Canadian Urban Canyons - Page 2

citizen j · #21 Posted **Mar 11, 2010, 5:45 PM**

Some great shots here. Thanks for the posts.

caltrane74 · #22 Posted **Mar 11, 2010, 6:30 PM**

more of me scodoodling in yorkville..

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There is a point in which I mistakenly call the intersection bloor/yonge

ha!

Calgarian · #23 Posted **Mar 11, 2010, 6:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by flar

I think downtown Ottawa has the most solid canyons in Canada. No set backs and step ups here, barely any sidewalks either, just concentrated walls of concrete and glass. If you don't look up too high, you'd think you're in a huge city.

I would say Calgary takes the cake, we have one on pretty much every street downtown, especially 5th and 6th.

flar · #24 Posted **Mar 11, 2010, 8:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

I would say Calgary takes the cake, we have one on pretty much every street downtown, especially 5th and 6th.

I haven't walked the streets of Calgary, but I wonder if Ottawa doesn't make up in number of buildings what they lack in height. It's pretty solid on every street.

dancinb · #25 Posted **Mar 11, 2010, 8:08 PM**

Jasper Ave in Edmonton:

from http://www.edmonton.ca/city_governme...ew-vision.aspx

from http://www.flickr.com/photos/37842237@N07/4002515388/

101 Street - will show a little better when Epcor is done. It's located at the end of these buildings on the right.

from http://www.worldisround.com/articles...1/photo45.html

Wooster · #26 Posted **Mar 11, 2010, 8:46 PM**

Calgary's Stephen Ave canyon - fairly low- to mid-rise historic fabric.

niwell · #27 Posted **Mar 11, 2010, 9:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by flar

I haven't walked the streets of Calgary, but I wonder if Ottawa doesn't make up in number of buildings what they lack in height. It's pretty solid on every street.

Ottawa wins in this case IMO. Downtown has a very solid and almost uninterrupted wall just about every street. The buildings tend to fill out the entire envelope and open plazas at grade are a rarity (thanks in part to the lack of height if I had to guess). It also helps that the streets themselves tend to be a fair bit narrower than Calgary.

Calgarian · #28 Posted **Mar 11, 2010, 10:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by niwell

Ottawa wins in this case IMO. Downtown has a very solid and almost uninterrupted wall just about every street. The buildings tend to fill out the entire envelope and open plazas at grade are a rarity (thanks in part to the lack of height if I had to guess). It also helps that the streets themselves tend to be a fair bit narrower than Calgary.

Never been to Ottawa, but Calgary has some very high, very long canyons downtown, maybe I'll use google to get an idea when I have time.

Metro-One · #29 Posted **Mar 11, 2010, 10:39 PM**

This is probably my favorite "winding" urban canyon in Vancouver.

Pics are my own!

My flickr account:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30634635@N03/

Cheers

Calgarian · #30 Posted **Mar 11, 2010, 10:55 PM**

Streets in Vancouver seem to have so much more character than the ones here...

caltrane74 · #31 Posted **Mar 11, 2010, 11:21 PM**

That is a beautiful streetwall. One of the prettiest ive ever seen, well at least outside of home, or manhatten.

Cowtown_Tim · #32 Posted **Mar 11, 2010, 11:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by flar

I haven't walked the streets of Calgary, but I wonder if Ottawa doesn't make up in number of buildings what they lack in height. It's pretty solid on every street.

It depends on what you're looking for in. Calgary's got a few avenues that are almost completely filled + height on their buildings.

From Flickr

4th Ave
From Flickr Default user

From Flickr Surrealplaces

5th Ave
Fro Defaultuser on flickr

6th ave
From Flickr surrealplaces

7th Ave