[vid]

But compared to London.....

[-Harlington-]

-Harlington-, where did those photos come from and who took them?

i took all three of those.:cool:

[braunjo]

A couple of Saskatoon(taken by myself):

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/braunjo/Saskatoon%20Pictures/saskatoon1_small.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/braunjo/Blog/Panorama1.jpg

[someone123]

I don't think the Purdy's Wharf photo is that unflattering. The waterfront is nice and busy. The parking lot is ugly but every city in Canada has them (although that whole end of the downtown is pretty much a disaster). There's this proposal for the triangular lot, although it's not under construction yet:

http://www.internationalplace.ca/images/building/02.jpg
Source (http://www.internationalplace.ca/images/building/02.jpg)

London is pretty similar size-wise but is not very attractive. It's unfortunate that the new towers that went up there were just clad in precast. Halifax does not have very high architectural standards for new buildings but at least they tend to be more varied and interesting.

The other big advantages are the setting and architectural history. Landmarks like the Town Clock are very rare in Canada.

[dsim249]

A couple of Saskatoon(taken by myself):

No offense to you, but I cannot stand shots of Saskatoon from that angle. I think it's the least flattering, by far.
Mainly because of the monstrosity that is Hallmark Place. It's certainly not hard to pick out of those shots. Especially with its charming death ray sitting prominently on top. :yuck: :yuck: :yuck:

Anyone have any good shots from the South East?

[vid]

L@@K at beauteous Port Arthur!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4430193256_98c831cdf7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vidioman/4430193256/)
©Me (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vidioman/). Click the photo to see a version with notes. Click here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vidioman/4430193256/sizes/o/) to see the full size (7232px x 1103px, 1.2MB)

Wow! It's so pretty at this time of year! :dancingeggplant

[David1gray]

i know we have had an overload of halifax lately but i took these photos tonight and wanted to share them....lol
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs448.snc3/25694_364860243651_518443651_3776297_3722681_n.jpg
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs448.snc3/25694_364860268651_518443651_3776299_5739002_n.jpg
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs468.ash1/25694_364860283651_518443651_3776301_5737345_n.jpg
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs468.snc3/25694_364860298651_518443651_3776302_4121399_n.jpg

[-Harlington-]

those are some nice pictures there david, it really shows the city well.

[Ruckus]

No offense to you, but I cannot stand shots of Saskatoon from that angle. I think it's the least flattering, by far.
Mainly because of the monstrosity that is Hallmark Place. It's certainly not hard to pick out of those shots. Especially with its charming death ray sitting prominently on top. :yuck: :yuck: :yuck:

Anyone have any good shots from the South East?

Sure the southeast has Hallmark Place in the distance, but with the northeast you get bird island or the sculpture garden. They soften up the harshness of Hallmark Place and the rest of the skyline for that matter ;).

[Migs]

I am very anxious to get this same shot later this spring when Wascana Lake is melted and when the trees are blooming, its looks too drab right now. But the skyline is still great.

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/8467/img2732j.jpg

[Dylan Leblanc]

Yeah that is a good view of Regina. Where is it taken from, the university?

[youngregina]

I think it is taken from the tower on hillsdale and 23rd ave?

[-Harlington-]

Some Halifax:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4444174755_42c7a369e9.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4444942726_1e5cbcba5c.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4444943956_57cae4d649.jpg

[Cambridgite]

I figured this thread needed to be revived.

Dusk shots of downtown Kitchener, from Filsinger Park in the west end.

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/skylines/Picture286-3.jpg

Zoomed out

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/skylines/Picture289-2.jpg

Zoomed in

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/skylines/Picture290-3.jpg

[Metro-One]

Here are some pics of mine from BC's two smaller CMAs.

First is Victoria. I was there last week and took a couple pics from my hotel room at the Empress. This is only a small corner of Victoria's skyline (and also a new one). While Victoria does not have a massive skyline from afar it has a true big city feel when near. These towers are on the edge of downtown.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4525377058_cddc032af3_b.jpg


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4524749699_3c102c0828_b.jpg



And here are some pics I took of Kelowna's skyline the first weekend of April. Also a growing city.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2717/4491226632_789c9d3ce1_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4490583595_17002d7ec0_b.jpg


Both of these skylines will continue to grow. Remember, BC is more than just the Vancouver area!

Again, all photos are mine.

Cheers!

My flickr account:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30634635@N03/?saved=1

[Dylan Leblanc]

hey, nice work! :tup:

[LeftCoaster]

Thanks for the pics metro.

For one of the most photogenic and urban cities under 500k Victoria really gets little representation in the Canada section.

[mike474]

Both of these skylines will continue to grow. Remember, BC is more than just the Vancouver area!

Let's see some Abbotsford!

[LeftCoaster]

^ Boy are you going to be disappointed...

It is neither urban nor photogenic.

[vid]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4526026833_3768c8f68a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vidioman/4526026833/)

Our buildings might not be very tall, but they line up quite well. At least in Port Arthur.

[ArchiCAD]

Nope. Westmount is an enclave, its an independent city.

...and it's skyline ties into montreal at just over 1km away from downtown Montreal. It doesnt count.

[aastra]

That glassy tower looks good on Kelowna.

[mike474]

^ Boy are you going to be disappointed...

It is neither urban nor photogenic.

I know, it was a joke.

I had the (mis)fortune of living there for awhile and I still visit regularly. Luckily my job had me travelling everywhere from Westham Island to Naramata in the Okanagan. I made one or two trips in to Vancouver each week just for something to do. That being said the new art gallery is a start. Unfortunately when I went there when I was back for the Olympics it was devoid of people. The development of that city has led to such disjointed communities.

[mike474]

It's almost impossible to take a complete photo of Saskatoon's skyline from the river side:


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4533865894_54a2e3dc26_o.jpg


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4533865756_c630a0036a_o.jpg


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4533865632_ae83715576_o.jpg


A few taken from the University Bridge:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4533230181_7a79f61246_o.jpg


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4533865220_95c41b6248_o.jpg


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2726/4533865332_20cfbf0c07_o.jpg


And one more from the base of the Broadway Bridge:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4533866018_06a19f6756_o.jpg

[JAOILERS]

:cheers: http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/segaert/porthuron/00213.jpg

real Sarnia

sorry for the double post. i kinda just got home drunk/
what i dont understand is why Sarnia doesn't have more office buildings.?

photo: by FLAR



you see the office building called The Polysar on the 2nd from the right is no more and they are now become condos.

[ErickMontreal]

SAINT JOHN :: NEW-BRUNSWICK

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2562/4140836992_5500971109_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3628/3389807948_4e32603007_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2765/4330912981_74b6d6224a_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3644/3552634313_58d02cc9a7_b.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sudsmuffincanada/

[David1gray]

charlottetown

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4787908535_94725831a0_b.jpg

and summerside

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4816044888_db0fbc11aa_b.jpg
both by me

[Cambridgite]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3644/3552634313_58d02cc9a7_b.jpg

That's a great angle on Saint John :tup: . Makes it look a lot bigger than it actually is.

[Smevo]

A few from Sydney and one from Fredericton (all by me unless credited - note: the two other photographers requested that links not be provided since these were photos they posted on facebook, but gave me permission to host and use these).

http://www.pbase.com/smevo/image/122940857/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/smevo/image/122940858/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/smevo/image/122941095.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/smevo/image/115719092.jpg
(previous four photos by me from August 2009)

Sydney from Coxheath Mountain
http://www.pbase.com/smevo/image/126301949.jpg
courtesy of Jon Patterson.

http://www.pbase.com/smevo/image/126301947.jpg
courtesy of Jon Patterson.

Fredericton
http://www.pbase.com/smevo/image/126301959.jpg
courtesy of Mark Woodley.

[Dylan Leblanc]

neat




.

[c@taract_soulj@h]

It's almost impossible to take a complete photo of Saskatoon's skyline from the river side:


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4533865894_54a2e3dc26_o.jpg


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4533865756_c630a0036a_o.jpg


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4533865632_ae83715576_o.jpg


A few taken from the University Bridge:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4533230181_7a79f61246_o.jpg


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4533865220_95c41b6248_o.jpg


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2726/4533865332_20cfbf0c07_o.jpg


And one more from the base of the Broadway Bridge:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4533866018_06a19f6756_o.jpg

Oh Saskatoon, I've been paying alot of attention to you lately and your current boom. I've been keeping in the back of my head it may be a place I'd like to go for work once school's done but however I'm torn between it's population and the skyline not that it should justify anything but just something that sticks out. It's suited as best as "pretty" with the river, 7 bridges and the Bessborough, while Regina is "impressive" with it's dense glass towers and houses the Riders, the capital and the Wascana.

The way Saskatoon is booming however, it really needs a new tall office building to serve as the symbol of its current economic boom and it totally could too. Maybe a tall and than shorter one aside? The downtown is dense enough and laid out well as the rest of the city is spreading out very nicely. I'd really like to see the era end however, where a residential unit currently holds the highest height of a building in town...and maybe a new team/upgraded stadium too or am I asking for too much? I know all you S-Tooners would too but other than that, you're well on your way! :cool:

[Dmajackson]

Downtown Halifax;

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4895879349_7332f406cc_b.jpg

[kw5150]

great to see all of our smaller cities eveolving. I especially like Halifax, St John's, Regina, Saskatoon and Victoria. Leaving the other ones out is making me feel bad...... lol Our smaller cities have very impressive skylines. I went to saskatoon recently and they have a new condo district emerging downtown which is very cool for a city that could spread as far as it wanted to.

[vid]

Donald and May Streets in Downtown Fort William seen from the council chambers of Thunder Bay City Hall. The area is very clean and sparkling now, and the pavement is fresh. Every time I am down there I feel kind of like I am in Arizona, which I always find really funny.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4920543116_c1ba637f28_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dj_surf_lfs/4920543116/)
©dj_surf_lfs (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dj_surf_lfs/) on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/)

[MonctonRad]

Moncton (NB) riverfront during the fireworks display for the IAAF World Junior Track & Field Championships held this July.

http://harvest.canadaeast.com/image.php?id=547993&size=800x0

[caltrane74]

Interesting look at some of the up and coming smaller cities and towns...

[MTLskyline]

This is Charlottetown, PEI taken by me on August 25.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Charlottetown_skyline_2010_2.jpg/1280px-Charlottetown_skyline_2010_2.jpg

[vid]

Looks like a mini-Sydney, NS. ;)

[MolsonExport]

I almost said that it looked like Shanghai.


:D

Actually, I like Charlottetown very much. Used to vacation in PEI.

[Dmajackson]

Dartmouth, NS with its brand-new crane;

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4930503295_b6c7f365ba_z.jpg

[Dylan Leblanc]

Nice!




.

[CorbeauNoir]

I'm maybe a little biased since I'm moving there, but I definitely think Halifax looks the best out of the cities in this thread. A tall skyline dosen't necessarily make for a good skyline imo - personally I think NF looks kind of tacky (which is maybe to be expected) and heck, Halifax's tallest building is arguably its ugliest.

Plus there seems to be some really great buildings either being built or looking to be built. Once spots like The Trilliam and King's Wharf are complete and the Fenwick Tower revamp starts up (the Twisted Sisters emerging out of developmental limbo wouldn't hurt either) the combined Narrows skyline is going to be the best in the country among small cities, no question in my mind about that.

[Cambridgite]

Regional Consolidated Courthouse being built on the right.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa262/AndrewEH/Kitchener/WaterlooRegionConsolidatedCourthouse-August122010-1b.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa262/AndrewEH/Kitchener/WaterlooRegionConsolidatedCourthouse-August122010-3.jpg

Source: UrbanWaterloo at http://www..com/showthread.php/28-Waterloo-Region-Consolidated-Courthouse-28-m-7-fl-Completion-March-2013/page6

[David1gray]

i love the kitchener area. my grandparents live there and i always enjoy visiting

[PoscStudent]

St. John's

http://i993.photobucket.com/albums/af58/Poscstudent/stjohns2009.jpg
Source: Panoramio (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/29209502)

http://i993.photobucket.com/albums/af58/Poscstudent/stjohnsatnight.jpg
Source: Panoramio (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/18865953)

[Dwils01]

Sault Ste. Marie CMA 80,100 (2006)
Heres our downtown waterfront trail.
http://www.voyageurtrail.ca/Saulteaux/boardwalk1.jpg
Heres our downtown from the air.
http://www.northernontario.travel/multisites/algomacountry/images/uploads/communities/ssm.jpg
From the Sault Locks.
http://www.northernontario.travel/multisites/algomacountry/images/uploads/ssm_columbscruiseshipwaterfront.jpg
And from the St. Mary's rapids.
http://www.digitalwebworks.ca/contentadmin/UserFiles/Image/sections/headers/SSM.jpg

[Distill3d]

^Is that a Cruise ship in Sault Ste. Marie?

[vid]

Yup. It went all around Lake Superior. It's going down to Australia now though. I can't recall what is replacing it, I think there are a few companies looking at adding a cruise in the lake. Thunder Bay is lobbying hard for one since we're improving our marina to better accommodate them. Currently they park at the site of a former grain elevator and it's really ugly, but next summer they'll have a spot right downtown. There is a dock in a park in the other end of town that can accommodate large ships (used to be a grain elevator, too) but it isn't near much and the park has a lot of homeless people in it, not very tourist friendly.

If you consider Port Arthur and Fort William as well as Sudbury and New Sudbury to be separate cities from each other (in the sense of a built community and not a municipality), then Sault Ste. Marie is the largest city in northern Ontario. I figure North Bay is next, then PA, FW, Suds, New Suds and Timmins all fight over third.

[davidivivid]

Here is the "skyline" of Chicoutimi, QC. It has a population of about 70 000. However, it's been merged with the city of Jonquière, La Baie and Laterrière in 2002 and the new name of the agglomeration is Ville de Saguenay (150 000 inhabitants). I'm not from there but I guess smaller cities need representation as well!!!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3110/3237384539_36638a5fe5_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pfala/3237384539/sizes/l/in/photostream/


http://fr.tidanhotels.com/files/139/chicoutimi2.jpg
http://fr.tidanhotels.com/hotel-la-sagueneenne-chicoutimi-hotel.htm

[montrealer]

City of Sherbrooke,Québec 194 555 Citizen/Habitants

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/582/panoramiqueducentrevill.jpg (http://img84.imageshack.us/i/panoramiqueducentrevill.jpg/)

Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/1379/centrevilledesherbrooke.jpg (http://img18.imageshack.us/i/centrevilledesherbrooke.jpg/)

Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

[MolsonExport]

^Great shots of Canada's Appalachian city.

[Distill3d]

Yup. It went all around Lake Superior. It's going down to Australia now though. I can't recall what is replacing it, I think there are a few companies looking at adding a cruise in the lake. Thunder Bay is lobbying hard for one since we're improving our marina to better accommodate them. Currently they park at the site of a former grain elevator and it's really ugly, but next summer they'll have a spot right downtown. There is a dock in a park in the other end of town that can accommodate large ships (used to be a grain elevator, too) but it isn't near much and the park has a lot of homeless people in it, not very tourist friendly.

If you consider Port Arthur and Fort William as well as Sudbury and New Sudbury to be separate cities from each other (in the sense of a built community and not a municipality), then Sault Ste. Marie is the largest city in northern Ontario. I figure North Bay is next, then PA, FW, Suds, New Suds and Timmins all fight over third.

I never figured there to be cruises in the Great Lakes. I took a look though, seems that there's a cruise ship that goes from Toronto to Newfoundland! Now, that would be pretty spectacular if you ask me.

I hope something gets in there to replace it. I think next spring or summer I may have to book myself on a Great Lakes Cruise now!

[vid]

It's a niche market. Apparently it is mostly Germans that take it, I don't know why.

[MolsonExport]

Konnen Sie auf Deutsche sprechen?

[vid]

No, but there was a POW camp in Red Rock and a lot of people up there are descended from them. I highly doubt there are enough of them to justify 11 boatloads of German tourists every summer, though.

[Cambridgite]

Here is the "skyline" of Chicoutimi, QC. It has a population of about 70 000. However, it's been merged with the city of Jonquière, La Baie and Laterrière in 2002 and the new name of the agglomeration is Ville de Saguenay (150 000 inhabitants). I'm not from there but I guess smaller cities need representation as well!!!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3110/3237384539_36638a5fe5_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pfala/3237384539/sizes/l/in/photostream/

The skyline looks strikingly similar to St. John's (looking from Signal Hill). I was about to call you out on it, but then I noticed the bridge crossing the water...which doesn't exist across the St. John's harbour.

There's even a building on the left side of that photo that looks just like the Basilica.

[Cambridgite]

Point of discussion:

I drove past the Region of Waterloo sign a few weeks ago and the sign said the population is now 545,000. In all likelyhood, the CMA population is over the magical number of 500,000 by now. By extension, I suspect London is not far off the mark either. Should these cities still continue to post their skylines in this thread or among the "Great Canadian Skylines"?

Anyways, for now:

Uptown Waterloo

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/skylines/Watskyline1.jpg

Source: Urban Waterloo of 'Wonderful Waterloo'

Downtown Kitchener

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/skylines/Kitskyline1.jpg

Source: Advance of 'Wonderful Waterloo'

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/skylines/Kitskyline2.jpg

Source: Advance of 'Wonderful Waterloo'

Zoomed out
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/skylines/Kitskyline3.jpg

Source: Urban Waterloo of 'Wonderful Waterloo'

Zoomed in
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/skylines/Kitskyline4.jpg

Source: Urban Waterloo of 'Wonderful Waterloo

[PoscStudent]

The skyline looks strikingly similar to St. John's (looking from Signal Hill). I was about to call you out on it, but then I noticed the bridge crossing the water...which doesn't exist across the St. John's harbour.

There's even a building on the left side of that photo that looks just like the Basilica.

I was thinking the exact same thing when I saw it.

[vid]

At Wikipedia we go by official census statistics regarding city populations, so until the 2011 population numbers come out in spring 2012, we should probably consider KW and London as under 500,000 cities.

[MolsonExport]

Those are some of the best KW shots I've seen (usually they are even more underwhelming with the power lines, etc.).

[Mike K.]

Victoria. Photos taken from the rooftop patio of the newly renovated (Canada's largest heritage renovation project, I think) Hudson's Bay Department Store into the Hudson (http://vibrantvictoria.ca/construction-projects/the-hudson-6-storeys-residential-commercial/) condo.

http://vibrantvictoria.ca/pictures/Downtown-looking-southeast-Sept-2010.jpg


All three of the buildings in this picture were designed by the same architecture firm, Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership of Vancouver.
http://vibrantvictoria.ca/pictures/MCMP-buildings-seen-from-the-hudson-Sept-2010.jpg


http://vibrantvictoria.ca/pictures/First-Island-and-Corazon-Sept-2010.jpg


http://vibrantvictoria.ca/pictures/Downtown-looking-south-Sept-2010.jpg


http://vibrantvictoria.ca/pictures/Downtown-looking-down-Douglas-Sept-2010.jpg


http://vibrantvictoria.ca/pictures/Downtown-looking-down-Douglas-Sept-2010b.jpg

[Danny D]

Is it just me or does Victoria look very dense?

[Dylan Leblanc]

Yeah, it's good. :)

http://static.flickr.com/110/278607418_7b15add47e_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tnano/sets/

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4444308701_69e16f84f7_b.jpg
bcradio - http://www.vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=1723&page=8

http://static.flickr.com/38/117927599_24b3982b2a_o.jpg
http://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=1444&page=3

http://static.flickr.com/112/313576825_fa6e8b788e_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tnano/

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4445074846_4941b9cfb0_b.jpg
http://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=1444&page=13

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4444314401_4232df7967_b.jpg
http://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=1444&page=13

[blacktrojan3921]

A shame though that while downtown victoria is pretty dense in area terms, there's no highrise in the city yet.

[Metro-One]

Victoria has a great street presence downtown, feels larger than it is, that is for sure.

In a sense Victoria does feel more European because it is dense, walkable, double decker buses and without the need of massive highrises.

[Cambridgite]

Just stick a couple 100+ buildings in there and Victoria will be set. It has amazing density for a city of its size. I also see that it's very dominated by condos, like Vancouver.

[vid]

Does it really need highrises?

[Mike K.]

If Victoria can keep refining its approach to sub-10-storey buildings we'll do just fine. The odd highrise with an exceptional design and street presence will be icing on the cake.

I think the key for now is to redevelop surface parking lots and focus on increasing density.

Projects like the ones pictured below will continue to be the staple of downtown Victoria:

http://vibrantvictoria.ca/wp-content/gallery/soma/0040_jul_14_09a.jpg


http://vibrantvictoria.ca/wp-content/gallery/atrium/Atrium-07-19-2010c.jpg


This is Hudson, where the skyline photos were taken from. It's the Hudson's Bay Department Store and two floors were built at the rear of the building. Three towers from 12 to 24-storeys will be built on the parking structure behind the building.
http://vibrantvictoria.ca/wp-content/gallery/the-hudson/The-Hudson-07-19-10a.jpg

[Biff]

Can someone get the number for Victoria, either that or just have Victoria give Winnipeg a call and tell it how it is filling in the surface lots with 5 to ten storey condo's please.

The development looks great there. I will have to get back soon.

[MolsonExport]

Victoria looks superb. In my youth, I'd never thought I'd say this, but skyscrapers are neither necessary nor sufficient for density (and all the positive aspects associated therewith), nor even desirable in many cases. Downtown Victoria is far more appealing than downtown Burnaby, or downtown London (Ont) or most other medium-sized cities, for that matter.

[Cambridgite]

Does it really need highrises?

Need? No. But Mike K said it best...icing on the cake.

[Cambridgite]

Gotta say...these pictures are going to seem particularly underwhelming after looking at all those Victoria photos.

Glenridge Ave. apartments

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/StCatharines/002.jpg

Niagara Regional superhospital being built in the distance

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/StCatharines/003.jpg

Niagara escarpment off in the distance (Hamilton area)

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/StCatharines/004.jpg

Toronto between the bushes.

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/StCatharines/005.jpg

More Toronto in the distance

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/StCatharines/009.jpg

Garden City Skyway (QEW) in the background

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/StCatharines/010.jpg


A bit of downtown St. Catharines with Mississauga skyline in the background.

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/StCatharines/012.jpg

Downtown St. Catharines

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/StCatharines/008.jpg

[vid]

I am thoroughly unimpressed! :tup:

[Cambridgite]

I am thoroughly unimpressed! :tup:

:P

St. Catharines may be the largest city and administrative centre of Niagara Region, but its skyline definitely plays second fiddle. Just wait until I post some shots of Niagara Falls...much more impressive (of course, the skyline isn't in the real downtown).

[Dylan Leblanc]

What are the tower cranes constructing?

[Cambridgite]

What are the tower cranes constructing?

Sadly, a large parking garage. :no:

[aastra]

A shame though that while downtown victoria is pretty dense in area terms, there's no highrise in the city yet.

Probably never will be, either. 25 stories or less will be Victoria's MO for a very long time to come.

The suburban municipalities may get taller buildings at some point in the not-so-near future. They've approved a few, but nothing has actually been built.

[ssiguy]

Victoria is a lovely city.
In terms of height as far as I'm concerned nothing even comes remotely close to London.
Downtown London has nearly 30 building over 10 stories.
The latest to go up is the recently completed huge 25 story Rennaisance apt tower. They were going to start construction on the second building in about 3 years but it is already 100% occupied and they have just announced that it will go ahead 2 years early and will have condos in it as well and will also be 25 stories.

[Cambridgite]

Victoria is a lovely city.
In terms of height as far as I'm concerned nothing even comes remotely close to London.

Niagara Falls.
(granted, it's pretty sparse and hotel dominated)

Downtown London has nearly 30 building over 10 stories.
The latest to go up is the recently completed huge 25 story Rennaisance apt tower. They were going to start construction on the second building in about 3 years but it is already 100% occupied and they have just announced that it will go ahead 2 years early and will have condos in it as well and will also be 25 stories.

Nice!

[sparky212]

Victoria is a lovely city.
In terms of height as far as I'm concerned nothing even comes remotely close to London.
Downtown London has nearly 30 building over 10 stories.
The latest to go up is the recently completed huge 25 story Rennaisance apt tower. They were going to start construction on the second building in about 3 years but it is already 100% occupied and they have just announced that it will go ahead 2 years early and will have condos in it as well and will also be 25 stories.

The reniassance is 28 stories not 25.

[MolsonExport]

Victoria is a lovely city.
In terms of height as far as I'm concerned nothing even comes remotely close to London.
Downtown London has nearly 30 building over 10 stories.
The latest to go up is the recently completed huge 25 story Rennaisance apt tower. They were going to start construction on the second building in about 3 years but it is already 100% occupied and they have just announced that it will go ahead 2 years early and will have condos in it as well and will also be 25 stories.

Actually, 28 floors.


This building (Part of the Renaissance project in London, Ontario) will soon be getting a twin (28 floors). Site preparation has begun.

http://media.emcad.ca/files/projects/photos/resedential_highrise_renaissance_jpg_680x388_q85.jpg
media.emcad

[vid]

If London didn't exist, Thunder Bay's architecture would look even worse. :(

Our new waterfront hotel and one of the condos:

http://static.tbnewswatch.com/Pictures//original/110955_634212215328917761.jpg (http://www.tbnewswatch.com/news/Default.aspx?cid=110955)

Hotel and underground garage could begin within seven months, the first condo shortly after that once at least 50% of the units are sold, the second condo begins sales once the first is sold out and its construction begins once 50% of its units are sold. The units range from 1,100 to 2,000 sqft with one to three bedroom units, three penthouses on each condo (apparently), and will cost between $350,000 and $600,000. They haven't said who will run the hotel chain but it's supposed to be high end. I am guessing Delta, which just expanded into Sault Ste. Marie when they bought and renovated their waterfront Holiday Inn in January.

"Only the super rich will be able to afford them!! :ahhh:" Oh, we are so naive! Kenora has condos going for over a million.

[Cambridgite]

The height for that building in London is great, but please don't tell me Auburn is building it, and that they're building it in stucco. :yuck:

[aastra]

In terms of height as far as I'm concerned nothing even comes remotely close to London.
Downtown London has nearly 30 building over 10 stories.


Nearly 30? That can't be right. Even in height-phobic Victoria there are at least 30 buildings in the downtown core that are 10 stories or taller (not including the cathedrals and churches).

Edit: I just had a look at some aerial pictures of London. Oddly enough, there seems to be about the same number of tall buildings in the downtown area as there are in Victoria's downtown, even though you're allowed to build much taller in London.

[PoscStudent]

Nearly 30? That can't be right. Even in height-phobic Victoria there are at least 30 buildings in the downtown core that are 10 stories or taller (not including the cathedrals and churches).

Edit: I just had a look at some aerial pictures of London. Oddly enough, there seems to be about the same number of tall buildings in the downtown area as there are in Victoria's downtown, even though you're allowed to build much taller in London.

Why and what are the height regulations in Victoria?

[MolsonExport]

The height for that building in London is great, but please don't tell me Auburn is building it, and that they're building it in stucco. :yuck:

Stucco or just plain concrete commie blocks. Nobody said our skyline is pretty (it sure ain't!). The fugliest buildings are the London courthouse building (my eyes cannot take another posting), plus those TD-Canada Trust towers (fugly!!! see them below) plus that unbelieveably fugly highrise apartment building to the east with the transmission tower (2/3 to the right in picture below).

Prettier than our mayor (but that ain't saying much):
http://www.london.ca/Economic_Development/images/LondonSkyline_2.jpg
london.ca

She's ready for Halloween: behold the wicked witch of dufferin avenue:
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:Axt5WqGT-W4jvM:http://http://storage.canoe.ca/v1/dynamic_resize/?src=http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2010/01/20/Ldn20100120mayor8.jpg&size=640x480&quality=90&t=1

[Cambridgite]

Stucco or just plain concrete commie blocks. Nobody said our skyline is pretty (it sure ain't!). The fugliest buildings are the London courthouse building (my eyes cannot take another posting), plus those TD-Canada Trust towers (fugly!!! see them below) plus that unbelieveably fugly highrise apartment building to the east with the transmission tower (2/3 to the right in picture below).

Prettier than our mayor (but that ain't saying much):
http://www.london.ca/Economic_Development/images/LondonSkyline_2.jpg
london.ca

She's ready for Halloween: behold the wicked witch of dufferin avenue:
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:Axt5WqGT-W4jvM:http://http://storage.canoe.ca/v1/dynamic_resize/?src=http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2010/01/20/Ldn20100120mayor8.jpg&size=640x480&quality=90&t=1

I don't mind the TD towers too much. They're okay (in a mediocre kind of way). I remember having a hotel room (guess which hotel) facing them some years back. But you're sure as hell right about the courthouse and that apartment building, lol!

You're pretty mean to your mayor, haha. But it seriously does look like she just smoked a bowl before delivering her speech in that picture.

[ssiguy]

That's a great skyline shot of London!. Never seen a shot from the east before.
Ya, I don't know what it is about London and concrete. Even if they painted the concrete it would look better. I'm surprised they don't use glass towers like most new buildings as they are more attractive and, I thought, cheaper.

[someone123]

Little blurry but still an interesting new aerial of the Halifax area:

http://visionairservices.smugmug.com/Other/Halifax-EasternShore/Spinaker-StartCity-of-Halifax/1025834992_fMH6D-X2.jpg
Source (http://visionairservices.smugmug.com/Other/Halifax-EasternShore/11987489_yKHC9#1025834992_fMH6D-X2-LB)

[Dmajackson]

Also from the Halifax area I took two photos over the weekend. One is of the southern Downtown skyline (improving at a fast rate), and the other is of the fastest and newest skyline on the Basin (none of this existed 5 years ago);

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/5034518984_52fca8bc05_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5034514356_2b15d32253_b.jpg

[aastra]

Why and what are the height regulations in Victoria?

Backlash against 1960s-1970s highrise apartments and hotels. Most of Victoria's highrise buildings were built between 1964-1979; the reigning tallest (Orchard House apartments - 22 stories) was built in 1969.

After the backlash the height limit was set at 43 metres. It seems like an odd figure so I assume they took their inspiration from the line (but not necessarily the highest peak) of the Empress Hotel's roof, or maybe the point atop the BC legislature's dome, or maybe both. The towers of Christchurch Cathedral are also about that same height.

Interestingly, the spire of St. Andrew's Cathedral was well in excess of the current height limit when it was built back in 1892, as was another 19th-century building (the Willows Exhibition Centre, now long gone).

You can see a sliver of Orchard House on the right edge of this picture:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4444308701_69e16f84f7_b.jpg
picture by YYJ_colin at http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebugs/4444308701/

[MolsonExport]

I don't mind the TD towers too much. They're okay (in a mediocre kind of way). I remember having a hotel room (guess which hotel) facing them some years back. But you're sure as hell right about the courthouse and that apartment building, lol!

You're pretty mean to your mayor, haha. But it seriously does look like she just smoked a bowl before delivering her speech in that picture.

London Hilton, or Delta Armouries?

[Cambridgite]

London Hilton, or Delta Armouries?

The Hilton. Not exactly an architectural gem in itself, but it's not bad from the inside looking out.

[Dwils01]

I stayed at the Hilton to in 98 with my grandparents. London was the first city that I went to (that I can remember) that had a lot of highrises. Thats when I got into skyscrapers. My first time in downtown Toronto was in 2001. Since then, I have followed any news about highrise construction projects in Canada.

[Cambridgite]

Niagara Falls

From hwy 420

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/StCatharines/014.jpg

Speaking of underwhelming powerline shots

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/StCatharines/009-1.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/StCatharines/011-1.jpg

The best one I managed to get

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/StCatharines/013.jpg

Fort Erie

You might be saying to yourself, "Whoa, that is one mighty skyline for such a little town". Well, I'm not lying. This is a shot of Fort Erie. And it's skyline is not much taller than the parking lot you see in the foreground.

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/StCatharines/008-1.jpg

Note for those who are a little slow: That's Buffalo NY in the background.

[MolsonExport]

The light standard is kinda tall.

[vid]

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/StCatharines/014.jpg

Looks pretty 420, but it's no Dick Bong Bridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I._Bong_Memorial_Bridge) (closed due to heavy smoke since 4:20).

[Cambridgite]

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/StCatharines/014.jpg

Looks pretty 420, but it's no Dick Bong Bridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I._Bong_Memorial_Bridge) (closed due to heavy smoke since 4:20).

Yeah, that new Hilton hotel reaches pretty high into the sky. So high you can see it from the 420. :D

[Dwils01]

The Niagara Falls shots are really nice. Too bad about the weather. I haven't been to Niagara Falls in over a year. I guess I will have to take a road trip to get a few pics. At least the drive is only a half hour from Hamilton.

[Cambridgite]

From the former Glenridge Quarry in St. Catharines:

Niagara Falls

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/StCatharines/QuarryPark015.jpg

Brock University

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/StCatharines/QuarryPark009.jpg

Hamilton, hidden by the Niagara escarpment

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/Cambridgite/StCatharines/QuarryPark011.jpg