The Great Canadian Skyline Thread!

mmmatt · #1 Posted **Mar 31, 2008, 1:33 AM**

So I decided today to make a slightly more useful list!

So I compiled a list of skyline pictures for all CMAs...Just so we could put a face to some of the cities we hear so much about on this forum. I searched fairly hard for some cities..and I must tell you its as if they dont have a skyline at all so Im sorry if I have a bad picture of your city. Please feel free to add skyline pictures of your own if you have em!

The list is in order of population if anyone was wondering.

Toronto

Cridit: Wikipedia

Montreal

Credit: Wikipedia

Vancouver

Credit: Wikipedia

Ottawa

Credit: travelandtransitions.com

Calgary

Credit: Wikipedia

Edmonton

Quebec City

Credit: Nino H on Flickr

Winnipeg

Credit: Paul Linton on Flickr

Hamilton

Credit: Wikipedia

London

Credit: joe5ho on Flickr

Kitchener

Credit: Greg Simmons, Flickr

Niagara

Credit: niagarafrontier.com

Halifax (easily the best skyline east of Quebec in my opinion

)

Credit: Wikipedia

Oshawa (couldnt find a good pictue really...this is a hospital there)

Credit: christopher.creamer on flickr

Victoria

Credit: writestuffmedia.com

Windsor (from 1996, probably different now)

Credit: nathan_malone from Flickr

Saskatoon

Credit: Wikipedia

Regina

Credit: lsasseville on Flickr

Sherbrooke

Credit: etoile-b.com

St. John's

Credit: Flickr

Barrie

Credit: gingrichfamily.com

Kelowna

Credit: kelownaresortaccommodations.com

Abbotsford (not really a skyline pic, but its the best I could find)

Credit: mccecd.bc.ca

Sudbury

Credit: nothernlife.ca

Kingston

Credit: dave11198 from Flickr

Saguenay

Credit: Wikipedia

Trois-Rivières (sorry...this pic is stretched in a wierd way)

Credit: the_machine on Flickr

Guelph

Credit: Wikipedia

Moncton

Credit: Wikipedia

Brantford (couldnt really find a good picture, heres Brantford city hall)

Credit: Wikipedia

Thunder Bay

Credit: Wikipedia (vid)

Saint John (Best skyline in NB by far)

Credit: Wikipedia

Peterborough (couldnt really find a good skyline pic...this is a Quaker Oats factory there)

Credit: Wikipedia

Nicko999 · #2 Posted **Mar 31, 2008, 1:41 AM**

Quebec City and Niagara pics are great.

Thunder Bay in there???

Nicko999 · #3 Posted **Mar 31, 2008, 1:43 AM**

Mississauga:

from wikipedia

Ayreonaut · #4 Posted **Mar 31, 2008, 1:44 AM**

WTF, why isn't Calgary on the top? I kid, I kid.

For some reason I really like that London one, along with the Quebec City and Winnipeg shots.

Also, I don't think that's downtown Kelowna.

mmmatt · #5 Posted **Mar 31, 2008, 1:47 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ayreonaut

WTF, why isn't Calgary on the top? I kid, I kid.

For some reason I really like that London one, along with the Quebec City and Winnipeg shots.

Also, I don't think that's downtown Kelowna.

Yeah, like I said, its really hard to find pictures of some cities, if anyone has a better one Ill replace it no problem

mmmatt · #6 Posted **Mar 31, 2008, 1:48 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nicko999

Quebec City and Niagara pics are great.

Thunder Bay in there???

Yep, all 33 CMAs

Nicko999 · #7 Posted **Mar 31, 2008, 1:51 AM**

Laval:

from flickr

agrant · #8 Posted **Mar 31, 2008, 2:00 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ayreonaut

WTF, why isn't Calgary on the top? I kid, I kid.

For some reason I really like that London one, along with the Quebec City and Winnipeg shots.

Also, I don't think that's downtown Kelowna.

Does Kelowna even have a downtown? I don't think it's clearly defined.

mmmatt · #9 Posted **Mar 31, 2008, 2:01 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nicko999

Laval:

from flickr

Awesome! Yeah I didnt put Laval and Missisauga in because they arent thier own CMAs...but they do have great skylines (much better than many stand alone metros).

Ayreonaut · #10 Posted **Mar 31, 2008, 2:08 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by agrant

Does Kelowna even have a downtown? I don't think it's clearly defined.

It's got a few buildings. I think it has an old downtown, and a new one that has all the buildings.

trueviking · #11 Posted **Mar 31, 2008, 2:23 AM**

my prefered winnipeg skyline shot....its hard to get a good view of it with the city having the natural topography of a pool table....from other buildings is almost the only way to really see it.

Ayreonaut · #12 Posted **Mar 31, 2008, 2:25 AM**

Wow, I had no idea.

Rico Rommheim · #13 Posted **Mar 31, 2008, 2:29 AM**

^Yeah Winnipeg is underrated (the skyline that is).

I found the Montreal skyline pic a bit pedestrian so I'll add:

Credit for these two: Peter B. Carter

A classic by Serge Lacasse:

AndrewJ3D · #14 Posted **Mar 31, 2008, 2:34 AM**

someone123 · #15 Posted **Mar 31, 2008, 2:35 AM**

I'll contribute a pano for Halifax...

Nouvellecosse · #16 Posted **Mar 31, 2008, 2:49 AM**

Here's a couple Halifax one from my recent photo thread:

401_King · #17 Posted **Mar 31, 2008, 3:57 AM**

no love for sauga

graupner · #18 Posted **Mar 31, 2008, 4:43 AM**

Sherbrooke

Toronto

Calgarian · #19 Posted **Mar 31, 2008, 4:54 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ayreonaut

It's got a few buildings. I think it has an old downtown, and a new one that has all the buildings.

That is most certainly downtown kelowna. There is an old downtown, but it appears to be just out of the picture. There aren't many highrises there, but they are about to build a whole bunch.

trueviking · #20 Posted **Mar 31, 2008, 5:18 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ayreonaut

Wow, I had no idea.

i am going to try and take an updated version of that photo this summer....the new manitoba hydro tower will fill the gap in the centre a bit from this angle.