The Great Canadian Skyline thread for CMAs 1 million and under

[SignalHillHiker]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

That view makes Rimouski look a lot like Sherbrooke.

Are you making fun of me?

[advance62]

Originally Posted by c@taract_soulj@h

Brantford, ON, Pop. 94,000

Almost looks better than Kitcheners lol...jk



Courtesy of Google

Hilarious


Kitchener Skyline Haze (wide) by Matt M S, on Flickr

[middeljohn]

One of London's best angles from the Western Fair pedestrian bridge (by me):



Here's Hamilton from Sam Lawrence Park (by me):

[lio45]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

That view makes Rimouski look a lot like Sherbrooke.

Are you joking?

The only parallel I can see is that Sherbrooke is so hilly that there's no skyline from outside, as even our tallest buildings in the downtown area (~15 stories) aren't as tall as the hills immediately surrounding it...

...and I was about to remark that the highest structure of the Riki skyline was a farm silo.

[Chadillaccc]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

Are you making fun of me?

No. I'm not sure what you mean. I just thought it looked like Sherbrooke but with more water (ice).

[SignalHillHiker]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

No. I'm not sure what you mean. I just thought it looked like Sherbrooke but with more water (ice).

I confused the two cities in the past.

[Tone]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

That view makes Rimouski look a lot like Sherbrooke.

I was about to say dont let Lio45 see that comment but im too late!

I can see it, the oldies gives a Sherbrooke feel.

[lio45]

Originally Posted by Tone

I was about to say dont let Lio45 see that comment but im too late!

I can see it, the oldies gives a Sherbrooke feel.

The Trust building wasn't even visible on that pic of yours... (likely a pretty major factor in helping get the two mixed up)

[Chadillaccc]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

I confused the two cities in the past.

Ohhh okay . From that view, it certainly is an easy mistake to make at first glance. However, the new beige/yellow apartments on Rimouski's waterfront give it away totally!

[lio45]

Now that you guys keep saying it, I suppose that from that particular angle it's actually possible to confuse our ridiculously small lake with the St. Lawrence... (but the cities still don't look alike, IMO.)

[Tone]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Ohhh okay . From that view, it certainly is an easy mistake to make at first glance. However, the new beige/yellow apartments on Rimouski's waterfront give it away totally!

I have to say, the knowledge you have for my neck of the woods (and anywhere in this Country) is impressive to say the least.

[Chadillaccc]

Yeah I've wasted a lot of my life studying about places, geography, space, developments (for example, my average post count on here is 9 per day... ugh), etc... still don't have a degree though I guess I shouldn't say useless, it came in handy when I left home and, having never before been to any of the places I've moved to since (Ottawa, Kelowna, Chilliwack, Vancouver, and Calgary), I knew exactly where to go to see the things worth seeing and how to get there. So that's kinda cool.

Thanks for the compliment!

[middeljohn]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Yeah I've wasted a lot of my life studying about places, geography, space, developments (for example, my average post count on here is 9 per day... ugh), etc... still don't have a degree though I guess I shouldn't say useless, it came in handy when I left home and, having never before been to any of the places I've moved to since (Ottawa, Kelowna, Chilliwack, Vancouver, and Calgary), I knew exactly where to go to see the things worth seeing and how to get there. So that's kinda cool.

Thanks for the compliment!

I've wasted a lot of time studying urban geography, and that was before I started posting here. I thought I was just weird for having this weird obsession that no one else I know has. Now I still think I'm weird, but there are others with the same obsession.

It's not useless knowledge though. It's people like us - citizens who are educated on efficient urban planning - who will help society by communicating to our peers, which is how the positive change will happen.

[Beedok]

Originally Posted by advance62

Hilarious


Kitchener Skyline Haze (wide) by Matt M S, on Flickr

I thought that was another angle of Brantford for a moment.

Originally Posted by middeljohn

Here's Hamilton from Sam Lawrence Park (by me):

Is that rainbow ending at the Vranich project?

[Chadillaccc]

Guelph, Ontario - metro 145 000



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guelph

[Beedok]

I do wish Hamilton were building like KWC. It does seem to be waking up though.

[Chadillaccc]

Incredible shot of Kitchener!



Downtown Kitchener by Ryan Hadley, on Flickr

[SignalHillHiker]

There's something disproportionately attractive about Guelph. It just seems much grander than I assume it is based on how rarely it's mentioned.

[flar]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

There's something disproportionately attractive about Guelph. It just seems much grander than I assume it is based on how rarely it's mentioned.

Guelph is known as the Queen City, it was carefully planned. Check out the street pattern on google maps, it was supposed to fan out from the river. It is also interesting because most of its older buildings are built of stone. That huge church dominating the skyline is magnificent.


A tour of downtown Guelph: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=141483

[kwoldtimer]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Incredible shot of Kitchener!



Downtown Kitchener by Ryan Hadley, on Flickr

That picture is a few years old (no consolidated courthouse). I can see the sites where the One Victoria and City Centre towers are now under construction. From that angle the City Centre will pretty much hide the tower of city hall.