Canadian Urban Canyons - Page 63

Acajack · #**1241** Posted **May 30, 2019, 7:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

I'm talking about at least the last 3-4 years I've been watching the temps. It's not the polar tundra so many from the south think it is.

You're right that Whitehorse and Yellowknife are somewhat better in terms of temperatures than most people would expect. Similar to a number of cities in northern Ontario and northern Quebec.

People expect them to be like Iqaluit (which basically has no summer) but they're not.

TorontoDrew · #**1242** Posted **May 30, 2019, 7:40 PM**

My friend was dating a guy who was from Whitehorse, last month he asked her to move there and she said it was too cold. I told her to check the temp and it was 26 when it was only 13 here.

Anyway, way off topic now. Back to canyons.

Acajack · #**1243** Posted **May 31, 2019, 1:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

My friend was dating a guy who was from Whitehorse, last month he asked her to move there and she said it was too cold. I told her to check the temp and it was 26 when it was only 13 here.

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The warm(er) subarctic climate zone actually extends a lot further north in the west than in the central-east part of the country, where the cooling effect of Hudson and James bays and other factors push the true arctic climate zones quite a bit further south of where they appear in the west.

GlassCity · #**1244** Posted **Jun 1, 2019, 8:58 PM**

Yeah, even if you take the Wikipedia climate averages rather than anecdotal weather app checking, Whitehorse is similar in temperature to Winnipeg. Which, while cold, is probably still a lot warmer than most would probably guess based on latitude.

MonkeyRonin · #**1245** Posted **Jun 3, 2019, 5:55 PM**

Bremner Blvd.

https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2019/06...-jurassic-park

trofirhen · #**1246** Posted **Jun 13, 2019, 11:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by whatnext

I still haven't quite adjusted to seeing this view down West Hastings in downtown Vancouver punctuated by the new MNP Tower, in addition to the Marine Building.

Marine Building by whatnextyvr, on Flickr

Don't worry, it will come. The MNP will just become dramatic background offset, the Marine Building will never lose its striking charm nor its pride of place at the streethead.

trofirhen · #**1247** Posted **Jun 14, 2019, 2:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by CivicBlues

How about Vancouver? We inexplicably have 2 blue lines (Expo and Canada - why this one wasn't coloured Red is beyond me). And we still refer to our 3 lines by Name (other one being Millennium - Yellow).

Not to mention when we extended the Millennium line we called it the Evergreen Extention and overlayed Green with Yellow. Sheesh

Must be confusing as hell and a mouthful for tourists who don't speak English as a first language

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

Always did find Vancouver's system identification scheme quite strange. The entire time Evergreen was under construction, I thought it was going to be its own independent line. If they treat the Broadway subway (two phases) the same way as Evergreen, that will make it even worse.

I'm from Vancouver, and I've always wished they used 1,2,3 or A, B, C .....
I suggested it once and got booed and hissed. It seems we have to honour our heritage and historic events.
Also, there was a big and unecessary brouhaha when somebody thought "The Evergreen Line" was going to be used all the way to UBC. Using different colours would have helped.

Chadillaccc · #**1248** Posted **Jun 14, 2019, 5:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by trofirhen

Don't worry, it will come. The MNP will just become dramatic background offset, the Marine Building will never lose its striking charm nor its pride of place at the streethead.

I literally couldn't agree more with this opinion. I feel like the flowing lines of MNP Tower is nearly perfectly complementary of the artistic friezes and stark angles/setbacks of the Marine Building. Very nice

TorontoDrew · #**1249** Posted **Jun 14, 2019, 7:02 PM**

Bursting at the Seams by kotsy, on Flickr

TorontoDrew · #**1250** Posted **Jul 15, 2019, 1:47 PM**

DSC_6594 by Boris T, on Flickr

someone123 · #**1251** Posted **Jul 24, 2019, 4:52 AM**

Sackville Street, Halifax

Source

TorontoDrew · #**1252** Posted **Jul 24, 2019, 2:44 PM**

What an awesome canyon. Nice architectural layers. Very Halifax.

TorontoDrew · #**1253** Posted **Aug 20, 2019, 6:38 PM**

Ten York Aerial 05 by Michael Muraz, on Flickr

Maldive · #**1254** Posted **Aug 21, 2019, 5:09 PM**

M. Muraz deserves a key to the city for his pics.

Like how the night lighting on top of 10 York helps turn a wannabe flat-iron into a real wedge.

megadude · #**1255** Posted **Aug 21, 2019, 5:26 PM**

Any time I drive through that stretch I get that mini Tokyo vibe. I try to avoid driving through there because I already work DT everyday and prefer not to go anywhere near DT on weekends, but on the odd occasion that route is faster than 401 when I'm going east to west or vice versa. So basically I haven't gotten bored of that stretch yet.

Wouldn't wanna live in one of those condos facing the road though.