[ErickMontreal]

:: Montréal Downtown ::
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2118/2180569976_7be54252fc_b.jpg

:: Mary Queen Of The World Cathedral + Le 1000 De La Gauchetière ::
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2143/2120442594_227d1518c9_b.jpg

:: The Old Towers of Montreal ::
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1014/1411729505_9a5fa24f13_b.jpg

:: Downtown at Night ::
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1270/785541097_f5de87694a_b.jpg

:: Nighfall on Downtown ::
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1016/1137328066_22e9b20c5c_b.jpg

:: Stade Olympique Olympic Stadium ::
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2284/2124065071_d321f09ecf_b.jpg

Copyright :: David Giral :: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thepretender

[Aylmer]

:omg:

[vanman]

Those shots of Montreal are incredible. That church with the blue interior lights is very surreal in person. It's stature is so commanding.

[Jimby]

Montreal, mon amour...:cool:

[caltrane74]

nice montreal shots!!

[Rico Rommheim]

Best night shots yet. :)

[1ajs]

http://www.wpg360.com/i/panos/winnipeg-skyl_stb_L.jpg
Dan Harper photography

[Ayreonaut]

Those are some of the best shots I've seen of Montreal and that's a nice Winnipeg pano. :tup:

[1ajs]

Selkirk ave in the heart of winnipegs north end... note the city even plows the sidewaks for us :D

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2402/2191152543_79f2fd09ab_o.jpg

[Rico Rommheim]

note the city even plows the sidewaks for us :D



I think they do that everywhere :rolleyes:

[vid]

Wow! Winnipeg is just like any other Canadian city!

[1ajs]

I think they do that everywhere :rolleyes:

calgary does not...

[Rico Rommheim]

Calgary does not clear its sidewalks of snow? I find that terribly hard to believe...

[Ayreonaut]

Calgary does not clear its sidewalks of snow? I find that terribly hard to believe...
What snow?

[1ajs]

What snow?

when theres snow on the ground... the city does not clear the sidewalks the residents have to...

i opend a can of worms didn't i :S

[Ayreonaut]

And there are fines, or at least warnings for residents that don't, am I right?

Our sidewalks arent plowed, there are none on our street. There will be soon, a decision that's been discussed for over ten years, my town's so progressive.

[Senz]

wow, love those Montreal evening shots :slob:

my Calgary contribution...
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff56/Senz317/2007-11-09CalgarySunrise.jpg
November 2007

[1ajs]

:omg:

[skrish]

Senz, that photo is amazing.

[caltrane74]

nice shots!!!

[Jimby]

Wow Senz that is amazing!

The City of Calgary does not plow sidewalks, that is the property owners' responsibility, but they are plowing some of the major bike paths which is a great help especially for year-round cyclist-commuters.

[O-Town Hockey]

Here's a cool Ottawa pano that I found earlier this year.

http://jamieloubier.8m.com/PictureStorage/OttawaPanoNight.jpg

[Ayreonaut]

:previous: Very nice, real classy.

[Andy6]

Calgary does not clear its sidewalks of snow? I find that terribly hard to believe...

Neither does Toronto. You have to clear the snow from the sidewalks adjacent to your property or you get fined.

[Cambridgite]

Neither does Toronto. You have to clear the snow from the sidewalks adjacent to your property or you get fined.

Boo hoo...we have to do that too.

And I always thought Toronto paid unionized workers to shovel sidewalks...maybe not though.

[Andy6]

Boo hoo...we have to do that too.

And I always thought Toronto paid unionized workers to shovel sidewalks...maybe not though.

No, not in the vast majority of the city. In Winnipeg the city ploughs every sidewalk, and very promptly too in my experience.

[alps]

Halifax, near Dalhousie University

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2219/2193182503_f0cd885651_b.jpg

(Source: bencnh, Flickr)

[Jimby]

Sunday evening from Crescent Heights.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2018/2193702567_a9ff73970e_b.jpg

balmy weather for January under the chinook arch

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2294/2194479166_70ec5aed34_b.jpg

[caltrane74]

Those cranes look like their having a party.

[Witty Nickname]

Boo hoo...we have to do that too.

And I always thought Toronto paid unionized workers to shovel sidewalks...maybe not though.

In Toronto, they call in the Army to shovel...

[vid]

Thunder Bay has the cutest little motorized sidewalk plows in the world! They second in cuteness of city vehicles to the Sweep-O-Matic 9900s!

Just precious little things! They can almost reach 10 miles an hour!

[vanman]

This morning was very nice in Vancouver. The air was crisp and the sky was clear.

Looking out to North Van
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/DSC01361.jpg

Stanley Park
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/DSC01362.jpg

Downtown skyline spreading east.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/DSC01360.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/DSC01358.jpg

Coal Harbour + Snow capped lions
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/vanstruction008.jpg

[Rusty van Reddick]

I can't believe that Montrealers and Winnipeggers are such monstrous lazy pussies that they cannot shovel their own sidewalks. Jesus. Shameful.

[1ajs]

I can't believe that Montrealers and Winnipeggers are such monstrous lazy pussies that they cannot shovel their own sidewalks. Jesus. Shameful.
spent a cuple years here you will see... also aparently we have crazy high taxs here so were geting what we pay for!
... i stil shuvil my sidewalk

[98fb]

sono65

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/6302/vancouverrenderbm0.jpg

Vanhatton

[O-Town Hockey]

That's a sick picture! I love how dark the water looks.

[caltrane74]

Nice shot, I don't see Shangri La....what's going on?

[vid]

spent a cuple years here you will see... also aparently we have crazy high taxs here so were geting what we pay for!
... i stil shuvil my sidewalk

You guys need a municipal telephone system. Imagine if MTS gave 95% of its profits to the city of Winnipeg! You'd be able to afford sidewalk plows like Thunder Bay! :tup:

Plow-O-Matic 2000!!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2045/2198954534_6fabef6b2c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/17314025@N00/2198954534/)
A grain elevator at night! In operating mode! In January!! It's been years since we've seen this! :eek:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2194/2195697862_b79aa4913c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tingywende/2195697862/)
The new Brown Street Overpass, connecting 9 houses to beautiful downtown Westfort! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7356924@N02/2195178407/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2247/2195663120_37e5153ed4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jay_arpin/2195663120/)
Sunrise playing tricks with ice fog in the harbour.

[sync]

epic shot 98fb!!!

[Kevin_foster]

I'm going to take the honors from noodlenoodle here
(c) noodlenoodle
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2352/2198025307_9c18a88d08.jpg
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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2109/2198027909_911f1ddf67.jpg
Edmonton's Newly reno'd bay Building:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2109/2198817820_cdc99fa4d6_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2004/2198818926_4edb98c194.jpg
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The sexiest grocery store in Canada, IMO (still U/C):
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2040/2198821596_0d67574f9a_b.jpg

Thanks, noodle!

[SFUVancouver]

*Not an entirely representative winter’s day

West Broadway and Main Street, looking North.
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West Broadway at Quebec street, looking west. The SkyTrain Millennium Line will be extended in phases under Broadway to the University of British Columbia (UBC) over the next 12 years. Central Braodway is ahead and it is the second densest concentration of jobs in British Columbia after the downtown core.
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/8381/p1040811jd1.jpg

Looking south up Quebec street. The articulated diesel bus is part of the #99 B-Line bus rapid transit line that runs along Broadway out to UBC from the major transit hub at Commercial Drive and East Broadway. The #99 B-Line exclusively uses 120-passenger articulated diesel buses with as little as two or three minutes of headway. It currently carries in excess of 70,000 passengers per day and it will be replaced in phases by construction of the above-mentioned extension of the SkyTrain Millennium Line next decade.
http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/2392/p1040814wh5.jpg

Looking north down Quebec street for a glimpse of part of the downtown core.
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/4604/p1040812no6.jpg

West Broadway and Cambie Street looking south, just north of City Hall. The enormous construction project is part of the new SkyTrain Canada Line that will connect the city of Vancouver to its southern neighbour Richmond and to the Vancouver International Airport.
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/5236/p1040824ef4.jpg

Looking north along Cambie Street towards downtown Vancouver. The pit in front is part of the abovementioned SkyTrain Canada Line.
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/153/p1040815ng9.jpg

West Broadway experiences a major bottleneck at Cambie street due to the SkyTrain Canada Line construction. It goes from a total of six lanes down to two. The bus-only lanes are forefitted in the intersection and the buses must merge with regular traffic. The bus to the left is one of our new 77-passenger electric trolley buses.
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/3575/p1040825fm4.jpg

Because of the construction on Cambie it is easier to walk a block east or west of the street when heading north towards the Cambie Street Bridge and downtown. This is at Yukon and 7th. The second building to the left is called The Rise and it is a mixed-use building housing three large format retailers (Home Depot, Winners clothing, and Save on Foods), and a number of rental condos on the upper floors. The building further ahead on the left is also a new building. It houses two large format retailers, Canadian Tire and Best Buy.
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/3382/p1040826ux4.jpg

Another shot of The Rise.
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/4214/p1040828ix9.jpg

Ivy is being encouraged to grow up a blank cement wall of the Canadian Tire building. Every new building is expected to have a landscaping plan and the developer pays for the public realm improvements associated with construction of a new building. Some of these improvements include new wider sidewalks, new street trees, etc.
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/3071/p1040831ww8.jpg

Looking south along Cambie Street. The Rise is on the left and the new public realm it is supplying is taking shape. In the centre up the street is the Canada Line construction. The building on the right is called Crossroads and it is a mixed-use building incorporating a medium-sized office building that will be the corporate headquarters for Yoga wear maker Lululemon, 88 condos, a Whole Foods grocery store, a Royal Bank, and a number of restaurants.
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/4372/p1040834za6.jpg

The Cambie Street Bridge is down to two lanes from its previous six in order to make room for the construction of the Canada Line. Pedestrian and cycling access is unaffected.
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/3084/p1040833rb0.jpg

Looking east at Second Avenue and Cambie towards the Olympic Village construction precinct in Southeast False Creek (SEFC). Most of the Olympic Village surrounding SEFC neighbourhood will be built to about the same approximate height as the building on the right in this photo, which is about 90 feet in height. There will be a number of buildings that reach slightly taller and others, obviously, will be shorter.
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/7075/p1040840do4.jpg

Another shot of the Southeast False Creek neighourbood, this time looking east from the Cambie Street Bridge deck. The brick building on the right is being restored and converted to lofts. A streetcar line, Vancouver's first in more than 50 years, will run down First, below, and connect to SkyTrain to the east and Granville Island to the west. Additional phases are planned.
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/8452/p1040841oy0.jpg

One of the mass of cranes building the Olympic Village.
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/8947/p1040845vu4.jpg

New towers by Concord Pacific in the Cooper’s Quay precinct. Behind them is BC Place, home of the BC Lions football franchise and the site of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/2973/p1040850ot3.jpg
Part of the Yaletown waterfront. The Yaletown station of the Canada Line is being built behind these towers on Pacific Blvd. You can just barely make out its mobile crane. The public recreational Seawall meets the water in front of the towers.
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/9831/p1040853lh5.jpg

Things are moving along for the Olympic Village. Construction continued through the worst of winter without disruption. The weather is fine again, the snow has melted, and the first flowers are starting to bud.

It has become a pretty busy place. 12 tower construction cranes are building the 16 buildings, the first of which is about three storeys above ground. The remainder is all below- or at- grade.

The big news is that the new pedestrian and bicycle Seawall is open through the Olympic Village site and one can now get up close and personal with the project.

The overall state of the site:
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/4994/p1040849hg9.jpg


The following several shots of the new man-made marine habitat island. The very small bay to the left is where the daylighted stream will empty into False Creek. There are dozens of streams running under Vancouver, all of which were filled in or buried in sewers more than a hundred years ago. One is being daylighted and deeply integrated into the landscaping of the Olympic Village. The elementary school will be right beside it and children can be expected to play on its banks and run across its pedestrian bridges.

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http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/5231/p1040861zc4.jpg

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The new Seawall features separated pedestrian and bicycle/wheeled vehicle paths, a number of boardwalks that feature recovered wood from the old industrial piers on the site, and an inlet with pedestrian bridge adjacent a piazza and the community centre. A marina for non-motorized boats (Dragon Boat war canoes, kayaks, etc.) will be adjacent.

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http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/7623/p1040875rl6.jpg

I hope you enjoyed this photo tour. All photos were taken by me on January 15th, 2008.

[O-Town Hockey]

Awesome tour! Try to keep us up-to-date as the rest of Canada is very interested/excited about the upcoming Olympics.

[raggedy13]

Great tour SFUVancouver. Appreciate all the commentary.

[1ajs]

on dis blistery cold day here in winterpeg i went downtown... to buy foren curancy for my trip...

in the process i got to see one of the new bendy bus's :D
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2076/2202656536_40b4bb065e_o.jpg


camera was laging out on me so i did not quite get the shot i wanted :( shooting in raw stupid auto focus proby a fix in the firmware upgrade..... course i need a windows boxs to upgrade the firmware :breakcomp:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2069/2202656542_d91785e585_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2332/2202656544_106a6b56e4_o.jpg

portage and smith infront of the kensington building see the mighty hydro growing! lol
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2406/2201891779_f9865c2f54_o.jpg

standing on portage ave infront of air canada square ... across from hydrohttp://farm3.static.flickr.com/2004/2201891769_d56c594bc7_o.jpg


:P hydro
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[Jimby]

A walk in Central Park in Calgary with green glass.
The new Sheldon Chumir Downtown Health Centre is the building behind.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2147/2202120837_29871fd717_b.jpg

[Aylmer]

seems like the health center is missing a window!

:)

[Jimby]

I think he stole it!



http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2135/2202046013_02b8f15a9e_b.jpg

[1ajs]

the grain exchange one of my favorit buildings in calgary

[Aylmer]

It's scarry...

[Jimby]

the grain exchange one of my favorit buildings in calgary

I think it was Calgary's first skyscraper! There is a great jazz bar in the basement called Beat Niq.

[1ajs]

I think it was Calgary's first skyscraper! There is a great jazz bar in the basement call Beat Niq.
realy? next time i'm in town i will have to check it out...

wow 6600 posts lol

we need a list of great restraints and bars/pubs coast to coast.....................

[dennis]

we need a list of great restraints

Here are a few:

Shackles
Straitjackets
Handcuffs
Ropes
Chains

For more info on restraints go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restraints
or try:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_and_M

[1ajs]

god damit :S

[vid]

Freudian slip?

[1ajs]

huh?

[vid]

Accidentally saying something you don't want exposed. It has to do with the subconscious. Such as calling your wife by another name, or confusing restaurants with restraints.

Though with you it was most likely just a humourous typo. English is fun, innit?

[Jimby]

Saturday morning, out for a drive and walk

cool house, Inglewood

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2065/2204656462_da100b3f4b_b.jpg

big house, Inglewood

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2098/2203874783_5210a78f0d_b.jpg

Col. Walker House, Inglewood Bird Sanctuary

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2096/2204858692_7b8945b01c_b.jpg

$924,000 house, Inglewood
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2350/2203867471_487465166d_b.jpg

more typical Inglewood Houses

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2109/2203860937_edc0279a10_b.jpg


Restaurant Rouge, Inglewood

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2226/2203847819_16bc9a18bc_b.jpg

condos by Pierce Estate Park and the Bow river, Inglewood

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2185/2204879958_1c404b324c_b.jpg

affordable housing project, Inglewood

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2163/2204889264_11eac2dcd7_b.jpg

[RHINO]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/teshsgarden/kamloops1.jpg

[Jimby]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/teshsgarden/kamloops1.jpg

Welcome Rhino! Now you have to credit the photographer!

[RHINO]

I would have to think it is Teshs garden from Kamloops , but Im not sure as it is a google image , I will post some of mine soon enough though .

[RHINO]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d85/rhino8484/MARCH2007014.jpg
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And to follow along with rules thank you goes to ME . lol

[SFUVancouver]

I took to heart a recent comment I recieved expressing appreciating about seeing a different side of Vancouver in some of my photos other than the one usually shown in typical Vancouver skyline shots. So I took this mini photo tour on a cloudy, cold, and all together more representative Vancouver winter day when I had a free hour and was downtown after a meeting. They are mainly of the “Crosstown” neighbourhood where Downtown meets Chinatown.

A random downtown alley (Between Cordova and West Hastings off of Richards)
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/3223/p1050162fj7.jpg

Victory Square Park (West Pender and Cambie) This is where the annual Remembrance Day ceremony and parade take place.
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/4912/p1050160ua3.jpg

The Sun Tower and neighbouring loft buildings (West Pender and Beatty. The Sun Tower was once the tallest in the British Empire.
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/1152/p1050158lh1.jpg

The same buildings from the alley behind Beatty street. (A bonus shot of one of our new electric trolley buses)
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4137/p1050154na5.jpg

“2 Jays” Building (West Pender and Abbot. The namesake 2 Jays Café is long gone, shut down for one too many health code violations.)
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/8648/p1050150jn3.jpg

33 Pender (high-end Lofts) (Mid-block, West Pender and Abbot. It has come to my attention that this is actually a market condo project, as opposed to social housing. The high ceilings should have been a give-away. Thanks jlousa)
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/5758/p1050148kq2.jpg

Chinatown Gates (West Pender and Carrall. Looking back along West Pender towards downtown.)
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/8927/p1050143fq8.jpg

Wing Sang Heritage Restoration and EAST (East Pender and Columbia. The Wing Sang building dates back to 1889 and is being restored and converted to 22 high-end condos, while EAST is a new infill low-rise condo block, also high-end.)
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/8149/p1050142jj2.jpg

Less than a block away the police stop a couple of junkies from openly smoking crack in an alley.
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The first section of the Carrall Street Greenway is complete. http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2894/p1050136wx1.jpg

It is now being extended south to the Seawall at False Creek and in time it will be extended north to Gastown and eventually the as-yet-unbuilt Seawall to the north in the Port lands.
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/865/p1050129mq5.jpg

The Carrall Street Greenway connecting to the Seawall.
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/867/p1050120lz4.jpg

The courtyard of the SUCCESS senior’s home. The abacus in front works.
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2268/p1050133fg3.jpg

The babbling brook and rolling hills of Andy Livingstone park.
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The dross beneath the Georgia, Dunsmuir, and SkyTrain viaducts. This is just one of many reasons why cities shouldn’t build elevated freeways.
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/9673/p1050121zw2.jpg

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[401_King]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rmO_KM9Mjro

[Aylmer]

Off topic:

First of all, :D :cheers: :D WELCOME :D :cheers: :D

and:
Rhino, why does it say that you joined SSP in Febuary?

[1ajs]

aylmer it says feb 2007 lol hes one of the ssc guys if i am not mistake lol

[Aylmer]

still don,t get it...

;)

[1ajs]

still don,t get it...

;)

its 2008 lol

[entheosfog]

I took to heart a recent comment I recieved expressing appreciating about seeing a different side of Vancouver in some of my photos other than the one usually shown in typical Vancouver skyline shots. So I took this mini photo tour on a cloudy, cold, and all together more representative Vancouver winter day when I had a free hour and was downtown after a meeting. They are mainly of the “Crosstown” neighbourhood where Downtown meets Chinatown.

Victory Square Park (West Pender and Cambie) This is where the annual Remembrance Day ceremony and parade take place.
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/4912/p1050160ua3.jpg


Nice pics! I think I may have seen you snapping in the area where the above photo was taken...I was taking some myself although I went south west...

EDIT: Okay, upon reading your post more carefully these were taken yesterday, not today so it wasn't you....
anyway...

[entheosfog]

Saturday morning, out for a drive and walk

Restaurant Rouge, Inglewood

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2226/2203847819_16bc9a18bc_b.jpg


I love this house! One of the oldest in the city...

Nice set btw! Good to see some snow flying in the pictures!

[Cambridgite]

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/4912/p1050160ua3.jpg

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4137/p1050154na5.jpg


These buildings in particular really stand out to me, moreso than any other Vancouver buildings. For the top picture, I'm talking about the building seen on the right. I like.

Any of you Vancouver forumers have pictures of the DTES? I'm curious as it's such a widely talked about place and I've never seen too many street level pics of it on SSP.

[SpongeG]

heres a video of the downtown east side

it really has some of the greatest old buildings - it would be so nice if it weren't a hell hole

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcc1_QIDTys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvn367a7Jfo

and some pics from google

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/DTES_aerial.jpg/711px-DTES_aerial.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/nighthawk07/album2/DTES106.jpg
http://www.deal.org/content/images/stories/DEAL/Images/Webzine/2006/November/DTES/vancouver11_03.gif
http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/commsvcs/planning/dtes/images/122.jpg
http://www.pivotlegal.org/images/centre/EastHastings.jpg

[vid]

I don't think they want to go to DTES...

[Aylmer]

its 2008 lol

Oh, yeah...

Missed that silly 2007 thing!

:)

[SFUVancouver]

These buildings in particular really stand out to me, moreso than any other Vancouver buildings. For the top picture, I'm talking about the building seen on the right. I like.

The building you are referring to is called The Dominion Building and it was also once the tallest in the British Empire. It was also the tallest steel frame building in Vancouver when it was built. It was designed at an architectural crossroads at the beginning of the Edwardian era when the profession was still figuring out what to do with tall buildings and weighing whether the vaguely neo-classic style of highly ornamented columnar buildings and mansard roofs would continue. The Dominion's two storey mansard roof contains a ballroom occupying the top floor. The building was also state of the art in that it produced its own electricity from an oil generator in the basement, allowing it to be electrified independently of the BC Electric Company (now BC Hydro). Lastly, it was one of the first to incorporate fire safety into its design. There is an external fire escape on one side that was integrated into the overall design and is colour coordinated. When new, I believe it also had a rudimentary sprinkler system, unheard of at the time, that was run off of pumps in the basement powered by that in-house oil generator. VanCity Credit Union, now Canada's largest credit union, started up in The Dominion Building with a single storefront office. Here is another picture I've taken of the Dominion Building:

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/1075/p1040900xy4.jpg


We managed the feat of tallest in the British Empire three times in our city's history. Plus it was once home to the largest barrel factory in the world, called Sweeny's Barrels. It was torn down for Expo86 and the land were the cooperage once stood has been renamed Cooper's Quay and these new condo towers and a park now stand on the site:

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/2973/p1040850ot3.jpg

My photos ( SFUVancouver in SSP | Vancouverite in SSC )

[Cambridgite]

Thanks. That Dominion building is seriously sexy. What is it used for today?

[SFUVancouver]

^ It's still an office building.

[entheosfog]

So I finally got around to taking some pics yesterday. It was a tad chilly but better than the rest of Canada, I'm sure ;)
Anyway, here we go:

Looking down Georgia Street:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc300/whereismymind2007/DSCF5654.jpg?t=1200807467

West Pender:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc300/whereismymind2007/DSCF5666.jpg?t=1200807559

Ahh only in Vancouver!
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc300/whereismymind2007/DSCF5673.jpg?t=1200807644

I love this old building, although it could use a restoration like its neighbour to the right:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc300/whereismymind2007/DSCF5674.jpg?t=1200807669

Mmm...cobblestone...
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc300/whereismymind2007/DSCF5675.jpg?t=1200855099

The Seymour Building, one of my faves:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc300/whereismymind2007/DSCF5681.jpg?t=1200855145

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc300/whereismymind2007/DSCF5682.jpg?t=1200855181

The Bay window display:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc300/whereismymind2007/DSCF5683.jpg?t=1200855201

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc300/whereismymind2007/DSCF5684.jpg?t=1200855231

On Robson street:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc300/whereismymind2007/DSCF5686.jpg?t=1200855257

My favourite car ever:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc300/whereismymind2007/DSCF5688.jpg?t=1200855290

The West End:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc300/whereismymind2007/DSCF5696.jpg?t=1200855326

Shangri-la looming over Robson:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc300/whereismymind2007/DSCF5712.jpg?t=1200855352

Robson Street again, as the sun sets:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc300/whereismymind2007/DSCF5715.jpg?t=1200855386

Mmm hot dogs:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc300/whereismymind2007/DSCF5716.jpg?t=1200855425

A very bright corner, Granville and Robson is:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc300/whereismymind2007/DSCF5721.jpg?t=1200855620

Looking South down Granville:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc300/whereismymind2007/DSCF5723.jpg?t=1200855663

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc300/whereismymind2007/DSCF5725.jpg?t=1200855693

File this thing under the what were they thinking category when they designed it. Rumour has it the building will be getting a 'facelift'. God help us:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc300/whereismymind2007/DSCF5727.jpg?t=1200855712

One last dusk Robson shot:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc300/whereismymind2007/DSCF5728.jpg?t=1200855827

EDIT: Oops the date should be 2008, not 2007. The new years still hasn't sunk in yet!

[entheosfog]

These buildings in particular really stand out to me, moreso than any other Vancouver buildings. For the top picture, I'm talking about the building seen on the right. I like.

Any of you Vancouver forumers have pictures of the DTES? I'm curious as it's such a widely talked about place and I've never seen too many street level pics of it on SSP.

Toward the end of my picture thread I posted a while back, there's a whack of DTES pics and also on my flickr site:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=137926

[1ajs]

that sears looks ass if its in the midle of a city in mexico...

[Jimby]

So I finally got around to taking some pics yesterday. It was a tad chilly but better than the rest of Canada, I'm sure ;)
Anyway, here we go:


Ahh only in Vancouver!
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc300/whereismymind2007/DSCF5673.jpg?t=1200807644



Good pics! I heard Marc Emery was not being extradited to the U.S. which is a good thing.

[1ajs]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2242/2194284844_3444aefae8_b.jpgshot by cam luv http://www.flickr.com/photos/19323421@N00/2194284844/<br>

[entheosfog]

Good pics! I heard Marc Emery was not being extradited to the U.S. which is a good thing.

Thanks!
Yeah, that's been a pretty big news story here lately...

[Jimby]

Thanks!
Yeah, that's been a pretty big news story here lately...

It was barely mentioned in the local media here. More than a marijuana prohibition issue, it brought into question Canada's sovereignty and independance from the U.S. that a "crime" committed in Canada could be prosecuted in the U.S.

[SpongeG]

Good pics! I heard Marc Emery was not being extradited to the U.S. which is a good thing.

i thought he was gonna serve 5 years in the states as a plea bargain to keep others - his employees/friends - from serving any time?

[Jimby]

i thought he was gonna serve 5 years in the states as a plea bargain to keep others - his employees/friends - from serving any time?

http://www.cannabisculture.com

Sorry I misunderstood, I thought he could spend any prison time here. I guess we'll find out on Jan 22.

[Boris2k7]

Okee Dokee...


Very last set of pictures is now online for my summer 2007 Series


A Very "Boris" Vacation (2007)

Calgary to Victoria (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=137660)
Victoria Part I (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=137928)
Victoria Part II (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=137952)
Victoria Part III (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=138160)
Vancouver Part I (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=138551)
Vancouver Part II (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=139015)
Toronto Part I (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=140790)
Toronto Part II (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=140962)
Toronto Part III (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=141056)
Ottawa-Gatineau Part I (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=143608)
Ottawa-Gatineau Part II (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=144252)
Ottawa-Gatineau Part III (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=144296)
Kingston (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=144601)

[Rico Rommheim]

Just scanned these so I figured I'd post the here too :)

All pictures taken from Madeleine Forget's Gratte-Ciel de Montreal

Below is BMO's 2nd HQ on St-james street. Built in 1848 (I think) it still stands today
(along with its 1959 annex) as BMO's "official" HQ. This picture was taken in 1912.
http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/9125/bmodl7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Below is the beautiful castle on Sherbrooke's Golden Mile. It looks better on a contemporary colour picture.
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/2484/chateauds8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Below is Canada's very first skyscraper, built in 1889. Forget its age, its one of the nicest buildings in the nation
to see in person.
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/1404/nylwa9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Below is RBC's tower on St-james. At 121m, it was for a short while our country's tallest. Although largely forgotten
its still one of Canada's most beautiful piece of architecture!
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/7869/rbchm6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


Below is Montreal's forgotten skyscraper, nicely hidden behind other, taller skyscrapers it was Bell telephone's HQ until. It was built in 1929.
This picture was taken back in 1929, today you can't even see it.
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/5264/belltqm1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The ultimate Montreal skyscraper, Sun LIfe's former Canadian HQ, the sun life building is one of my top 5 favorite Montreal skyscraper!
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/4081/sunlyf6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Jimby]

Thanks Rico. Montreal has some great architecture. The Sun Life building is massive!

[Surrealplaces]

^It is a huge building. Place Ville Marie is a pretty good size too.

[agrant]

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2488/p1050127ar9.jpgHmm.. Took me awhile to notice the flowers. Would be great if those viaducts could be put underground. Think of how much nicer that area would be.

[1ajs]

Hmm.. Took me awhile to notice the flowers. Would be great if those viaducts could be put underground. Think of how much nicer that area would be.
could start by getting rid of that chain lenth fencing and make it a sculpture garden under there........

[Cambridgite]

The following photos were taken by Koops65 on January 20, 2008.

Downtown Kitchener from afar.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2349/2207863516_0a1a8905ed_o.jpg

Much closer up...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2151/2207073181_42cec29f72_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2036/2207864580_3a4587ea6c_o.jpg

[Jimby]

not many people know that Calgary is home to one of the world's most beautiful buildings with a great lunch time buffet!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2148/2203842329_aab8ca1977_b.jpg

[Nicko999]

$924,000 house, Inglewood
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2350/2203867471_487465166d_b.jpg



wtf, almost 1 million for that small house:koko:

[Aylmer]

:omg:

[Ayreonaut]

Frickin birdhouse.

[Nicko999]

That house would be 100 000$ maximum here in Montreal:sly:

[Ayreonaut]

It would be worth $350K+ here, and I'm 30 minutes outside of Calgary.

[SFUVancouver]

wtf, almost 1 million for that small house:koko:

That is a nice small lot infill house. For the same price range 900k-950k you could buy some of these beauties in the City of Vancouver.

http://images.mls.ca/listings/reb89/medres/2/v684222_1.jpg
$950,000 (http://www.mls.ca/PropertyDetails.aspx?vd=&SearchURL=%3fMode%3d0%26Page%3d1%26vs%3dResidential%26ret%3d300%26sts%3d0-0%26beds%3d0-0%26baths%3d0-0%26aid%3d6577%26MapURL%3d%253fAreaID%253d6577%26tte%3d1%26tt%3d1%252c2%26mp%3d900000-950000-0%26mrt%3d0-0-4%26trt%3d2%26of%3d1%26ps%3d10%26o%3dA&Mode=0&PropertyID=6566321)

http://images.mls.ca/listings/reb89/medres/0/v683130_1.jpg
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http://images.mls.ca/listings/reb89/medres/3/v682613_1.jpg
$948,000 (http://www.mls.ca/PropertyDetails.aspx?vd=&SearchURL=%3fMode%3d0%26Page%3d1%26vs%3dResidential%26ret%3d300%26sts%3d0-0%26beds%3d0-0%26baths%3d0-0%26aid%3d6577%26MapURL%3d%253fAreaID%253d6577%26tte%3d1%26tt%3d1%252c2%26mp%3d900000-950000-0%26mrt%3d0-0-4%26trt%3d2%26of%3d1%26ps%3d10%26o%3dA&Mode=0&PropertyID=6529878)

http://images.mls.ca/listings/reb89/medres/6/v680336_1.jpg
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[Aylmer]

Good heavens!

:) (this smiley isn't really necessairy.)