Post some pictures of your city! II - Page 212

Chadillaccc · #**4221** Posted **Mar 27, 2015, 7:23 PM**

Medicine Hat, Alberta

Source: http://www.editingluke.net/2014/08/m...00-images.html

esquire · #**4222** Posted **Mar 27, 2015, 7:26 PM**

^ Those pics make the Hat look as varied and colourful as Austin

Calgarian · #**4223** Posted **Mar 27, 2015, 8:32 PM**

Medicine Hat is actually a pretty nice little city, I lived there for 3 years and quite enjoyed my time there. The only thing I found strange is they have a massive hate on for Calgary, it's quite bizarre.

Martin Mtl · #**4224** Posted **Mar 27, 2015, 10:08 PM**

Credit: @archimontreal

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MonkeyRonin · #**4225** Posted **Mar 28, 2015, 5:07 PM**

Far View by @416Shots, on Flickr

TheLooseMoose by Ben Roffelsen Photography, on Flickr

All the world's a stage by BruceK, on Flickr

https://www.flickr.com/photos/sleg21/16710362859/

The standout by uncomman, on Flickr

Front and Church by alisakutkin, on Flickr

Dazed and Amused by cookedphotos, on Flickr

Home Is Wherever I'm with You by cookedphotos, on Flickr

Conversation on Augusta by MyToronto, on Flickr

Lower Cabbagetown by Metrix X, on Flickr

St. James Fog by cookedphotos, on Flickr

Sun Throne by Michael Mitchener, on Flickr

Dwils01 · #**4226** Posted **Mar 29, 2015, 1:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

https://www.flickr.com/photos/sleg21/16710362859/

Took me a while to realize that the top of First Canadian Place was missing.
I knew something didn't look right in that picture.

Ontario1 · #**4227** Posted **Mar 29, 2015, 3:26 AM**

1 Victoria Street, Kitchener

Downtown Kitchener

Photos by Me.

SignalHillHiker · #**4228** Posted **Mar 29, 2015, 10:26 AM**

"Spring"

Spring by Rabbittownie, on Flickr

Spring by Rabbittownie, on Flickr

And a few quick and dirty mobile pics...

Grapevine:

McMurdo's Lane for Screech burgers at Magnum's.

Then down to a new bar on Water.

A little taste of the place - great, cozy little bar. I love the Water Street bars like Grapevine, Rose & Thistle, Nautical Nellie's, Gypsy Tea Room, etc. They all have such a nice vibe. They're not as rambunctious as George Street, or as hipster/artistic/intellectual/whatever as all the alley bars like the Duke and the Ship. They're almost as laid back as neighbourhood pubs, just with a more middle class crowd.

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lake of the nations · #**4229** Posted **Mar 29, 2015, 3:02 PM**

Montréal, as seen from Saint Helen's Island.

Montréal, vue du parc Jean-Drapeau by lake of the nations, on Flickr

La Tour Deloitte by lake of the nations, on Flickr

The Biosphère and the Lévis tower.

La Biosphère et la Tour de Lévis by lake of the nations, on Flickr

La Biosphère by lake of the nations, on Flickr

The CHUM.

Le CHUM by lake of the nations, on Flickr

SignalHillHiker · #**4230** Posted **Mar 29, 2015, 4:34 PM**

Popped out into the depressing gloom today.

The Day After by Rabbittownie, on Flickr

SignalHillHiker · #**4231** Posted **Mar 29, 2015, 6:26 PM**

Some coast to coast panoramas, starting in the west for a chance.

Tried to pick two cities per province. It was easy until Atlantic Canada - so one for PEI, and I went with Lunenburg for Nova Scotia's second as it's more interesting to me than Sydney, and Dartmouth is part of Halifax really.

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Victoria

Victoria Harbor Panorama by shorbo, on Flickr

Inner Harbour Victoria by Grom HellScream, on Flickr

Vancouver

Night-motif by quinet, on Flickr

City of Vancouver Panorama with sunset by Tim Shields BC, on Flickr

Calgary

Peace Bridge - 8 February 2015 by Luke in China, on Flickr

Calgary Skyline Panorama by Clayton Perry Photoworks, on Flickr

Edmonton

The ice is melting, soon it will be summer - Edmonton, Alberta by John Payzant, on Flickr

EDMONTON AB Panorama by phelikia, on Flickr

Regina

Downtown Regina Panorama by jasondoan76, on Flickr

Regina by austins, on Flickr

Saskatoon

Saskatoon city skyline at night by knobberhead, on Flickr

Saskatoon from the river's edge. by larryjellison, on Flickr

Winnipeg

The Forks, Winnipeg, Manitoba by AJ Batac, on Flickr

Winnipeg City Skyline by AJ Batac, on Flickr

Brandon

P8220001-15 by Markus Derrer, on Flickr

Brandon Sunsets by Josh•Yo, on Flickr

Toronto

Toronto Skyline by simulatron, on Flickr

Gord's Boutique by ryankeberly, on Flickr

Ottawa

Alexandria Bridge Ottawa Panorama HDR by Intiaz Rahim, on Flickr

Parliament Hill in Ottawa - Panorama by Marek Urban Photography, on Flickr

Montreal

view from mont royal by ovieh, on Flickr

Levé de soleil sur Montréal by VdlMrc, on Flickr

Quebec

Quebec City at night by Songquan Deng, on Flickr

Panorama du Centre-ville de Québec la nuit de Lévis / Quebec City downtown skyline panorama by night from Levis by po.fortin, on Flickr

Saint John

Saint John Panorama HDR by Ivon1oh1, on Flickr

harbour view by Seeing Is, on Flickr

Moncton

Panorama Moncton, NB, la nuit / nighttime by orignal, on Flickr

Moncton by jmurph2525, on Flickr

Charlottetown

Charlottetown marina pano by davidecasteel, on Flickr

Panorama of Charlottetown by RickDuhrkopf, on Flickr

Halifax

Halifax- Panorama at sunset. by Agentpaint, on Flickr

Halifax Skyline by J_Longmire, on Flickr

Lunenburg

Lunenburg Panorama 2 by Grant is a Grant, on Flickr

panorama Lunenburg, Nova Scotia by rebadger, on Flickr

St. John's

St. John's by gwhiteway, on Flickr

St. John's Panorama by ZachWheeler, on Flickr

Corner Brook

These clouds on fire by tom cochrane, on Flickr

4a-Corner Brook from hwy, panorama 10 x 30 web by Shears Gallery, on Flickr

SignalHillHiker · #**4232** Posted **Mar 29, 2015, 6:53 PM**

Last time I put together a bunch, I had to explore Yellowknife more. This time, it's Saint John, New Brunswick.

Dark and Foggy by Marcfoto, on Flickr

Saint John, NB by Avard Woolaver, on Flickr

Historical buildings at the St. John waterfront by MrKotek, on Flickr

Harbour Passage October 2014 _9197 6x4 3 s by DaveyMacG, on Flickr

Saint John Downtown evening September 4 2014 _7803 pse by DaveyMacG, on Flickr

Saint John, NB by Avard Woolaver, on Flickr

Steamy Sunrise I by evanlochem, on Flickr

Port and Cruise Ships Sept 2014_8461 16x9 2 by DaveyMacG, on Flickr

Saint John City Market - Saint John, New Brunswick - Canada by Jason Lorette, on Flickr

Saint John by matthewcxlangford, on Flickr

Saint John, New Brunswick by Canadian Pacific, on Flickr

Uptown Spot by Hussain Almarshood, on Flickr

Uptown Saint John From Lower Fort Howe by JHikka, on Flickr

Uptown by Rukasu1, on Flickr

Untitled by itsedsy, on Flickr

Saint John core by Ultrachool, on Flickr

esquire · #**4233** Posted **Mar 30, 2015, 3:18 AM**

^ Saint John looks interesting in those pics... makes me want to check it out. I'm guessing the streets can get lively when there are two big cruise ships in port?

Chadillaccc · #**4234** Posted **Mar 30, 2015, 3:58 AM**

Amazing Saint John pics! I've been trying to muster up another set of that city for a while now. Now I don't need to! Beauty!

someone123 · #**4235** Posted **Mar 30, 2015, 5:02 AM**

The Saint John market is great. It may be the only surviving pre-war city market building in the Maritimes. It was built in the 1870's.

I didn't realize they still had Pete's. Pete's is an upscale grocery chain with a couple of locations around Halifax (similar to Urban Fare in Vancouver, or Whole Foods minus most of the pseudoscientific health angle), but it started in the Saint John market.

Saint John is also interesting in that there has been a kind of intergenerational reduction in its prominence. Older people (who think of it as it was in the 1960's and 70's) still talk about it as a kind of second city of the Maritimes, but younger people will talk about Moncton. If you go farther back, there was a Calgary-Edmonton type situation with Halifax and Saint John. They were more or less considered alternate twins and different people had different preferences.

A passage from The Clockmaker (circa 1840):

Well, says I, I will tell you what I mean—draw a line from Cape Sable to Cape Cansoo, right thro' the Province, and it will split it into two, this way, and I cut an apple into two halves; now, says I, the worst half, like the rotten half of the apple, belongs to Halifax, and the other and sound half belongs to St. John. Your side of the province on the sea coast is all stone—I never seed such a pro per sight of rocks in my life, it's enough to starve a rabbit. Well, tother side on the Bay of Fundy is a superfine country, there aint the beat of it to be found any where. Now, would'nt the folks living away up to the Bay, be pretty fools to go to Halifax, when they can go to St. John with half the trouble. St. John is the natural capital of the Bay of Fundy, it will be the largest city in America next to New York. It has an immense back country as big as Great Britain, a first chop river, and amazin sharp folks, most as cute as the Yankees—it's a splendid location for business.

And this lovely passage:

But, said he, (and he shewed the whites of his eyes like a wall eyed horse) but, said he, Mr. Slick, how is it then, Halifax ever grew at all, has'nt it got what it always had; it's no worse than it was. I guess, said I, that pole aint strong enough to bear you, neither; if you trust to that you'll be into the brook, as sure as you are born; you once had the trade of the whole Province, but St. John has run off with that now—you've lost all but your trade in blue berries and rabbits with the niggers at Hammond Plains. You've lost your customers, your rivals have a better stand for business—they've got the corner store—four great streets meet there, and its near the market slip.

The Shubenacadie canal linked Halifax up to the Bay of Fundy in the 1850's and then the railways were built, so these projections ended up being pretty far off the mark.

SignalHillHiker · #**4236** Posted **Mar 30, 2015, 11:39 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by esquire

^ Saint John looks interesting in those pics... makes me want to check it out. I'm guessing the streets can get lively when there are two big cruise ships in port?

It makes a difference in a small city, yeah, especially one that's been a little emptied out. You probably wouldn't notice it in TO or some such city unless you were right beside it as it unloaded.

Water Street here tends to be quite busy during the summer anyway, but you can always tell when the cruise ship passengers are in. Slow walking and fanny packs and eagerness to chat with locals. The Russian ships seem to be a little like clown cars too - the smallest vessel can come in but you'll see dozens of them about town in full uniform.

MonkeyRonin · #**4237** Posted **Mar 30, 2015, 2:05 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by someone123

Well, says I, I will tell you what I mean—draw a line from Cape Sable to Cape Cansoo, right thro' the Province, and it will split it into two, this way, and I cut an apple into two halves; now, says I, the worst half, like the rotten half of the apple, belongs to Halifax, and the other and sound half belongs to St. John. Your side of the province on the sea coast is all stone—I never seed such a pro per sight of rocks in my life, it's enough to starve a rabbit. Well, tother side on the Bay of Fundy is a superfine country, there aint the beat of it to be found any where. Now, would'nt the folks living away up to the Bay, be pretty fools to go to Halifax, when they can go to St. John with half the trouble. St. John is the natural capital of the Bay of Fundy, it will be the largest city in America next to New York. It has an immense back country as big as Great Britain, a first chop river, and amazin sharp folks, most as cute as the Yankees—it's a splendid location for business.

And this lovely passage:

But, said he, (and he shewed the whites of his eyes like a wall eyed horse) but, said he, Mr. Slick, how is it then, Halifax ever grew at all, has'nt it got what it always had; it's no worse than it was. I guess, said I, that pole aint strong enough to bear you, neither; if you trust to that you'll be into the brook, as sure as you are born; you once had the trade of the whole Province, but St. John has run off with that now—you've lost all but your trade in blue berries and rabbits with the niggers at Hammond Plains. You've lost your customers, your rivals have a better stand for business—they've got the corner store—four great streets meet there, and its near the market slip.

Holy shit it's like 1840s SSP.

kool maudit · #**4238** Posted **Mar 30, 2015, 2:43 PM**

nørrebrogade, copenhagen

kool maudit · #**4239** Posted **Mar 30, 2015, 2:46 PM**

Chadillaccc · #**4240** Posted **Mar 30, 2015, 3:19 PM**

More awesome Saint John info! Definitely have to check it out when I make it out to the Maritimes.