Canadian Urban Canyons - Page 18

AuxTown · #**341** Posted **Jun 2, 2011, 12:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

I come from a big city that has Yonge Street as the main thoroughfare and yet I find the pedestrian traffic on Clifton Hill amazing, the fact that at times you have to resort to walking on the street when pushed off the sidewalk is a crazy for such a small town.

In this fact I know that no other small town in Canada can match Niagara fall for pure excitement, street action or skyscrapers.

I love walking down Clifton Hill on a nice summer evening with thousands of other people. Makes me feel like I'm in Times Square or something (sorta?).

caltrane74 · #**342** Posted **Jun 2, 2011, 3:07 PM**

by Steveve

The canyon is deep.... wow

Dwils01 · #**343** Posted **Jun 5, 2011, 7:00 PM**

Shuter Street

King Street East

Pics by me from Friday May 29.

whiteford · #**344** Posted **Jun 6, 2011, 4:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by artvandelay

Stephen Ave canyon in the smoky haze on saturday:

my pic

while there are some canyons in other canadian cities getting longer and deeper as we speak, at this poing in time calgary has the top 5 all locked up. this one being #3 in calgary and#3 in canada. long and deep. thats what we have here.

caltrane74 · #**345** Posted **Jun 6, 2011, 5:54 PM**

Besides Length and Depth, what else can you use to judge a urban/skyscraper canyon objectively.

If you're getting into subjective ranking, even a crumby canyon could be considered #1.

240glt · #**346** Posted **Jun 6, 2011, 8:13 PM**

^ meh, homerism as usual

Calgarian · #**347** Posted **Jun 6, 2011, 8:21 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by caltrane74

Besides Length and Depth, what else can you use to judge a urban/skyscraper canyon objectively.

If you're getting into subjective ranking, even a crumby canyon could be considered #1.

Uniformity of the street wall might be another factor?

I don't think you can really rank these, they are too subjective.

caltrane74 · #**348** Posted **Jun 6, 2011, 8:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by 240glt

^ meh, homerism as usual

How is that post homerism, if anything, that post is anti homerism.

Be Objective!

240glt · #**349** Posted **Jun 6, 2011, 8:27 PM**

^ I was not referring to your post, I was referring to the one above it.

I have no idea how you'd rank a "urban canyon" and to say that "my canyon is the best" or "my city has the five best" sounds a bit ridiculous to say the least.

caltrane74 · #**350** Posted **Jun 6, 2011, 8:49 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by 240glt

^ I was not referring to your post, I was referring to the one above it.

I have no idea how you'd rank a "urban canyon" and to say that "my canyon is the best" or "my city has the five best" sounds a bit ridiculous to say the least.

ok sorry about that.

To your post: Yes, that is exactly what I was saying.

whiteford · #**351** Posted **Jun 7, 2011, 1:14 AM**

thats why i should always put in the (imo). it really is subjective. with that said, when it comes to long deep skyscraper canyons, well, the canyons in calgary speak for themselves.

caltrane74 · #**352** Posted **Jun 7, 2011, 1:08 PM**

Photo by me

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The_Architect · #**353** Posted **Jun 7, 2011, 4:06 PM**

I actually think the view behind you in that shot would have been a better canyon (the discovery district), that and the canyon view south of Queen (which you can see in Steveve's pictures from Canada Life).

kw5150 · #**354** Posted **Jun 7, 2011, 4:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by artvandelay

Stephen Ave canyon in the smoky haze on saturday:

my pic

stephen ave really is one of a kind as far as pedestrain friendliness goes. It makes for a good canyon as well. Best? Who knows.....I work right beside it and love it. The crowds are amazing at lunch hour for a city of 1 million.