Canadian skylines of the past - Page 105

SignalHillHiker · #**2081** Posted **Mar 7, 2016, 10:59 PM**

Great TO pic.

I wish we were still building like that.

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A few older ones from a magazine published in 1901.

Poem from 1796 invasion by the French.

And 1945.

There was so much shit out at Fort Amherst then. There are only three buildings there now.

someone123 · #**2082** Posted **Mar 8, 2016, 6:19 AM**

Nova Scotian Hotel, South End train station, and ocean terminals, 1931:

http://halifaxbloggers.ca/builthalif...train-station/

Demolition underway for the Cogswell interchange, 1960's. You can see some of the buildings that were later torn down. One of them looks like it's built out of ironstone and granite like the Jerusalem Warehouse or Keith's Brewery; it was probably from the 1800-1830 period, while the 5 storey building looks like other surviving buildings from the 1850's.

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Not a photo, but these drawings of the 1895 drill hall are great. This was an early building with steel truss construction that allowed for larger interior spaces than were previously possible (the building is a national historic site today):

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OTSkyline · #**2083** Posted **Mar 8, 2016, 8:29 PM**

Wow, that first shot is amazing! Is that the Titanic?

LeftCoaster · #**2084** Posted **Mar 8, 2016, 8:45 PM**

Please tell me that was a joke?

kwoldtimer · #**2085** Posted **Mar 8, 2016, 10:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by OTSkyline

Wow, that first shot is amazing! Is that the Titanic?

I was wondering about the ship as well. There weren't many four funnel ships around at the time. The Olympic? Aquitania or Mauritania?

thomax · #**2086** Posted **Mar 8, 2016, 11:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by OTSkyline

Wow, that first shot is amazing! Is that the Titanic?

It's the Olympic, one of the Titanic's two sister ships.

vaportrail · #**2087** Posted **Mar 9, 2016, 8:45 AM**

Edmonton early spring 1978.

From Gallagher Park, southeast of downtown.

From Rossdale, southwest of downtown.

Residential skyline through to downtown from the west.

Acajack · #**2088** Posted **Mar 9, 2016, 2:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by vaportrail

Edmonton early spring 1978.

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Nice to see the mother ship from Space 1999 making a stop in Edmonton!

Rico Rommheim · #**2089** Posted **Mar 9, 2016, 2:53 PM**

Cool to see the RMS Olympic at Halifax. It was the same size as Titanic, and looked pretty much the same.

ainvan · #**2090** Posted **Mar 11, 2016, 1:12 PM**

Happy Birthday, Tdot!

Toronto_map_large by Sebastian Ip, on Flickr

SignalHillHiker · #**2091** Posted **Mar 11, 2016, 10:38 PM**

King's Bridge Road, St. John's.

One of the wealthiest parts of the city back then. The sidewalks there are still a narrow width because they were meant only for servants.

Trans Canada · #**2092** Posted **Mar 15, 2016, 4:30 PM**

Calgary Skyline from Sunalta School, 1983

Credit Harry Palmer Photographs / A Portrait of Canada (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)
http://www.aportraitofcanada.ca/?p=1738

drew · #**2093** Posted **Mar 15, 2016, 4:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by thomax

It's the Olympic, one of the Titanic's two sister ships.

Retired in 1935. Scrapped over the next couple years.

Great picture.

esquire · #**2094** Posted **Mar 15, 2016, 4:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by Trans Canada

Calgary Skyline from Sunalta School, 1983

Credit Harry Palmer Photographs / A Portrait of Canada (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)
http://www.aportraitofcanada.ca/?p=1738

All those cranes! Just incredible.

SignalHillHiker · #**2095** Posted **Mar 21, 2016, 10:35 PM**

A few pictures from the old NL Magazine celebrating a Royal visit to mark the end of the Great War.

osirisboy · #**2096** Posted **Mar 22, 2016, 12:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

All those cranes! Just incredible.

It is incredible. And weren't we in a recession back in 81-82 with ridiculously high interest rates? Surprised to see the amount of construction. (Although I guess it was all started before the economy tanked)