Great Canadian Skyline Thread II - Page 976

thewave46 · #**19501** Posted **Apr 11, 2022, 8:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by Acajack

If there is no traffic at this point coming in on the 417 from the east you are barely more than 15 minutes away from Parliament Hill here:

https://www.google.com/maps/@45.3735172,...hGhJYwBbeDyCIs29I6dYA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

(Note that some of the other approaches into Ottawa that are closer to the river like the 17-174 or the A-50 in Quebec do give off more of an impression that you're close to a major city.)

The transition on the 417 coming from the east into Ottawa is very abrupt. It seems as soon as one hits the Aviation Parkway/174 exit, you're instantly in the city. As you mention, coming in on 17-174 is the small town to commuter suburbs effect.

The 417 coming from the west is a more gradual transition, but the massive Canadian Tire Centre plopped in the middle of suburbia gives hints that one is approaching a real city.

Acajack · #**19502** Posted **Apr 11, 2022, 8:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Yes, only Ottawa is like this among the larger cities in Canada.

Surprisingly, depending on your access, so too is NYC, at least in the way that I approach it (from the Southwest, through Pennsylvania then New Jersey...mountains, trees, smallish towns, then suddenly WHAM! you are in the insane interwoven highway networks of East Orange, Newark, and Elizabeth, and right there in front of you looms the skyline of Manhattan.

Funny I was just thinking about that after writing my post.

The usual route from Ottawa-Gatineau to NYC takes you onto I-80 from Pennsylvania and across New Jersey. And yes the metropolis just jumps out at you very suddenly. (Though I am sure there are lots of towns, suburbs and exurbs hidden behind the trees.)

When you've been driving in something like this for a while:

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8959723,...itch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192

It's hard to believe you're around 25 km away from one of the biggest cities in the world.

giallo · #**19503** Posted **Apr 12, 2022, 12:51 AM**

Vancouver from today

Repthe250 · #**19504** Posted **Apr 12, 2022, 2:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

Here's a helpful guide to posing images. Otherwise, on most websites, it's just a matter of right clicking on an image, selecting "copy image address" and pasting the link in the SSP photo box (yellow square with the mountain and sun). And always add the website URL at the bottom of the image as well, for proper credit.

Thank you for this! Seems like so much work though. Most of my photos are on my phone or on my MacBook. I’ll get around to it eventually - would be nice is SSP would enter the 21st century however

Rico Rommheim · #**19505** Posted **Apr 12, 2022, 3:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by Repthe250

Thank you for this! Seems like so much work though. Most of my photos are on my phone or on my MacBook. I’ll get around to it eventually - would be nice is SSP would enter the 21st century however

Welcome to SSP, which is like greeting someone who's just landed in 1942.

Nouvellecosse · #**19506** Posted **Apr 12, 2022, 4:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by giallo

Vancouver from today

The cityscape looks great but what's with all the smoke?

giallo · #**19507** Posted **Apr 12, 2022, 5:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

The cityscape looks great but what's with all the smoke?

There was a pretty bad fire in Gastown.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/gastown-vancouver-fire-2022-1.6416024

harls · #**19508** Posted **Apr 12, 2022, 7:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by Acajack

Yeah. It's actually pretty freaky how the city just pops out of nowhere in a matter of minutes.

It is freaky, but have you ever drove to Winnipeg from highway 3? Or Regina from 33?

The city seems so close yet so far. With Ottawa, you get some signs.

davidivivid · #**19509** Posted **Apr 12, 2022, 7:15 PM**

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2022-...hp?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Harley613 · #**19510** Posted **Apr 13, 2022, 2:39 PM**

Ottawa's Stumpline from the Southeast yesterday. Far left is Little Italy and the tallest tower in the city, Just to the right of that is Tunney's Pasture/Parkdale, in the middle is Downtown/CBD, and just right of centre is the Byward Market and uOttawa.

905er · #**19511** Posted **Apr 13, 2022, 4:09 PM**

what I would give to see just one or two towers right downtown that are at least as tall as the tops of the tallest antennas on the towers pictured here.. Seriously... anything to just break the tabletop.

Harley613 · #**19512** Posted **Apr 13, 2022, 4:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by 905er

what I would give to see just one or two towers right downtown that are at least as tall as the tops of the tallest antennas on the towers pictured here.. Seriously... anything to just break the tabletop.

When I add quick approximations of some of the buildings in various stages of planning to the shot it looks a lot better. I put in the new 60 story tower in Little Italy that is planned, some of the planned and approved towers on Lebreton flats, the approved new tallest tower in the CBD, developments at Gladstone Station, the approved tower Claridge Hintonburg, and the approved 65 and 56 towers at Bayview. There are dozens of other towers planned that could be added, but these ones are really key.

TorontoDrew · #**19513** Posted **Apr 13, 2022, 4:35 PM**

Nice job Harley.

MolsonExport · #**19514** Posted **Apr 13, 2022, 5:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by davidivivid

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2022-...hp?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Amazing shot. QC has such a great natural setting. Perhaps second only to Vancouver.

1ajs · #**19515** Posted **Apr 13, 2022, 5:34 PM**

Rick Howard poted this on facebook in a group.
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10159973176058945&set=gm.3053628374903008

Razor · #**19516** Posted **Apr 13, 2022, 7:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Repthe250

I’m sure Ottawa is a great place, but for some reason it’s presence in this thread is overwhelming and I’m not quite sure why .

If you were around here long enough, you would realize that Ottawa was very under represented at one point.

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

the skies of Ontario in the winter/spring months are so grey and dreary...seemingly all the time. cobalt grey buildings, cobalt grey skies. big box barf. Miltonization.

Movie set for a Hostel sequel?

Razor · #**19517** Posted **Apr 13, 2022, 7:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Yes, only Ottawa is like this among the larger cities in Canada.

Surprisingly, depending on your access, so too is NYC, at least in the way that I approach it (from the Southwest, through Pennsylvania then New Jersey...mountains, trees, smallish towns, then suddenly WHAM! you are in the insane interwoven highway networks of East Orange, Newark, and Elizabeth, and right there in front of you looms the skyline of Manhattan.

Yes that was our experience.

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Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

IMO, The blandness of Ottawa's skyline has to do with the blandness of the downtown complexes and towers than height.

Yes..Government buildings are /were designed to be functional and not architectural eye candy ..Double edge sword I suppose..On one hand the feds were being responsible, but as a result we get Ottawa's grey drab boxy skyline.

Martin Mtl · #**19518** Posted **Apr 14, 2022, 11:37 AM**

Source

Acajack · #**19519** Posted **Apr 14, 2022, 11:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by Razor

Yes that was our experience.

Yes..Government buildings are /were designed to be functional and not architectural eye candy ..Double edge sword I suppose..On one hand the feds were being responsible, but as a result we get Ottawa's grey drab boxy skyline.

Yes, as a "lessee" the federal government isn't about making a visual splash with the buildings it is headquartered in, unlike private sector companies that dominate the market in other cities.

WhipperSnapper · #**19520** Posted **Apr 14, 2022, 1:51 PM**

Hmm. I'm thinking about a few buildings developed by crown corporations vs private builds in Ottawa. Common characteristics are boxy, large repetitive floor plates but, the crown corporation development is more likely to have a grandiose feature such as an atrium. I don't know enough developments.

This one exemplifies Ottawa. Perhaps the boxiest, blandest, 1990s retro tower in the nation. This may have been designed as straight up PoMo too.
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4201183,...itch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192