Canadian Urban Canyons - Page 37

MolsonExport · #**721** Posted **Jan 10, 2015, 8:38 PM**

Love the Halifax shots

middeljohn · #**722** Posted **Jan 10, 2015, 9:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

I really need to get out to Halifax. Only a handful of Canadian cities interest me enough to visit and Halifax is one of them.

I had a chuckle when I read this. A very GTA type of statement that I was guilty of as well up until last year when I finally made it out to Western Canada.

isaidso · #**723** Posted **Jan 11, 2015, 5:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

it feels like a much bigger city than it is in person as well, at least compared to Ontario cities of 400-500,000.

Having lived in Halifax and been to London, St. Catharines-Niagara, and Oshawa I'd have to agree. Halifax feels much bigger than Ontario cities of roughly the same size.

Being a great deal older gives Halifax a sense of establishment missing in some of these Ontario cities. Being a capital, regional centre, home to 6 universities, a big port, a sizable international airport, 2 suspension bridges, hospitals/health care galore, the east coast navy, coast guard, a cruise ship industry, and a massive army presence all add to the feeling of a much bigger city than 400,000.

Halifax has a lot of 'stuff' packed into it that you wouldn't expect in a city its size.

Nouvellecosse · #**724** Posted **Jan 11, 2015, 5:52 AM**

I guess being from here one tends to take it for granted. With so few major cities within close proximity, 400,000 sounds large and we tend to expect city characteristics. I think most people would be somewhat confused to visit another city of the same size and not have it feel as large as we often view Halifax as being a huge city that's somewhat quaint relative to its size, and only having the minimum in terms of city stuff that such a place can get by with.

The_Architect · #**725** Posted **Jan 12, 2015, 4:27 PM**

I'm from the GTA and I'd never say there were only a few cities interesting enough to be worth seeing. Most cities in Canada I haven't been to I at least want to visit once, some just are obviously more intriguing than others.

caltrane74 · #**726** Posted **Jan 12, 2015, 4:31 PM**

When Kitchener-Waterloo gets that LRT going, it will seem like a bigger city. That will add to it's German-Euro flavour that it has going on with all that other Oktoberfest stuff.

harls · #**727** Posted **Jan 12, 2015, 4:52 PM**

Everyone loves Ottawa's excessive, wide, trimmed, gaping..

..I think I should stop..

Trans Canada · #**728** Posted **Jan 12, 2015, 6:37 PM**

Wide, trimmed, gaping, va**** gets plowed (NSFW)

TorontoDrew · #**729** Posted **Jan 12, 2015, 7:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by The_Architect

I'm from the GTA and I'd never say there were only a few cities interesting enough to be worth seeing. Most cities in Canada I haven't been to I at least want to visit once, some just are obviously more intriguing than others.

I'm not about to list off the cities I find interesting. It's all personal opinion but I'm not about to pretend either that every corner of this country intrigues me in some little way. Perhaps if I win the lottery and can be a full time traveler I'll fit in every nook and cranny of his country but until then I'll just be keeping my list of places to visit locations I really find of interest.

vanman · #**730** Posted **Jan 17, 2015, 9:26 AM**

Glorious shot of the Georgia Street canyon.

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Originally Posted by Locked In

My photos from this week:

IMG_1359 by 604 City, on Flickr

333609543 · #**731** Posted **Jan 17, 2015, 4:42 PM**

Amazing. All the canyons in Canada are beyond compare. They are all great so there's no need to compare. However I'm sure many will disagree.

Keep posting! I love the photos!

Rico Rommheim · #**732** Posted **Jan 17, 2015, 4:45 PM**

Georgia street must be the best canyon in the country, or at least is in the same league as those in Toronto and Calgary.

ssiguy · #**733** Posted **Jan 17, 2015, 7:29 PM**

Ya, Vancouver has some great canyons.

Halifax and Winnipeg definitely feel bigger than they are. London seems like a city of it's size while KWC, SC/Nia, Osh seem much smaller. Funny how those cities all have huge freeway systems and London has none. Unlike those cities London benefits from being a regional centre and is a clear single city while those areas are a combination of cities that merged together.

Vancouver feels it's size which is sort of odd because it is one of the most decentralized city in the country.

GlassCity · #**734** Posted **Jan 17, 2015, 7:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Georgia street must be the best canyon in the country, or at least is in the same league as those in Toronto and Calgary.

I'm not sure I agree actually, it's just the angle of the photo. There are a lot of big gaps in between those buildings in reality.

isaidso · #**735** Posted **Jan 17, 2015, 7:49 PM**

I've always been impressed with Ottawa's canyons. I didn't expect to find any decent ones there due to the mid rise nature of its core, but having the buildings uniformly pushed out to the lot line creates the desired effect. The strong street apron on many Ottawa streets looks great.

Mrs Sauga · #**736** Posted **Jan 17, 2015, 7:55 PM**

^I agree

To me, Ottawa and Calgary have the best canyons. The big 3 have some good ones but they also suffer from gaps, setbacks, plazas, etc. Ottawa especially has their buildings right up to the street with similar heights.

caltrane74 · #**737** Posted **Jan 17, 2015, 11:02 PM**

King Street West

caltrane74 · #**738** Posted **Jan 19, 2015, 2:50 AM**

Entertainment District by me

Beedok · #**739** Posted **Jan 19, 2015, 4:12 AM**

Certain getting big city.

Prometheus · #**740** Posted **Jan 19, 2015, 5:29 AM**

Photo by Martinus Scriblerus: https://www.flickr.com/photos/srudy/...ream/lightbox/