Skyscraper City - Page 2

Tony · #21 Posted: **Jul 10, 2012, 3:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by giovanni sasso

i should probably know this, but what is the clustered skyline in the distance in #23? it could stand on its own as a notable skyline, but i presume it's just a part of (or suburb of) toronto.

nice pics as usual, flar.

Mississauga, a suburb.

giovanni sasso · #22 Posted: **Jul 10, 2012, 4:34 PM**

cool. that actually would have been my guess, but i didn't realize it was THAT big.

flar · #23 Posted: **Jul 10, 2012, 5:06 PM**

^^it's huge. Peel Region, which consists of Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon, has just under 1.3 million people (about the the same population as metropolitan Calgary, Edmonton or Ottawa). Mississauga alone has just under 800,000, which is roughly the size of metropolitan Winnipeg, Hamilton or Quebec City.

gatt · #24 Posted: **Jul 10, 2012, 8:55 PM**

a very impressive city Toronto have become.

Yorkie · #25 Posted: **Jul 11, 2012, 2:49 AM**

...Toronto is impressive...and I need a slab buger

Lenin · #26 Posted: **Jul 11, 2012, 3:29 AM**

That's Mississauga, which at around 720,000 people is I believe the second largest city in the Greater Toronto Area.

EDIT: Folks already answered the question.

xzmattzx · #27 Posted: **Jul 11, 2012, 4:02 AM**

Great pictures! You need to stop by in Toronto more often.

What is that rise in elevation in the distance in #49, #57, etc? Is that the Canadian Shield?

Doady · #28 Posted: **Jul 12, 2012, 6:01 AM**

Probably Oak Ridges Moraine. You really get a good idea of the amount of high-rises in post-war suburban Toronto in those two pics (though the telephoto compression makes them appear much closer to downtown than reality), especially compared to the previous thread, where everything was smoggy (but still great). Yeah, lots of really great photos again.

donnelly · #29 Posted: **Jul 12, 2012, 9:14 PM**

holy god, i think montreal's verticality has been vanquished ten times over.

giallo · #30 Posted: **Jul 13, 2012, 12:24 AM**

Toronto is becoming something special.
Amazing take on a fine city, flar.

flar · #31 Posted: **Jul 16, 2012, 11:01 PM**

Thanks! I need to make a more extended visit to Toronto. I've been there a few times this year, but never for longer than 24 hours and usually without my camera. Next time I'll ignore the skyscrapers and focus on the street life.

Tony · #32 Posted: **Jul 17, 2012, 4:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by xzmattzx

Great pictures! You need to stop by in Toronto more often.

What is that rise in elevation in the distance in #49, #57, etc? Is that the Canadian Shield?

Oak Ridges Moraine, the maximum elevation of the Moraine is somewhere around 340 m.a.s.l. (metres above sea level)

Bay & King in downtown Toronto is around 84 m.a.s.l., so your difference in elevation is roughly 256 metres (840 feet).

So technically, the photo was taken at an elevation of about 320 metres, and FCP (BMO office tower in the picture) is a good 44 metres taller than the Oak Ridges Moraine.

Cool stats, never thought to check it out. Thanks for asking!

photoLith · #33 Posted: **Jul 17, 2012, 5:00 PM**

Wow, Toronto really is a skyscraper city. Great shots, what Toronto needs is a new supertall though!

softee · #34 Posted: **Jul 17, 2012, 6:27 PM**

^ There's a 900 foot building under construction, close enough for now.

xzmattzx · #35 Posted: **Jul 18, 2012, 3:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by Tony

Oak Ridges Moraine, the maximum elevation of the Moraine is somewhere around 340 m.a.s.l. (metres above sea level)

Bay & King in downtown Toronto is around 84 m.a.s.l., so your difference in elevation is roughly 256 metres (840 feet).

So technically, the photo was taken at an elevation of about 320 metres, and FCP (BMO office tower in the picture) is a good 44 metres taller than the Oak Ridges Moraine.

Cool stats, never thought to check it out. Thanks for asking!

Thanks for the info!

Innsertnamehere · #36 Posted: **Jul 18, 2012, 3:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by softee

^ There's a 900 foot building under construction, close enough for now.

Plus another coming down the pipeline (that will be the cities second tallest)

itom 987 · #37 Posted: **Jul 23, 2012, 5:07 AM**

Excellent photo thread Flar!

ChiTownCity · #38 Posted: **Jul 27, 2012, 3:28 AM**

And that's what you call The Toronto Effect! Just crazy...

ecsider · #39 Posted: **Aug 3, 2012, 2:43 AM**

ugh, i'm glad Trump is "hidden" between buildings. I cringe every time I walk by it..

I can't wait for it to get nominated for a Pug Award (local city architecture/design awards) so i can vote a billion times for it as one of the ugliest new builds

flar · #40 Posted: **Aug 23, 2012, 6:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by ecsider

ugh, i'm glad Trump is "hidden" between buildings. I cringe every time I walk by it..

I can't wait for it to get nominated for a Pug Award (local city architecture/design awards) so i can vote a billion times for it as one of the ugliest new builds

I wasn't looking for it, but t didn't stand out to me either.

Thanks for the comments!