Your City, a Few Photos at a Time - Page 17

1overcosc · #**321** Posted **Jun 18, 2015, 8:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by rousseau

And the brick roads. We don't do brick roads in southern Ontario.

We do in Kingston!

(Credit: Sean Rowland)

It's been around forever and it's well maintained. All blocks that border on Market Square are brick road.

Another brick road is on the southern part of University Avenue, which forms the main boulevard of Queen's University campus:

(Credit: DTAH design)

rousseau · #**322** Posted **Jun 18, 2015, 11:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by 1overcosc

We do in Kingston!

(Credit: Sean Rowland)

It's been around forever and it's well maintained. All blocks that border on Market Square are brick road.

Another brick road is on the southern part of University Avenue, which forms the main boulevard of Queen's University campus:

(Credit: DTAH design)

That's nice-looking. I haven't been to Kingston in ages, and for some reason don't recall seeing that.

mcminsen · #**323** Posted **Jun 21, 2015, 2:23 AM**

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zoomer · #**324** Posted **Jun 21, 2015, 5:27 PM**

Zoomed in view on the heart of downtown Victoria.

Victoria BC by Karen Berry, on Flickr

Hali87 · #**325** Posted **Jun 23, 2015, 5:10 AM**

What's the prison-looking building behind the Legislature and the pyramid thing behind the Empress?

zoomer · #**326** Posted **Jun 23, 2015, 5:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by Hali87

What's the prison-looking building behind the Legislature and the pyramid thing behind the Empress?

Old Government offices which are being replaced with new offices and housing:

from http://capitalparkvictoria.com/.

Pyramid is attached to the Empress hotel and is the Victoria Conference centre. Luckily the expansive green roof is not really visible from street level:

Google street view

alps · #**327** Posted **Jun 23, 2015, 5:49 PM**

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The new Halifax Central Library has made the shortlist for the World Building of the Year 2015 in the civics and community buildings category.

The shortlist is made of up of 338 projects from 46 countries around the world and will be presented at this year's World Architectural Festival in Singapore, Nov. 4-6.

The Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects collaborated with local architects Fowler Bauld & Mitchell on the design for the Halifax Central Library.

The library also won a 2010 international competition for the redevelopment of the city centre site. (CBC News)

(More photos by Adam Mørk via Archdaily)

Dr Awesomesauce · #**328** Posted **Jun 24, 2015, 12:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

English Bay Beach, Vancouver, June 20 '15, my pics

No fair! Photos of English Bay make every other Canadian city look really sh*t.

1overcosc · #**329** Posted **Jun 24, 2015, 2:58 AM**

What's the water temps like at English Bay?

itom 987 · #**330** Posted **Jun 24, 2015, 4:00 AM**

Cold

mcminsen · #**331** Posted **Jun 24, 2015, 6:56 AM**

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davidivivid · #**332** Posted **Jun 24, 2015, 3:37 PM**

Hali87 · #**333** Posted **Jun 25, 2015, 3:30 AM**

Untitled by Hali87, on Flickr

someone123 · #**334** Posted **Jun 25, 2015, 4:21 PM**

This one's similar to the last photo, but from a different angle. The white crane is for the Maple and the yellow cranes are for the Roy; both will be residential buildings over 20 storeys.

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esquire · #**335** Posted **Jun 25, 2015, 4:58 PM**

^ Great view!

lio45 · #**336** Posted **Jun 25, 2015, 5:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by itom 987

Cold

The answer is very relative, it depends who you ask...

giallo · #**337** Posted **Jun 26, 2015, 12:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by 1overcosc

What's the water temps like at English Bay?

Chilly. If you grew up on a lake (like I did), the water temperature is uncomfortable.

The Northern Pacific from BC to northern Mexico, as unbelievably beautiful as it is, is a pretty cruel body of water for taking a dip in. I know there are a lot of people who think otherwise, but to me it's not worth the trouble.

That's not to say you can't find nice warm areas along the coast during certain times. Low tide areas along Spanish Banks to Wreck Beach in Vancouver can provide warm waters when the tide comes in over the hot sand, but again, this sort of situation is not ideal for someone like me. I like constant cool to warm water for swimming, and for that, Taiwan gives me my proper beach fix a few times a year.

Amazing pictures of English Bay, mcminsen. The real jewel of downtown Vancouver right there. The city and its residents sure are lucky to have that right on their doorstep. I'd kill to have something a quarter as beautiful here in Shanghai.

Hali87 · #**338** Posted **Jun 26, 2015, 2:44 AM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

^ Great view!

If it was taken in the last few days, it would have to have been taken from this:

Untitled by Hali87, on Flickr

Hali87 · #**339** Posted **Jun 26, 2015, 3:01 AM**

Untitled by Hali87, on Flickr

someone123 · #**340** Posted **Jun 27, 2015, 3:29 AM**

A few more from Halifax:

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