Great Canadian Skyline Thread II

[Martin Mtl]

Pic
by Philippe Colin on Flickr


Pic by Philippe Colin on Flickr


Pic by Philippe Colin on Flickr



Pic by Philippe Colin on Flickr


Pic by Philippe Colin on Flickr


Pic by Philippe Colin on Flickr

[renterspages]

But I do. Very nicely done.

Originally Posted by SkahHigh

The City At Dusk by AV Dezign | www.avdezign.ca, sur Flickr

[ssiguy]

Love those Montreal shots!

In many ways I still think Montreal has the best skyline in the country.

[MolsonExport]

Montreal lookin' damned fine.

[TorontoDrew]

[IMG]Toronto by Diana Maclean, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]Riverdale Park by Diana Maclean, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]Bloorcourt Views by Diana Maclean, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]View east from Mount Nemo by Sean_Marshall, on Flickr[/IMG]

[FFX-ME]

It's too bad Olympic park isn't closet to downtown. It would have made an incredible contribution to the skyline.

[nephersir7]

June 21st 2017

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

[IMG]Toronto by Diana Maclean, on Flickr[/IMG]

Cool shot. Does the backside of Toronto City Hall have windows or is it a concrete wall?

[WhipperSnapper]

It's a solid wall (no openings) of embedded split faced marble strips in concrete.

[Rico Rommheim]

Concrete wall.

Loooks truly hideous from the back. Especially in the daylight.

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Concrete wall.

Loooks truly hideous from the back. Especially in the daylight.

No and depends on where you are standing

[Rico Rommheim]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

No and depends on where you are standing

It depends on what your tastes are.

I got Toronto twice a month for the past 15 years. I've seen the ugly back end of those towers hundreds of times and never liked the sight of them. This is my opinion.

[WhipperSnapper]

And, you're perfectly entitled to your opinion. Someone asked about it? I gave the right answer and then my opinion. The details just get blurred the farther you stand from it. It's definitely not some afterthought concrete wall or does it ever look like one.

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

It's a solid wall (no openings) of embedded split faced marble strips in concrete.

Are there no offices on that side? I don't understand how the back can be a solid wall.

[WhipperSnapper]

Sorry, I don't recall. I would guess it's hallway with all the offices facing inwards. These towers are very thin.

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/100+Que...7713af3a2!8m2!3d43.6535157!4d-79.3840611

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/The+Bow...c9919d1c!8m2!3d51.0479148!4d-114.0618727

edit

can find anything with google

http://omeka.tplcs.ca/virtual-exhibits/files/original/ad968bb6f4524e9194634f5794e3a318.jpg

[GeneralLea]

Yea, I'm fairly certain it's a hallway. I agree the concrete is done in such a way that it's not meant to be seen as a fugly bare unadorned wall, and with that I find that the entire concrete shell has an interesting look, especially now since it's so rare to find a wall like the one in the City Hall. The age on the concrete really shows, adding some texture and a certain look to it.

(Taken by me nearly a year ago)
[IMG]Mossius by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr[/IMG]

[WhipperSnapper]

looks even dirtier than the concrete on Montreal's CIBC Tower

[kwoldtimer]

Has the exterior ever been cleaned, I wonder?

[WhipperSnapper]

You can't clean the marble. Even the concrete is beyond hope.

[Rico Rommheim]

I wonder what the life expectancy for a concrete exterior is until it needs to be cleaned?