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Old Posted Jan 7, 2007, 6:39 PM
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Taking off from YVR:
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Old Posted Jan 7, 2007, 7:59 PM
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All I can say is, 'Wow'! That pic really puts the size of downtown into perspective for me.

What are teh rough demisnions of downtown? It appears to be about 1 mile by 3 miles.
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Old Posted Jan 7, 2007, 8:31 PM
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I think it is probably roughly 2km north to south and just under 3km from the westend across. That is a guess.

I'm not very good with Miles sorry
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Also interesting to note that BC Place's roof ripped and was deflated on Friday due to the weather. It's a strange sight:
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...hub=TopStories
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Nice shot. When was it taken?
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Old Posted Jan 7, 2007, 9:48 PM
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Holy shit Vancouver is getting so dense. You can see how the skyline has stretched east and south with the concord pacific condos. The Melleville poking up has made ahuge difference in the skyline as well. Its crazy that so many buildings above 40 stories are either under construction or approved for the penninsula. Imagine what that same shot will look like in a few years with Jameson House/ Woodwards/ Capitol Residences/ Shangri la/ Fairmont Pacific Rim/ Hotel Georgia / that twisty tower on georgia/ ymca tower/ and the Hotel Georgia as well as many other shorter buildings....... Its going to be insane!
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It looks like the cut-and-cover pits been dug along much of Cambie in the pic, so it's recent. Cambie's the street you're looking straight down. I think I also see the cranes on Willow and at Crossroads up, and Cooper's Pointe (or is it landing?) looks topped out, so maybe even the last week.
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Nice shot! Bring on the taller towers. Broadway District is bumping up too.
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Nice pic!! I never knew Vancouver was that large.
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Sweet.
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Nice shot. When was it taken?
Was Taken on Dec 22
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amazing shot. thanks.
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yea, could see the melvilles sail (barely)

Vancouver is going to be sexi in a year with shangri-la sticking above it all. is there a larger version of the photo?
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I think it's a lot denser now. and even more spectacular.
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Now that is one impressive pic.
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Great overhead shot, t.
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super sexy picture
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great density, great street level feel, but again...i look at this and say to myself, "boring looking"....
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Vancouver is mind blowing it looks like a city of 20 million from above. How many people live there?
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