Canadian Urban Canyons - Page 16

caltrane74 · #**301** Posted **Aug 1, 2010, 2:59 PM**

by me - Fort York Area around the lake in Toronto.

i just found this canyon yesterday.. When did they build all of this?

looks cool though...

WhipperSnapper · #**302** Posted **Aug 1, 2010, 9:08 PM**

Ummm, that's just a wall. You need at least two of them to make a canyon.

Not sure why everyone over at urbantoronto is concerned about the lack of retail incorporated in the project. The townhouses are clearly designed to support future retail needs.

Ramako · #**303** Posted **Aug 1, 2010, 9:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

Not sure why everyone over at urbantoronto is concerned about the lack of retail incorporated in the project. The townhouses are clearly designed to support future retail needs.

How can you tell that they are designed to accommodate retail? It doesn't even look like there's any space for signage.

WhipperSnapper · #**304** Posted **Aug 1, 2010, 10:22 PM**

The doorsways share the same plane as the sidewalk. I would think the steel canopy could support sizable signage as well.

roccerfeller · #**305** Posted **Aug 2, 2010, 12:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by Jeff

the exchange district in winnipeg has a few "mini" canyons.. or let's say gullies maybe?

[all photos by myself]

rorie street:

king street:

portage ave. can be canyon-esque at moments:

south down main street:

Our downtown is just too dispersed for canyons, and we dont have the height (unfortunately, and to a small degree, puzzlingly). The footprint is too big given the buildings. Its like...half buildings, half parking lots.

Calgary I think is underrated here...they have a dense downtown core, with tall structures. Makes Calgary look 3x larger than it is (and its already a pretty big Canadian city), and they have nice straight streets.

Obviously Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver will run this thread. But Ottawa has some nice ones, as does Edmonton. Nothing really in the Peg unfortunately. Give us 10 years.

RTD · #**306** Posted **Aug 2, 2010, 12:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by roccerfeller

Our downtown is just too dispersed for canyons, and we dont have the height (unfortunately, and to a small degree, puzzlingly). The footprint is too big given the buildings. Its like...half buildings, half parking lots.
Nothing really in the Peg unfortunately. Give us 10 years.

I wouldn't completely write off what we do have like you just did. Those pics that Jeff posts obviously shows that we have our own smaller pockets of canyons, and I quite enjoy them. And no need to put the

after 10 years, because it will happen, and is currently happening (no need for sarcasm, thanks).

caltrane74 · #**307** Posted **Aug 3, 2010, 2:45 AM**

Those pictures Jeff took are off the hook! props to Winnipeg.

Here is my Bloor street picture...

bulliver · #**308** Posted **Aug 3, 2010, 4:20 AM**

Some pics I took in Vancouver, though the canyon effect is more from telephoto compression than reality:

The alleys are much more canyonesque

roccerfeller · #**309** Posted **Aug 3, 2010, 3:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by RTD

I wouldn't completely write off what we do have like you just did. Those pics that Jeff posts obviously shows that we have our own smaller pockets of canyons, and I quite enjoy them. And no need to put the

after 10 years, because it will happen, and is currently happening (no need for sarcasm, thanks).

chill out man!

didn't mean to offend you...its an internet forum dude...

I guess we do have mini-canyons in the Exchange, but as far as "Canyons" go, currently, I dont think we have them...it will happen yes, but not in a week. However...you're right about not completely writing it off...Jeff's pics do have those Canyon shots. I meant in the same sense as somewhere like Ottawa.

I think our downtown is way too spread out...it has a large footprint. Our city is smaller than say Calgary, or Ottawa but our "Downtown" boundary is larger, for instance...that's a part of what I was getting at (at least of what I have seen being there physically).

And seriously, relax lol.

And Jeff, didnt mean to come across as banging on your pics. They are some fine shots...and very canyon-esque

caltrane74 · #**310** Posted **Aug 7, 2010, 5:20 AM**

King street from this morning

caltrane74 · #**311** Posted **Aug 7, 2010, 5:49 AM**

another one...

me

Nicko999 · #**312** Posted **Aug 17, 2010, 4:47 AM**

Ottawa from last week!

All pics by me!

caltrane74 · #**313** Posted **Apr 7, 2011, 8:36 PM**

Where is Traynor? He needs to see this.

Brian Nguyen

mike474 · #**314** Posted **Apr 8, 2011, 4:07 AM**

wowzers, Georgia O'Keeffe?

kw5150 · #**315** Posted **Apr 8, 2011, 5:51 PM**

By kw5150 at 2011-04-03

Dwils01 · #**316** Posted **Apr 9, 2011, 4:29 PM**

Thats a nice picture of the residential buildings in Calgary.
Are those along the Bow River of at the Beltline?

whiteford · #**317** Posted **Apr 10, 2011, 9:38 PM**

near the bow.

Some guy · #**318** Posted **Apr 10, 2011, 10:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

Where is Traynor? He needs to see this.

Brian Nguyen

One of the best Toronto pics I have seen in a long time. Great angle, love the lake in the background.

The_Architect · #**319** Posted **Apr 10, 2011, 11:21 PM**

Traynor, Caltrane and Steveve.. do you guys know where that awesome telephoto picture up yonge street is by any chance? I know it was picture of the day on UT one time, and I can't seem to find it.

I just remember it being so epic, made Bloor look like it was at Dundas or something..

MonkeyRonin · #**320** Posted **Apr 11, 2011, 2:16 AM**

Just noticed that you can even see the Niagara Falls skyline in the above pic. Cool.