Great Canadian Skyline Thread II - Page 264

esquire · #**5261** Posted **Aug 25, 2017, 2:47 PM**

^ With EPCOR and the Ice District now on the northern edge of downtown, I expect that part of central Edmonton will really start to change in the years ahead.

isaidso · #**5262** Posted **Aug 25, 2017, 2:55 PM**

Agree. It could turn into a great little stretch of town. As always, it comes down to design and planning. Hopefully they opt for something urban. Retail at grade, condos/office above, wide quality paving, and some greenery. Massive podiums (unless they can make it human scaled at street level) and towers in the park should be avoided.

Urban recluse · #**5263** Posted **Aug 25, 2017, 3:03 PM**

It will not be so long before new developments start filling this area. In terms of the skyline alone: not flattering.

Coldrsx · #**5264** Posted **Aug 25, 2017, 3:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

^ With EPCOR and the Ice District now on the northern edge of downtown, I expect that part of central Edmonton will really start to change in the years ahead.

Ice District 2.0 will add around 3000-4000 units in 10-14 towers. There is a new hotel soon to be going up along that stretch that will help, but yes, it is the 'backside' of our postcard shot.

Calgarian · #**5265** Posted **Aug 25, 2017, 3:52 PM**

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For the first time in a long time in this thread I didn't recognize instantly the city in the picture. Took me several seconds to figure out which city it was, I even thought it was an American city before I saw the CN logo.

Edit: Didn't see Rogers place in the foreground at first, otherwise that would have made it clear it was Edmonton

I instantly recognize the Epcor tower. Glad it won't be Edmonton's tallest anymore, that's not a good looking building, just seems awkward to me. Still holding out hope Manulife 2 goes ahead one day, that will up the level of design in Edmonton for sure.

Can't wait to see more tall towers in Oliver and areas west of downtown too, still has a commie block feel to it, and Pearl looks absolutely massive!

esquire · #**5266** Posted **Aug 25, 2017, 4:04 PM**

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I instantly recognize the Epcor tower. Glad it won't be Edmonton's tallest anymore, that's not a good looking building, just seems awkward to me. Still holding out hope Manulife 2 goes ahead one day, that will up the level of design in Edmonton for sure.

I never liked EPCOR all that much either. For some reason it always looked to me like it would be more at home in an Asian megacity like Seoul. Always thought it was kind of lame that it became Edmonton's tallest with those little blobs on top. Manulife is a much classier building... Edmonton has an amazing stock of 60s, 70s and 80s towers.

Jaws · #**5267** Posted **Aug 25, 2017, 4:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

I never liked EPCOR all that much either. For some reason it always looked to me like it would be more at home in an Asian megacity like Seoul. Always thought it was kind of lame that it became Edmonton's tallest with those little blobs on top. Manulife is a much classier building... Edmonton has an amazing stock of 60s, 70s and 80s towers.

Fear not, within a year or so EPCOR will fall to 5th tallest. Once the other towers surpass it (by a long shot in some cases), it will be far less prominent.

Calgarian · #**5268** Posted **Aug 25, 2017, 5:16 PM**

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Fear not, within a year or so EPCOR will fall to 5th tallest. Once the other towers surpass it (by a long shot in some cases), it will be far less prominent.

It will be better as a background tower for sure. Edmonton is the skyline that I think will change the most in the next 5 years or so.

Urban recluse · #**5269** Posted **Aug 25, 2017, 5:30 PM**

^^^Agreed. Crossing my fingers the Aldritt tower proceeds.

B.ike · #**5270** Posted **Aug 25, 2017, 5:47 PM**

I've taken my fair share of shots from that area of Edmonton. Certainly not the most photogenic locations but it does show the potential as some of you have kindly put it.

Here are a couple (cherry picked and cropped) which were taken about a hundred or so meters from what was posted...I just couldn't bring myself to include the foreground

Sutton Place is Out of Place

Wall

someone123 · #**5271** Posted **Aug 26, 2017, 1:10 AM**

Halifax skyline from McNab's:

Source

Boris2k7 · #**5272** Posted **Aug 26, 2017, 3:53 PM**

Fresh off the CCD.

YYC Late Summer 2017 by RemotelyBoris, on Flickr

Coldrsx · #**5273** Posted **Aug 26, 2017, 4:03 PM**

What an incredibly interesting angle. It took me a minute to sort this one out.

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Sutton Place is Out of Place

Martin Mtl · #**5274** Posted **Aug 26, 2017, 7:17 PM**

Great shot!

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Fresh off the CCD.

YYC Late Summer 2017 by RemotelyBoris, on Flickr

TheGreatestX · #**5275** Posted **Aug 27, 2017, 1:28 AM**

Peep the beach created by the new LRT bridge construction.

https://app.box.com/shared/static/36uacsq0twhdkhy9ovzcaw7qlv6ympt2.jpg
Mine

Urban recluse · #**5276** Posted **Aug 27, 2017, 2:47 AM**

I hope it becomes permanent.

Mock · #**5277** Posted **Aug 27, 2017, 3:06 AM**

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It's a rare angle for sure, 99% of the skyline shots we see of Edmonton are taken from the river valley or university areas. I like this view, though... it's clearly not the postcard skyline shot, but it's a more honest depiction of Edmonton's sometimes gritty urban fabric. It's a gorgeous photo.

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Perhaps but we (Toronto) have huge swaths of our city that look far worse than that. Yesterday I walked that stretch of Yonge Street in North York (Sheppard to Finch) and it's far worse than that street in Edmonton. That Edmonton street isn't an urban paradise but looks far more pleasant to walk along.

I enjoyed that photo too. You can see the potential in it.

Hi everybody, it's been a really long time since I've logged in here. I'm the photographer.
Thrilled to see it posted here and discussed at some length, and I'm glad you enjoyed it, even though it's not Edmonton's finest angle.

Urban recluse · #**5278** Posted **Aug 27, 2017, 3:34 PM**

Thanks Mock! Keep 'em coming

itom 987 · #**5279** Posted **Aug 27, 2017, 4:34 PM**

I'm glad to have found that photo! Welcome back!

Mock · #**5280** Posted **Aug 27, 2017, 4:39 PM**

Might as well keep this thing on topic, I seem to remember that we all love images with "peer-into-the-windows" crazy high resolution.

Big panorama I shot on Friday night, hoping I left enough room for Stantec when it's topped out to do a comparison later on.

Edmonton Skyline from McNally by Kurt Bauschardt, on Flickr

With original resolution available for viewing too. 56k/mobile warning, it's a 75MB file.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/kurt-b/36035402003/sizes/o/

And here is the same angle from 2005: