The Great Canadian Skyline thread for CMAs 1 million and under

[Wigs]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

KW is growing up tall (finally). London has been tall for awhile but is very gappy.

nice current shot of Kitchener

Molson, how much of that London photo is owned by some dude named Farhi?

[zoomer]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen much of Kitchener, nice photo! As is the London pic - in that shot I’m getting a lot of Halifax vibes, anyone else?

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by Wigs

nice current shot of Kitchener

Molson, how much of that London photo is owned by some dude named Farhi?

Farhi owns it all. He also loves parking lots and empty lots.

[someone123]

Originally Posted by zoomer

I don’t think I’ve ever seen much of Kitchener, nice photo! As is the London pic - in that shot I’m getting a lot of Halifax vibes, anyone else?

It is similar to what the Robie and Young Street area of North End Halifax will look like when the Richmond Yards tower is done.

Downtown looks pretty different from this and at street level the two cities are not all that similar. London is flat and very "spacious" in comparison with wider streets and bigger lots. I associate those older beige brick buildings with Ontario; they are rare to nonexistent in NS.

Another somewhat subtle difference is the eras with more construction are different between ON and NS. In Halifax there are comparatively few buildings from around 1880-1910 and 1920-1930 whereas in most of North America these were huge boom periods. And there's a decent sized stock of Georgian era buildings which most NA cities basically don't have.

[zoomer]

/\ yes, I should have clarified just the area of Halifax you mentioned, and your explanation is quite evident when you look more closely at the London picture. Great insight and explanation - thank you!

[GreatTallNorth2]

Originally Posted by Wigs

nice current shot of Kitchener

Molson, how much of that London photo is owned by some dude named Farhi?

He owns pretty much none of the taller buildings in this pic though. He doesn't really build anything.

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Rimouski tonight

[Monolith]

Victoria, BC

Harbour Air Seaplanes Flight 239 by Busologist, on Flickr

[advance62]

Kitchener by me

Kitchener Skyline by Matt, on Flickr

King Street by Matt, on Flickr

New City by Matt, on Flickr

[Chadillaccc]

Lovelovelooove that Kitchener is developing a distinct skyline.

Can’t wait to see it when I fly into YKF on the 1st! I might have to come up and stay a night in the city during my vacation so I can experience how much has changed.

[jamincan]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Lovelovelooove that Kitchener is developing a distinct skyline.

Can’t wait to see it when I fly into YKF on the 1st! I might have to come up and stay a night in the city during my vacation so I can experience how much has changed.

When were you last in KW? It has changed dramatically in the last ten years, but it still has a long way to go.

[thewave46]

Originally Posted by jamincan

When were you last in KW? It has changed dramatically in the last ten years, but it still has a long way to go.

I was last in Kitchener-Waterloo around 2012. The intersection of King and Victoria had the Kaufman shoe factory renovated by that point and the UW Pharmacy building had been built, but man, that intersection hardly looks the same.

Impressive.

[advance62]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Lovelovelooove that Kitchener is developing a distinct skyline.

Can’t wait to see it when I fly into YKF on the 1st! I might have to come up and stay a night in the city during my vacation so I can experience how much has changed.

Lots of new construction and many proposals in the approval stages. The core definitely took a hit from the pandemic but it's starting to pick up a little as more folks move into the new builds and offices start to trickle back. Still needs 5-10 years to really feel alive imo

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[esquire]

Winnipeg

Originally Posted by Biff

From Dan Harper Twitter Dan Harper@DanHarperPhoto

[urbandreamer]

I was recently driving around Maryhill/Ariss and came upon a great skyline view of KW. I'd need a proper camera to get the shot. Coming in from St Agatha you also get a decent look at the Waterloo skyline from Erb's Road.

Probably the biggest change over the past decade hasn't been to downtown Kitchener but rather its suburbs, especially towards Roseville.

I noticed there's a tall tower in the middle of nowhere north end of Simcoe St, Oshawa under construction.

[MonctonRad]

Downtown Moncton from Jones Lake in the west end of the city.



Sorry for the low res of the image. This is from an NB development related Facebook group.

The two tower cranes are for 20 Record Street (three 15 storey buildings) and the Junction Urban Village, which will consist of about six buildings, all six storeys in height. There are a couple of other downtown cranes not included in the image, and there will soon be another tower crane going up for St. Bernard Square, which will be a new high end 12 storey apartment building.

[DLLB]

Originally Posted by esquire

Winnipeg

WOW, Great picture!

[Repthe250]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Downtown Moncton from Jones Lake in the west end of the city.



Sorry for the low res of the image. This is from an NB development related Facebook group.

The two tower cranes are for 20 Record Street (three 15 storey buildings) and the Junction Urban Village, which will consist of about six buildings, all six storeys in height. There are a couple of other downtown cranes not included in the image, and there will soon be another tower crane going up for St. Bernard Square, which will be a new high end 12 storey apartment building.

Nice to see so much happening in Moncton! Keep the updates coming