Great Canadian Skyline Thread II

[WhipperSnapper]

Pretty

The first one has me confused. How can that be East York?

[TorontoDrew]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

Pretty

The first one has me confused. How can that be East York?

Same, I'm going to assume they meant "Taken" from East York.

`East York by White Swan Arts (+580k views), on Flickr

[WhipperSnapper]

Yeah, It's North York Centre in the background with Hullmark and Emerald Park. The 3 towers in the foreground have been driving me crazy. They look so familiar.

Fortunately, it came to me. They are Scenic on Eglinton.

[harls]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

I will never be able to look at that tower the same now. Henceforth it shall be known as MolsonEx's F*** Palace!

I stayed there in July of 2009, and had to do some quick math to make sure I didn't sleep in the same bed where he did the nasty.

[zoomer]

Originally Posted by kool maudit

Incredibly, The Submarine remains!



Those houses to the left, for instance, had flaking paint and asphalt/chain link instead of grass and hedges. The whole area is much shinier now. It had a little bit of a (very small, localized) South Boston feel back then.

Very cool! I had a feeling it would be a pretty unique and interesting neighbourhood with the added visual interest of the huge grain terminal looming in the background!

[Martin Mtl]

Photo: @mathieu_charrois_photography


Photo: @greatjon

[Luisito]

Nice pics!. The MTL skyline keeps getting better and better.

[Maldive]

PHIL MARION

Selfreflecting skyscrapers by Phil Marion (208 million views), on Flickr

Skyline sunset by Phil Marion (208 million views), on Flickr

Kew Beach just after sunrise by Phil Marion (208 million views), on Flickr

Spadina Ave by Phil Marion (208 million views), on Flickr

Looking up from the Toronto-Dominion Centre by Phil Marion (208 million views), on Flickr

Toronto Skyline at dusk by Phil Marion (208 million views), on Flickr

[JHikka]

That Spadina pic is a good example of the skyline growing increasingly westward. That shot compared to five years ago is night and day.

[harls]

Not sure what year this is. One of you SSP enthusiasts must know.

Downtown Hull

[rousseau]

I think Spadina might be the best street in Canada.

[ScreamingViking]

Originally Posted by harls

Not sure what year this is. One of you SSP enthusiasts must know.

Place du Portage I was built in 1973 according to the database, and looks like the second building in that complex (1975) was nearing top-out, so I'd guess 1974?

[TorontoDrew]

Originally Posted by rousseau

I think Spadina might be the best street in Canada.

I also like St Clair Ave

St. Clair Avenue by Jack Landau, on Flickr

[Rico Rommheim]

Originally Posted by Maldive

PHIL MARION

Fantastic shots !!

[Rico Rommheim]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

I also like St Clair Ave

St. Clair Avenue by Jack Landau, on Flickr

Not familiar with Clair, but based on this photo it doesn't look all that hot.

[Maldive]

^ every comment the same.... snore...zzz... wakes up and updates the Ignore list (long overdue).

[Harrison]

St. Clair is full of rich people from Deer Park, Forest Hill, etc. that love to speed and sometimes end up on the streetcar tracks. I'll take the chaosand liveliness of Spadina any day of the week.

[hipster duck]

Originally Posted by rousseau

I think Spadina might be the best street in Canada.

Spadina is a grand old commercial boulevard that's CBD-adjacent, rather than in the heart of downtown itself, so it mixes a certain grandeur and intensity with local flavour.

It kind of reminds me of Manhattan between Canal and 34th streets. Or, at least, it's the closest place where you come to getting that feel in Canada.

[Rico Rommheim]

Originally Posted by Harrison

St. Clair is full of rich people from Deer Park, Forest Hill, etc. that love to speed and sometimes end up on the streetcar tracks. I'll take the chaosand liveliness of Spadina any day of the week.

Agreed. Spadina is great. I stayed in a loft for a week on Spadina near the graffiti alley a few years ago and I recall some great mornings peering down at the street while sipping my coffee. Best street in Canada? I'd reckon it's in contention, for sure.

[Maldive]

Originally Posted by JHikka

That Spadina pic is a good example of the skyline growing increasingly westward. That shot compared to five years ago is night and day.

Here's one from yesterday from a new UT member.... (east of Spadina) cranes everywhere to the west of the MINT core.[/B]


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