Canadian skylines of the past - Page 16

whiteford · #1 Posted **Nov 26, 2012, 9:40 AM**

in terms of its skyline, calgary seems to have been booming from 1900, nonstop up untill today. it seems to have had massive growth on a steady pace throughout its entire history. just look at the photo's. they tell a story of a skyline that never seemed to stay the same for more than six month at a time.

Doug · #2 Posted **Dec 18, 2012, 11:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by whiteford

in terms of its skyline, calgary seems to have been booming from 1900, nonstop up untill today. it seems to have had massive growth on a steady pace throughout its entire history. just look at the photo's. they tell a story of a skyline that never seemed to stay the same for more than six month at a time.

Calgary stagnated from the start of WWI to the end of WWII - over 30 years. You can see it in areas like Killarney and Bowness: house from the early 1900's and a few streets away ones from the 1950's onwards. The skyline stagnated between 1991 (completion TD Tower) and 1998 (groundbreaking of E&Y tower, TCPL and Bankers West).

davidivivid · #3 Posted **Dec 19, 2012, 3:45 PM**

Snowstorm on Quebec City in 1906

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater

Nouvellecosse · #4 Posted **Nov 29, 2012, 5:13 AM**

I wish Longueuil would build a really impressive residential node around the metro station on the scale of NYCC or MCC, or Metrotown. Being so close to downtown, it would make for a pretty impressive cityscape.

someone123 · #5 Posted **Dec 9, 2012, 6:59 PM**

Here are some interesting photos relating to Founders Square, an office building completed in Halifax in 1986:

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Originally Posted by Nifta

Not sure if this is the right place to put this, but the Waterside Centre facebook page has posted some excellent shots of the development of Hollis Street (mostly focusing on Founders Square)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=1&theater

Founders Square under construction

Hollis Street buildings

Hollis in the 1970s, before 1801 Hollis, Founders Square, or RBC Waterside Centre:

FrAnKs · #6 Posted **Dec 9, 2012, 7:16 PM**

Wow, that last tower remind me alot of this one in Quebe city : http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=fr&ll=...3.53,,0,-30.52

SignalHillHiker · #7 Posted **Dec 18, 2012, 10:34 PM**

Wrong thread.

Martin Mtl · #8 Posted **Dec 21, 2012, 2:11 PM**

Construction of the Royal Bank building in 1929/30

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Rico Rommheim · #9 Posted **Jan 6, 2013, 10:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

Construction of the Royal Bank building in 1929/30

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That is awesome, never seen this one before!

someone123 · #10 Posted **Jan 6, 2013, 10:33 PM**

Cheapside outdoor market in Halifax, 1900:

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SignalHillHiker · #11 Posted **Jan 6, 2013, 11:02 PM**

I took a few of some of the old photographs hanging at the Celtic Hearth on Water Street yesterday and completely forgot to upload them until I saw activity in this thread.

Here they are.

A great one from 1870:

Immediately after the Great Fire of 1892. I wish I'd had my real camera. The actual picture is of a high enough quality that you can actually tell the woman in this carriage is hot AND that she has soot on her clothes.

And a panorama of the city, immediately after the fire:

One of the many buildings from that era that are no longer with us:

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Originally Posted by Architype

Here's what the parish hall looked like originally, it's no longer a great heritage building.
The original tower was probably over 30 metres high. . . which in a way sets a historical precedent for height.

Source: http://www.library.mun.ca/qeii/cns/photos/geog200.php

FrAnKs · #12 Posted **Jan 6, 2013, 11:19 PM**

What a beautiful architecture st-john's had! ... very european ! (well it was! )

I have a stupid question Signal. I suppose that most of the old buildings were made with Stone? Then I wonder why the fire was so strong like if everything were made of dry wood !!

SignalHillHiker · #13 Posted **Jan 6, 2013, 11:58 PM**

The grand public buildings were (mostly) made of stone but we were always a predominantly wooden city. And even the stone buildings typically had wooden rafters, beams, roofs, etc.

FrAnKs · #14 Posted **Jan 7, 2013, 12:01 AM**

That explain why. Thanks.

davidivivid · #15 Posted **Jan 7, 2013, 10:05 PM**

Ice bridge between Québec and Lévis - 1890

Every year in january, volunteers would go on the St-Lawrence and clear a path through the ice so that a so-called "bridge" would link the two cities during the winter months. The path would often be delimited by fir trees or even small wooden houses where passersby could enjoy some alcohol!!! The last ice bridge was cleared in 1898.

Just to the right of the man standing in the middle of the picture (his right), you can see the Hall Champlain, a beautiful classical market which was built using the stones of the first canadian parliement. It no longer exists today...

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater

Rico Rommheim · #16 Posted **Jan 7, 2013, 10:29 PM**

Wonderful.

davidivivid · #17 Posted **Jan 8, 2013, 5:05 AM**

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Wonderful.

Agreed!!

A very interesting article about the long gone electric tramway was published in the newspaper this weekend. Especially interesting was the story behind the first picture: engineers had problems with the Dahan road because the slope leading from the lower town to the hightown was too steep (11°). Hence, they built a 7° steel ramp that could accomodate the tramway.

On the last pic, we can see that snow removal methods are much more efficient nowadays!

http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/act...-de-quebec.php