Great Canadian Skyline Thread II - Page 183

TorontoDrew · #**3641** Posted **Mar 30, 2017, 4:54 PM**

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I made the downtown core stand out better:

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Southcore has really beefed up The South end of Downtown Toronto, and lots more to come...

It's almost like the view of Chicago from Gary.

koops65 · #**3642** Posted **Mar 30, 2017, 5:21 PM**

It really is...

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TorontoDrew · #**3643** Posted **Mar 30, 2017, 5:32 PM**

Ha thanks, I couldn't find a picture. It would be interesting to see another picture of the full skyline up to Yorkville.

Rico Rommheim · #**3644** Posted **Mar 30, 2017, 5:36 PM**

My God is Chicago massive. Jesus.

TorontoDrew · #**3645** Posted **Mar 30, 2017, 5:41 PM**

Here we go, a better comparison of size showing the full skyline.

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Sam Lawrence Park by Sukhvinder Aujla, on Flickr[/IMG]

koops65 · #**3646** Posted **Mar 30, 2017, 6:03 PM**

Nice!

Now both together... for easier comparison. The tallest towers are at a similar scale...

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franktko · #**3647** Posted **Mar 30, 2017, 6:05 PM**

Wow, what a shot!

SkahHigh · #**3648** Posted **Mar 30, 2017, 6:43 PM**

I love how gritty Hamilton is with it's steel mills.

craner · #**3649** Posted **Mar 30, 2017, 6:47 PM**

Awesome comparison shots - very interesting.

mistercorporate · #**3650** Posted **Mar 30, 2017, 7:20 PM**

Pfft, Chi-raq, what's that? In 5 years they'll be sucking our CN Tower

koops65 · #**3651** Posted **Mar 30, 2017, 7:23 PM**

Overall there are a lot of similarities, but quite a few differences too. The biggest is the orientation of the bulk of the towers. In Toronto, the towers on the right are the closest to the camera, while the ones on the left get farther and farther away. Average distance is approx. 57 km. In Chicago, from this POV, it's the opposite, with the nearest towers on the left and those on the right getting farther away. Average distance is approx. 37 km.

Rico Rommheim · #**3652** Posted **Mar 30, 2017, 7:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

Here we go, a better comparison of size showing the full skyline.

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Sam Lawrence Park by Sukhvinder Aujla, on Flickr[/IMG]

That may be the best skyline shot i've ever seen on SSP.

Echoes · #**3653** Posted **Mar 30, 2017, 7:54 PM**

Incredible TO and Chicago shots.

craner · #**3654** Posted **Mar 31, 2017, 12:02 AM**

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For those not familiar with the construction projects happening in Halifax, in the background in the middle of the picture you can see two cranes. These are for two residential towers (Pavilion and Curve).

They're going to have similar massing to the Martello, the building just to the left with the slanted roof (I think the slant might indicate the slanted plane of the height limit in that area). From some angles they'll have a fairly substantial effect on the skyline. From others they'll be hidden by the towers downtown.

Another tower will soon be built across the street from (i.e. to the left of) the Roy, the bare concrete tower visible in the foreground on the fast right.

Beyond this there are 4 other small projects under construction visible in the shot. This area is going to continue to change a lot over the next couple of years. 5 years ago it was ripe for development, with many holes. I wonder if 5 years from now the focus will shift to the Cogswell interchange area as Sackvillle Street gets built out?

It is crappy that it snowed again there this week though. A normal day there this time of year is +6.

Thanks for the info.
It's great seeing Halifax represent on here more often of late.

mistercorporate · #**3655** Posted **Mar 31, 2017, 3:47 AM**

by Rob Hurson on Flickr

by Rob Mikulec

TallBob · #**3656** Posted **Mar 31, 2017, 5:20 AM**

That's about a 6-7 year old picture of Chicago. A few biggies have gone up around the south end of Grant Park and a couple other places. The Sears Tower just displaces everything else in the area! 311 S.Wacker and AT&T are both over 900'!

koops65 · #**3657** Posted **Mar 31, 2017, 5:36 AM**

I was waiting for somebody to let us all know how recent that Chicago pic is. I really had no idea, since I'm not familiar with the recent state of Chicago projects... what I can say with good confidence is that the Toronto pic is very recent, less than a month old. I needed to find a Chicago pic that matched the distance and angle, and that one fit the bill. It's not perfect of course, but for a quick search, I think it works out fine...

Hybrid247 · #**3658** Posted **Mar 31, 2017, 6:54 AM**

Everytime I see a skyline shot of Toronto from that Hamilton vantage point, I'm reminded of this beast shot from Flar. And its from 7 years ago too...

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=177416

Delirium · #**3659** Posted **Mar 31, 2017, 11:27 AM**

A lot of Chicago development is occurring away from the lakefront so it's hard to tell how old that picture is but it's a great comparison.
The biggest difference I see between the two is that Toronto has highrise clusters all over the place whereas Chicago doesn't. Things kinda drop off outside the loop.

Example. That said, it still has a pretty incredible skyline

Chicago downtown by Mahesh Bandari, on Flickr

TorontoDrew · #**3660** Posted **Mar 31, 2017, 2:03 PM**

Chicago has bad ass buildings as well. Toronto is still decades behind in that respect. Hopefully this wont turn in a city vs city debate. It was only meant as a comparison of views from Hamilton and Gary of their larger neighbours.