The Great Canadian Skyline thread for CMAs 1 million and under

[lio45]

Looks fantastic. The first pic is exactly what I recalled and expected to see... I was pretty sure I remembered a cluster of buildings that shared materials and style with this Morse's Teas building (which was alone in that recently-posted pic).

(Even though, obviously, having traded its original roof style for two extra stories is a significant architectural change...)

[someone123]

(Even though, obviously, having traded its original roof style for two extra stories is a significant architectural change...)

The darker stone is called ironstone. I think it is just the pyritic slate that's under this part of town. It was used a lot prior to about 1850, although a lot of older buildings have only ironstone firewalls or foundations and sandstone fronts. Dalhousie also has a bunch of buildings built with ironstone around 1900, probably in an attempt to make them look older. Wallace stone (from Northern NS) was considered nicer so as time went on more and more buildings were built out of sandstone quarried there.

The brick top of Morse's Teas was added in the early 1900's and the base is from circa 1840.

Keith's Brewery (1820) is another nice ironstone building:

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4119/4830827286_855e037662_b.jpg
Source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nancyandwayne/4830827286/in/photostream/)

Keith Hall (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=5849682&postcount=260), next to the brewery, is in the process of being restored and it will probably be wonderful when complete.

The Cavalier building (http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=2989) in the Citadel courtyard is another great one.

As you can probably tell I really like these buildings (much more so than the office towers there, which I don't think are actually that interesting or exceptional).

[lio45]

WOW! I knew it said "established 1820" on the labels, but I had no idea they were still in their original building!!!

From now on I won't ever be buying any beer except Alexander Keith's when I'm in Canada, knowing that part of my money is going to serve for the upkeep of that gorgeous nearly bicentenarian building. (I'm not much of a beer drinker, while I'm a huge fan of architectural heritage, so they have got my loyalty from now on!)

[lio45]

I too think Halifax's newer office towers are generally bland and nondescript, but at least it means the (sober) colors and materials tend to blend well with the heritage buildings.

I can't exactly put my finger on why, but your home town (I think it is... right?) pulls off mixing old and new very well, and I'm guessing that the fact the "new" isn't "in your face" but is instead reserved and bland might be part of it.


Edit: and thanks a lot for the ironstone info and background info on these buildings, and the extra pics!

[someone123]

I can't exactly put my finger on why, but your home town (I think it is... right?) pulls off mixing old and new very well, and I'm guessing that the fact the "new" isn't "in your face" but is instead reserved and bland might be part of it.

The city also probably wouldn't work well without new buildings. It is too large/remote to be an exclusive tourist town, and a lot of people like it specifically because it's a real city.

The new buildings are also getting better and better over time. They were awful in the 90's, okay last decade, and now a bunch of the new ones are actually quite good.

I guess I could describe Halifax as my hometown, although I've lived in and grew up in a few different cities across Canada. I think I continue to like it and post about it now more because it's an interesting place (that typically tends to be somewhat forgotten about, or presented in a superficial fashion) than because I happened to live there for a long time. I definitely don't care for some of the crappy suburbs I lived in outside of Halifax.

[GlassCity]

The city also probably wouldn't work well without new buildings. It is too large/remote to be an exclusive tourist town, and a lot of people like it specifically because it's a real city.

The new buildings are also getting better and better over time. They were awful in the 90's, okay last decade, and now a bunch of the new ones are actually quite good.

I guess I could describe Halifax as my hometown, although I've lived in and grew up in a few different cities across Canada. I think I continue to like it and post about it now more because it's an interesting place (that typically tends to be somewhat forgotten about, or presented in a superficial fashion) than because I happened to live there for a long time. I definitely don't care for some of the crappy suburbs I lived in outside of Halifax.

Vancouver's much bigger than Halifax and it still manages to be a tourist town :haha:

[lio45]

Vancouver's much bigger than Halifax and it still manages to be a tourist town :haha:

Don't be silly -- he said exclusive tourist town. Meaning that it would rely mostly on its looks to do so. St. Augustine, FL, or Carcassonne, France, come to mind (they're both more extreme example than a homogeneous, historic, perfectly preserved Halifax would likely be, but you get the point).

Paris, London, NYC, Tokyo are major "tourist towns" and are all much bigger than Vancouver, but they're FAR from relying only on tourism to exist.

[FrAnKs]

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[Nouvellecosse]

^^ I love the historic train station, but what the hell is that monstrosity behind it?

[FrAnKs]

^^ I love the historic train station, but what the hell is that monstrosity behind it?

It has mixed uses.

The ground floor is used as a terminal for buses (Orléans express, greyhound etc...), it's actually connected to the old part of the train station. The other floors are used by the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ).

Though, even if it's not beautiful, I think I've seen much worst.

They did an extension behind the 80's one, and it looks better.

https://maps.google.ca/maps?q=ville+de+qu%C3%A9bec&ie=UTF8&ll=46.819276,-71.212923&spn=0.000007,0.006539&hnear=Qu%C3%A9bec,+Communaut%C3%A9-Urbaine-de-Qu%C3%A9bec,+Qu%C3%A9bec&gl=ca&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=46.81917,-71.212974&panoid=6KIp_KvEAjKL6nC0o18gyA&cbp=12,315.09,,0,-16.98

But it's true that the architectural difference is brutal compared to the historic part.

There's actually a pretty nice tunnel Under :
(Joseph Samson tunnel)
https://maps.google.ca/maps?q=ville+de+qu%C3%A9bec&ie=UTF8&ll=46.817914,-71.211383&spn=0.000007,0.006539&hnear=Qu%C3%A9bec,+Communaut%C3%A9-Urbaine-de-Qu%C3%A9bec,+Qu%C3%A9bec&gl=ca&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=46.817945,-71.211517&panoid=G633h-h3x27DAvYU2ubv4g&cbp=12,302.24,,0,-10.78
https://maps.google.ca/maps?q=ville+de+qu%C3%A9bec&ie=UTF8&ll=46.819897,-71.215431&spn=0.000007,0.006539&hnear=Qu%C3%A9bec,+Communaut%C3%A9-Urbaine-de-Qu%C3%A9bec,+Qu%C3%A9bec&gl=ca&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=46.819897,-71.215431&panoid=dSRjVSvzLiJ3wNH56wyIhg&cbp=12,149.68,,0,-9.75

[c@taract_soulj@h]

Brantford, ON, Pop. 94,000

Almost looks better than Kitcheners lol...jk

http://i634.photobucket.com/albums/uu66/drew313_2009/bfdskyline_zps2ecba4e7.png (http://s634.photobucket.com/user/drew313_2009/media/bfdskyline_zps2ecba4e7.png.html)

Courtesy of Google

[Nouvellecosse]

...
Though, even if it's not beautiful, I think I've seen much worst.

They did an extension behind the 80's one, and it looks better.
...

But it's true that the architectural difference is brutal compared to the historic part.
...

Yes, if it was in a suburban office park or at least a few km outside the central city I'm sure it would be fine. It would still be a dull, non-descript, pomo hulk, but that's nothing unusual for contemporary NA.

[vid]

That's not post-modernism, that's modernism or brutalism depending on the material. If it was a terrible copy of the train station with horrible proportions and half-assed details, thne it would be post-modernism.

[Nouvellecosse]

I'm afraid I don't agree. Remember that both Pomo and Brutalism are offshoots of modernism and basically represent the slow drift away away from the strict principles modernism. In Pomo's case it was a drift back into the realm of ornamentation, and in Brutalism's case it was a drift away from Modernism's lightness and open-ness to allow for the use of heavy concrete as a lower cost material.

Pomo doesn't have any strict visual cues found in other architectural styles (since it's such a far reaching style that it really isn't a "style" so much as it's a design category). It's somewhat of a cliché that Pomo is characterised by the often vulgar retro-references that appear later in the movement. Earlier versions are basically modernism that just happens to not adhere as strictly to the simplicity and form-follows-function mantra of original Modernism. Buildings like Scotia Plaza, and the famous Bank of China building in HK (designed by I.M. Pei) are both categorized as Pomo.

In this building's case, it's mainly Modern, but the massing, shape, glass pyramid on the podium, etc. do not adhere strictly enough to true modernism.

Take a look at some of the examples of Pomo. Some you may find surprising. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Postmodern_architecture_by_location

[Chadillaccc]

Fort McMurray

http://assets.rmcloud.com/shared-images/local_info/fort-mcmurray-from-above.jpg

[SignalHillHiker]

It doesn't look as far north as it is.

[SignalHillHiker]

Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador

http://www.kevinmcnealphotography.com/Stock-Images/Maritimes-Fall-Color/i-RqKZgcK/0/L/0278_KM-L.jpg (http://www.kevinmcnealphotography.com/Stock-Images/Maritimes-Fall-Color/i-RqKZgcK/A)

City Hall

http://michaelcoyne.smugmug.com/Panoramas/Vertoramas/i-3kv3P5B/0/L/cityhall2-L.jpg (http://michaelcoyne.smugmug.com/Panoramas/Vertoramas/19165783_DG6vpW#!i=1515347181&k=3kv3P5B&lb=1&s=A)

School of Fine Arts

http://michaelcoyne.smugmug.com/Panoramas/Vertoramas/i-nnL7Qrq/0/L/sofasuperverto-L.jpg (http://michaelcoyne.smugmug.com/Panoramas/Vertoramas/19165783_DG6vpW#!i=1493515443&k=nnL7Qrq&lb=1&s=A)

[Tone]

Wish I made it to Corner Brook when I was in NFLD!

[Tone]

Rimouski's ice fishing village on the St. Lawrence
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7392/12093820126_de6bd123c8_h.jpg

[Chadillaccc]

That view makes Rimouski look a lot like Sherbrooke.



A couple more Fort McMurray...

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http://www.meritfortmcmurray.com/images/fortmcmurray-LG.jpg

[SignalHillHiker]

That view makes Rimouski look a lot like Sherbrooke.

Are you making fun of me? :haha:

[advance62]

Brantford, ON, Pop. 94,000

Almost looks better than Kitcheners lol...jk

http://i634.photobucket.com/albums/uu66/drew313_2009/bfdskyline_zps2ecba4e7.png (http://s634.photobucket.com/user/drew313_2009/media/bfdskyline_zps2ecba4e7.png.html)

Courtesy of Google

Hilarious ;)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7286/9319637180_11fa6e0a5e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewsmithphoto/9319637180/)
Kitchener Skyline Haze (wide) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewsmithphoto/9319637180/) by Matt M S (http://www.flickr.com/people/matthewsmithphoto/), on Flickr

[middeljohn]

One of London's best angles from the Western Fair pedestrian bridge (by me):

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5508/10952541715_5da1b4289b_b.jpg

Here's Hamilton from Sam Lawrence Park (by me):

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7457/12094159694_eb76b6cd0f_b.jpg

[lio45]

That view makes Rimouski look a lot like Sherbrooke.

Are you joking?

The only parallel I can see is that Sherbrooke is so hilly that there's no skyline from outside, as even our tallest buildings in the downtown area (~15 stories) aren't as tall as the hills immediately surrounding it...

...and I was about to remark that the highest structure of the Riki skyline was a farm silo.

[Chadillaccc]

Are you making fun of me? :haha:

No. I'm not sure what you mean. I just thought it looked like Sherbrooke but with more water (ice).

[SignalHillHiker]

No. I'm not sure what you mean. I just thought it looked like Sherbrooke but with more water (ice).

I confused the two cities in the past. :haha:

[Tone]

That view makes Rimouski look a lot like Sherbrooke.


I was about to say dont let Lio45 see that comment but im too late!:haha:

I can see it, the oldies gives a Sherbrooke feel.

[lio45]

I was about to say dont let Lio45 see that comment but im too late!:haha:

I can see it, the oldies gives a Sherbrooke feel.

The Trust building wasn't even visible on that pic of yours... (likely a pretty major factor in helping get the two mixed up) :P

[Chadillaccc]

I confused the two cities in the past. :haha:

Ohhh okay :P. From that view, it certainly is an easy mistake to make at first glance. However, the new beige/yellow apartments on Rimouski's waterfront give it away totally!

[lio45]

Now that you guys keep saying it, I suppose that from that particular angle it's actually possible to confuse our ridiculously small lake with the St. Lawrence... (but the cities still don't look alike, IMO.)

[Tone]

Ohhh okay :P. From that view, it certainly is an easy mistake to make at first glance. However, the new beige/yellow apartments on Rimouski's waterfront give it away totally!

I have to say, the knowledge you have for my neck of the woods (and anywhere in this Country) is impressive to say the least.

[Chadillaccc]

Yeah I've wasted a lot of my life studying about places, geography, space, developments (for example, my average post count on here is 9 per day... ugh), etc... still don't have a degree though :P I guess I shouldn't say useless, it came in handy when I left home and, having never before been to any of the places I've moved to since (Ottawa, Kelowna, Chilliwack, Vancouver, and Calgary), I knew exactly where to go to see the things worth seeing and how to get there. So that's kinda cool.

Thanks for the compliment! :)

[middeljohn]

Yeah I've wasted a lot of my life studying about places, geography, space, developments (for example, my average post count on here is 9 per day... ugh), etc... still don't have a degree though :P I guess I shouldn't say useless, it came in handy when I left home and, having never before been to any of the places I've moved to since (Ottawa, Kelowna, Chilliwack, Vancouver, and Calgary), I knew exactly where to go to see the things worth seeing and how to get there. So that's kinda cool.

Thanks for the compliment! :)

I've wasted a lot of time studying urban geography, and that was before I started posting here. I thought I was just weird for having this weird obsession that no one else I know has. Now I still think I'm weird, but there are others with the same obsession. :P

It's not useless knowledge though. It's people like us - citizens who are educated on efficient urban planning - who will help society by communicating to our peers, which is how the positive change will happen.

[Beedok]

Hilarious ;)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7286/9319637180_11fa6e0a5e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewsmithphoto/9319637180/)
Kitchener Skyline Haze (wide) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewsmithphoto/9319637180/) by Matt M S (http://www.flickr.com/people/matthewsmithphoto/), on Flickr
I thought that was another angle of Brantford for a moment.:shrug:

Here's Hamilton from Sam Lawrence Park (by me):

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7457/12094159694_eb76b6cd0f_b.jpg

Is that rainbow ending at the Vranich project? :haha:

[Chadillaccc]

Guelph, Ontario - metro 145 000


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Guelph_Downtown_DJS.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guelph

[Beedok]

I do wish Hamilton were building like KWC. It does seem to be waking up though.

[Chadillaccc]

Incredible shot of Kitchener!


http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2571/3897687317_890a69cc99_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanhadley/3897687317/)
Downtown Kitchener (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanhadley/3897687317/) by Ryan Hadley (http://www.flickr.com/people/ryanhadley/), on Flickr

[SignalHillHiker]

There's something disproportionately attractive about Guelph. It just seems much grander than I assume it is based on how rarely it's mentioned.

[flar]

There's something disproportionately attractive about Guelph. It just seems much grander than I assume it is based on how rarely it's mentioned.

Guelph is known as the Queen City, it was carefully planned. Check out the street pattern on google maps, it was supposed to fan out from the river. It is also interesting because most of its older buildings are built of stone. That huge church dominating the skyline is magnificent.


A tour of downtown Guelph: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=141483

[kwoldtimer]

Incredible shot of Kitchener!


http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2571/3897687317_890a69cc99_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanhadley/3897687317/)
Downtown Kitchener (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanhadley/3897687317/) by Ryan Hadley (http://www.flickr.com/people/ryanhadley/), on Flickr

That picture is a few years old (no consolidated courthouse). I can see the sites where the One Victoria and City Centre towers are now under construction. From that angle the City Centre will pretty much hide the tower of city hall.

[kwoldtimer]

Guelph is known as the Queen City, it was carefully planned. Check out the street pattern on google maps, it was supposed to fan out from the river. It is also interesting because most of its older buildings are built of stone. That huge church dominating the skyline is magnificent.


A tour of downtown Guelph: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=141483

Guelph is a great place. Lots of excellent restaurants in the downtown as well.

[SignalHillHiker]

Guelph is known as the Queen City, it was carefully planned. Check out the street pattern on google maps, it was supposed to fan out from the river. It is also interesting because most of its older buildings are built of stone. That huge church dominating the skyline is magnificent.


A tour of downtown Guelph: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=141483

Wow, gorgeous!

I have a cousin, his wife and... three or four, I forget... of his kids in Guelph. Might have to reconnect and visit. :haha:

[lio45]

Wow, gorgeous!

I have a cousin, his wife and... three or four, I forget... of his kids in Guelph. Might have to reconnect and visit. :haha:

Guelph...? Sure you wouldn't rather save money and visit Ireland instead? :P

I have to say though, that main Guelph church (cathedral?) is magnificient. Next time I drive the 401 through Ontario, I might stop and visit.

[kwoldtimer]

Guelph...? Sure you wouldn't rather save money and visit Ireland instead? :P

I have to say though, that main Guelph church (cathedral?) is magnificient. Next time I drive the 401 through Ontario, I might stop and visit.

Combine your church (Church of Our Lady Immaculate - not cathedral) visit with a visit to the Guelph Civic Museum, recently opened in the former convent next door:

http://i41.tinypic.com/333c2si.jpg

[lio45]

Combine your church (Church of Our Lady Immaculate - not cathedral) visit with a visit to the Guelph Civic Museum, recently opened in the former convent next door:

http://i41.tinypic.com/333c2si.jpg

Wow. Thanks! Will make sure I do. (And also walking the downtown, needless to say.)

It will be several months before I have a chance to drive the 401, and even then, it's not certain. But it's sure that I'll be around there someday. I have a sweet spot for old Ontario architecture, I'm sure I'll enjoy.

[kwoldtimer]

You might want to wait until next year - the Church of Our Lady has just started an extensive interior renovation that will take most of this year to complete:

http://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/4298002-church-of-our-lady-interior-to-see-6-5-million-renovation/

[GreatTallNorth2]

That church is beautiful. I was at Notre Dame in Paris yesterday and that church in Guelph is still pretty impressive. The ONLY thing that is tragic is that it is completely surround with a parking lot. Yes, practical for people to drive and park, but it should be surrounded by beautiful green grass instead.

[SkydivePilot]

Guelph is known as the Queen City, it was carefully planned. Check out the street pattern on google maps, it was supposed to fan out from the river. It is also interesting because most of its older buildings are built of stone. That huge church dominating the skyline is magnificent.


A tour of downtown Guelph: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=141483

Ahem! Regina is the "Queen City." ;)

[Chadillaccc]

Guelph is known as the Queen City...


Guelph is known as "The Royal City" not the Queen City.

[kwoldtimer]

In Canadian French, Toronto is "la Ville-Reine".

[davidivivid]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_CT4ZEEMG6I/UugtAbBqmDI/AAAAAAAADvg/9jgiGbbyC8U/s1600/qc.png

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jean271972/12081267116/sizes/l/in/pool-34794213@N00/

[MountPleasant]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/c49.0.851.315/p851x315/1401855_726932070669171_1780425995_o.jpg

The Loyalist City: Saint John, New Brunswick— View from the Lower West Side

https://www.facebook.com/jamesswalshphotography

[rousseau]

In Canadian French, Toronto is "la Ville-Reine".
Buffalo is or was known as the Queen City. Don't know why.

[Beedok]

Hamilton was never considered a royal-y city. :(

[Dr Awesomesauce]

^If I'm not mistaken, Hamilton was in the running for national capital back in the mid-19th century along with Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec and so on. Unfortunately I can't find reference to it at the moment but our lack of regalness aside, Hamilton was (and perhaps still is) an important city in this country.

[Acajack]

In Canadian French, Toronto is "la Ville-Reine".

And derisively, Toronto La Pure. Though not so much any more.

[kwoldtimer]

And derisively, Toronto La Pure. Though not so much any more.

From "Toronto the Good", I assume. Also not so much anymore.

[Chadillaccc]

http://farm1.staticflickr.com/68/213587553_7dc9d8c387_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scubafly/213587553/)
London, Ontario - Downtown Sunset (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scubafly/213587553/) by PMGallaway (http://www.flickr.com/people/scubafly/), on Flickr

[lake of the nations]

Sherbrooke

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1/1601042_718232244877715_2000010271_n.png
By Destination Sherbrooke (https://www.facebook.com/destinationsherbrooke/photos_stream)

[SignalHillHiker]

Why does she have so many legs?

Love the white balconies on that building near the centre.

[lake of the nations]

The purpose of the third leg is purely structural, but it earned her the nickname of l'ange à trois pattes (the three-legged angel).

[Wigs]

Buffalo is or was known as the Queen City. Don't know why.

Buffalo was the Queen City of the Great Lakes (after Chicago), or Queen City of NY State (i.e. New York is the King) as Buffalo is the 2nd largest city/Metropolitan Area in NY State.
:cheers:
and the amazing Art deco grand dame city hall definitely gives it a regal feel http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2833/11760321836_65001404a2_b.jpg (http://flic.kr/p/iVdHXA)

[BrickJunkie]

That Sherbrooke shot actually reminds me of Kiev, believe it or not.

[Nouvellecosse]

Buffalo was the Queen City of the Great Lakes (after Chicago), or Queen City of NY State (i.e. New York is the King) as Buffalo is the 2nd largest city/Metropolitan Area in NY State.
:cheers:


So calling something a Queen City just means it's the second largest or most prominent city in a particular region?

[Nathan]

That Sherbrooke shot actually reminds me of Kiev, believe it or not.

What's giving you that impression? Genuinely curious cause I can't see Kyiv in that picture at all.

[SkydivePilot]

So calling something a Queen City just means it's the second largest or most prominent city in a particular region?

Regina is called the "Queen City" due-to-the-fact that Queen Victoria chose Regina's location. (Regina was originally to be named [I]Wascana.)

Not to mention the fact that the word Regina is Latin for the word Queen. :)

[kwoldtimer]

So calling something a Queen City just means it's the second largest or most prominent city in a particular region?

I believe that was unique to Buffalo.

[FrAnKs]

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/penalex/8587509432/sizes/k/

[Nouvellecosse]

I believe that was unique to Buffalo.

I just wish that if people are going to come up with nicknames for a city that they come up with something that:

a) Is unique (not shared with a bunch of other places)

b) Means something (has some meaning behind it that preferably isn't something stupid or trite).

Actually, I would be happy to see even one condition of the two met...

[Beedok]

So, does The Hammer pass that test?

[kwoldtimer]

So, does The Hammer pass that test?

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[lio45]

Why does she have so many legs?

Love the white balconies on that building near the centre.

That building used to look much better with its original windows. They replaced them a couple years ago with newer ones... :-(


A few random ones of downtown Sherbrooke, among other things you can see our little downtown lake (that makes it look like Rimouski :P) and the new summer landscaping of the CBD divider... (if we can call what Sherbrooke has a CBD)

All pictures by me, except one. I'll let you guess which.



http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y155/lio45/imagesLio001.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y155/lio45/Photo078.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y155/lio45/Photo072.jpg

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[SignalHillHiker]

Wow, I didn't realize Sherbrooke had a street this dense:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y155/lio45/IMG_2296-1.jpg

That's beautiful! Looks like there are quite a few spaces to fill in, but that's enough for a great urban sense of lifestyle.

And that mural is brilliant.

[north 42]

Wow, Sherbrooke is such a beautiful place! I feel that it's very underrated or even unnoticed by the majority of Canadians!

[lio45]

Wow, I didn't realize Sherbrooke had a street this dense:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y155/lio45/IMG_2296-1.jpg

In fact in every single picture but one you can see "this street" (King Street, the main street of the city).

The one exception is the next-to-last with the two white Victorians, which is slightly outside downtown, and really doesn't belong in that selection at all, I just came upon it by chance (it was already among my pics that were online) and decided to include it.

If you removed that one picture you could call the whole selection of pics "King Street Downtown Sherbrooke" and it would be accurate.






That's beautiful! Looks like there are quite a few spaces to fill in, but that's enough for a great urban sense of lifestyle.

... Unfortunately the spaces aren't being filled. I'd even say, quite the contrary. Actually, barely three years ago the city forced me to replace a 4-story 100+ years old building with a parking lot, because the rehab wasn't going fast enough for them. That "empty space" is nowadays empty. I use it for parking for my other buildings next to it. (I have to admit, that parking space has been very useful since then, I can understand why people generally tend to want to tear down buildings for parking. The quality of my tenants is completely different now that they nearly all have cars.)

And I'm not the only relatively recent case of this, another building on King Street downtown happened to lose a brick that fell on the sidewalk, and the City basically forced the owner to replace it by a big hole in the urban fabric. That was a couple years ago. The gaping hole is still there...


Pics in reverse chrono order. Pics by myself.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y155/lio45/310/IMG_2285.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y155/lio45/310/IMG_2248.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y155/lio45/310/IMG_2198.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y155/lio45/310/IMG_2193.jpg




And yes just like I like to shame Brantford on this forum for what they did I think Sherbrooke also deserves it be told online like it is!


So shame on them... :P

[lauscho]

Hey, new guy here, lurked this forum, especially this epic thread, in the past, and I would like to make a contribution!

Wanna see a really ugly city?

(Click for large)
http://imageshack.com/a/img802/3031/mh6j.jpg (http://imageshack.com/a/img854/9939/g178.jpg)

Greater Sudbury, as of yesterday afternoon. This isn't one of the most remarkable views of our skyline, but I thought it was a great vantage point for a panorama. I'm sure lots of pictures of this city have appeared in this thread already (to be honest, I haven't gone through all 120+ pages of it!) but this was an interesting perspective that isn't normally open to the public.

Edit: a slightly older shot which shows a different angle

http://imageshack.com/a/img163/9583/b7r6.jpg

[Chadillaccc]

Welcome to the forum, and nice pics!

[lauscho]

It's too bad they're in the process of tearing down St. Joseph's Hospital (the building in the right side background of the upper photo with the smoke stack). It actually looked kind of imposing from the foot of the Bridge Of Nations.

Most Sudburians are reasonably oblivious to this fact, but we actually have a "twin towers", which is kind of cool!

I've got a ton of other shots of varying quality. I'll post 'em if anyone wants to see 'em!

[Beedok]

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[Chadillaccc]

I've got a ton of other shots of varying quality. I'll post 'em if anyone wants to see 'em!

Absolutely! I'm sure we'd all love to see some more Sudbury.

I'll also repost both our posts from the last page, since Sudbury basically never gets any attention here!



Hey, new guy here, lurked this forum, especially this epic thread, in the past, and I would like to make a contribution!

Wanna see a really ugly city?

(Click for large)
http://imageshack.com/a/img802/3031/mh6j.jpg (http://imageshack.com/a/img854/9939/g178.jpg)

Greater Sudbury, as of yesterday afternoon. This isn't one of the most remarkable views of our skyline, but I thought it was a great vantage point for a panorama. I'm sure lots of pictures of this city have appeared in this thread already (to be honest, I haven't gone through all 120+ pages of it!) but this was an interesting perspective that isn't normally open to the public.

Edit: a slightly older shot which shows a different angle

http://imageshack.com/a/img163/9583/b7r6.jpg

These are my two personal favorites of downtown Sudbury...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Sudbury_downtown.JPG
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Sudbury

http://www.urbanstrategies.com/files/7913/3287/2393/City_of_Sudbury_aerial2.jpg
http://www.urbanstrategies.com/projects/downtown-sudbury-master-plan/?callback

[MolsonExport]

^that last shot looks a lot like Yellowknife. It has been years since I have been to Sudbury...I hear that it is much cleaned up since the 80s.

[vincefort]

3 other shots from Sherbrooke, Québec. I'm moving in an appartment with a great view on the city next July so hopefuly I can come up with some other interesting shots.

Downtown by night from mont Bellevue, view from the West.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2859/9651476472_3493e34535_b.jpg

The cathedrale Saint-Michel.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8034/8047793897_a24dc4c9b7_b.jpg

View from the East. The city looked pretty mystic on that day.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6617498795_b8a9cbcd7f_b.jpg

[SignalHillHiker]

Beautiful. Love the illumination in the first and everything in the second. :D

[vid]

What's interesting about Sudbury is that every tall office building downtown was built by and for the government. In Thunder Bay, it's almost the opposite. Excluding social housing, only four buildings with more than four storeys have ever been built by and for the government here; one is still under construction and one is not located downtown. Of the two that are downtown, one has been sold and the other is likely to be for sale soon.

Both our skylines are coming together, the south end's new tallest (a courthouse) is nearly complete and the north end is going to have at least 4 new 6 storey buildings over the next 5 years—likely more—and they're all private sector.

Sadly, no pictures because the air hurts my face.

[Beedok]

I took no pictures last time I was up because I was worried the camera would freeze.(I think a cheap digital camera has issues below -10?)

[vid]

I used a cheap digital camera in -30 temperatures for an hour to photograph a fire a few years ago, it did just fine.

[flar]

The main problem with digital cameras in the cold is the battery runs down quickly. And the lenses cloud up if you go into a building, and then the fog on the lens freezes when you go back outside. Really have to watch the condensation, it can kill the electronics (keep it in the bag until it warms up when you get back indoors). Cameras with mechanical shutters are usually the ones that freeze. But even they are pretty robust at -30. I've done some two or three hour photo tours in -25 to -30 temps with my Nikon D90.

[Beedok]

Ah, well then expect more photoshoots from me this winter. I was worried about my camera dying.

[Wigs]

I just wish that if people are going to come up with nicknames for a city that they come up with something that:

a) Is unique (not shared with a bunch of other places)

b) Means something (has some meaning behind it that preferably isn't something stupid or trite).

Actually, I would be happy to see even one condition of the two met...

oh Buffalo does have 2 other unique nicknames
http://www.posterartusa.com/images/17636_123_hi_res_.jpg
Buffalonians are some of the friendliest "salt of the earth" people around. similar to the reputation Newfoundlanders or Maritimers have in Canada.

http://www.aepbooks.org/images/city_of_no_illusions_large.jpgBuffalo knows it's no longer the important American city it once was, and it's ok with that.

[UrbanClimate]

View from the Regina CTV Skycam:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AE68ShY8taA/UwBQwUpowlI/AAAAAAAAAAc/VHIgCpZ8tkU/w903-h600-no/skycam.jpg
http://regina.ctvnews.ca/local-weather

[middeljohn]

Cell phone pic, but an awesome view regardless.
Hamilton:
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2831/12572368313_7e67ee6591_b.jpg

[SignalHillHiker]

Our official nickname is City of Legends. I'm not sure if it's unique or not, but it's been that for many years.

It's also normal in Newfoundland English to speak affectionately of the city and province in feminine terms. "She's a beautiful, old girl" or, just as likely, "She's a dirty ol' s**t, hey b'y". Although the tone of the latter is reserved exclusively for the city, not the province. Unless in reference to being too chummy with Ottawa. But it usually just means she likes a good time.

That, too, goes back years.

From July 9, 1892, after the Great Fire:

"Of the whole easterly section, scarcely a building remained. Of the costly and imposing structures and public buildings which were the pride and glory of the people, scarcely a vestige remained; and St. John's lay in the morning as a city despoiled of her beauty, her choicest ornaments, presenting a picture of utter desolation and woe."

And then she got back on her corner, entertained visitors from London and Boston, and saved enough to get back on her feet. ;)

[thomax]

Hamilton from today:

http://i62.tinypic.com/35a5843.jpg
Source: My Photo

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http://i60.tinypic.com/33elqpe.jpg
Source: My Photo

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http://i59.tinypic.com/30ib5ft.jpg
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[Beedok]

I want to go home. :(

[middeljohn]

MeIsThomas and I must've just missed each other, cause I went to Ridge Rd/Devils Punch Bowl as well at around 2 today lol.

[Dr Awesomesauce]

Cell phone pic, but an awesome view regardless.
Hamilton:
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2831/12572368313_7e67ee6591_b.jpg

I love Hamilton's chunky skyline. I'm not even sure what chunky means in this context but it seems apt.

[Chadillaccc]

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[middeljohn]

I love Hamilton's chunky skyline. I'm not even sure what chunky means in this context but it seems apt.

Because of all the commie blocks? :P

I took that at Upper Paradise lookout, and in my opinion that is the second best angle. The best angle is on the Queen St access road, but unfortunately it's rather unsafe to stand there and take a picture due to the cars, and the stairs have trees in the way. But from that angle the skyline looks massive.

[Dr Awesomesauce]

Because of all the commie blocks? :P

Exactly! We need something shiny and pointy squeezed into the skyline. I wonder how tall it would have to be to actually make a difference.

[ScreamingViking]

MeIsThomas and I must've just missed each other, cause I went to Ridge Rd/Devils Punch Bowl as well at around 2 today lol.

Those three pictures of his look like they were taken from just east of Upper Wentworth.

Your skyline shot looks like it was taken from Scenic Drive? Where else did you visit?

EDIT: Ah... just saw this. I like that angle too. #2 would have to be from the top of Sydenham Rd. and I like the one from Old Guelph Rd. and York Rd. in Dundas too.
I took that at Upper Paradise lookout, and in my opinion that is the second best angle. The best angle is on the Queen St access road, but unfortunately it's rather unsafe to stand there and take a picture due to the cars, and the stairs have trees in the way. But from that angle the skyline looks massive.