A giant centre hole might 'seem cool' when planned, but the image of staring down from the top floors into a dark hole is very ominous. I don't mind the tower at all from the outside, but those interior shots are creepy AF

J.OT13 · #**17335** Posted **Jun 16, 2021, 1:47 PM**

Outdated. Maybe 5 years ago. Ile de Hull with Ottawa across the river.

http://vivreagatineau.ca/bilan-de-la-mis...-particulier-durbanisme-du-centre-ville/

Rico Rommheim · #**17336** Posted **Jun 16, 2021, 4:46 PM**

Last week:

Montreal_Skyline_From_Long_Distance_01 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

Montreal_Skyline_From_Long_Distance_02 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

Montreal_Skyline_From_Long_Distance by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

Montreal_Skyline_From_Long_Distance_04 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

MolsonExport · #**17337** Posted **Jun 16, 2021, 5:06 PM**

It is amazing that Montreal's skyline can be seen from so far away, but usually only from the South, Southwest and Southeast, as Mont Royal blocks the skyline from other vantage points.

I have identified the skyline from Vermont (Mt Mansfield, Jay Peak) and from New York State (Whiteface), and of course from Mont Owl's Head (Eastern Townships)

J.OT13 · #**17338** Posted **Jun 17, 2021, 10:02 AM**

Zibi and west end Ottawa.

https://twitter.com/zibiCanada/status/1405222752727015430

Razor · #**17339** Posted **Jun 17, 2021, 3:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

The Golden Square Mile and downtown.

Crédit photo: @olivierprt

Awesome pic! Montreal has so much girth and Eclecticism to it's skyline.

Rico Rommheim · #**17340** Posted **Jun 17, 2021, 4:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by Razor

Awesome pic! Montreal has so much girth and Eclecticism to it's skyline.

True.

Montreal's skyline will never win a SSP skyline award of the year. The skyline really shines when seen from above.

However I must say that the downtown has a long way to go, because as of now it is not close to being one of the most interesting neighbourhoods in the city.