Post some pictures of your city! II - Page 314

matthew6 · #**6261** Posted **Apr 5, 2017, 10:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

So without the height limit we wouldn't have Westmount and Oratoire?

Well it contributes a lot of character to both those places.

matthew6 · #**6262** Posted **Apr 5, 2017, 10:49 PM**

Where is this (so I can find it on Google Maps)

It's quite stunning

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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

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Farmers Feed Cities by Brady Baker, on Flickr[/IMG]

Martin Mtl · #**6263** Posted **Apr 5, 2017, 10:51 PM**

Of course Montreal would be a completely different city without Mount Royal. For one thing, we probably would not have a huge central park designed by Olmsted. The topography of the city with its numerous hilly streets is a big part of the city's charm. Also, our downtown is very compact because it is tucked between the mountain and the river.

franktko · #**6264** Posted **Apr 5, 2017, 11:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by matthew6

Where is this (so I can find it on Google Maps)

It's quite stunning

I love these challenges

These farm buildings are on Tremain Rd in frickin Milton, some 40 km from downtown.

Here:
https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.44110...!3m1!1e3?hl=en

The appartment buildings right in front are on Prince Micheal Dr in Oakville:
https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.49238...!3m1!1e3?hl=en

matthew6 · #**6265** Posted **Apr 5, 2017, 11:25 PM**

Thanks!

Rico Rommheim · #**6266** Posted **Apr 5, 2017, 11:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by GreaterMontréal

all i'm saying is that without Mont-Royal, the city would be different. Maybe the downtown core would have been elsewhere. The city developed at the foot of Mount Royal. Hochelaga. 1535.

Ok that's cool but your posts got very confusing and convoluted. You said the city wouldn't be the same without the height limit, so that's what I thought we were talking about. But since we're now talking about the mountain...Well of course the city wouldn't be the same without that hill! Nobody could argue against that. I was never talking about the mountain I was talking about the height limit.

BillM · #**6267** Posted **Apr 6, 2017, 12:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

Why should we imagine that, considering that there always was Mount Royal when these streets were build. Imagine if... there was no mountains around Vancouver... Imagine if there was no lake in Toronto... Imagine... what's the point ?

Did you see the dialog that It was in response to?

Acajack · #**6268** Posted **Apr 6, 2017, 1:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Ok that's cool but your posts got very confusing and convoluted. You said the city wouldn't be the same without the height limit, so that's what I thought we were talking about. But since we're now talking about the mountain...Well of course the city wouldn't be the same without that hill! Nobody could argue against that. I was never talking about the mountain I was talking about the height limit.

Well without the mountain the city would have a different name anyway!

SignalHillHiker · #**6269** Posted **Apr 6, 2017, 9:17 PM**

Still craving a taste of summer... a picture from each of the municipalities within the St. John's CMA. Added 2016 populations.

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Pouch Cove (2,069)

DSN_1475r by Chris Robart, on Flickr

Bauline (452)

Bauline Boats by TK White, on Flickr

Flatrock (1,683)

Erratics by Jim Cornish, on Flickr

Torbay (7,899)

Torbay, Newfoundland by Carl Galeana, on Flickr

Portugal Cove-St. Philip's (8,147)

Portugal Cove, Newfoundland by skyhoser, on Flickr

Wabana-Bell Island

Bell Island by b737yyc, on Flickr

Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove (2,221)

Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove by SignalHillHikerPhotography.com, on Flickr

St. John's (108,860)

St. John's Panorama by Zach Wheeler, on Flickr

Mount Pearl (22,957)

September 2016 by R C, on Flickr

Paradise (21,389)

2016 Dragon Boat in Paradise by Alick Tsui Photography, on Flickr

Conception Bay South (26,199)

Untitled_Panorama1-2.jpg by Scott Howse, on Flickr

Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove (960)

Hiking above the harbour by Paul Gorbould, on Flickr

Holyrood

View of beach...; Holyrood, Newfoundland ...(c)rebfoto by rebfoto, on Flickr

Bay Bulls (1,500)

Bay Bulls, NL by kara.anne fraser, on Flickr

Witless Bay (1,619)

Holy Trinity Convent & Chapel - Witless Bay, Newfoundland (1890) by Aaron Close, on Flickr

Butter Pot Provincial Park (not a town)

Butter Pot Provincial Park by ginosalerno.com, on Flickr

Laceoflight · #**6270** Posted **Apr 7, 2017, 3:27 PM**

Great set, Signal Hill Hiker !
These fishing villages look like the perfect summer getaway.

And now, to thank you for this great set, I am going to post pictures from your nemesis city, Sherbrooke

Snowy night in Sherbrooke by sherbypictures, sur Flickr

Sherbrooke et les monts Stoke by sherbypictures, sur Flickr

Sherbrooke enneigée by sherbypictures, sur Flickr

Sky on fire - Sherbrooke by sherbypictures, sur Flickr

Epic sunrise - Sherbrooke by sherbypictures, sur Flickr

Sherbrooke centre-ville by sherbypictures, sur Flickr

SignalHillHiker · #**6271** Posted **Apr 7, 2017, 3:41 PM**

Gorgeous as always!

Rico Rommheim · #**6272** Posted **Apr 7, 2017, 3:50 PM**

You could of fooled most people into thinking that this was St-John's, honestly. Both cities look (from a very distant, superficial type of way) remarkably similar.

esquire · #**6273** Posted **Apr 7, 2017, 4:01 PM**

The colours in those NL photos... so vivid. Beautiful.

matthew6 · #**6274** Posted **Apr 7, 2017, 4:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

You could of fooled most people into thinking that this was St-John's, honestly. Both cities look (from a very distant, superficial type of way) remarkably similar.

To me St John's looks less regal / has more clap board/ more industrial grit.

Not a criticism. St Henri to me is one of the most beautiful hoods in Montreal.

SignalHillHiker · #**6275** Posted **Apr 7, 2017, 4:40 PM**

I have a similar impression Matthew. I have seen some lovely gritty pictures of Sherbrooke but things like that gate in the second last picture would look tacky as **** here, like a suburban lawn statue, because the surroundings aren't posh enough to warrant it.

For someone from a larger city or anywhere else, though, yeah the two are similar enough it seems.

TorontoDrew · #**6276** Posted **Apr 7, 2017, 5:01 PM**

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King and Sherbourne by Bill Smith, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Wok and Roast by Ben Roffelsen Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Coming and Going by Paul Flynn, on Flickr[/IMG]

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1R8A5698 by Johnny [Shakedown], on Flickr[/IMG]

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Allen Gardens, Toronto, Canada by Leo Li, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Highway 401/Progress Ave by Transit_Central, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Untitled by Howard Yang Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Toronto skyline during snowstorm by Jeremy Gilbert, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Night Rider by CJ Burnell, on Flickr[/IMG]

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IMG_7224 by mrwalli, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Winter fog by Bruce Reeve, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Looking down at Massey Hall by Phil Marion, on Flickr[/IMG]

Martin Mtl · #**6277** Posted **Apr 7, 2017, 9:22 PM**

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSZKmqyA...y=gniusvisuals

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSZzQSog...y=jantoniribas

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSZ25PBl...ken-by=aumsbee

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSkPshsF...by=photos_fera

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSgyOdzD...assionmontreal

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSaICAng...aken-by=mkdbio

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSbs0PAD...n-by=jfsavaria

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSjtjgwg...y=montrealiste

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSmGJVfD...assionmontreal

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSkQKiwh...ken-by=ajshotz

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSkArHfh...y=jonnywanders

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSj4XcYh...y=jonnywanders

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSjczzfB...by=thesenathor

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSjLasGA...=fatma_khazala

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSmUH8vB...y=jue.beaulieu

rousseau · #**6278** Posted **Apr 7, 2017, 9:56 PM**

Wow.

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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSkPshsF...by=photos_fera

What kind of person would find this vista thrilling, and would be excited to have it in his/her city, but would still much prefer to live in Mile End?

Because that's the kind of person I am. I love Old Montreal, but don't think I'd want to live very far from St. Viateur Street. Even if I've totally gone paleo and don't eat breadstuffs anymore.

Though my wife and I cherish our memory of the languid summer evening we spent strolling around Old Montreal looking at the various installations that were part of Cité Mémoire.

http://www.montrealenhistoires.com/memory_city

Looks like they're doing it again this year. Cool! All the more reason to go to Montreal during the summer.

matthew6 · #**6279** Posted **Apr 7, 2017, 10:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by rousseau

What kind of person would find this vista thrilling, and would be excited to have it in his/her city, but would still much prefer to live in Mile End?

Because that's the kind of person I am. I love Old Montreal, but don't think I'd want to live very far from St. Viateur Street. Even if I've totally gone paleo and don't eat breadstuffs anymore.

Well Old Montreal is a bit of a tourist trap. Or a lot of one. I`m not an expert. Actually my favourite part of Old Montreal is the waterfront. It immerses you in Montreal`s industrial past especially around McGill.

11a2b3 · #**6280** Posted **Apr 8, 2017, 5:55 PM**

Ottawa Sunset by _Vee_, on Flickr