Great Canadian Skyline Thread II

[Rico Rommheim]

VIA 627 | Montreal, QC by Nicolas Houde, on Flickr


Montreal skyline-6636 by Nick Barber, on Flickr


Montreal skyline in autumn by eva blue 13 by Montréal, on Flickr

[biguc]

Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

From some angles Toronto is starting to look like a huge Latin American city, and this is one of them. I love it.

[WhipperSnapper]

You don't find that shot too tall, too densely packed and, with too much glass?

[biguc]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

You don't find that shot too tall, too densely packed and, with too much glass?

To be Latin American? Or to look good?

The answer to both is yes. But I both like and find Latin American the expanse of intense development abutting forested natural features, and the cliff effect of said development dropping off, giving way to villa districts (or slums) beyond.

[MolsonExport]

super toronto shots on the previous page. On track to being Canada's first Megacity, with a skyline to match.

[TorontoDrew]

Yes I know this was taken in the summer. This view will be even more epic with all the new towers that will be going up from this angle.

Toronto Skyline by Jack Landau, on Flickr

[ScreamingViking]

^The CN Tower looks like it's wearing a boxy robot costume.
(or maybe it is armour, to protect it from the death beams of the Eye of Laval )

Great angle though.

[Vin]

Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

VIA 627 | Montreal, QC by Nicolas Houde, on Flickr

Love this picture showing VIA rail's new intercity train! Has it started operating between the Windsor-Quebec corridor, or is it still under the testing stage?

[Rico Rommheim]

Today:


Montreal in mid-november by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr


Montreal in mid-november by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr


Montreal in mid-november by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr


Montreal in mid-november by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr


Montreal in mid-november by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

[someone123]

Halifax. View of Barrington and Argyle with North End buildings (and Macdonald Bridge) in the distance. You can also see a development site cleared on the far left (former Grafton Street cheque processing bunker). Curious to see what will go in there.



Video: https://www.facebook.com/skylinestudioaerials/videos/1495948074253618/

[J.OT13]

Hull.

Originally Posted by zzptichka

[MolsonExport]

Halifax looks hefty in that shot, with the cranes in the distance.

[TorontoDrew]

Posted on urbantoronto.ca
Taken by: Forum contributor jackattack

[Rico Rommheim]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Hull.

Best picture of Hull I've ever seen!

[TorontoDrew]

Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Best picture of Hull I've ever seen!

I wanted to say that.

[J.OT13]

Best picture of Hull is the one where you don't see it?

[Monolith]

Vancouver Nov_2022_XT35428 by Dominique Labrosse, on Flickr

[Rico Rommheim]

Great Van pic. A couple more shots from this photographer's flickr


Oct_2022_XT34658 by Dominique Labrosse, on Flickr


RVYC_Sunrise_Oct2022_IMG_4232 by Dominique Labrosse, on Flickr

[zahav]

Originally Posted by Harley613

Halifax is starting to look like a Mini-Ottawa, with a dense tabletop skyline.

I personally think Halifax's skyline is better than Ottawa's, even though both lack any tall buildings to break them up. I think it's a combination of Halifax's natural geography (the water, Citadel Hill, the bridges) plus what appears to be more variety in built form now. Just my opinion, but I don't see it as a mini Ottawa or less than, I actually prefer it overall

[GeneralLea]

With the now expanding North skyline, Halifax is becoming quite the city, with a more dynamic skyline. I'm curious how growth will dictate the future neighbourhoods that evolve into the coming decades.

In that sense, Halifax and Ottawa share similarites. I'm not necessarily comparing neighbourhoods like Centretown and North End (I forgot the name of that area*), simply because it would be wrong and I know very little of either. I'd be comparing them based on how they're growing now and how these projects coming into fruition will impact services and see them both gentrify and change.

I'm thinking Halifax may need to look into a higher order of transit down the road, going N/S, but that's 10 to 20 years from now.