Great Canadian Skyline Thread II - Page 253

Acajack · #**5041** Posted **Jul 17, 2017, 5:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

Quebec City - "town" wins (if we stick to the core)
Ottawa - advantage "Crown".

Yeah, though Quebec City's "Crown" is no slouch either.

But I find that neighbourhood streets like Avenue Cartier in Quebec City are better than any in Ottawa. Thinking of Rideau and Bank in particular, and even Ottawa's "best" which is arguably Richmond through Westboro.

Rico Rommheim · #**5042** Posted **Jul 17, 2017, 6:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

P2130603 by Athena Gala on flickr

One of the best photos and one of the best angles of the skyline yet. There's just so much going on, so many layers.

SkahHigh · #**5043** Posted **Jul 17, 2017, 6:39 PM**

^would be fun to plug that hole between Deloitte and TDC though

Martin Mtl · #**5044** Posted **Jul 17, 2017, 7:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by SkahHigh

^would be fun to plug that hole between Deloitte and TDC though

Train tracks + Bell Center will make that hard to happen. Maybe that 50-storeys project on Lucien-L'Allier, or will it just be in front of TDC ?

It's a great "busy" skyline photo. There's a little bit of everything there.

Djesus777 · #**5045** Posted **Jul 17, 2017, 7:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by SkahHigh

^would be fun to plug that hole between Deloitte and TDC though

Isn't there a plan by C.N to cover up the tracks and build towers above it?

Rico Rommheim · #**5046** Posted **Jul 17, 2017, 9:50 PM**

^If you're talking about plans to build atop Central Station then yes, it would cover that "gap", and due to its location could easily become the city's new tallest building.

However there are currently no plans to build there. Everybody knows though that it's only a matter of time before someone decides to build there. It's just too strategic.

MolsonExport · #**5047** Posted **Jul 17, 2017, 10:21 PM**

Pretty Peg Pictures, and Montreal is always lookin' good. Van is a beauty.

ainvan · #**5048** Posted **Jul 18, 2017, 3:38 AM**

@BestofTorontoTV

Trillium 03 by Michael Muraz, on Flickr

Toronto from the Sky by Eric Van Ryswyk, on Flickr

William G. Davis Trail and CN Tower by Wilson Sung, on Flickr

niwell · #**5049** Posted **Jul 18, 2017, 3:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by OutOfTowner

Oh dear, why do I pine so for Berlin when it has such a substandard skyline?

blah blah boring bullshit

Why would you even post on a thread LITERALLY ABOUT SKYLINES???

Great pics everyone else who's actually constructive!

rousseau · #**5050** Posted **Jul 18, 2017, 4:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by OutOfTowner

Oh dear, why do I pine so for Berlin when it has such a substandard skyline?

Can it be because I don't confuse internet skyline photos with an interesting city?

I should probably go to ______ instead of Berlin: _______ has a much better skyline!

Or..

Can you guys recommend a tinfoil construction helmet that can make me appreciate the awesomeness of internet skyline photos? - without having to actually go to the boring city associated with the skyline photos?

Can I just head to the outskirts, take a picture of the skyline, avoid the boring city?

I would hate to confuse a great skyline with an interesting city, as I did with Houston.

It sucks when you go to a city with a 'great skyline' and that city ends up being a boring piece of shit.

Sidewalks rolled up after..

But at least you can look at the skyline - if you drive back to a skyline viewable spot.

This boring city/ 'great' skyline thingy has me so confused..

Do people actually yearn for cities based on internet skyline photos or do they yearn based on other, less sophisticated reasons? (Skylines, urban canyons being top of the heap as far as fascinating cities are concerned).

It's all so confusing..

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rousseau · #**5051** Posted **Jul 18, 2017, 4:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by Brizzy82

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This is a great shot. Winnipeg is definitely the most American-looking city in Canada. Not many people would suspect you of duplicity if you said this was in Nebraska or Iowa.

niwell · #**5052** Posted **Jul 18, 2017, 4:16 AM**

I literally just got back from Chicago a few hours ago and that Winnipeg pic looks surprisingly familiar. It really is American looking.

WhipperSnapper · #**5053** Posted **Jul 18, 2017, 2:40 PM**

Caltrane has some competition. See, you don't need mountains of the rock and ice sense to enhance a skyline.

north 42 · #**5054** Posted **Jul 18, 2017, 3:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by rousseau

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Coldrsx · #**5055** Posted **Jul 18, 2017, 4:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by rousseau

This is a great shot. Winnipeg is definitely the most American-looking city in Canada. Not many people would suspect you of duplicity if you said this was in Nebraska or Iowa.

Winnipeg reminded me a lot of Indianapolis.

ainvan · #**5056** Posted **Jul 18, 2017, 6:43 PM**

Downtown Winnipeg Biz

Martin Mtl · #**5057** Posted **Jul 18, 2017, 7:02 PM**

https://www.instagram.com/p/BWsYvm6lS9y/?taken-by=elnajdo

https://www.instagram.com/p/BWpoXnWlS2U/?taken-by=elnajdo

https://www.instagram.com/p/BWpv-kOAG2b/?taken-by=bubaxvision

isaidso · #**5058** Posted **Jul 18, 2017, 10:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by rousseau

This is a great shot. Winnipeg is definitely the most American-looking city in Canada. Not many people would suspect you of duplicity if you said this was in Nebraska or Iowa.

Not sure what 'American-looking' means. I suspect you mean that it went through its growth spurt 1880-1930 and had little French-Canadian influences. Having lived in Montreal I noticed a Quebec tendency to view their own surroundings and culture as the template and anything that diverges from it as 'American'.

Having been to both Winnipeg and Montreal I found both to be stereotypically north American. They only diverged in that one is older than the other. The built form of each spoke to the era in which much of it was built.

koops65 · #**5059** Posted **Jul 18, 2017, 10:51 PM**

It's just an impression some people have... it doesn't have to "mean" anything.

GreaterMontréal · #**5060** Posted **Jul 18, 2017, 10:54 PM**

Montréal is the most American city with its street grid. Like NY-Phila. NE .