Post some pictures of your city! II

[Chadillaccc]

An incredible set, courtesy of Neil Zeller Photography!


















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[Surrealplaces]

^Nice set of pics!


Calgary LRT at night by Surrealplaces, on Flickr


Urban Reflections by Surrealplaces, on Flickr

[Dr Awesomesauce]

I'd love to see more Calgary LRT shots. Hint hint.

[coolcanadian]

Calgary is beautiful!!

Some Toronto:

Law and Order


Old and New


Islands and Edgewalkers


Historic District


Classic Toronto architecture


Princess Gates


One of my favourite buildings


U of T


The heart of the city


Little Italy


Nathan Phillips Square

[ScreamingViking]

I love this photo. Thanks for sharing it.

Originally Posted by coolcanadian

Little Italy

[uzi]

thank you guys for sharing these beautiful pictures. these pictures were jaw droppers.

[MTLskyline]

coolcanadian, great selection of Toronto shots! When I visit Toronto, I usually stay not too far from the UofT Varsity Stadium. One of my favourite areas of Toronto.

Here are some of Montréal


Untitled by Yannick "Hozen" Meilender, on Flickr

Festival of Light by Michael Vesia, on Flickr


Montréal en Lumière by Michael Vesia, on Flickr


Night Skating with a View by Michael Vesia, on Flickr


Winter Picnic by Michael Vesia, on Flickr

[davidivivid]

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste


Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste ville de Québec par +Daniel Gravelle / Numerimagiste@hotmail.com+, sur Flickr


Basilique Sainte-Anne de Beaupré


Basilique Saint-Anne de Beaupré par +Daniel Gravelle / Numerimagiste@hotmail.com+, sur Flickr

[Coldrsx]

[rousseau]

I think this is one of the nicest vernaculars we have in North America. Victorian density, trees and front porches. Nothing nicer than walking home and saying hello to your neighbours who are having a drink on their front porch.

[lio45]

Originally Posted by rousseau

I think this is one of the nicest vernaculars we have in North America. Victorian density, trees and front porches. Nothing nicer than walking home and saying hello to your neighbours who are having a drink on their front porch.

I'd agree with you, although the combination of snow in winter + no off-street parking would likely be a downside for many.

Thankfully, there's an easy fix: if we razed every other one, the remaining half would have parkings

(... or maybe go all the way and take a page from Brantford's book: raze them all, no parking problems any more. )

[craneSpotter]

Shot of Lower Johnson Street (LoJo) this morning with the Union finishing up on the right (other side of Union is Chinatown), cranes working on the new Johnson Street bridge crossing and the Promontory tower @ Bayview almost done (crane down).

http://bosaproperties.com/promontory/index.php

http://unionvictoria.com/design/

http://www.johnsonstreetbridge.com/the-project/design/



Cool shot of Chinatown last February:

[rousseau]

Originally Posted by lio45

I'd agree with you, although the combination of snow in winter + no off-street parking would likely be a downside for many.

I wish it were a downside for many more. Then they wouldn't cost over a million dollars, and I would live there.

[north 42]

Originally Posted by rousseau

I think this is one of the nicest vernaculars we have in North America. Victorian density, trees and front porches. Nothing nicer than walking home and saying hello to your neighbours who are having a drink on their front porch.

This looks a lot like the Walkerville neighbourhood in Windsor, my favourite in the city!

[rousseau]

Originally Posted by north 42

This looks a lot like the Walkerville neighbourhood in Windsor, my favourite in the city!

Really? Windsor has narrow Victorian rowhouses and semis like this? I never saw any when I was there. Which streets?

[flar]

Shockingly, I have a photo of rowhouses in Windsor (Walkerville)

[MonkeyRonin]

Originally Posted by lio45

I'd agree with you, although the combination of snow in winter + no off-street parking would likely be a downside for many.

Thankfully, there's an easy fix: if we razed every other one, the remaining half would have parkings

(... or maybe go all the way and take a page from Brantford's book: raze them all, no parking problems any more. )

Most blocks like that have rear laneways with garages.


View from our house by Melsky, on Flickr


But even those without parking are no less desirable. Like Rousseau said, it's hard to find one for under a million dollars, unless it's in poor shape. Though there are many apartments in these sorts of buildings which may be priced at more reasonable amounts.

[rousseau]

Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

Most blocks like that have rear laneways with garages.


View from our house by Melsky, on Flickr


But even those without parking are no less desirable. Like Rousseau said, it's hard to find one for under a million dollars, unless it's in poor shape. Though there are many apartments in these sorts of buildings which may be priced at more reasonable amounts.

If that were London, or even Brooklyn, there'd be no rear lane, the backs of the houses would be closer to those opposite, and people would have proper rear gardens. Parking would be a serious problem, but then, a lot of people wouldn't care about that anyway.

Then again, having a garage for storage or a workshop is kinda cool, too.

[rousseau]

Originally Posted by flar

Shockingly, I have a photo of rowhouses in Windsor (Walkerville)

Which street is that, flar?

[flar]

Originally Posted by rousseau

Which street is that, flar?

Monmouth