[feepa]

Do you wish Canadian Cities were just a little more African??


Debate it.

[Rico Rommheim]

:haha:

This won't last long.

[caltrane74]

Durban South Africa


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/78/DSC42232.GOLDEN_MILE-1-.jpg


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1139/1201248947_8a218be1bd_o.jpg

Pretoria


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/35/72451726_62e351aeff_o.jpg

[the dude]

nothing wrong with cape town. i'd take that anyday.

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa121/the_dude1974/capetown.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa121/the_dude1974/capetown1.jpg

[caltrane74]

Gettin' a lil' third world

Abidjan


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/424070316_dbd5f7abf2.jpg?v=0

Some of the signage would be cool in Dundas Square for sure.

I like the Peugeot sign.

[mezzanine]

Marrekech. I like the lively markets and the fine detail work to the buildings.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1339/1198557905_bcbd40b9a2.jpg?v=0


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1033/1196296725_b0117c11d5.jpg?v=0

[matt602]

Certain parts of Toronto are getting there...


oh that's right, I totally went there.

[Mille Sabords]

Cairo's pretty crazy in its own good way. A market like Khan-al-Khalili in Ottawa would do wonders.

[Riise]

Pretoria


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/35/72451726_62e351aeff_o.jpg

Alright, for all of you Family Guy fans out there that have never heard of this South African city before, were you not thinking: "OMG, it actually does exist!" One letter away...

[steve81]

Do you wish Canadian Cities were just a little more African??


Debate it.

No.

As said in the video below, "everything in this world exists in Africa". That includes the cities above AND extreme poverty.

Debunking myths about the “Third World” (Amazing graphics)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUwS1uAdUcI

[S_B_Russell]

Can't go wrong with Caoe Town!

[SpongeG]

Alright, for all of you Family Guy fans out there that have never heard of this South African city before, were you not thinking: "OMG, it actually does exist!" One letter away...

i have some family there of course it exists

there is a really huge mall there - menlyn park

http://www.ddg-usa.com/Projects/Menlyn_Park/A.jpg

http://www.wbho.co.za/assets/content_images_thumbs/456_Menlyn_Park_Pretoria.jpg

http://www.blipsystems.com/Files/Billeder/casestories/menlyn.jpg

http://www.tensionstructures.co.za/pics/MenlynParkroof1.jpg

[SHOFEAR]

Do you wish Canadian Cities were just a little more African??


Debate it.

Tent city?

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2007/07/19/ab-tentcity1.jpg

[Greco Roman]

When is someone going to start the thread "Do you wish Canadian Cities were just a little more like Antarctica? :haha:

[Riise]

Tent city?

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2007/07/19/ab-tentcity1.jpg

We have that in Calgary too! We just call it affordable housing...

[Cambridgite]

Pretoria


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/35/72451726_62e351aeff_o.jpg

:previous: Reminds me of Hamilton.

[Boris2k7]

When is someone going to start the thread "Do you wish Canadian Cities were just a little more like Antarctica? :haha:

We already have one Winnipeg, we don't need more. :frog:

[Greco Roman]

We already have one Winnipeg, we don't need more. :frog:


Fair enough, and thank the Good Lord we only have one Calgary; who could stand more? ;)

[feepa]

I wouldn't mind another Calgary. There egos could go head to head, and the end result? No man standing, and less lights to go through when heading west to banff from eastern canada (will save you about 40-60 mins off your trip!)

[Greco Roman]

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[miketoronto]

Toronto already looks like Joburg in parts. Lots of 60-70's slabs. Infact I saw a pic once of the Bay Street corridor in Toronto, and it looked almost idenical to a picture of the Joburg CBD.

[vid]

There are some aspects of African cities that Canadian cities could benefit from incorporating.

[Jared]

We could sure use some nice warm beaches with big waves like Durban has. One of the best things about living in Durban is being able to go surfing for a couple hours early in the morning before going to work (and you can do this year round!)

[1ajs]

Marrekech. I like the lively markets and the fine detail work to the buildings.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1339/1198557905_bcbd40b9a2.jpg?v=0


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1033/1196296725_b0117c11d5.jpg?v=0

.......... i stayed in a hotel right on the main square there when i was 9
nothing like eating snails from the street carts at that square.........

as for winnipeg we got a fairly large african comunity taking over the west end central park centenial...... and all the shops and the weekly market at central park....... .... fridays and saturdays is market day in winnipeg ....

[spiritedenergy]

.......... i stayed in a hotel right on the main square there when i was 9
nothing like eating snails from the street carts at that square.........

as for winnipeg we got a fairly large african comunity taking over the west end central park centenial...... and all the shops and the weekly market at central park....... .... fridays and saturdays is market day in winnipeg ....

is there a weekly market in Central Park? What do they sell?

[1ajs]

its every friday go check it out... i havent been to it yet since i been working :(

also on saturdays theres a market at old market square i beleave

[SpongeG]

Toronto already looks like Joburg in parts. Lots of 60-70's slabs. Infact I saw a pic once of the Bay Street corridor in Toronto, and it looked almost idenical to a picture of the Joburg CBD.

yeah the CBD is quite similiar

Joburg has one of the worlds largest amount of art deco buildings still around

joburg has a whole is a lot like LA - very spread out and car dependant

also did you know that the Toronto City hall and Durban City hall had its plans messed up and the ones for Durban were sent to Toronto and vice versa and the city hall in toronto apparently collapsed after a year because it was not designed to take the snow load - but the one in Durban is still standing and i assume able to handle the snow :haha:

[francely57]

Hum I guess this is the best place to ask this :

Why is the "Arabian" thread closed??
I think it is as relevant as the American, European, and African ones, as long as "Arabian" extended to middle-eastern.


When is someone going to start the thread "Do you wish Canadian Cities were just a little more like Antarctica?
Since there is one about Africa, it means there must be one about Antarctica? :uhh:

[caltrane74]

Jo'burg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/399672239_e6abbbb34d_b.jpg

looks like a very industrial and hard working city!!

[1ajs]

thats johanburg wow i'm impressed

the world fucked over affirca its kinda sad since theres so much beuty and somuch resources there that i could be a 1st world continant.....

[SpongeG]

this is Sandton - the new business centre for joburg there are some nicely connected shopping malls etc.

http://www.encounter.co.za/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/normal_Sandton_Park_Plaza.jpg

http://www.biocrawler.com/w/images/thumb/7/72/300px-Pic-sandton.jpg

http://www.saembassymuscat.gov.om/images/photos/places/sandton.jpg

this is the one big shopping centre

http://www.simonandbaker.com/jheli_sandton_city.jpg

this is one of the casinos in midrand - its styled after italy - inside is really cool - its got shops, movie theatre, gambling etc. I won some good money here one day :)

http://www.southernsun.com/SSH/SSHContents/SiteContent/Brand/InterContinental/InterContinental%20Palazzo%20-%20Johannesburg%20Montecasino/Images/Pool-shot-small.jpg

http://www.meteringonline.co.za/Montecasino/images/MonteCasino.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/122/312344225_94a755fa82.jpg

the freeways are really good

http://www.worldexecutive.com/cityguides/pics/johannesburg/johannesburg_1.jpg

http://www.johannesburg-direct.com/townimages/johannesburg_1_M.jpg

http://www.hotelsbycity.net/images/travelguides/int/south-africa/johannesburg-big.jpg

http://www.rolex.com/en/media/images/inside-rolex/sales-service/africa/johannesburg.jpg

http://www.johannesburghousing.com/UserFiles/dusk-johannesburg-big.jpg

http://www.south-africa-tours-and-travel.com/images/Johannesburg-South-Africa.jpg

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/downtown%20johannesburg.jpg

[SpongeG]

and than there is Durban on the coast

http://www.madriver.com/users/rtw2vt/southafrica/slideshow/Durban2.jpg

this is the city hall that was designed for Toronto

http://p.vtourist.com/2048957-Durban_City_Hall-Durban.jpg

http://www.getawayafrica.com/assets/dynamic/380/images/main/durban-harbour.jpg

http://www.globosapiens.net/data/gallery/sf/pictures_300/www.globosapiens.net--south-africa--kwazulu-natal--durban--id=7474.jpg

http://www.gandhiserve.org/travel/durban01_l.jpg

the hilton in durban

http://www.res99.com/nexres/api/sabre_pict.cgi?photo=039694A.jpg

where they play cricket

http://www.comfortzone.co.za/images/durban_cricket4.jpg

http://www.south-africa-tours-and-travel.com/images/Durban-South-Africa-B.jpg

[J-MAN]

:previous:



:slob: :slob: :slob::slob: :slob:

[SpongeG]

in that last picture i stayed in that hotel on the right - i had a nice big room - it had like two bedrooms and it was only $50 Canadian for a saturday night which included a great breakfast buffet :P

it also came with an armed guard or two after dark

[The Geographer]

I don't know what is so great about Pretoria/Johannesburg. Isn't it just one massive suburbanized mess? Practically no mass transit and gated communities taken to the extreme. Well, maybe that has changed.

[SpongeG]

they are building the gautrain

its not a mess - it was well laid out - they have a great freeway system - with ring roads etc. mostly for the days of apartheid so the army etc could get to trouble spots quickly

they do have busses but its not run ofr long - i think service ends around 6-7 pm due to crime

i am not sure if its still going on but metro bus service was shut down completely earlier this year due to some bus drivers being murdered and the rest of the drivers refused to work

its still working on the crime

[Mille Sabords]

Jo'burg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/399672239_e6abbbb34d_b.jpg

looks like a very industrial and hard working city!!


Is that a Calatrava bridge? Looks a bit like the Womens Bridge (puente de las Mujeres) in Buenos Aires.

[Jared]

It's not by Calatrava. The architect is Paul Ove Jensen.

More info here:
http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=18153

[SpongeG]

i just noticed on the right of that pic - you can see the drive in on top of the hill (which is man made)

[204]

There are other cities in South Africa...

Soweto:

http://www.trashcansutra.com/archives/soweto.jpg

[caltrane74]

There are other cities in South Africa...

Soweto:



More like a shanty town suburb of Jo'burg. I'm sure the government of South Africa is moving fast to improve the housing in this area.

Or at least as fast as the Canadian gov't is moving to improve Native housing in the north and far north of Canada. (Especially Ontario)

I guess in that case Canada and Africa are a little bit the same, but in a bad way.

[S_B_Russell]

I just spent 3 weeks in South Africa. It's an amazing place to visit (frankly, I would move there if there were more jobs). The country as a whole has a lot of problems it needs to continue to tackle, but there is definitely a palpable energy in the air that SA is on its way up.

[vid]

Or at least as fast as the Canadian gov't is moving to improve Native housing in the north and far north of Canada. (Especially Ontario)

I wouldn't use 'fast' to describe that....

[caltrane74]

"as fast as" ..... it can mean really slow too no?

[vid]

I suppose. :/

[The Geographer]

they are building the gautrain

its not a mess - it was well laid out - they have a great freeway system - with ring roads etc. mostly for the days of apartheid so the army etc could get to trouble spots quickly

they do have busses but its not run ofr long - i think service ends around 6-7 pm due to crime

i am not sure if its still going on but metro bus service was shut down completely earlier this year due to some bus drivers being murdered and the rest of the drivers refused to work

its still working on the crime

I have no doubt they are improving the place, and I don't mean to belittle present efforts as South Africa is saddled with a difficult history, but it sounds like their only real past "achievement" was very efficient racial segregation. Is that what it has to offer Canadian cities? It sounds like South African cities are wishing they were a little more Canadian (Well, Johannesburg anyway).