Canadian skylines of the past - Page 12

davidivivid · #**221** Posted **Sep 30, 2012, 7:04 PM**

Jesuit college circa 1875 - later demolished to make way for the new City Hall.

http://www.espritdulieu-quebec.ulava..._id=2&paged=16

Quebec City's lower town - 1889

http://www.espritdulieu-quebec.ulava..._id=2&paged=12

Ice castle in front of the Parlement - 1895

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http://www.espritdulieu-quebec.ulava...e_id=2&paged=8

Saint-Jean street - 1900

http://www.espritdulieu-quebec.ulava..._id=2&paged=17

kool maudit · #**222** Posted **Oct 1, 2012, 10:14 AM**

quebec city is one of canada's great cities. top three even, maybe top five for the less-historically minded. the reduction of its national perception to "tourist town" reflects various narratives and processes.

SignalHillHiker · #**223** Posted **Oct 1, 2012, 11:37 AM**

Gorgeous pictures. The first one, of the Jesuit College, is especially beautiful.

Rico Rommheim · #**224** Posted **Oct 1, 2012, 3:21 PM**

Place Bonaventure (the second biggest building in the world at the time) under construction in 1966.

by Archives de la Ville de Montréal
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8302/8...618733c3_b.jpg

Tone · #**225** Posted **Oct 1, 2012, 4:50 PM**

^Siiiiik

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Place Bonaventure (the second biggest building in the world at the time) under construction in 1966.

I thought Place Bonaventure was the largest at the time. What would have been no.1?

davidivivid · #**226** Posted **Oct 1, 2012, 8:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by kool maudit

the reduction of its national perception to "tourist town" reflects various narratives and processes.

Agreed (processes which occured both with and without Quebec City's control)... I guess this specific topic might be interesting to eventually pursue in light of the "misconceptions about your city" thread.

The following picture was taken in 1937. I love it because it clearly illustrates how massive was the footprint of the railway tracks near the port/train station.

kool maudit · #**227** Posted **Oct 1, 2012, 8:28 PM**

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^Siiiiik

I thought Place Bonaventure was the largest at the time. What would have been no.1?

the pentagon.

Rico Rommheim · #**228** Posted **Oct 1, 2012, 11:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by davidivivid

Agreed (processes which occured both with and without Quebec City's control)... I guess this specific topic might be interesting to eventually pursue in light of the "misconceptions about your city" thread.

The following picture was taken in 1937. I love it because it clearly illustrates how massive was the footprint of the railway tracks near the port/train station.

Massive indeed, and surprising to me, I never saw Quebec as a major railway city. But it does have a large port and so it does make sense.

Barnes · #**229** Posted **Oct 2, 2012, 5:34 AM**

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the pentagon.

Merchandise Mart would also be bigger.

mike474 · #**230** Posted **Oct 2, 2012, 3:33 PM**

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Merchandise Mart would also be bigger.

Yea it was the second largest commercial building after the Merchandise Mart. The Pentagon doesn't count, but is definitely larger.

someone123 · #**231** Posted **Oct 3, 2012, 5:36 PM**

Saint John, NB. The collection of photos is here: http://website.nbm-mnb.ca/Transition...Neighbourhoods

Darkoshvilli · #**232** Posted **Oct 4, 2012, 7:58 PM**

1966

http://www.flickr.com/photos/archive...n/photostream/

The_Architect · #**233** Posted **Oct 4, 2012, 9:40 PM**

Toronto from the under-construction CN Tower:

West of University Avenue (which is on the right):

Source.

kwoldtimer · #**234** Posted **Oct 5, 2012, 1:02 AM**

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Saint-Jean street - 1900

http://www.espritdulieu-quebec.ulava..._id=2&paged=17

Just curious - in 1900 would rue Saint-Jean still have been known as St John Street? When was the change formalized (or was it known by its English and French versions)? Very cool pics by the way.

Rico Rommheim · #**235** Posted **Oct 5, 2012, 1:58 AM**

What...a fucking mess.

vanatox · #**236** Posted **Oct 5, 2012, 2:21 AM**

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Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

Just curious - in 1900 would rue Saint-Jean still have been known as St John Street? When was the change formalized (or was it known by its English and French versions)? Very cool pics by the way.

St John? The official name has always been St-Jean.

Link: http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/T...?no_seq=184185

Darkoshvilli · #**237** Posted **Oct 5, 2012, 2:36 AM**

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St John? The official name has always been St-Jean.

Link: http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/T...?no_seq=184185

Maybe he's confusing it with St-James/St-Jacques street in Montreal.

kwoldtimer · #**238** Posted **Oct 5, 2012, 2:44 AM**

No, I was thinking of St John Steet in Quebec City - outside the walls. I had understood that that was the official name for a good part of its history, but perhaps I am mistaken. Or perhaps anglos called it St John and francos Saint-John?

thegx · #**239** Posted **Oct 5, 2012, 2:56 AM**

EDM

Source: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/...633/story.html

craner · #**240** Posted **Oct 5, 2012, 6:43 PM**

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What...a fucking mess.

The Autostade is kind of cool in a quirky sort of way.