Great Canadian Skyline Thread II

[Martin Mtl]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Quebec is almost as landlocked as Montreal, as this photo amply shows.

Landlocked like this ?


Photo: https://www.facebook.com/jfsavariaphotographe

[WhipperSnapper]

Those ships wouldn't be there without locks built into the land

[Nouvellecosse]

The locks are only needed to go further up the river beyond Montreal aren't they?

[WhipperSnapper]

That could be.

[MolsonExport]

/jk

[TorontoDrew]

Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

The locks are only needed to go further up the river beyond Montreal aren't they?

That's one of the main reason Montreal became an established settlement. European Ships couldn't make it past the Lachine Rapids. Technically Every outpost, town, and city on the great lakes were land locked until they build the first canal around the rapids in 1798.

Current map showing location of where locks are used.

[shappy]

wrong thread

[leftimage]

Originally Posted by Laceoflight

This first picture of Montreal is weird. It looks like the church of the village of Saint-Sulpice, in Lanaudière, on the north shore. Though the picture appears to be flipped. And even though I flip it, Montreal then does not appear on the right side of the river. And I don't recognize any of the highrises in the foreground. And that building floating on that sandy island in the middle of the river... The picture totally looks like a montage. If anyone knows anything about this picture, please help me, because I am puzzled.

Not sure if it's a montage but the foreground is definitely boucherville and the background is the kind of view you'd get with a suuuuper telephoto lens from that vantage... like from here for instance: https://www.google.com/maps/@45.5794162,...itch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192

[Laceoflight]

Originally Posted by leftimage

Not sure if it's a montage but the foreground is definitely boucherville and the background is the kind of view you'd get with a suuuuper telephoto lens from that vantage... like from here for instance:

I thought about Boucherville too at first, but the steeple is different from Boucherville's. It's definitely Saint-Sulpice.

[BillM]

Originally Posted by leftimage

Not sure if it's a montage but the foreground is definitely boucherville and the background is the kind of view you'd get with a suuuuper telephoto lens from that vantage... like from here for instance: https://www.google.com/maps/@45.5794162,...itch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192

The backgroung looks like it is taken not too far east from downtown Montreal. In this view, Le 1000 barely peaks above the south tower of complex D (which appears to be more in the foreground).

[O-tacular]

Couldn't be Boucherville as the section near the church has a dock and le Vieux Village. There also isn't active farmland by le Fleuve in the heart of the city.

https://www.google.com/maps/@45.6126137,...CewCn7SY8so4QqkERxSZw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@45.6116799,...CI_2w0G7EC72L46lekJdA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by Laceoflight

This first picture of Montreal is weird. It looks like the church of the village of Saint-Sulpice, in Lanaudière, on the north shore. Though the picture appears to be flipped. And even though I flip it, Montreal then does not appear on the right side of the river. And I don't recognize any of the highrises in the foreground. And that building floating on that sandy island in the middle of the river... The picture totally looks like a montage. If anyone knows anything about this picture, please help me, because I am puzzled.

Checking the streetview of Saint-Sulpice it looks like they superimposed the Montreal skyline on the view looking East away from the city.

https://www.google.com/maps/@45.8265092,...ldbWLQKZ8kbPKBtx2UpjQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

This building appears in the photo next to the church.

https://www.google.com/maps/@45.8271208,...L0BC42G0pnfIzv7tyF6zQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[Tone]

Anybody remotely familiar with Montreal can tell right away its an impossible montage..

[Nouvellecosse]

For a second I thought it was the Halifax skyline.

[Martin Mtl]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

Those ships wouldn't be there without locks built into the land

Hé boy. I guess the old "Montreal is landlocked" joke is still relevant.

[Rico Rommheim]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

Those ships wouldn't be there without locks built into the land

Hahah yes they would. The locks only start on route towards landlocked Ontario.

#LandlockedOntario


Also, yeah weird looking fake montreal composition. Definitly still can't make sense of it. It seems like the bizarro world montreal.

[J.OT13]

We often hear comparison between Chicago and Toronto. Here's a video about what makes Chicago's skyline interesting. What stood out to me was the row of heritage tower along the water and modern towers in the background, like Montreal (however, Montreal does the row of heritage downtown better IMO) and the towers along a park (feel like Ottawa and Vancouver are the only cities that have a prominent such feature). I'd say Winnipeg might offer the best variety of heights when looking at the skyline globally (not just Portage and Main) and Calgary in terms of variety.

• Video Link

I find Chicago has a more interesting skyline than Toronto when looking at it from a lower angle as it stretches along the lake, while Toronto's is deeper, so the point of interest is more from above. Seems to be due to the placement of the subway lines. Chicago has more variety while Toronto has more density.

[samne]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

I find Chicago has a more interesting skyline than Toronto when looking at it from a lower angle as it stretches along the lake, while Toronto's is deeper, so the point of interest is more from above. Seems to be due to the placement of the subway lines. Chicago has more variety while Toronto has more density.

Is Chicago’s main cluster of skyscrapers more impressive or notable than Toronto? Probably. Because every high rise is concentrated in one location surrounding by lower density further amplifying the effect.

Meanwhile, Toronto’s scattered clusters throughout the GTA give it a vastness effect that Chicago doesn’t.

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Hahah yes they would. The locks only start on route towards landlocked Ontario.

#LandlockedOntario


Also, yeah weird looking fake montreal composition. Definitly still can't make sense of it. It seems like the bizarro world montreal.

Yeah, I was mistaken. It's been many years and it was a lot of locks.

A bulker could have a very fullfilling life staying within Lake Ontario. The owners just wouldn't make money. Landlocked Toronto is a technicality. Landlocked Ontario is flat out wrong which is ironic given your post.

[samne]

Regarding landlocked.

Ontario landlocked? Southern Ontario is literally a peninsula surrounded by 4 different lakes that flow into the St Lawrence. From Toronto it takes a very clear day and you might be able to see Niagara on the other side. From Montreal you’re staring straight at Laval or Longueuil

Hudson Bay in the North….so Ontario does have an sea water coast.