Toronto Today..........

boden · #1 Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 3:17 AM**

A few shots I took this afternoon......mostly from the ferry.

HomeInMyShoes · #2 Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 3:22 AM**

Wow, there's just so much going up West of Skydome now. Skydome always used to mark the edge and it's just getting buried now.

Cool plane action.

OhioGuy · #3 Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 4:09 AM**

Nice!

Austinlee · #4 Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 4:52 AM**

That's the shit... I've always loved this side of downtown Toronto.

softee · #5 Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 12:07 PM**

Cityplace looks huge!

LordMandeep · #6 Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 12:12 PM**

the third shot looks so much like Vancouver...

c@taract_soulj@h · #7 Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 3:53 PM**

IMO it looks ugly, the condos themselves look nice but not where they are.

They've have turned into a permanant beard on what used to be the face of Toronto. The developers of these things don't care, it just all about the money...and speaking of, watch for good old MLSE's Maple Leaf Square to sprout up pretty soon. I bleed blue and white but it's no coincidence why money is spent elsewhere equaling soaring ticket prices and a dismal start with mediocre players to a third season of possibly not making the playoffs.

I hate to sound like a pessimist while on this topic but maybe if Toronto had a wider skyline (like say Chicago) the condos would work but Toronto today reminds me of SimCity with each "square" going towards the development of yet another skinny condo.

These residences work in Vancouver because the city has an insane backdrop where as Toronto just has water and a big blue sky.

I enjoyed the photos though Boden

it's always nice to see our T.O.

boden · #8 Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 5:47 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by c@taract_soulj@h

IMO it looks ugly, the condos themselves look nice but not where they are.

They've have turned into a permanant beard on what used to be the face of Toronto. The developers of these things don't care, it just all about the money...and speaking of, watch for good old MLSE's Maple Leaf Square to sprout up pretty soon. I bleed blue and white but it's no coincidence why money is spent elsewhere equaling soaring ticket prices and a dismal start with mediocre players to a third season of possibly not making the playoffs.

I hate to sound like a pessimist while on this topic but maybe if Toronto had a wider skyline (like say Chicago) the condos would work but Toronto today reminds me of SimCity with each "square" going towards the development of yet another skinny condo.

These residences work in Vancouver because the city has an insane backdrop where as Toronto just has water and a big blue sky.

I enjoyed the photos though Boden

it's always nice to see our T.O.

All understood. You make good points. I am just the man who clicked the pics!
Thanks for the replies all!

Ex-Ithacan · #9 Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 8:20 PM**

Hey, there's my hotel (The Fairmont Royal York). I felt so....regal.

Dandy set boden. I like TO from the water, and the pics show off all those towers. Thanks for sharing your nautical adventure with us.

LordMandeep · #10 Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 9:16 PM**

i know but i think something there is better then abandoned factories and empty fields in those areas.

Parks would have been better but I think city wants more development for more revenues maybe??

Serge · #11 Posted **Oct 24, 2007, 2:33 AM**

Beauti full

caltrane74 · #12 Posted **Oct 24, 2007, 3:02 PM**

Toronto has a very symetrical skyline.

I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

but the photos are nice!

Evergrey · #13 Posted **Oct 24, 2007, 3:08 PM**

so many condo towers! the ones west of Skydome look kinda weird though

my favorite shots are of the Fairmont hotel and the Second Cup... I really gotta try their coffee next time I'm in Canada

Bergenser · #14 Posted **Oct 24, 2007, 3:09 PM**

Toronto is a cool city.

-Good job.

Jularc · #15 Posted **Oct 24, 2007, 4:57 PM**

Great shots of the city from the ferry!

phillyskyline · #16 Posted **Oct 24, 2007, 6:56 PM**

Stunning, looks like the waterffront is getting developed nicely...

Wheelingman04 · #17 Posted **Oct 24, 2007, 11:36 PM**

Toronto is awesome!!!!

gilpel · #18 Posted **Oct 25, 2007, 12:41 AM**

Toronto is BIG and new

someone123 · #19 Posted **Oct 26, 2007, 5:34 AM**

Nice pictures.

Unfortunately, Toronto's waterfront condos are mostly hideous and are very poorly scaled. The upside is that when you're actually in the city this is not what you see. The skyline looks much better from other angles and there are much better neighbourhoods than what's right along the water.