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ldoto

Apr 13, 2009, 3:44 AM

Here's some pics that I have been taking from the last five years with SSP!!!
Thanks have fun!!! Ldoto:D

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/ldoto/2006/IMGP3646.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/ldoto/2006/IMGP3645.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/ldoto/2007/IMGP4485.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/ldoto/2005/IMGP2761.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/ldoto/2005/IMGP2719.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/ldoto/2005/IMGP2735.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/ldoto/2005/IMGP2722.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/ldoto/2005/IMGP2965.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/ldoto/2005/IMGP2959.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/ldoto/2005/IMGP3184.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/ldoto/2005/IMGP2760.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/ldoto/2004/IMGP1740.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/ldoto/2004/IMGP2168.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/ldoto/2004/IMGP1638.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/ldoto/2004/IMGP1244.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/ldoto/2004/IMGP2028.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/ldoto/2003/000_0498.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/ldoto/2007/IMGP4454-1.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/ldoto/2007/IMGP4464.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/ldoto/2007/IMGP4482.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/ldoto/2006/IMGP3887.jpg

sparky212

Apr 13, 2009, 1:05 PM

nice good job

Whisper09

Jul 4, 2009, 6:06 AM

Very nice pictures there Idoto!

I hope to get around the city shots too!

sparky212

Dec 25, 2009, 12:08 AM

Here are some skyline from Wharncliffe@ commisioners all by me
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42366848@N07/4212198272/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42366848@N07/4211433681/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42366848@N07/4212196420/

manny_santos

Dec 25, 2009, 10:40 PM

Here are some skyline from Wonderland@ commisioners all by me
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42366848@N07/4212198272/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42366848@N07/4211433681/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42366848@N07/4212196420/

Looks like Commissioners and Wharncliffe to me - that's the top of No Frills.

sparky212

Dec 25, 2009, 10:51 PM

woops thats what i ment thanks for the correction

haljackey

Oct 2, 2010, 9:59 PM

May as well post a few of mine here.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/5026373366_825f095fdc_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4090/5025757679_9776b4e3d3_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/5025756711_74356a793c_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/5025754607_59e2beb03a_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/5025753461_6ca3c71f77_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4113/5026367478_a7b249279d_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4125/5032198480_06dd3377d0_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4126/5032196888_61d254e6d7_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4109/5032195852_4a722e445a_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4150/5032286366_793b630382_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4113/5031579511_72c0463317_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/5032195138_8160a24844_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/5044830293_f2f8c8908b_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/5045448930_e1d5769d0a_b.jpg

Simpseatles

Oct 3, 2010, 1:34 PM

:previous: Awesome Pictures! I love the one of One London Place in the evening.

haljackey

Nov 22, 2010, 5:53 AM

Here's a few more photos of the L-Dot and surrounding area. The air photos were taken by a friend of mine.

These are in no order. I find that mixing them up nice and random makes it more interesting. :haha:

TD Waterhouse Stadium
http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/7471/img94781024x768.jpg

Lambeth
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Highway4Lambeth.JPG/1024px-Highway4Lambeth.JPG

Dufferin Street
http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/8039/img94681024x768.jpg

Dundas Street east
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/9494/img95281024x768.jpg

Highway 402
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Highway_402_from_Highway_4_1.JPG/1024px-Highway_402_from_Highway_4_1.JPG

Port Stanley
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/3373/img95791024x768.jpg

Highbury Avenue south
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Highbury_avenue_construction.JPG/1024px-Highbury_avenue_construction.JPG

Aeolian Hall
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/9268/dsc010331024x768.jpg

London's metro! What a joke! :jester:
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/8978/img95571024x768.jpg

Victoria Park
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/9296/xxxxxxov.jpg

Downtown London
http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/4401/img94591024x768.jpg

Highway 401/402
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Highway_401-Highway_402_interchange.jpg/1024px-Highway_401-Highway_402_interchange.jpg

Wal-Fart and White Oaks Mall
http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/6271/img94521024x768.jpg

Victoria and Packwood hospitals
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8707/img95161024x768.jpg

UWO
http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/8946/img94891024x768.jpg

Fanshawe Dam
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/1728/img95411024x768.jpg

Veterans Memorial Parkway and London Airport
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/5984/img95191024x768.jpg

Hope you enjoyed them!

Kokkei Mizu

Nov 22, 2010, 12:07 PM

Very nice photos there! :)

MolsonExport

Nov 22, 2010, 5:33 PM

thanks for the great collection of new pics.

manny_santos

Nov 22, 2010, 9:46 PM

Awesome photos. One question - where is that "London's Metro" photo located? I know it's not Ilderton, Poplar Hill, Delaware, or Komoka.

Is it somewhere in Elgin County?

haljackey

Nov 23, 2010, 3:17 AM

:previous:

To be honest, I have no idea. I'm going to assume somewhere near the Middlesex/Elgin county line.

Simpseatles

Nov 23, 2010, 11:46 PM

After much time painstakingly going back and forth between google maps, and this website I figured it out!!!:banana:

It is Union, a village south of St. Thomas in Elgin County. The road down the middle is Sparta Line heading East, and in the centre is the intersection with Sunset Rd. that goes south (right) to Port Stanly, and north (left)to St. Thomas.

Any reward for my efforts?:jester:

haljackey

Nov 24, 2010, 4:13 AM

Any reward for my efforts?

:banana: :multibow :upload_71700: :pepper:

Good enough for ya?

:runaway:

bolognium

Nov 24, 2010, 9:18 AM

Damn does that picture of Victoria Park in winter ever make London look desolate.

Speaking of Victoria Park, Lighting of the Lights is this Friday. :)

Ldotbyron

Nov 24, 2010, 6:53 PM

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/ldoto/2007/IMGP4485.jpg

Anyone agree with me that the Talbot Centre looked so much better with the old pink rooftops? When did they change? I came home for a visit a while ago and was like WTF

haljackey

Nov 24, 2010, 7:07 PM

Anyone agree with me that the Talbot Centre looked so much better with the old pink rooftops? When did they change? I came home for a visit a while ago and was like WTF

I agree with you 100%. I think they were changed last year. Not sure why they decided to change it though.

The blue roofs look ok but pink was so much better... plus it went with the window tints on the buildings.

go_leafs_go02

Nov 24, 2010, 11:27 PM

Damn does that picture of Victoria Park in winter ever make London look desolate.
Speaking of Victoria Park, Lighting of the Lights is this Friday. :)
That photo made me instantly think of some depressed american city in Michigan. haha.

haljackey

Nov 25, 2010, 1:01 AM

Yeah Vic Park can get pretty desolate when there's nothing going on.

Walked through it at night many times. I would actually be kinda scared if I was by myself... a lot of weird types lurk there when the sun goes down.

Simpseatles

Nov 25, 2010, 8:50 PM

:banana: :multibow :upload_71700: :pepper:

Good enough for ya?

:runaway:

^Much appreciated!:yes:

Blitz

Mar 9, 2011, 1:17 AM

Hey guys, I added a huge photo tour of London in the main City Photos section....

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=189353

haljackey

Mar 30, 2011, 5:48 AM

I now have High Res photos on my Flickr page. Most of the high res stuff right now is London road stuff, but I'll be adding many, many more photos to it over the next little bit.

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

K85

Mar 31, 2011, 4:05 AM

Gah, a good photography group would be sweet ass for London :D

haljackey

Apr 1, 2011, 4:35 PM

Good Morning London!

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/7763/londonmorning21600x1200.jpg

haljackey

Apr 3, 2011, 3:19 AM

One more shot of One London Place- London's tallest building (and also the tallest building in Ontario outside of the Golden Horseshoe!)

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/3108/londonmorning31600x1200.jpg

And just for the hell of it, One London Place in Simcity 4.
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6985/haltonhillsmay173931300.jpg

Simpseatles

Apr 3, 2011, 4:37 PM

:previous: Hey, did you have to design One London Place yourself in the game, or was it an option to place in your city?

haljackey

Apr 3, 2011, 5:29 PM

There are thousands of buildings you can download on the net for Simcity 4. Two models of One London Place have been made. The one posted there looks the best of the two in my opinion.

MolsonExport

Apr 3, 2011, 9:02 PM

wicked. I was a longtime SimCity Addict, going way back to SimCity 2000, played on my 386 with a boot disk on account of memory limitations.

Simpseatles

Apr 3, 2011, 11:53 PM

A couple shots by me, taken from an apartment on Commisioners road last year.

http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/Simpseatles/untitled-1.jpg?t=1301874397

http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/Simpseatles/london_sunset.jpg?t=1301874397

Sorry they weren't the best quality.

http://s1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/Simpseatles/

MolsonExport

Apr 4, 2011, 1:07 PM

^one of the better vantage points. A real good vantage point is towards the north end of Wortley Road, at least at times of the year where foliage is not blocking the view.

ForestryW

Apr 4, 2011, 5:43 PM

My favorite vantage point is from Riverside out front of Mt Pleasant cemetery, but it's best in Spring and Fall before the leaves come out but without snow.

haljackey

Apr 4, 2011, 6:19 PM

A real good vantage point is towards the north end of Wortley Road, at least at times of the year where foliage is not blocking the view.

Like on the Wortley Road overpass? Seems like a good spot. If I get a chance I'll snap a few photos there before the trees bud.

Here's one shot of the London Skyline I took from Commissioners and Warncliffe last year at Basil Grover Park (AKA the Toilet Bowl):

Just wish I had a better zoom lens for the DSLR. My point'n'shoot is 10x but the picture quality simply can't compare to single lens reflex.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4125/5052442963_dae7672ee5_o.jpg

GreatTallNorth2

Apr 4, 2011, 10:15 PM

wicked. I was a longtime SimCity Addict, going way back to SimCity 2000, played on my 386 with a boot disk on account of memory limitations.

I've got you all beat. I started playing SimCity before it was called SimCity. It was originally called "A-Train", and I played it on a 386 as well.

K85

Apr 5, 2011, 1:14 AM

Link is password protected.

Also, what building is that from, the one beside the Bristol? Or those three orange ones?

A couple shots by me, taken from an apartment on Commisioners road last year.

http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/Simpseatles/untitled-1.jpg?t=1301874397

http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/Simpseatles/london_sunset.jpg?t=1301874397

Sorry they weren't the best quality.

http://s1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/Simpseatles/

ldoto

Apr 5, 2011, 1:52 AM

looking good In the morning london!!!!WOW:yes:

Kokkei Mizu

Apr 5, 2011, 9:18 AM

Like on the Wortley Road overpass? Seems like a good spot. If I get a chance I'll snap a few photos there before the trees bud.

Here's a video I took from the Wortley Road overpass. It provides a fairly good vantage point of downtown, even in the summer with all the foliage.

h9LOpQ0hIlA

bolognium

Apr 5, 2011, 3:58 PM

That big "Good Morning" shot is actually one of the nicest London pictures I've seen in ages, haljackey. I've always thought London's downtown is best seen from within downtown itself and your shot is a perfect example of that. Good stuff.

And to keep this skyline business rollin, here is an ugly picture of London-Town from the Adelaide overpass:

http://i.imgur.com/6wc0E.jpg

MolsonExport

Apr 5, 2011, 5:27 PM

Funny how all the real fuglies in the skyline cluster on the eastern side (e.g., those horrid concrete apt towers with the different style for the uppermost floors...one is featured above with a satellite dish atop a mast: a beacon for captain ugliness). Those colborne towers are fugly too.

Simpseatles

Apr 5, 2011, 9:51 PM

Snark

Apr 6, 2011, 1:49 AM

I'll throw a couple of my own into the mix:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3298/3669895553_1849b01dba_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3457/3225859459_9f6ef47978_z.jpg?zz=1

MolsonExport

Apr 6, 2011, 1:53 AM

that first one is great.

manny_santos

Apr 9, 2011, 1:55 PM

Found these last night...

http://www.barp.ca/bus/ontario/london/LTC%208%207-20-79.jpg
Chuck Lahickey

http://www.barp.ca/bus/ontario/london/LTC%2042%207-20-79.jpg
Chuck Lahickey

http://www.barp.ca/bus/ontario/london/LTC%2048%207-20-79.jpg
Chuck Lahickey

And, just for MolsonExport...

http://www.busdrawings.com/Transit/ontario/london/1991orionv/london252.jpg
Luke Olszewski

Simpseatles

Apr 10, 2011, 3:19 PM

Found these last night...

http://www.barp.ca/bus/ontario/london/LTC%208%207-20-79.jpg
Chuck Lahickey

http://www.barp.ca/bus/ontario/london/LTC%2042%207-20-79.jpg
Chuck Lahickey

Luke Olszewski

Great finds!:yes:

I can't seem to recognize any of those buildings in the first one, accept for London Life way at the back!

Is that the TD building on the right side of the second one? I thought it wasn't built untill the late 80's.:shrug:

manny_santos

Apr 10, 2011, 4:12 PM

Great finds!:yes:

I can't seem to recognize any of those buildings in the first one, except for London Life way at the back!

The building with the TD sign on the top is still there, but it's harder to see now from a distance now because of Citi Plaza. I'm guessing the Dominion building was demolished in the late 80s, after Dominion was bought out by A&P.

The other interesting thing in the photo is the old-school traffic signals.

Is that the TD building on the right side of the second one? I thought it wasn't built untill the late 80's.:shrug:

That was completed around 1973, and for a time was the corporate headquarters of Canada Trust.

MolsonExport

Apr 10, 2011, 7:12 PM

WOW!!! CTB! way back in the day. Still on the buses.

Pimpmasterdac

Apr 10, 2011, 9:15 PM

Quite the sight! Wellington underpass not ravaged by potholes and crackheads. :D

Awesome pics, London of another era

K85

Apr 11, 2011, 4:14 AM

Love those old pics :)

ldoto

Apr 12, 2011, 4:55 AM

At is cool!!!!

go_leafs_go02

Apr 12, 2011, 11:02 PM

Good Morning London!

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/7763/londonmorning21600x1200.jpg

just so you know...this photo now is my desktop at work here.

Ah home..nothing will ever replace you London.

MolsonExport

Apr 13, 2011, 1:05 PM

^the view in Chilliwack is pretty good (mountains, that is, not skyline). I spent 5 years living in BC.

haljackey

Apr 13, 2011, 10:00 PM

Heres a few pics from me taken over the past couple days.

431 Richmond Street: the new office/retail development under construction.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5025/5614702058_23614bbd62_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5068/5614705088_045e42232f_b.jpg

Highway 401 descending into the Dorchester Swamp in Dorchester, Ontario.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5616802599_980a0a52d3_b.jpg

St. Paul's church in downtown London.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5108/5616801167_854f0f0b7c_b.jpg

go_leafs_go02

Apr 13, 2011, 10:08 PM

^the view in Chilliwack is pretty good (mountains, that is, not skyline). I spent 5 years living in BC.

Nope, definitely not a bad very... I get to drive home to this everyday:

http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Chilliwack,+British+Columbia&aq=0&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=46.192665,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Chilliwack,+Fraser+Valley+Regional+District,+British+Columbia&ll=49.323332,-122.165222&spn=0,0.878906&t=h&z=11&layer=c&cbll=49.141714,-122.033878&panoid=yUSdO3EsjozN1IIKOizqFA&cbp=12,91.29,,0,6.66

Simpseatles

Apr 16, 2011, 2:18 AM

Just a little taste of Old East from today.:)

http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/Simpseatles/P4150408.jpg?t=1302919488
This row of buildings looks to be in need of serious repair. Also, notice the creepy manikin in the top left window!

http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/Simpseatles/P4150406.jpg?t=1302919488
Gotta love the storefront with the giant Canada flag!

http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/Simpseatles/P4150404.jpg?t=1302919488
I'm very interested in the dynamic of Old East, and It's great to see signs of improvement in this little eastern downtown.

http://s1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/Simpseatles/

Dwils01

May 11, 2011, 12:54 AM

Heres some pictures I took of London on my drive from Sault Ste. Marie to Hamilton yesterday.
http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m498/DWils01/Sault%20Ste%20Marie%20to%20Hamilton/071.jpg

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m498/DWils01/Sault%20Ste%20Marie%20to%20Hamilton/073.jpg

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m498/DWils01/Sault%20Ste%20Marie%20to%20Hamilton/072.jpg

ssiguy

May 13, 2011, 6:01 AM

Wow, that old pic of wellington Square sure takes me back.
Back then downtown was packed and Wellington Square and the infamous Simpson's at Dundas & Richmond were the place to be. That was when the Capitol and Century were the big theaters in the city and downtown was packed every Friday and Saturday night.
When looking at that pic of the Renn you realize what a monster it is! Out here in Vancouver is buildings are VERY slender.
If the Renn was in downtown Vancouver it would be the largest skyscraper in the entire downtown and I'm not joking. Vancouver not only has a height ceiling but a footprint sealing as well and has had for decades to protect the "corridor view". This is why Toronto's core doesn't have as many condos as Vancouve's but has more people. It is also one of the many reasons why real estate is so high here. On average one 40 story condo in downtown Toronto has the same number of units as 2 30 story downtown Vancouver condo towers. The Renn would be a monster out here.
I think that the new Richmond/Carling development is one of the most important in the city. It is just a mid size structure but it's impact will be profound. It finally means the end of that small but gaping hole on Richmond which acts as the unofficial barrier between downtown and RR. Now they will flow into each other in a pedestrian friendly way. Even one small block of distance can make a huge effect on pedestrian flow and people's views of a certain area. Another example is Wellington just south of the tracks....going under the subway is just a 100 meters but seems and feels like another world.

MolsonExport

May 16, 2011, 4:42 PM

Dwils: Lucky you actually got some decent weather.

Fark, is the weather bad here this spring or what?

Simpseatles

Jun 1, 2011, 11:30 PM

I went for a walk downtown to enjoy some of the great weather today, and tried my best at taking some pictures! My camera isn't the best, and I have no experience in photography, but I'm getting interested in it. So if you have any suggestions after, please let me know!:yes:

1http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/Simpseatles/P6010500.jpg

2http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/Simpseatles/P6010502.jpg

3http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/Simpseatles/P6010504.jpg

4http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/Simpseatles/P6010505.jpg

5http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/Simpseatles/P6010506.jpg

6http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/Simpseatles/P6010507.jpg

7http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/Simpseatles/P6010508.jpg?t=1306969210

8http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/Simpseatles/P6010509.jpg

9http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/Simpseatles/P6010510.jpg
Very intrigued by this building. Sorry about the reflection!

10http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/Simpseatles/P6010511.jpg

11http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/Simpseatles/P6010501.jpg

12http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/Simpseatles/P6010512-1.jpg

13http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/Simpseatles/P6010514.jpg

Hope you enjoyed them!:)

http://s1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/Simpseatles/

MolsonExport

Jun 2, 2011, 1:45 PM

nice. You must really like the concrete behemouths of the TD-trust towers.

Simpseatles

Jun 2, 2011, 7:13 PM

nice. You must really like the concrete behemouths of the TD-trust towers.

Thanks! And ya, the TD Towers just have this awesome big city vibe going on! I actually might prefer them to the 2 Talbot Centre towers, which are just a little too much like something from a suburban office park for my liking.

haljackey

Jun 4, 2011, 1:58 AM

Thanks! And ya, the TD Towers just have this awesome big city vibe going on! I actually might prefer them to the 2 Talbot Centre towers, which are just a little too much like something from a suburban office park for my liking.

The taller TD tower looks ok, it's the shorter one that's ugly. It curves near the top and has a ton of antennae that make it appear as tall as the other.

Back in the day they were the corporate HQ for Canada Trust... today it's just another bank tower.

Simpseatles

Jun 4, 2011, 2:23 AM

The taller TD tower looks ok, it's the shorter one that's ugly. It curves near the top and has a ton of antennae that make it appear as tall as the other.
.

Ya, that's true. I don't know why they changed the top part of the shorter tower. How hard is it to build an exact copy of the other tower, only shorter?

Snark

Jun 4, 2011, 4:02 PM

Ya, that's true. I don't know why they changed the top part of the shorter tower. How hard is it to build an exact copy of the other tower, only shorter?

The upper portion if the larger tower is a mechanical room. The smaller tower has no need for such, as it's mechanical facilities on the 3rd floor are sufficient. Interestingly, a lot of the mechanical space in the facility is empty now, since it switched over to a district heating and cooling system some years ago.

Secondly, why build an exact copy? Why not break it up a little bit?

manny_santos

Jun 4, 2011, 8:37 PM

Yeah, personally I like the differences between the two towers. If they were the same, the London skyline wouldn't be as diverse.

As usual, snark has enlightened us with his wealth of knowledge about London and its buildings. Thanks again!

ssiguy

Jun 6, 2011, 6:07 AM

I've always liked the TD towers more than LP.
It's the other residendial concrete monsters in the last 10 years I don't like but the Renn isn't too bad.
Question.........seeing Renn2 is going to be a good chunk condo will the outside have a nicer finish or just be a twin?

Kokkei Mizu

Jun 6, 2011, 6:15 AM

Everything points it to being an exact twin. But hey, we can always hope, eh?

bolognium

Jun 6, 2011, 7:03 AM

Just moved downtown and here's the view from my bedroom window:

(click to enlarge)
http://i.imgur.com/kL6JR.jpg (http://s1.postimage.org/9u0pjuxlj/pano.png)

MolsonExport

Jun 6, 2011, 1:17 PM

^did you do all that grafitti?

Whisper09

Jun 13, 2011, 2:10 AM

Not my picture but just a sinkhole at Oxford and Richmond:
http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg738/scaled.php?tn=0&server=738&filename=1dfz.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640

http://yfrog.com/ki1dfzj

haljackey

Jun 27, 2011, 2:39 PM

Found two cool pics on Flickr:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5149/5834982066_00a1325dd2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/13325522@N07/5834982066/)
light across the river (http://www.flickr.com/photos/13325522@N07/5834982066/) by davidfraser59 (http://www.flickr.com/people/13325522@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5069/5872172903_ba99cbda44_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/13325522@N07/5872172903/)
London airport 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/13325522@N07/5872172903/) by davidfraser59 (http://www.flickr.com/people/13325522@N07/), on Flickr

MolsonExport

Jul 15, 2011, 1:26 AM

The Wrath of Liver & Onions
http://cl.ly/0W0a0l2J012e2j2h4507
my photo

haljackey

Jul 19, 2011, 3:25 PM

It's a hot one in London today!

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/5954183706_907342521a_b.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mathewcampbell/5954183706/

Pimpmasterdac

Jul 19, 2011, 4:21 PM

Awesome shot! You should sent that to Anews or weather network, sums up the weather situation.

As much as I like the heat it's too much lately. Just glad I work in an air-conditioner office :D

bolognium

Jul 21, 2011, 6:56 AM

Dunno how many of you guys heard, but Snoop Dogg was in town and performed at the London Music Hall last month. It was actually a pretty wild night since the concert happened to coincide with Nuit Blanche and the first car-free weekend of the summer. Nuit Blanche was a neat event where street performers and vendors dotted Dundas, and a bunch of stores, art galleries, venues, etc. were open until 3am. My friends and I ended up watching a "musical blacksmith group" do their thing on the street in front of the JLC. They had a little furnace set up and were basically forging iron to a beat and creating music with their hammer strikes.

Anyway, here are a couple pictures of the concert I took from my roof top. The brown blob in the 4th picture is Snoop-Snoop:

http://i.imgur.com/oxfnk.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/xjds8.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/LY7D6.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/EO64S.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/1DUVc.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/aiPqD.jpg

realcity

Jul 23, 2011, 12:40 AM

London's awesome. I was wondering if I could have a pic of the Harriston. If anyone has it, I'd like to draw it and add it to the London diagram.

I visit London once every summer for family, and am amazed at how awesome London is everytime. I know it's a regional city, unlike my own -- Hamilton which has lost regional significance since being engulfed into the GTA, now called the GTHA. London has a nice skyline, and it's been changed lately with some decent res buildings. Anyway, let me know, I've been searching and can't find a good reference pic to draw from. I esp want the elevation that shows the distinct older looking ground floors. Last summer I saw it u/c and thought that is a nice condo in a great spot. Thanks in advance.

Blitz

Jul 23, 2011, 1:44 AM

I used to live in the Harriston, it's still functioning as an apartment building but some residents were of the belief that it would one day convert to condos. Here are a few pics:

http://www.pbase.com/swosett_photography/image/136625175.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/swosett_photography/image/136625173.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/swosett_photography/image/136625171.jpg

Simpseatles

Jul 24, 2011, 8:56 PM

London's awesome. I was wondering if I could have a pic of the Harriston. If anyone has it, I'd like to draw it and add it to the London diagram.

That's awesome that you have taken an interest in London's skyscrapers and are willing to add some to the diagram!:cool:

If possible, it would be amazing if you could add the Crown on King (also called Old East I and II), a new residential development. I believe the taller tower of the 2 is under construction, despite what the city page says. The taller tower is 24 storys, and the other is 21. I'm not sure about the specific height though.

http://www.londontopic.ca/artimages/lg/EOAproposeddevelopment.jpg
http://www.londontopic.ca/article.php?artid=8488

Snark

Jul 25, 2011, 1:48 AM

London's awesome. I was wondering if I could have a pic of the Harriston. If anyone has it, I'd like to draw it and add it to the London diagram.

If you feel ambitious, try both. Feel free to use these as a reference.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6147/5972065791_d469f39375_b.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6014/5972065407_9426ec9743_b.jpg

The Harriston is very slightly taller that the Talbot Centre towers.

Simpseatles

Jul 25, 2011, 8:17 AM

^That's a good reference for the Harriston, but both Renaissance towers are already in the London diagram (just sayin!);)

haljackey

Jul 30, 2011, 4:45 PM

London viewed from the river.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5152/5902678147_4e443882bb_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bpein/5902678147/)
Harris Park Panorama (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bpein/5902678147/) by Bun T. Pein Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/bpein/), on Flickr

MolsonExport

Jul 31, 2011, 1:01 AM

Great shot, but man that courthouse is fugly.

Wharn

Jul 31, 2011, 3:31 AM

I really like the shots tha make London look bigger than it actually is. I have one taken from the southwest (not sure who it belongs to so I won't post it yet) that gives the illusion of an endless skyline and an internal freeway.

ssiguy

Jul 31, 2011, 5:04 AM

I know I'm going to get a lot of flak for this but I love the Law Courts it's the commie blocks downtown that I hate.

haljackey

Jul 31, 2011, 4:18 PM

I know I'm going to get a lot of flak for this but I love the Law Courts it's the commie blocks downtown that I hate.

Well I don't like the courthouse for two reasons:

1. The design. It's so "In Your Face!" and draws your eyes to its brutalist design.
2. The location. This big slab of a building blocks the rest of the skyline behind it, especially when looking from the riverfront.

I just wish it had some more appeal and character to it since it's a riverfront building.

Snark

Jul 31, 2011, 10:01 PM

Well I don't like the courthouse for two reasons:
I just wish it had some more appeal and character to it since it's a riverfront building.

All of the courthouses that the province built in the 70's had that same design philosophy and building materials, complete with inane abstract art sculpture out front. Check out the provincial courthouses in Kitchener and Milton.

manny_santos

Jul 31, 2011, 11:57 PM

All of the courthouses that the province built in the 70's had that same design philosophy and building materials, complete with inane abstract art sculpture out front. Check out the provincial courthouses in Kitchener and Milton.

I just looked them up on Streetview. The Kitchener one doesn't look so bad, although the overhang at the entrance is fugly as uck.

The Milton one, on the other hand, is God-awful. Reminds me of the Social Science Centre at Western.

Brutalist architecture at its best.

bolognium

Aug 1, 2011, 8:37 PM

Nice picture, Haljacky. Which night of Rock the Park was that taken? My friends and I walked down on the last night when Sloan, Our Lady Peace and Stone Temple Pilots played. We were down on the western rocky bank by the river, on the far far left of your photo. It was totally a lot of fun skipping stones across the Thames whilst listening to Sloan play 200ft away. Sucked that the concert got dumped on before STP got on stage, though. But the hilarious atmosphere created by the rain was definitely fun in itself. People running to take cover under trees, and the mass exodus up the Harris hill to Dufferin. That was basically the first rain in like two weeks from what I remember.

Also, I've always imagined what a sleek glass tower could do for that river view if built on the Fullerton/Queens lot. If it was a decent height (twenty-ish stories) it would totally balance out the beige and definitely complement the Brute-house and Harriston. I'm really happy that that's still an empty lot, means my daydreaming can continue unabated.

Anyway, here's another shot from my rooftop just in case you guys haven't gotten completely sick of it yet. This time I made sure to get both TD towers in frame for the lovely Simpseatles ;)

(click to enlarge)
http://i.imgur.com/ohRiVl.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/ohRiV.jpg)

Snark

Aug 2, 2011, 4:34 AM

I don't know if you realised this, but you have managed to capture 3 buildings that are/were the record holders for height in the city for many decades each. Nice catch.

Simpseatles

Aug 2, 2011, 7:42 PM

[QUOTE=bolognium;5365762]Anyway, here's another shot from my rooftop just in case you guys haven't gotten completely sick of it yet. This time I made sure to get both TD towers in frame for the lovely Simpseatles ;)

QUOTE]

Haha, thanks man! Excellent picture.:)

Simpseatles

Aug 2, 2011, 7:46 PM

I know I'm going to get a lot of flak for this but I love the Law Courts it's the commie blocks downtown that I hate.

Couldn't agree more!:yes:

Seems that we are in the minority though.

Snark

Aug 9, 2011, 3:09 AM

Everything points it to being an exact twin. But hey, we can always hope, eh?

Ren 2 will be similar, but with differences from Ren1. Think thinner and pointier.

bolognium

Aug 9, 2011, 8:52 AM

Ren 2 will be similar, but with differences from Ren1. Think thinner and pointier.

Get out of town. Seriously? Ren 2 could be fatter and uglier and I would still be happy to hear that there'll be differences. We have enough carbon-copy twins as it is. Really hope you're not pulling our leg, Snark.

And thanks for the comment regarding my picture. Never really thought about the height records that those buildings must've held. Neat.

Simpseatles

Aug 9, 2011, 12:31 PM

I don't know about that Snark. It sounds a little too good to be true to me! If it were the same height, but thinner, there would be room for less condos, right?

haljackey

Aug 19, 2011, 3:21 PM

Downtown London viewed from Wellington Street.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6089/6056973100_1d9fcc4b4b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28406866@N07/6056973100/)
Downtown London (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28406866@N07/6056973100/) by jamez999 (http://www.flickr.com/people/28406866@N07/), on Flickr

Simpseatles

Aug 20, 2011, 6:01 PM

Nice Find! The sunset gives it an interesting quality.

haljackey

Aug 21, 2011, 4:26 AM

Found a similar vantage point today:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6195/6052271905_e5e1aba7e6_b.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/63680614@N08/6052271905/in/pool-1050778@N23/

bolognium

Aug 21, 2011, 5:18 PM

I really hate those underpasses for pedestrians. I walk under them a good 5+ times a week and they're always extremely unpleasant. Dark, wet, loud and stinky. Also, some jerks riding motorcycles love to punch it down there making it louder. The Richmond underpass also drips water on you from above and has untamed plants growing everywhere. If London ever wants to rehabilitate SoHo, they're definitely gonna have to improve those underpasses. SoHo's connections to downtown are already limited due to Talbot, Clarence and Waterloo being cut by the CNR line. Then when you throw those ancient 1930's underpasses in the mix you're left with Colborne and Ridout being the only two somewhat attractive pedestrian crossings and even they suck.

However, I do love the vibe you get from the underpasses when you drive through them. Everything I hate about walking under them makes me like them when driving under. All gritty and big-city feeling.

There you go, London. I want it both ways. Make it happen.

ssiguy

Aug 21, 2011, 10:31 PM

Kokkei Mizu

Aug 22, 2011, 12:56 AM