Post some pictures of your city! II - Page 165

Cyro · #1 Posted **Nov 25, 2014, 9:08 PM**

Winnipeg - Hydro Building - Looking up from the West Exchange District

http://www.manitobaphotos.com/winnipegarea.htm - Stan Milosevic

lio45 · #2 Posted **Nov 25, 2014, 10:41 PM**

What exactly are those six transparent floors in the thinnest, tallest part of the MB Hydro building?

Cyro · #3 Posted **Nov 25, 2014, 11:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by lio45

What exactly are those six transparent floors in the thinnest, tallest part of the MB Hydro building?

Part of the ventilation system, Solar/Thermal Chimney. Draws air in/out of the structure. When it's cold it draws air in and heats it for uses in the building. When it's warm it vents hot air from the building cooling it.

MolsonExport · #4 Posted **Nov 25, 2014, 11:38 PM**

nice mtl set.

Ramako · #5 Posted **Nov 26, 2014, 5:47 AM**

Old city hall. by Mae Mask, on Flickr

1ajs · #6 Posted **Nov 26, 2014, 6:55 AM**

Surrealplaces · #7 Posted **Nov 26, 2014, 3:51 PM**

We don't see the Northern lights in the city that often, but this year it has been happening a lot.

October 26th Aurora Borealis by Brett Abernethy(A Calgary Night Photographer), on Flickr

Monolith · #8 Posted **Nov 26, 2014, 11:14 PM**

These photos were taken from Richmond B.C., along the Fraser.

Moonrise by Clayton Perry Photoworks, on Flickr

Pier 73 by Clayton Perry Photoworks, on Flickr

While You Were Sleeping by Clayton Perry Photoworks, on Flickr

Along The River Bank by Clayton Perry Photoworks, on Flickr

hipster duck · #9 Posted **Nov 26, 2014, 11:17 PM**

Nice pics. You made an ugly part of Richmond look pretty ethereal in those shots.

Fun fact: that Pier 73 restaurant is in the hotel that Air Canada sends people it bumps off of flights connecting through Vancouver. The $20 voucher gets you about 2/3 of one of the worst steak dinners you'll ever eat in your life.

Monolith · #10 Posted **Nov 26, 2014, 11:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by hipster duck

Nice pics. You made an ugly part of Richmond look pretty ethereal in those shots.

Clayton Perry is the photographer. I'm just a Flickr cherry picker.

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Originally Posted by hipster duck

Fun fact: that Pier 73 restaurant is in the hotel that Air Canada sends people it bumps off of flights connecting through Vancouver. The $20 voucher gets you about 2/3 of one of the worst steak dinners you'll ever eat in your life.

Hmm, interesting. I may not want to eat there, but I wouldn't mind having a coffee on their outside deck.

The_Architect · #11 Posted **Nov 27, 2014, 3:45 PM**

Commerce Court North, the tallest building in the British Empire for 30 years:

Source.

Rico Rommheim · #12 Posted **Nov 28, 2014, 9:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by The_Architect

Commerce Court North, the tallest building in the British Empire for 30 years:

Source.

Love the old commerce court.

Also, always wondered why the British never jumped on board with the skyscraper trend. Granted London and a few other cities had highrises and some pretty tall/impressive office tower, but nothing over 20 floors, and not in great quantity. Maybe they weren't needed, or desired?

Xelebes · #13 Posted **Nov 28, 2014, 10:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Love the old commerce court.

Also, always wondered why the British never jumped on board with the skyscraper trend. Granted London and a few other cities had highrises and some pretty tall/impressive office tower, but nothing over 20 floors, and not in great quantity. Maybe they weren't needed, or desired?

Perhaps it was a nouveau rich thing to do for Americans and the money in Britain weren't ones to take up fads that were popular in the US.

subdude · #14 Posted **Nov 29, 2014, 3:07 AM**

photo: Jacob Parry

Inside The World’s Highest ATC Tower: Vancouver YHC
http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2013/07/...vancouver-yhc/

Ashok · #15 Posted **Nov 29, 2014, 4:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Love the old commerce court.

Also, always wondered why the British never jumped on board with the skyscraper trend. Granted London and a few other cities had highrises and some pretty tall/impressive office tower, but nothing over 20 floors, and not in great quantity. Maybe they weren't needed, or desired?

In the early 20th century, Europe did not have the same kind of growth as America did. Skyscrapers were probably frowned upon by Europeans - so they probably had some height limits like we do in Montreal.