Post some pictures of your city! II

[kool maudit]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

And, aww, thanks Nouvelle. Glad you like it! I'm still very much embarrassed about it around mainlanders. I just assume theirs are bigger and better. Everywhere I've lived on the mainland, from HFX to WPG, certainly was.

i have seen a great many montreal apartments that make your pad look very "better homes and gardens" by comparison.

i mean, you cannot think that buildings like these invariably hide spacious, architecturally tasteful domiciles behind each lit window.



montreal had the highest infant mortality rate in the western world in 1900, and that's because much of it was a slum. so while the "mainland" might be the home of all things new 'n' shiny to newfoundlanders... it very much has its own gritty hangover.

[Chadillaccc]

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg, Manitoba

















Source: https://www.facebook.com/canadianmus...ights/timeline

[rousseau]

And West East Hope does not. Always knew there was something wrong about West East Hope.

So how do recyclers in West East Hope get their bearings? Are there no directions for the program there? I think West East Hope needs to get back on track and reorient itself for the future. I don't know how West East Hope intends to position itself, but I think it has lost its way.

[SignalHillHiker]

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A few of Brian Carey's gorgeous portraits of folks in St. John's.

www.briancareyphotography.com

[Marty_Mcfly]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

And, aww, thanks Nouvelle. Glad you like it! I'm still very much embarrassed about it around mainlanders. I just assume theirs are bigger and better. Everywhere I've lived on the mainland, from HFX to WPG, certainly was.

Your house has a nice old charm to it, it's something that can't be replicated on the mainland, and that probably has a lot to do with the neighbourhood it's in.

[SignalHillHiker]

It was a gorgoeus but chilly day in St. John's. The final day of the tax-free sale at all downtown shops - and Armistice Day/Remembrance Day.

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The intersection of Garrison Hill, Queen's Road, Bond Street, Cathedral Street, Church Hill, New Gower Street, and Long's Hill.



Bright and red on Duckworth Street.



The intersection of Cathedral and Duckworth streets. The two restaurants at right are both quite popular. India Gate, which is obviously Indian food, and Saltwater, which is Newfoundland-Serbian fusion cuisine.



Outside Rocket Bakery on Water Street. This guy's hat is my favourite Republic of NL one I've seen. I love it!



Rocket was, as usual, packed. I love bakeries where you can sit in the bay windows like this family.



The crowd sitting outside The Rocket enjoying the beautiful weather and taking a break from tax-free shopping.



CELEBRITY SIGHTING! The incomparable Jonathan Munro. His father (from Montreal; mother local; he was born and raised here) started the threatre company that led to CODCO and just about every contemporary Newfoundland celebrity. He's one of the world's leading theatre actors (and a former classical pianist who played everywhere, even Carnegie Hall), currently based in NYC.

And, chatted with him - didn't get into politics too much but asked what he loves most about NYC. Then asked if there are any similarities. And he said yes, and that's why he chose NYC over Toronto. He said the people are just as friendly, they're Atlantic, and there's the same "enriching quality of life". So, music to my ears, as you can imagine.



Water Street at the intersection with George Street and Beck's Cove.

[Ashok]

Nice photos, excuse my lack of pop culture knowledge, but are these songs by NFLD artists?

[SignalHillHiker]

Oh, no. Generally just choose either a song I like or something that was streaming on my TunedIn radio station of choice while I was out photographing. They played a lot of Jessie J lately. Those two songs are actually quite old now. They were Top 40 stuff months ago, maybe more than a year.

This particular girl is British, from London. But she's big in North America too, presumably - she definitely was here and we don't tend to get British artists the rest of ye don't anymore, and when it does happen, that's the publicized angle, what they say before it's played, etc. None of that with this girl, so I'm guessing it came here via mainland Canada or the U.S. charts.

[someone123]

A few Remembrance Day photos:


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This is the anchor of the HMCS Bonaventure, in Point Pleasant Park:


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Nearby naval memorial:


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[Innsertnamehere]

Took a trip down to Cityplace in September, though I would share a couple shots. The area is newly built, the first building being completed in 2000 or so and most of the buildings completed between 2007 and today.

[Dr Awesomesauce]

^Thanks for the pics.

I'm not sure how I feel about Cityplace. In fairness, I've spent little time in the area, so it may be that I just don't know what I'm talking about.

While I understand it's a completely different scale, I do prefer the Athlete's Village/ False Creek development in Vancouver. Perhaps the Canary District is more analogous to the Olympic Village.

What's the feeling among Torontonians? Success or have they missed the mark?

[Innsertnamehere]

generally my understanding is that the reaction is "meh".

it is still far from finished as well though, there are another 6 tower that still need to finish and a school/community centre to be constructed.

[rousseau]

I'm divided on it too. Cityplace looks intriguing, but I have trouble getting past the fake organic look that large developments normally end up with.

And this, this looks like Zeus rammed a large plastic clothes pin in between those two buildings.

[rousseau]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

CELEBRITY SIGHTING! The incomparable Jonathan Munro. His father (from Montreal; mother local; he was born and raised here) started the threatre company that led to CODCO and just about every contemporary Newfoundland celebrity. He's one of the world's leading theatre actors (and a former classical pianist who played everywhere, even Carnegie Hall), currently based in NYC.

And, chatted with him - didn't get into politics too much but asked what he loves most about NYC. Then asked if there are any similarities. And he said yes, and that's why he chose NYC over Toronto. He said the people are just as friendly, they're Atlantic, and there's the same "enriching quality of life". So, music to my ears, as you can imagine.

This is awesome. You've got the total SignalHllHiker package here.

Unknown St. John's person who turns out to be a world famous leader in something? Check.
Claim that St. John's shares fundamental traits in common with a major city, this time New York? Check.
Preening put-down of Toronto, this time for not offering an "enriching quality of life"? Check.

Does the Toronto angst have legs, I wonder? Because it seems like your years-long rumination on each and every exquisite detail of how dreadful Winnipeg was for you is now finally over. Perhaps even you found it to be over the top after a while?

I can only imagine a conversation with you:

Hi! A visitor to St. John's! So, do you like it here? Yeah? Oh, what's that you say? You like it better than Toronto?

Ho ho ho, hee hee hee...you don't say! What's that, you think people here are friendlier than people in Toronto? Ha ha...tell me more! This is going to make a terrific SSP post!

Oops, did I just say that out loud? Never mind, it was nothing. Anyway, aren't we all just so quaint and charming here? What's that you say? More so than in Toronto?

Hah hah...you make me so happy!

[Nouvellecosse]

[rousseau]

This actually looks inviting, though. Well done to whoever designed it.

[Gerrard]

I laughed.

That's all.

[RyLucky]

"Welcome Ball Fans"

[RyLucky]

Do you have to pay extra for those?

[TorontoDrew]

Originally Posted by Dr Awesomesauce

^Thanks for the pics.

I'm not sure how I feel about Cityplace. In fairness, I've spent little time in the area, so it may be that I just don't know what I'm talking about.

What's the feeling among Torontonians? Success or have they missed the mark?

It really hasn't left a good impression with a majority of downtown Torontonians familiar with it. It's a great first time condo for the young looking to move downtown. They still have time to make things better with 6 towers left but from what we've seen from the Signature Towers blueprints I wouldn't get your hopes up.

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