Canadian Skyline Thread III

[Repthe250]

Ahh gotcha! Good eye. I’m not sure what that mountain is then lol. Also that cluster of towers/cranes is Oakridge.

[theman23]

Originally Posted by Repthe250

Ahh gotcha! Good eye. I’m not sure what that mountain is then lol. Also that cluster of towers/cranes is Oakridge.

That's the San Juan islands I think, so its probably Mt. Constitution.

[Architype]

Metrotown skyline zoom, current view (It's the same skyline that appears tiny in the distance in giallo's pano).

my photo may 02 2024

[Marshal]

Shape and location is perfect for Mt Daniel. Its not the tallest (7,960m) but it is quite prominent. It is quite rounded because it is a collapsed volcanic cone (if I remember correctly). It is an easy climb, but not to be taken lightly due to weather and the length of the routes. Elevation gain is over 1,000m and most routes are almost 25 km with route finding over the last several kilometres.

[Architype]

Originally Posted by Marshal

Shape and location is perfect for Mt Daniel. Its not the tallest (7,960m) but it is quite prominent. It is quite rounded because it is a collapsed volcanic cone (if I remember correctly). It is an easy climb, but not to be taken lightly due to weather and the length of the routes. Elevation gain is over 1,000m and most routes are almost 25 km with route finding over the last several kilometres.

Mt. Daniel would be to the left of Oakridge instead of on the right as I plotted it on the map, and 150 miles away; Mt. Constitution (about 43 miles away) seems more likely. Also, you'd probably be able to see Rainier as well, as it's not much farther than Mt. Daniel but much more prominent.

[MolsonExport]

Allegedly (I never could see it), you can see the (top) of Mt. Rainier from Victoria.

[Zeej]

I've seen Mount Baker very clearly from Victoria, but the only time I've caught a glimpse of Rainier was when taking off from the airport. I did manage to see it from Mount Maxwell on Salt Spring Island though.

[LikesBikes]

It was pretty crazy how big Rainier was when I was flying into Vancouver a couple summers ago

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by LikesBikes

It was pretty crazy how big Rainier was when I was flying into Vancouver a couple summers ago

yep, it is very prominent when flying into Vancouver.

[Maldive]

Dense Bloor-Yorkville… with The One rising right of centre.


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[thewave46]

Originally Posted by Maldive

Dense Bloor-Yorkville… with The One rising right of centre.


skycandy

Vibes of outside the CBD zone of a large Asian city to the nondescript Toronto towers glistening in the night. Maybe it's the low-hanging cloud giving vibes of a humidity-soaked metropolis, but the dense clustering gives that feeling.

[Harley613]

The Claridge East Flats development on Lebreton Flats in Ottawa this morning, with the Tunney's Pasture and Westboro skylines in the background. You can also see the excavation for the future (for a short time) second tallest building in Ottawa being excavated on the left bottom, the 124m 36s 'Dream Lebreton' tower 1.

This view will be dramatically different in the coming years.

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[Harley613]

Here's a pano from this afternoon that captures many of the different skyline nodes in Ottawa.

[MolsonExport]

It is interesting when smaller cities have multinodal skylines. Toronto has had them since the 60s, Vancouver since the 80s (both cities being heavy hitters in the multinodal skyline sweepstakes), and Montreal, to a much lesser extend (Westmount, maybe Longueuil), since the 70s. Ottawa, KW, Quebec City...London isn't quite there yet, but we have several projects that will cumulatively create a second skyline in the west end. (centred on Wonderland and Oxford)

[Harley613]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

It is interesting when smaller cities have multinodal skylines. Toronto has had them since the 60s, Vancouver since the 80s (both cities being heavy hitters in the multinodal skyline sweepstakes), and Montreal, to a much lesser extend (Westmount, maybe Longueuil), since the 70s. Ottawa, KW, Quebec City...London isn't quite there yet, but we have several projects that will cumulatively create a second skyline in the west end. (centred on Wonderland and Oxford)

Ottawa is a weird one. It has over 200 more highrise buildings than Calgary, but they are stumpy and spread out, so you'd never guess it. Due to the protected view planes, it is developing far taller skylines outside of the traditional downtown.

There are currently nodes with multiple 30+ story buildings in:
Downtown
Little Italy
Tunney's Pasture

Within 10 years there will be most likely be notable skyline nodes with multiple 30+ story buildings in:
Centretown
Hull (Quebec Side)
The Glebe (Lansdowne)
Kanata North
Kanata Centrum
Lebreton Flats
Barrhaven
Bayshore/Baseline
Ambleside/Lincoln Fields
Foster Farm
Bank & Walkley
Gloucester Centre/Telesat Court
Both sides of the 417 between Riverside & St. Laurent
Vanier
Cyrville/St. Laurent
Orleans Centrum
Orleans Trim Road
Westboro
Elmvale
Westgate
Sandy Hill/Lees

Possibly:
Bell's Corners
Centrepointe
Mooney's Bay
Billing's Bridge
Carlingwood
All along St. Laurent Blvd.
Hurdman
Faircrest
Gatineau (proper)
South Keys
Riverside South

The city is going through a massive transformation akin to Vancouver over the past ten years.

[J.OT13]

Coming soon - Big Ottawa. Within 10-15 years, we should have an 13 kilometer continuous skyline from Vanier to Lincoln Fields. Although it may end up looking like eight or so distinct clusters tied together by a continuous thin line (one or two blocks) of towers.

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Coming soon - Big Ottawa. Within 10-15 years, we should have an 13 kilometer continuous skyline from Vanier to Lincoln Fields. Although it may end up looking like eight or so distinct clusters tied together by a continuous thin line (one or two blocks) of towers.

Perhaps. I couldn't say how complete that skyline is already. 10 to 15 years is a flash when it comes to construction and development. A 30 storey tower will take 4 years to build. How many high rises does Ottawa complete a year?

Just sayin'. I see it with Toronto all the time. The crazy number of proposals and the 200 plus high rises under construction get conflated as 200 high rises get built in a year

[zoomer]

That will be very interesting to see in 10-15 years. Hopefully they do a better job tying these non-downtown highrises into a walkable street environment, although to be fair, I’m not anywhere in Canada has been successful in that regard.

Curious to see in 50 years from now (assuming I’ll be dead by then) if Ottawa remains in the same ballpark as Calgary and Edmonton. I think it has more potential for longer term growth than either of those two, but both Alberta cities and especially Calgary have been exceeding expectations for decades now in terms of growth.

Ok, speaking of Mount Rainier - on a clear day you can get a good view of it from Victoria, especially from the top of Mount Doug:

Mt Rainier by Mike Dunham-Wilkie, on Flickr

Victoria sunrise - Mt Rainier by Mike Dunham-Wilkie, on Flickr

And back to skylines, some interesting shots of Vancouver from Unit 3602 - 5655 Boundary Road:

Unit 3602 5665 Boundary Road Vancouver-31 by ONIKON Creative, on Flickr

Unit 3602 5665 Boundary Road Vancouver-32 by ONIKON Creative, on Flickr

[vanman]

Originally Posted by zoomer

Ok, speaking of Mount Rainier - on a clear day you can get a good view of it from Victoria, especially from the top of Mount Doug:

Mt Rainier by Mike Dunham-Wilkie, on Flickr

Victoria sunrise - Mt Rainier by Mike Dunham-Wilkie, on Flickr

That is super cool! I'll be on the lookout for Ranier next time I'm in Victoria.

[Harley613]

There are around 40 high rise buildings U/C in Ottawa this year, and it looks to be ramping up again with many imminent excavations. It's truly a transformative time for the various skylines.