Not sure about date, I figure 1977-1978 due to Shell Centre (completed 1978) U/C to the right.
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That's a gorgeous shot! Obviously just the lighting in the image though. Nice post.
Found a pretty nice shot of London a few days ago...
Mohkínstsis — 1.6 million people at the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains, 400 high-rises, a 300-metre SE to NW climb, over 1000 kilometres of pathways, with 20% of the urban area as parkland.
Maybe not skylines, but this is fascinating nevertheless: [URL=http://www.blogto.com/city/2011/09/what_the_suburbs_used_to_look_like_around_toronto/"What the suburbs used to look like around Toronto[/URL]
examples: corner of Jane/Finch, 1960; Don Valley Parkway, 1961:
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The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. (Bertrand Russell)
Sun Life Building. 122m-24 floors. First phase (7 storey podium) built in 1918.
16 storey set back tower added in 1931.
In 1931 it was the 2nd tallest building in the country, and the 125th tallest in the world.
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The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. (Bertrand Russell)
Question about Montreal; what was the tall hospital looking building between the CIBC tower and Windsor Station? It now has been replaced with a non descript glass office building;
Hello it was the Laurentian hotel built in 1948 and demolished in 1978
The Laurentien Hotel was an affordable downtown hotel built in 1948 and demolished in 1978 after the CPR bought it and ordered it torn down for speculatory purposes. It was the second hotel in Montreal to contain over 1000 room. The hotel was profitable at the time of its demise.
The writing was on the wall for the Hotel Laurentien (and other nearby hotels, e.g., the famous Queen's Hotel) given the shift away from long distance train travel (nearby Windsor Station).
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The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. (Bertrand Russell)
This is part of a larger Memorial University thesis describing life in lower-class neighbourhoods of St. John's in the 1980s. It's just... perfect. This could be applied equally to several of my aunts,
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