Great Canadian Skyline Thread II

[Rico Rommheim]

The view from the J-C bridge.


Montreal by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr



The Montreal Skyline by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr


The Montreal Skyline by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr


About a Boat by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr


Montreal by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr


Montreal by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr


Montreal by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr


Montreal by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

[Nouvellecosse]

Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Wow what a shot! What's the vantage point?

Looks like a zoom shot from Burnaby Mountain, home of SFU.

[Rico Rommheim]

Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

Looks like a zoom shot from Burnaby Mountain, home of SFU.

Yeah that's what I thought. I've been there, next time I go i'll make sure I've got a giant lens. The views up there are superb.

[q12]

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[Rico Rommheim]

For some reason, that first haligax picture, the one with the boat, really reminds me of Montreal. Like diet-montreal. The skyline is pretty narrow but long, there's a diet-version of mont-royal in the background, port installations, cruise ships, large bridges, a grungier and less-liked "south shore", there's a stunted skyline and there's a also large body of water in the foreground.

[esquire]

Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

For some reason, that firsy haligax picture, the one with the boat, really reminds me of Montreal. Like diet-montreal. The skyline is pretty narrow but long, there's a diet-version of mont-royal in the background, port installations, cruise ships, large bridges, a grungier and less-liked "south shore", there's a stunted skyline and there's a also large body of water in the foreground.

I can definitely see the resemblance!

[GeneralLea]

Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

For some reason, that first haligax picture, the one with the boat, really reminds me of Montreal. Like diet-montreal. The skyline is pretty narrow but long, there's a diet-version of mont-royal in the background, port installations, cruise ships, large bridges, a grungier and less-liked "south shore", there's a stunted skyline and there's a also large body of water in the foreground.

I agree with this assessment. It took me a good while to recognize the area this skyline was part of, but the grassy islands gave me a hunch that it was Halifax. If not for that, I would've thought this was Montreal....the port areas and varied buildings really remind me of Montreal, just not to the same scale or I suppose spatial variety with regards to distancing/scaling. That view is incredible in any case, it really shows how much Halifax has in terms of depth and variety, despite how stunted the skyline may be at times.

[Nouvellecosse]

People are just now picking up on that similarity? I've noticed that for years. The downtowns being between a big hill and the water with height limits related to the big hill is the most obvious. But there's also things like the big hills each having the city's most enduring landmark (Old Town Clock and the Mount Royal Cross) that overlook downtown and are brightly illuminated at night. Plus the Dingle Tower reminds me of the Sailors Memorial Clock tower. Not in appearance but in scale and visitor experience.

Of course there's differences too, like Montreal seems much less connected to the water with railway track and wide strip of grass along the shore whereas Halifax is intensely built right up to and even into the water. Plus Montreal is mostly brick and stone while Halifax is mostly wood, particularly outside the immediate downtown. Plus we're much more symmetric in how we relate to the water with perhaps a 3/5 on one side and 2/5 on the other while in Montreal it's more like 1/6 vs 5/6.

But yeah surprising amount of similarity given the huge difference in size.

[someone123]

Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

But yeah surprising amount of similarity given the huge difference in size.

It's roughly the same city plan. I'd go further and say that the inner North End is a lot like the Plateau in terms of the role it plays in the city, Dalhousie is/was in a similar place to McGill (at the "edge of town" in the 1800's), the South End is a bit like Westmount, etc. Of course when you look in more detail there are a lot of differences. The Citadel is also closer to the water than Mount Royal relative to the size of the city.

At the risk of adding to Halifax oversaturation on SSP I found this drone video and took a couple screen captures:

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[LightingGuy]

I was surprised with how urban and dense downtown Halifax was when I went there in the fall - especially considering the population. It's a really nice city.

[Coldrsx]

https://transforming.edmonton.ca/when-yo...brooks-of-commonwealth-stadium-concerts/


https://edmonton.skyrisecities.com/forum/threads/edmonton-skyline.23898/page-51

[Marshal]

The visual scale of that stadium gets me every time. If you haven't been to Edmonton: Commonwealth really looms gigantic over the neighbourhoods just west of it. I think only Olympic Stadium stands equally as such a monster, capping local street views around its location.

[esquire]

Originally Posted by Marshal

The visual scale of that stadium gets me every time. If you haven't been to Edmonton: Commonwealth really looms gigantic over the neighbourhoods just west of it. I think only Olympic Stadium stands equally as such a monster, capping local street views around its location.

It really is mammoth, inside and out. It's interesting because while the Big O, Skydome and BC Place are synonymous with their cities and very prominent in postcard views, etc., Commonwealth has kind of a lower profile.

[Coldrsx]

https://twitter.com/kmoorephotos/status/1540935977677357057/photo/1

[Hali87]

Originally Posted by esquire

It really is mammoth, inside and out. It's interesting because while the Big O, Skydome and BC Place are synonymous with their cities and very prominent in postcard views, etc., Commonwealth has kind of a lower profile.

Part of it is that Commonwealth was never some grand architectural experiment. With the other three, it's really their roof designs that make them visually distinctive. Commonwealth on the other hand is just a large, normal-looking stadium that works well for the type of venue that it is, despite (and partly because of) a general lack of frills or distinctive features, which tend to get in the way when adapting these types of spaces for concerts, etc.

[haljackey]

Lots of cranes in London right now



Via
https://www.reddit.com/r/londonontario/comments/vlj8w9/london_cranes_this_evening/

[craner]

Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

For some reason, that first haligax picture, the one with the boat, really reminds me of Montreal. Like diet-montreal. The skyline is pretty narrow but long, there's a diet-version of mont-royal in the background, port installations, cruise ships, large bridges, a grungier and less-liked "south shore", there's a stunted skyline and there's a also large body of water in the foreground.

Totally agree - when I saw the ship I instantly thought it was Montreal until I looked around the photo for a bit and realized it was Hali.

[WhipperSnapper]

Yeah, similar geography and planning however, there is no confusing the development/improvements with Montreal to me. Development/improvements is what defines the look of a urban area as superficial as the look can be.

[thewave46]

Originally Posted by Hali87

Part of it is that Commonwealth was never some grand architectural experiment. With the other three, it's really their roof designs that make them visually distinctive. Commonwealth on the other hand is just a large, normal-looking stadium that works well for the type of venue that it is, despite (and partly because of) a general lack of frills or distinctive features, which tend to get in the way when adapting these types of spaces for concerts, etc.

Indeed.

It was also a product of incremental improvement too. It was never envisioned as a super-stadium, a grand monument unto itself. It served a purpose and as that purpose grew, so did it.

Its relative lack of glitz and glamour makes it more interesting to me. A lot of historical places are like that. History becomes embedded in them because they were just ordinary places that became extraordinary through the events they hosted, not the structure themselves. Maple Leaf Gardens or Wrigley Field were not hugely unique buildings for their era, yet they hold a special place in our minds.

Whereas the Big O sits quiet, a hulking, underused monument to grand vision. Some history happened there, yes, but when the thing does eventually come down, I do not think many will feel the same sense of loss.

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by haljackey

Lots of cranes in London right now



Via
https://www.reddit.com/r/londonontario/comments/vlj8w9/london_cranes_this_evening/

good shot of a seldom featured skyline. Wooty times for London, but I see storm clouds building fast on the real estate front.