Canadian skylines of the past - Page 26

SignalHillHiker · #**501** Posted **Oct 26, 2013, 9:40 PM**

A couple of post-Confederation photos, from Vintage St. John's, pre-dating the construction of any modern buildings in St. John's.

The Downtown West End. This is where most of our modern buildings are today. The infamous Central Slum is already partially cleared in this photo so it was taken at least after the 1950s.

The beloved Portuguese White Fleet, a familiar sight at a time when Spanish and Portuguese were as common as English along Water Street and most (even local) ships had crew members from those countries as well.

And the Confederation Building and model Canadian neighbourhoods under construction outside the Old Town core.

Martin Mtl · #**502** Posted **Oct 26, 2013, 11:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

Most of the nicer ones are still there (and are protected heritage structures). It's generally the larger, more mundane factories & railyards that were torn down for equally banal condos. Basically, the western half of the neighbourhood looks much the same as it did then (but with everything occupied & restored), while the eastern half is Toronto's worst collection of condo developments.

Sounds a bit like Griffintown. I should check it out one time.

MonkeyRonin · #**503** Posted **Oct 27, 2013, 12:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

Sounds a bit like Griffintown. I should check it out one time.

It's not terribly vibrant or interesting, mind you. Most of the old warehouses are now just office buildings.

MonkeyRonin · #**504** Posted **Oct 27, 2013, 12:12 AM**

Toronto in 1860:

cornholio · #**505** Posted **Oct 28, 2013, 7:58 AM**

Not the skyline from above but still a great view of 1907 downtown Vancouver from street level.

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Starts on Granville where City Centre Canada Line Stn. is today @1:18 turn onto W.Hastings and head east past Carrall @3:21 now heading south on Carrall + turn right onto Cordova heading west @4:18 turn left and go south on Cambie to Hastings @4:32 skip to heading west on Robson near Burrard @4:43 mark see "The Manhattan" Apts. under construction at Robson and Thurlow + continue along Robson to Broughton @5:13 now on Davie past Bidwell heading east. Ride ends on Davie around Bute.

davidivivid · #**506** Posted **Oct 28, 2013, 3:41 PM**

Quebec City 1890

http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/art...3_section_POS1

Chadillaccc · #**507** Posted **Oct 28, 2013, 5:51 PM**

Calgary - 1920
Population - 65 000

http://www.okthepk.ca/dataCprSiding/...0/96030104.htm

Darkoshvilli · #**508** Posted **Oct 28, 2013, 7:29 PM**

1852

St Patrick's church at the top right corner is the only building still here today.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbexpl...57624012768417

Griffintown 1933

http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbexpl...7624012768417/

FrAnKs · #**509** Posted **Oct 28, 2013, 10:54 PM**

Wow ! ... In the first picture, Montréal looked Sooo French, with a slice of British aswell !

It's too bad those beautiful buildings are all gone

ScreamingViking · #**510** Posted **Oct 29, 2013, 1:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by Darkoshvilli

Griffintown 1933

http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbexpl...7624012768417/

What is that very long building that cuts across most of the lower half of the image?

Rico Rommheim · #**511** Posted **Oct 29, 2013, 1:25 AM**

It can only be the CN rail viaduct. It seems like it's still under construction.

It's still around today.

ScreamingViking · #**512** Posted **Oct 29, 2013, 1:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

It can only be the CN rail viaduct. It seems like it's still under construction.

It's still around today.

Ah thanks. It looks like some kind of industrial building with all those windows, but the length seemed odd.

Was there usable space underneath the tracks or are those windows purely decorative? (if they're even windows)

Rico Rommheim · #**513** Posted **Oct 29, 2013, 2:08 AM**

Here's a wider version of the same picture.

Griffintown is below the CN viaduct, Old Montreal is above.

This gives a good idea of how much of these neighbourhoods were wiped out in the same name of progress.

http://havremontreal.qc.ca/assets/im...6tQwieEQ8LbYs3