The Great Canadian Skyline thread for CMAs 1 million and under - Page 104

chrisallard5454 · #**2061** Posted **Jul 28, 2013, 7:27 PM**

People here in Winnipeg are extremely aware of London's existence. I know a lot of people who have been there. They may not know the exact population, but I am confident that most, who have at least any kind of geographical knowledge would let you know that its population is larger than those that you listed.

vid · #**2062** Posted **Jul 28, 2013, 8:03 PM**

London is a very quiet city that isn't on the top of people's minds, but everyone knows about it because everyone knows someone from there, or has been there for some reason at some point.

A4Regina · #**2063** Posted **Jul 29, 2013, 5:35 PM**

some flickr finds of Regina.

Regina: moderne Kunst by svenklawunder, on Flickr

CF_reginaskyline_03-13-13_001 by Creative Fixx, on Flickr

Downtown Regina from Mosaic Stadium West_Panorama1 by Blake Handley, on Flickr

flar · #**2064** Posted **Jul 29, 2013, 6:02 PM**

Chadillaccc · #**2065** Posted **Jul 29, 2013, 6:23 PM**

That makes Hamilton look like Florianópolis Brazil or something.

kw5150 · #**2066** Posted **Jul 29, 2013, 7:49 PM**

I didnt know much about London until SSP. I thought maybe it was 250,000. This inspired me to look at it on Google Satellite. For some reason I thought it was part of a group of cities, now I see it is a uni-city. London really doesn't get much attention at all.

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I would like to bet against you, as I believe most Canadians would realise London, Ontario is the largest city of those you've listed.

I'm not sure in what context you're thinking when you envision London's identity as seen from the rest of the nation. I frequently hear of London because I have an abundant amount of friends who have or who are attending Western (and these are friends from the Maritimes; not local Ontarians).

As far as the national media is concerned, out of the cities on your list I would say that Halifax seems to get a disproportionate amount of attention. I would surmise the reasons for this being Halifax's age (historical anniversaries often get noted on the national news) and (more obviously) its size relative to the other municipalities in its region. Also, certain regions of Halifax have crime problems.

London, I can imagine, gets drowned out by much of the news that's produced in Toronto.

kw5150 · #**2067** Posted **Jul 29, 2013, 8:00 PM**

Here is a beauty....Red Deer. Ok, it actually is a nice little city, but there are more pictures of actual deer that are red, than the skyline.....lol

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8333/8...19f7aba0_b.jpg

kw5150 · #**2068** Posted **Jul 29, 2013, 8:02 PM**

http://www.cbc.ca/eyeopener/images/R...wn_bridges.jpg

kw5150 · #**2069** Posted **Jul 29, 2013, 8:11 PM**

And here is Kamloops, BC

http://www.globalairphotos.com/kamlo...os/klh9034.jpg

Chadillaccc · #**2070** Posted **Jul 29, 2013, 8:33 PM**

You do realize that multiple pictures/multiple topics can be discussed in one post, right?

kw5150 · #**2071** Posted **Jul 30, 2013, 7:48 AM**

Thanks for the advice. I like to separate by city, and sometimes by pic size or rotation.

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You do realize that multiple pictures/multiple topics can be discussed in one post, right?

Trantor · #**2072** Posted **Jul 31, 2013, 6:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

That makes Hamilton look like Florianópolis Brazil or something.

nice, because this photo from last week makes Florianopolis look like Vancouver

Ruckus · #**2073** Posted **Jul 31, 2013, 6:15 PM**

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Chadillaccc · #**2074** Posted **Jul 31, 2013, 6:15 PM**

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nice, because this photo from last week makes Florianopolis look like Vancouver

Wow! I really does, well, more like North Vancouver. But still! Stunning!

Beedok · #**2075** Posted **Jul 31, 2013, 9:01 PM**

I wish Canadian cities looked more like Brazillian and other (high HDI) Latin American cities.

kw5150 · #**2076** Posted **Aug 1, 2013, 5:29 AM**

Haha! Too funny.

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nice, because this photo from last week makes Florianopolis look like Vancouver

isaidso · #**2077** Posted **Aug 1, 2013, 5:49 AM**

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I wish Canadian cities looked more like Brazillian and other (high HDI) Latin American cities.

Eeewwwwwww! I find little appealing about Brazilian cities. Ugly residential blocks, low quality office buildings, crappy infrastructure, etc.

flar · #**2078** Posted **Aug 1, 2013, 11:51 AM**

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Eeewwwwwww! I find little appealing about Brazilian cities. Ugly residential blocks, low quality office buildings, crappy infrastructure, etc.

Then it's got a few things in common with Hamilton after all

MolsonExport · #**2079** Posted **Aug 1, 2013, 12:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by pEte fiSt iN Ur fAce

On the topic of London, betcha few Canadians know its metro area is nearly 500,000. That's bigger than Halifax, Victoria, Regina, Saskatoon, etc. And yet on the national scene, it's almost completely obscure.

Give us a tour already!

Yep, according to Stats Can, the London Census Metropolitan Area is half a million strong. And just that: 500.0 (thousand)
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tabl...emo05a-eng.htm

We are a bit of the Rodney Dangerfield of Canada.

Beedok · #**2080** Posted **Aug 1, 2013, 3:25 PM**

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Eeewwwwwww! I find little appealing about Brazilian cities. Ugly residential blocks, low quality office buildings, crappy infrastructure, etc.

Hey, the infrastructure can be fixed without changing the aesthetics, so that bit's irrelevant. As for the residential blocks, that's your opinion. I personnally like those buildings.
Campinas Brazil: 2.5 million

source:http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1181757
Denver USA: 2.6 million

source: http://www.trinityhistory.org/AmH/u7maps.htm

I'd say Campinas wins big time.