Post some pictures of your city!

[Darkoshvilli]

The protests have been peaceful lately so definitely not that..

[leftimage]

Originally Posted by MTLskyline

Student protestors or settling of accounts?

Haha, I heard people on the street sharing the same hypothesis. I think it was a kitchen fire. Those leaving the burning business seemed kind of pissed/disappointed rather than scared, as though they had almost managed to extinguish it themselves.

This was at the corner of Roy between Saint-Dominique and Saint-Laurent. I heard the intersection was closed for a few hours afterwards.

[davidivivid]

Rue St-Pierre par davidivivid, sur Flickr



Canadian Bank of Commerce par davidivivid, sur Flickr

[Echoes]

davidivivid, I always enjoy your posts showing off the best of Quebec City. Keep up the good work!

[mike474]

Originally Posted by leftimage

Haha, I heard people on the street sharing the same hypothesis. I think it was a kitchen fire. Those leaving the burning business seemed kind of pissed/disappointed rather than scared, as though they had almost managed to extinguish it themselves.

This was at the corner of Roy between Saint-Dominique and Saint-Laurent. I heard the intersection was closed for a few hours afterwards.

It might have been a gas explosion. A friend of mine lives just up the block and said she heard a boom and even felt her building shake a bit. I also saw gaz metro trucks there a couple times in the week before.

[davidivivid]

Originally Posted by Echoes

davidivivid, I always enjoy your posts showing off the best of Quebec City. Keep up the good work!

Thrust me: it's a pleasure for me to find these pics and post them here, as it allows even me to look at my city differently.

[davidivivid]

Ciel noir sur Québec par eburriel, sur Flickr


Porte Saint-Louis at night par Boris HD, sur Flickr


Jour 46 par Fa_que, sur Flickr


Stipple at sunset par Boris HD, sur Flickr


Powerful turn par Boris HD, sur Flickr


Busy street in Vieux Quebec par Boris HD, sur Flickr



http://www.lapresse.ca/voyage/destin...nstruction.php


Hôtel de glace - 2012 par Luckyquebec, sur Flickr


Hôtel de glace - 2012 par Luckyquebec, sur Flickr


Quebec_City_17 par Viaggiatore Fantasma, sur Flickr


L'Hiver sur Richelieu Deligny par eburriel, sur Flickr

[haligonia]

Halifax;

Salter:

Source

Queen:

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North:

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[Rico Rommheim]

wow which street is this? Kind of looks like a smaller Ste-catherine

[FrAnKs]

Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

wow which street is this? Kind of looks like a smaller Ste-catherine

Charest Boulevard, the most important one in St-Roch Neighbourhood :

http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=fr&ll=...246.8,,0,-6.88

I filmed it recently :

• Video Link

[isaidso]

Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

wow which street is this? Kind of looks like a smaller Ste-catherine

That's exactly what I was thinking. I'm pleasantly surprised that Quebec City has a street like that. It has huge potential.

[davidivivid]

Originally Posted by isaidso

That's exactly what I was thinking. I'm pleasantly surprised that Quebec City has a street like that. It has huge potential.

It does! There was a great project for that part of town a few years ago which would have had a great impact on this street but it unfortunately stayed at the proposal level:




http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...146150&page=81

[FrAnKs]

I actually wonder what's the height limit for this part of the city. Hell probably not that tall !

Unfortunately, Quebec city isn't a city of Skyscrapers, then I'm sad to say that a project like that will never see the light of the day for St-Roch.

[someone123]

Originally Posted by haligonia

Halifax;

Queen:

Source

This row of buildings is looking more and more out of place, which is usually a sign that it will be gone soon. Since the photo was taken another apartment building and an office building went up next door, plus the library and some more condos are going in on adjacent blocks. The small building on the right has condos that sell for over $1M. I'd guess the life expectancy of these is about 3-5 years.

Here's a similar old picture I took of the relatively "hot" area of Hollis and Morris a few years ago. Back then I knew the wooden apartment on the right's days were numbered. It looked like such a relic:



Then some new apartments went in:


breakhouse.ca

I think it's an improvement, but there's definitely an "Old Halifax" that is being lost. We only have a tiny piece of the character that would have been very common back in, say, 1950.

[davidivivid]

Chateau Laurier - canal Rideau par Luckyquebec, sur Flickr

[isaidso]

Originally Posted by someone123

I think it's an improvement, but there's definitely an "Old Halifax" that is being lost. We only have a tiny piece of the character that would have been very common back in, say, 1950.

I agree with you. It's an improvement, but Halifax is losing some of its character. I won't miss the overhead wires though. They're a bloody mess.

[chrisallard5454]

You would never guess it, but this is directly west of Winnipeg's largest ever development, several thousand acres of cookie cutter suburban sprawl. Disgusting. And what a view it destroys. I find their is nothing like the prairies.

[Darkoshvilli]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbexpl...in/photostream

[lake of the nations]

Victoriaville, Québec. You can watch a video here.


EDOUARD PLANTE-FRÉCHETTE, LA PRESSE


EDOUARD PLANTE-FRÉCHETTE, LA PRESSE


EDOUARD PLANTE-FRÉCHETTE, LA PRESSE


EDOUARD PLANTE-FRÉCHETTE, LA PRESSE


EDOUARD PLANTE-FRÉCHETTE, LA PRESSE


EDOUARD PLANTE-FRÉCHETTE, LA PRESSE


EDOUARD PLANTE-FRÉCHETTE, LA PRESSE


EDOUARD PLANTE-FRÉCHETTE, LA PRESSE


EDOUARD PLANTE-FRÉCHETTE, LA PRESSE

[FrAnKs]

Incredible, just incredible. Where are we going.