[Calgarian]

Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto are booming big time right now, and Edmonton and Ottawa aren't doing too bad either. Post some pictures of all the tower cranes in your city. I would definitely do it for my neighborhood (the beltline in Calgary), but I don't have a Camera.

[feepa]

^^ You can borrow mine if you want

[caltrane74]

Sounds like a cool idea...

[harls]

Some of these are a little older, but all of these cranes are still up.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1382/1235466235_745db16ba9_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1316/1433293294_cf35051c68_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1377/565072017_7e1d6d7032_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1407/1408043901_989c9230c5_b.jpg

there's a few more, but I don't have pics..

[WhipperSnapper]

love this shot by Whistler


http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/mark3333/yorkville.jpg
see you around buddy



Four luffing cranes! Now that's quality! Never thought it would be possible without other tower cranes getting in the way

[Calgarian]

Why are those all angled cranes?

And what happened to Whistler? why did he get banned?

[Bigtime]

love this shot by Whistler


http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/mark3333/yorkville.jpg
see you around buddy



Four luffing cranes! Now that's quality! Never thought it would be possible without other tower cranes getting in the way

I just walked by there last weekend! I love all the condo devlopment in Toronto, you guys made me extremely jealous! I want to see like 5 towers going up at once in a two block radius like some of the stuff over there. :tup:

I think we have only one luffing crane here in Calgary right now, on Torode's 8th and 8th site I believe.

[Bigtime]

Here's one from about a month ago in Calgary, photo taken by SurrealPlaces. Looking west over the beltline.

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/3897/0000ru4.jpg

[Calgarian]

I just walked by there last weekend! I love all the condo devlopment in Toronto, you guys made me extremely jealous! I want to see like 5 towers going up at once in a two block radius like some of the stuff over there. :tup:

I think we have only one luffing crane here in Calgary right now, on Torode's 8th and 8th site I believe.

I think the crane at Hotel Arts is a luffing crane.

[WhipperSnapper]

Why are those all angled cranes?


I don't know. I can only fathom load carrying restrictions made the sites too confined for the more common horizontal boom (jib) cranes. If it wasn't for the screwball Europeans hoarding them and their price tag, these cranes specifically designed for tight urban enviorments would rule the downtown skies.

[mersar]

I think the crane at Hotel Arts is a luffing crane.

And a couple of the ones at the Bow are likely to be as well from what I recall (the 3 on the main tower I believe, the cultural centre was to have the horizontal boom ones)

[Mike K.]

Some Victoria shots:

http://members.shaw.ca/vibrantvictoria3/0008/0008_jun30_07a.jpg


I can count 4 in there: (by urbalist on VV.ca)
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o160/Urbalist/skylinelagoon.jpg


By Baro on VV.ca
http://host.activeworlds.com/moff/new/niceday13.jpg


http://members.shaw.ca/vibrantvictoria3/bayview/bayview_one_feb-18-2007.jpg

[caltrane74]

a lil' crane on crane action

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2324/1806191487_f0f23406af_b.jpg

[RWin]

Here's one from June. One is gone now but I still like the photo.

http://members.shaw.ca/rwinhold/ssp/20070602/u4.jpg

[someone123]

Pictures of some cranes in Halifax..

Construction sites for four residential towers, December 2004. The crane in the background was for an extension to a hospital. The short brick building in front went up sometime around 2002-2003:
http://www.pbase.com/image/24420128/original.jpg

Another from August. They were building a pair of towers in the back plus a lowrise building and another tower in the foreground (I think the far crane has since been taken down):

http://www.pbase.com/halifaxphoto/image/82173488/original.jpg

Hopefully there will soon be a similar scene downtown involving United Gulf, a waterfront development, and another 19 storey residential tower.

[1ajs]

hydro rising in the downtown... we got another 6 tower cranes around town in use... but thats out at the new water plant and floodway expansion...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2367/1583096213_be6c718825_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2099/1622253891_3bbf33b4c5_o.jpg

[Arriviste]

Here's one from June. One is gone now but I still like the photo.

http://members.shaw.ca/rwinhold/ssp/20070602/u4.jpg

Freakin' awesome. I love this shot. I love it so much I want it as a background. May I?

[1ajs]

Freakin' awesome. I love this shot. I love it so much I want it as a background. May I?
it is lol that could be anywhere in the world lol :cheers:

[aastra]

I believe there are six cranes in this shot by the Great Scaper:

http://www.therealvictoria.ca/images/VictoriaCranes-Scaper.jpg

Three in this one, but I think two of them are also in the previous shot:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1257/1255560746_67b32f6bcf_b.jpg

[harryc]

300 N LaSalle - Chicago

http://lh6.google.com/harry.r.carmichael/RyqLI-pIm7I/AAAAAAAAL8g/H_bEMR9d-_w/P1100005.JPG?imgmax=640

[401_King]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1402/1197329958_b19074f1f6_b.jpg
I took this in the summer. There are 8 cranes in this one. Maybe 9, but i think one of them near rbc/ritz isnt a crane...

[raggedy13]

A few older shots but I think all the cranes in them are still up.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/100_9283.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/000_0083.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/000_0090.jpg

[The Kid]

Good idea for a thread Johnny C. Keep those pics coming! There is something almost sexy about crane shots!

[RWin]

Freakin' awesome. I love this shot. I love it so much I want it as a background. May I?

Sure :)

[m0nkyman]

A couple of Edmonton from the summer. I'll have to hit the city one more time before I leave....
http://aptenobytes.typepad.com/m0nkymans_photo_blog/images/DSC00032-tm_1.jpg (http://aptenobytes.typepad.com/m0nkymans_photo_blog/images/DSC00032_1.JPG)

http://aptenobytes.typepad.com/m0nkymans_photo_blog/images/DSC00033-tm_1.jpg (http://aptenobytes.typepad.com/m0nkymans_photo_blog/images/DSC00033_1.JPG)

[raggedy13]

EDIT: SFUVancouver has some great shots of Vancouver's Southeast False Creek development/olympic village. Hopefully he'll post them. ;)

[raggedy13]

A few of mine from back in May of this year...

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/May%2021%202007/100_7687.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/May%2021%202007/100_7692.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/May%2021%202007/100_7712.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/May%2021%202007/100_7725.jpg

This one's from May of last year...

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/Van%20May/100_5779.jpg

[SFUVancouver]

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/6717/sefcpano5000x400mediumwht2.jpg (http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4341/sefcpano5000x400mediumwnt5.jpg)
A link to a very large, hand-stitched panorama I took in the summer of 2007 showing the construction and context of the Olympic Village. There are 13 or 14 cranes visible in this photo.

The following four are of the Olympic Village construction precinct. There are now 8 tower cranes on the site.

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/5264/p1040650qf6.jpg
Source: My Photo ( SFUVancouver in SSP | Vancouverite in SSC)

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/7135/p1040648py3.jpg
Source: My Photo ( SFUVancouver in SSP | Vancouverite in SSC)

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/4084/p1040652vr3.jpg
Source: My Photo ( SFUVancouver in SSP | Vancouverite in SSC)

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/5972/p1040651ry8.jpg
Source: My Photo ( SFUVancouver in SSP | Vancouverite in SSC)

[edit] I just noticed my photos were already posted earlier today. I just hit reply on the first page and didn't read the second.

[raggedy13]

^No worries. I was hoping you'd find this thread soon and post your pics but I guess I got a little impatient after a couple days.

[Calgarian]

Great shots so far guys, those Vancouver ones are really impressive. Is it possible for any one from Calgary to get up to Scotsman hill (or Scotchman, I'm not exactly sure what it's called) and get a shot of all the cranes in the beltline? at least when it stops snowing.

[mersar]

I've been meaning to go take a shot from up there since I got my wide angle lens, but keep forgetting. Maybe this week I will try to, should be a nice shot with the snow on the ground

[Calgarian]

that would be sweet.

[Delirium]

here's a couple other cool shots from van

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/oct2gon/1799928516_3cc95372d9_b.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/Toronto416/1859001230_aadd7c6f51_b.jpg
photos from www.flickr.com

[raggedy13]

^Great find. Those are some awesome shots.

[ScottFromCalgary]

From Livingforthecity:


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2308/1920299611_44766ff2e0_b.jpg

[Senz]

Hey everyone! I've been lurking for awhile but I figured I'd toss this one into the mix. I believe I see 19 cranes but I'll leave it to the pros to try and identify 'em. Later!

edit: oops, must credit photo! photo by me :D

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff56/Senz317/Calgary-Pano03-11-07.jpg

[Country]

^Awesome shot!

[Calgarian]

I didn't think you could see 19 cranes from there, yet.

[The Kid]

Awesome shot Senz! One of the best views of the Calgary skyline. Thanks for posting it.

[401_King]

that takes the cake so far in this thread!

[Calgarian]

here's a couple other cool shots from van
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/Toronto416/1859001230_aadd7c6f51_b.jpg
photos from www.flickr.com

That's pretty cool! nice work :tup:

[wild wild west]

I just walked by there last weekend! I love all the condo devlopment in Toronto, you guys made me extremely jealous! I want to see like 5 towers going up at once in a two block radius like some of the stuff over there. :tup:

I think we have only one luffing crane here in Calgary right now, on Torode's 8th and 8th site I believe.

We do have 4 or 5 towers going up at once in a two-block radius...the Keynote, Nuera and Stampede Station complexes. Still, the stuff going on in TO is very impressive nonetheless.

I think we have two luffing cranes now, with Hotel Arts.

[Calgarian]

yes, 2 luffing cranes

[Bigtime]

We do have 4 or 5 towers going up at once in a two-block radius...the Keynote, Nuera and Stampede Station complexes. Still, the stuff going on in TO is very impressive nonetheless.

I think we have two luffing cranes now, with Hotel Arts.

Well yes, but in TO you can actually see 4 or 5 towers rising into the air around you. Height being the big thing in that statement. If I stand in Vic Park I see arriva, Sasso, Vetro, Stampede Station, and Union Square. But I don't feel like I'm really "surrounded" by towers under construction like I was in Toronto!

Perhaps in about a year when you have arriva 44, Nuera, and Keynote rising into the air will it feel the same.

That shot by Senz is ri-DONK-ulous! We'd have 21 cranes in that shot if only Vantage Pointe didn't block the view further East!

[SFUVancouver]

I just noticed tonight that they have put red Christmas lights on the tower crane for the Shangri-La.

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/2817/shangrilaatnightwithchrrq2.jpg
Source: My Photo ( SFUVancouver in SSP | Vancouverite in SSC )

I like that this tradition is continuing. From my perspective in East Vancouver the Shangri-La is now the tallest tower in the city.

[Boris2k7]

That shot by Senz is ri-DONK-ulous! We'd have 21 cranes in that shot if only Vantage Pointe didn't block the view further East!

I find it funny how you can only see one of Centennial's 4 cranes in that pic. The others are hiding behind the Shaw building.

Also note how you can see the tip of Arriva's feather popping out over WCPII

[mersar]

The Bow
http://www.compscience.info/public/images/bow-nov9-1.jpg

Le Germain
http://www.compscience.info/public/images/germain-nov9-1.jpg

http://www.compscience.info/public/images/germain-nov9-2.jpg

Homburg
http://www.compscience.info/public/images/homburg-nov9-1.jpg

[Calgarian]

That crane for the Bow is going to be massive!

[SFUVancouver]

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/2254/olympicvillagenov102007wz8.jpg
Source: My Photo ( SFUVancouver in SSP | Vancouverite in SSC )

[mr.x]

^ now that's what you call impressive.




Golden Ears Bridge in Vancouver
http://www.goldenearsbridge.ca/upload/images/Gallery/Large/M3%20on%20the%20river%20Oct%207%20LG.jpg

http://www.goldenearsbridge.ca/upload/images/Gallery/Large/bridge%20line%203%20%20LG.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2125/1526893386_ee1b6eb653.jpg?v=0





and the Canada Line project - another type of crane
http://www.seataf.com/blogs/canadaline/2007-11-06/images/KICX2820.jpg

http://www.seataf.com/blogs/canadaline/2007-11-06/images/KICX2821.jpg

http://www.seataf.com/blogs/canadaline/2007-11-06/images/KICX2842.jpg

http://www.seataf.com/blogs/canadaline/2007-11-06/images/KICX2848.jpg

http://www.seataf.com/blogs/canadaline/2007-11-06/images/KICX2853.jpg

http://www.seataf.com/blogs/canadaline/2007-11-06/images/KICX2845.jpg

[Calgarian]

Cool shots, thanks.

[Only The Lonely..]

1ajs, this was by far your best shot of the crane over the MB Hydro building.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2084/2011852118_9829a48a9e_b.jpg

[LeftCoaster]

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/2254/olympicvillagenov102007wz8.jpg
Source: My Photo ( SFUVancouver in SSP | Vancouverite in SSC )


Wow, that almost somehow looks menacing. I like how they are all pointed in the same direction.

[Calgarian]

Someone should put pictures of the Bow's crane in here.

[240glt]

University of Alberta as of 11/17/2008

Within a year there should be twelve cranes dotting the U of A skyline

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s124/240glt/IMGP0899.jpg

[raggedy13]

A pic showing some of the construction activity in Vancouver's 'burbs.

Richmond (taken by bils):
http://www.bilsproductions.com/prado01.jpg

[mr.x]

Wow, that almost somehow looks menacing. I like how they are all pointed in the same direction.

yet more cranes are still being added.

[Delirium]

i posted this in the wrong thread earlier -

up to 9 cranes now at the olympic village site. any guess as to how many there'll be?
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/oct2gon/Imadge1.jpg
from www.flickr.com

[phesto]

Here's another one of SEFC in Vancouver rising out of the fog:

http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/2701/2055302660c1560a4300bca4.jpg
from flickr.

[lubicon]

University of Alberta as of 11/17/2008Within a year there should be twelve cranes dotting the U of A skyline

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s124/240glt/IMGP0899.jpg

You have quite a talent, being able to foresee the future!!:cool:

[240glt]

^It's common knowledge around here, fella!

[raggedy13]

Here's another one of SEFC in Vancouver rising out of the fog:

http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/2701/2055302660c1560a4300bca4.jpg
from flickr.

Awesome pic. Great find phesto.

[giallo]

I second that

[phesto]

Here's another one of SEFC. Count the cranes!

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/8841/20568575164c66caa76eoov9.jpg
from flickr

[Calgarian]

Now that's a lot of cranes

[SFUVancouver]

There are now 10 tower cranes at the Vancouver Olympic Village site plus one of those self-erecting Potain cranes.

Within a year the four towers of the Wall Centre / Playhouse project across the street from the Olympic Village should be under construction and this will probably use four more tower cranes. Realistically there will be another half a dozen in a one or two block radius. It is likely that the broader Southeast False Creek area will have in excess of 20 cranes within a couple square block area.

[WhipperSnapper]

I've never seen anything like SEFC before. Simply amazing and more to come, eh?

[raggedy13]

I walked over the Cambie Street Bridge yesterday at dusk and it sure was a purdy sight seeing all those Olympic Village cranes, not to mention various others nearby.

Another great picture originally posted by delirium, found on flickr...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2024/2059889839_485a8588b8_b.jpg

[Jimby]

I can't beat Vancouver's number of cranes, but Calgary can say we have more snow than them, of course!

Keynote, a third crane will be added soon, and arriVa in the distance:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2020/2069312644_d5cd370653_b.jpg

cash corner, Hotel Arts Gallery construction, Colours condo crane, and Union Square 1 condo (crane is out of pic)
"cash corner" where people look for cash work is to become a condo tower
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2199/2068555483_da6b991c56_b.jpg

[caltrane74]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2308/1912965342_b097d92825_b.jpg

[caltrane74]

More

courtesy of Mike in TO

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2131/2064807572_e49a982f3e_b.jpg

[Jimby]

The start of the $1.2 billion South Calgary Hospital. It looks like they are getting ready for a third tower crane.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2270/2073964095_2d98de27dc_b.jpg

[Aylmer]

Does anyone have a picture of Byward?
Please post it!

[Calgarian]

So how many cranes are supposed to go at the new hospital?

[Boris2k7]

Is that the Mammoet setting up the second crane?

LRT service to reach the hospital in 15 years! :leek:

[Calgarian]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2308/1912965342_b097d92825_b.jpg

they have some interesting access to this site, what's the tunnel for?

[caltrane74]

Parking Levels of ACC ( Air Canada Centre)

Maple Leaf Square, Telus Tower and Air Canada Center Will share the underground parking levels... thats why there is the shared access tunnel you see in the picture. You can also see access going into the MLS site from the Telus Tower as well.

[AB Born]

This is a good link to follow the total number of cranes in Calgary:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=141536

Within another week or two Calgary should be at 55 cranes.

[francely57]

Is Calgary able to beat that?

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/7937/imresolt037na3.jpg

(Great image by Imre ! November 28, 2007)

[Jimby]

Dubai is absolutely amazing but it is being built with poorly paid and poorly treated south Asian labour. There are no unions, no WCB, no health care. I would like to know what the death rate is in the Dubai construction industry. I doubt they would bother keeping statistics.
That big tower is going to fall over in the desert some day.

[craner]

Is that the Mammoet setting up the second crane?

LRT service to reach the hospital in 15 years! :leek:

Are you for real ? (I hope so).

[Boris2k7]

Are you for real ? (I hope so).

13 years for the SE line is a very optimistic estimate of course... mostly just a quick quip about how slow our line extensions are. I don't reall think we'll be seeing the line extension until at least 2025 with the kind of city councils we've been used to.

[craner]

13 years for the SE line is a very optimistic estimate of course... mostly just a quick quip about how slow our line extensions are. I don't reall think we'll be seeing the line extension until at least 2025 with the kind of city councils we've been used to.

Awwww - you got my hopes up, but alas, I beilive you are correct with your 20 year min. prediction :hell: . God I'll be retired !

Sorry, can't remember how this discussion ended up on the "Canada Tower Crane Panoramas" section but we now return to topical posting.;)

[Calgarian]

Anyone have any new pictures? Calgary has a few more cranes up now, maybe one of our camera happy forumers could snap some pictures?

[francely57]

While Calgary is sleeping, here's Montreal's contribution...

There are only about 7-8 cranes around the whole downtown area, so that's not where you would find tower crane panoramas.

Here is Nuns' Island, a super condoized island located southwest of downtown. Condo towers and Bell's new corporate centre are under construction there (October 21, 2007) :
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e24/francely57/UC/IMG_2301.jpg
^ you can see 6 cranes on that picture

...zoom:
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e24/francely57/UC/IMG_2302.jpg

[1ajs]

http://www.pointdouglas.com/plugins/p17_image_gallery/images/1006.jpg

[caltrane74]

MLS,,,,tower cranes

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2266/2174172736_e960f37e67_o.jpg

[AndrewJ3D]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2001/2041187239_295f96d851_o.jpg

[Aylmer]

Me Like...

:)

[zerokarma]

good pics

[francely57]

Posted by vanman in the Post some pics of your city! thread:

Some pictures of Vancouver taken today.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/vanstruction/DSC01636.jpg

[raggedy13]

A few pics I took a week or so ago...

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/2008%20February%2028/2008%20February%2028%20large/P2280012.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/2008%20February%2028/2008%20February%2028%20large/P2280116.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/2008%20February%2028/2008%20February%2028%20large/P2280153.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/2008%20February%2028/2008%20February%2028%20large/P2280276.jpg

[1ajs]

forgot about this thread
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/89/Winnipeg-Skyline-feb18-2008.jpg

[Jimby]

2 cranes at the Bow so far

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3191/2318890136_e3612694ab_b.jpg


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2299/2318945226_116ceea2d5_b.jpg

[AndrewJ3D]

That Hyatt belongs in Niagara Falls.

[Jimby]

Centennial Place, the most cranes on one block in Calgary - 5

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2129/2316145450_f2f836db2b_b.jpg

[Calgarian]

Wow, I thought this thread was dead. Vancouver has a ton of cranes! Great shots as usual Living!

[Western Spaghetti]

Posted by Surrealplaces last week in the Calgary cranes thread


http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/2839/000wd9.jpg
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/949/000xb4.jpg

[Xelebes]

Is Calgary able to beat that?

(Great image by Imre ! November 28, 2007)

The only one I know that will beat that is the Fort Hills Upgrader in Fort McMurray. It is rumoured that that project alone will be using 60 of such cranes.

[glacierhike]

This is a very impressive thread. It always blows me away when I go too visit Vancouver how many cranes are being used in the city. I understand that the Olympic village is a oddity and not usual but even without that the actual downtown core always blows me away with how many cranes are going.
The fact is the whole Metro Vancouver is booming! What is the actual number of cranes in all of Metro Vancouver?
If you look at Emporis right now there are 59 buildings being constructed in downtown Vancouver alone!
With Burnaby, Richmond, New West, Surrey, Coquitlam, North Van etc...... as well as skytrain construction the place is just booming! What about the bridges being built right now as well?
Has there ever been a busier time for construction and cranes in Vancouver?