LONDON: The Canadian Version [REMASTERED 2009] - Page 2

Snark · #21 Posted **Feb 18, 2007, 5:12 PM**

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Hozay · #22 Posted **Feb 19, 2007, 5:17 PM**

Beautiful! Looks like a white collar city.

MolsonExport · #23 Posted **Feb 19, 2007, 5:38 PM**

Nice photos. Good precis of London. I am a relatively new Londoner (originally from Montreal), currently a Prof at the University of Western Ontario.

Waterlooson · #24 Posted **Feb 20, 2007, 3:37 AM**

Nice photos.... nice city.... too bad Kitchener isn't more like London.

soleri · #25 Posted **Feb 20, 2007, 4:57 AM**

Sweet! Lots of great old buildings that balance out the new stuff. Looks very civilized.

Connect · #26 Posted **Feb 20, 2007, 5:10 AM**

I visited there several years back. We had a reuniion in Detroit & originally planned on going to toronto.. but London was closer. After a couple of days there, I really liked the feel of the city. Nice place. Nice photo set.

sl64 · #27 Posted **Feb 21, 2007, 6:27 PM**

"They don't accept credit at their Tim Horton's out by that mall."

They don't accept credit or debit at any Tim's I've ever been to (all in southern ontario). Cash only. It makes sense when you see a busy Tim's at crunch time.

"I think Eric Lindros might hail from London, yes?"

Yeah, a lot of hockey players are from London. I know Joe Thornton is also from here.

Nice to see some other people with UWO connections on here (I'm an undergrad student right now).

ColDayMan · #28 Posted **Feb 21, 2007, 6:30 PM**

They don't accept credit or debit at any Tim's I've ever been to (all in southern ontario). Cash only. It makes sense when you see a busy Tim's at crunch time.

At the Tim Horton's here in Columbus, all I do is swipe and I go. It's actually faster than just giving them hard cash.

Jasper and one o nin · #29 Posted **Feb 21, 2007, 6:42 PM**

excellent... quite possibly the most under rated city in North America

gatt · #30 Posted **Feb 22, 2007, 1:44 AM**

a city on my list to visit for sure.thanks!

brett.electrician · #31 Posted **Feb 22, 2007, 3:35 AM**

Best London photo tour i've seen!

JBinCalgary · #32 Posted **Feb 22, 2007, 5:33 AM**

thanks for the pics

DC83 · #33 Posted **Feb 22, 2007, 8:47 PM**

Awesome tour, as per usual Flar

London is definately in my Top3 Favourite Cities in Ontario... after Hamilton & Toronto.

EVERYONE MUST EXPERIENCE THE WESTERN FAIR AT LEAST ONCE IN THEIR LIVES!

the pope · #34 Posted **Feb 23, 2007, 1:16 AM**

OLP, youre always good to me

anywho, thanks for the trip down memory lane.

and because it still makes me giggle:

Wpg_Guy · #35 Posted **Feb 23, 2007, 4:35 AM**

It's much more urban then i would have ever expected. Nice pics, thanks.

flar · #36 Posted **Feb 23, 2007, 4:21 PM**

For those of you who weren't familiar with London, I'm glad I could introduce you to Canada's 10th largest city!

I found these old pictures from when I lived in London. I have great memories from London. Most of these are views from my balconey (I miss that view!)

The Talbot Block before the John Labatt Centre was built. In the background is a fire that destroyed Pro Hardware.

The JLC under construction. I watched it being built and then moved just before it opened. I still haven't been inside.

Balloonfest in Harris Park

A rainbow

the rainbow continued out my rear balconey, you can also see the Labatt Brewery

The CN Tower was 10 or 12 stories. Now you see it...

...now you don't

The old Covent Garden Market, demolished and replaced by a new building

Another view from my balconey, to the left is Labatt Park (world's oldest baseball stadium) and to the right is the Art Gallery

the dude · #37 Posted **Feb 24, 2007, 4:55 AM**

i remember the controversy about the talbot block being demolished. so they replicated it? hmmmm.

Nouvellecosse · #38 Posted **Feb 24, 2007, 7:40 AM**

I'm quite impressed by the city! There's definitely more to it than I would have imagined.

Verve · #39 Posted **Feb 24, 2007, 1:14 PM**

Great photos of London. I grew up in Detroit and but moved south in the early 70's. I've been back there since then and went to Toronto. I remember passing London and didn't realize it was as big as it is.

I'll be in Detroit again this summer and will make sure to visit London on my journey to Toronto.

Thanks for sharing the photos.

flar · #40 Posted **Feb 25, 2007, 6:42 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by the dude

i remember the controversy about the talbot block being demolished. so they replicated it? hmmmm.

The Talbot Block wasn't just the Inn on the NE corner (centre of photo), the block once featured a long 19th C. streetscape. The entire block was demolished (except the Talbot Inn) to make way for a shopping centre that was never built. There was a huge fight to save it but all that was left was the Talbot Inn. For many years it was a parking lot. The Talbot Inn was orignally supposed to be part of the John Labatt Centre, but it too was demolished, and then replicated on the corner of the JLC.