Great Canadian Skyline Thread II

[someone123]

Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

I think Halifax has a huge skyline now. All it needs now is more depth, more layers.

This is only sort of a skyline shot, and it was in the general photo thread (nearly instantly swamped), but I thought it showed how layered the city can be at street level. A lot of the the places that 10 years ago seemed like they'd be great with a few more buildings to fill the holes now have those buildings.

This has some highrises, a church from 1750 (and 2 other buildings in this shot from circa 1760), and a streetwall of narrow 4-6 storey Victorian and Georgian commercial buildings. That is a pretty good collection you won't find in all that many North American cities. The highrises off in the distance add to the effect too.


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[Brizzy82]

Originally Posted by someone123

This is only sort of a skyline shot, and it was in the general photo thread (nearly instantly swamped), but I thought it showed how layered the city can be at street level. A lot of the the places that 10 years ago seemed like they'd be great with a few more buildings to fill the holes now have those buildings.

This has some highrises, a church from 1750 (and 2 other buildings in this shot from circa 1760), and a streetwall of narrow 4-6 storey Victorian and Georgian commercial buildings. That is a pretty good collection you won't find in all that many North American cities. The highrises off in the distance add to the effect too.

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This is awesome.

[ue]

Halifax to me felt quite metropolitan and urban, just miniaturized and on a smaller scale. It has some bustle, but in a tamer sort of way than you'd get in Toronto.

[scrapin]

Originally Posted by landpirate

View from top of One Bloor East:

By Jack Landau on Urban Toronto

Could you imagine if Toronto's downtown high rises were all placed in a perfect circle and not spread out so far, good lord. Toronto is beastly.

[SkahHigh]

Montréal à l'aube by Benoit Riendeau, sur Flickr

[caltrane74]

Originally Posted by scrapin

Could you imagine if Toronto's downtown high rises were all placed in a perfect circle and not spread out so far, good lord. Toronto is beastly.

Imagine if Toronto had continue to build at the same rate as 3 or 4 years ago when Aura and Trump were under construction. Still a lot of towers under construction but the pace has noticeably slowed. The only hope now is for the bigger projects to start like Mizrahi/The One, Gehry-Mirvish/King West and Pinnacle / One Yonge all supertall projects seemingly getting closer to launch for sales/and or construction.

[Djesus777]

Photos taken by me

[Martin Mtl]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJDvw3dBdVd/?tagged=montreal

[Martin Mtl]

Quartier du musée


https://www.flickr.com/photos/bananacust...byYh4-KbyS8R-KbkiLo-KFMpyW-KFMhVq-KXLA77

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

Not to start a debate about it, but Old Montreal is a very different historic district than Old Quebec. While the later retains its New France residential and institutional architecture and cityscapes for the most part, Old Montreal is more under the influence of old british and scotish architectures, with more commercial and administrative buidlings on a large scale, but less "new France". There is nothing in Quebec City that compare to the old financial district of rue Saint-Jacques or that compare to the old warehouse district of western Old Montreal. They are very different and almost not comparable. I honnestly don't think you can say one is better than the other. Personnal preferences are another matter of course. I like the monumental and commercial build form of Old Montreal just as I like the more quaint and "small european provincial town" of QC.

Indeed, they are different beasts. It is very easy for me to praise old Montreal as it is my hometown. As wonderful as it is, QC old city is more charming and more "French" in architecture and feel. Montreal is more eclectic, more British, more Brawny.

[ssiguy]

I agree. I've always seen Montreal as the centre of French Canada and Quebec as it's heart.

[FrAnKs]

Originally Posted by ssiguy

Montreal as the centre of French Canada and Quebec as it's heart.

I like this and agree ! Very well said

Montréal is my hometown but I live in Québec City since 2011, and my Heart is floating between both cities.

[shappy]

The last time I was in old Montreal I kept thinking how cool it would be if the district acted more as a proper neighbourhood - I'm talking local fruit/veg markets, no frills butcher/baker/florist shops... just your average neighbourhood conveniences. It's mostly tourist-based which is understandable.

[GreaterMontréal]

Originally Posted by shappy

The last time I was in old Montreal I kept thinking how cool it would be if the district acted more as a proper neighbourhood - I'm talking local fruit/veg markets, no frills butcher/baker/florist shops... just your average neighbourhood conveniences. It's mostly tourist-based which is understandable.

Old Montréal is too small to be counted as a neighbourhood. It's part of Ville-Marie. There is a Adonis (market) in Griffintown, not too far away from Old Montréal. http://groupeadonis.ca/en/

[theman23]

Originally Posted by ssiguy

I agree. I've always seen Montreal as the centre of French Canada and Quebec as it's heart.

[craner]

Originally Posted by hipster duck

Halifax certainly has a dense skyline when viewed from the waterfront.

In the future the view from Dartmouth might look like a mini-Vancouver as seen from North Van, complete with 70s-80s era squat office blocks amidst a collection of glass condo towers all of the same general height.

Good observation - I think you're right.

[Pinion]

Took this from Lions Gate Bridge today

View from Lions Gate bridge by chrisjohann, on Flickr

[ainvan]

Calgary Alberta by John Andersen, on Flickr


Calgary Night by Rob Moses, on Flickr


Calgary Downtown by Bruno Karklis, on Flickr

[MolsonExport]

nice shot. I especially like the Paleolithic stone circles.

[Laceoflight]

Posted by Martin Mtl

Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

https://www.instagram.com/p/BItV_h4Bx2l/?tagged=montrealskyline