Canadian skylines of the past

[MolsonExport]

1965. Wooty times in Montreal

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before becoming landlocked:

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The Stones stop in NDG:

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[kool maudit]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

before becoming landlocked:

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Everyone remembers the ice storm, but nobody talks about the solidification of the Saint Lawrence. Skipping along the mud flats all the way to Sorel... those were the days.

[SignalHillHiker]

Awesome Montreal pics. I’ve been back to look over them a few times.

So, I tried to find this out for myself but my Google Fu has failed me. What changed about the river? Any before/after from the same angle?

[Martin Mtl]

There is no before and after. It looks exactly the same today as this picture above.

[MolsonExport]

the landlocked issue is a long running joke on SSP.

late 1950s Dorchester (now Rene Levesque)

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[SignalHillHiker]

Oh my God. That wooshed over my head entirely. I remember now. Montreal is landlocked and Toronto is on the east coast.

[MolsonExport]

And "Stats Canada" has a hate-on for the Calgary CMA.

[someone123]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

Montreal is landlocked and Toronto is on the east coast.

Some people in BC completely earnestly refer to Toronto or Montreal as being on the "East Coast". I don't think they consider Alberta "West Coast".

[lio45]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

I remember now. Montreal is landlocked and Toronto is on the east coast.

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

And "Stats Canada" has a hate-on for the Calgary CMA.

And people drive on summer tires in Maple Creek in February.

[Rico Rommheim]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

1965. Wooty times in Montreal

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Amazing that only 4 or 5 years after it was built, the CN HQ's facade isalready covered in a thick coat of black grime.

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by lio45

And people drive on summer tires in Maple Creek in February.

Don't forget the plethora of European license plates seen on the cars driving on the roads in Banff (Allan83).

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Amazing that only 4 or 5 years after it was built, the CN HQ's facade isalready covered in a thick coat of black grime.

diesel, leaded gasoline and coal burning. Maybe some acid rain too.

[Proof Sheet]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Don't forget the plethora of European license plates seen on the cars driving on the roads in Banff (Allan83).

You forgot the fact that people in NL and Ireland are interchangeable and they basically finish each others sentences and they are like brothers with different mothers.

[MolsonExport]

I thought Boston and St. John's were basically the same city.

[niwell]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Don't forget the plethora of European license plates seen on the cars driving on the roads in Banff (Allan83).

My favourite was that Calgary is clearly Canada's cultural capital, far outpacing trailing Vancouver and Montreal. Toronto obviously ranks so low it's hanging out with the likes of places like Red Deer.

[SignalHillHiker]

Boo!

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by niwell

My favourite was that Calgary is clearly Canada's cultural capital, far outpacing trailing Vancouver and Montreal. Toronto obviously ranks so low it's hanging out with the likes of places like Red Deer.

forgot about that. Total Allan83manship. I think he rated Toronto lower than Red Deer. Or Okotoks for that matter. Not enough gravitas.

[Calgarian]

Originally Posted by niwell

My favourite was that Calgary is clearly Canada's cultural capital, far outpacing trailing Vancouver and Montreal. Toronto obviously ranks so low it's hanging out with the likes of places like Red Deer.

It was officially named that by the federal government the year of the 100th Stampede. Not arguing the fact that other cities clearly do better, more that it was a 1 time thing.

[lio45]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

forgot about that. Total Allan83manship. I think he rated Toronto lower than Red Deer. Or Okotoks for that matter. Not enough gravitas.

Okotoks' main asset, an enormous rock, does have quite a bit of gravitational pull.

[Martin Mtl]

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