The Great Canadian Skyline thread for CMAs 1 million and under

[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

I tend to agree, but I think the folks living in those towers like the "cachet" of saying they live in Uptown. "Midtown" doesn't seem to have any legs yet.

Nobody minds living in midtown Manhattan.

[kwoldtimer]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Nobody minds living in midtown Manhattan.

Well, it’s not upper east side ...

In K-W’s case, “Midtown” remains a bit of a fiction - many people would not know where you lived if you said Midtown. It does make sense as the label for the strip between DTK and UTW, however, so maybe it will become standard.

[Gordon Bombay]

Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

Well, it’s not upper east side ...

In K-W’s case, “Midtown” remains a bit of a fiction - many people would not know where you lived if you said Midtown. It does make sense as the label for the strip between DTK and UTW, however, so maybe it will become standard.

It's interesting how these things evolve. KCI was definitely known as a 'downtown' school a million years ago, even though it's closer to Waterloo than the 'official' downtown limits.

[kwoldtimer]

Originally Posted by Gordon Bombay

It's interesting how these things evolve. KCI was definitely known as a 'downtown' school a million years ago, even though it's closer to Waterloo than the 'official' downtown limits.

At one time, KCI was the only K-W public high school.

[Gordon Bombay]

Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

At one time, KCI was the only K-W public high school.

You got me - I'm describing a time that was only half a million years ago.

[kwoldtimer]

1960.

Waterloo still doesn’t have a hospital.

[Gordon Bombay]

Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

1960.

Waterloo still doesn’t have a hospital.

Why would they need a hospital when Midtown has all of their hospital needs covered (except cardiac care)?*

I'm obviously not talking about a world where there is one high school and Waterloo is a growing town of about 20,000 people with a brand new university and a dream. The people I knew who lived out in the suburbs several decades later did think of KCI as a downtown school that was barely acceptable because it had a French immersion program, and the term 'midtown' would have never have crossed their minds.

Edit: That picture of Kelowna is spectacular. Maybe KW can enhance Mt. Trashmore to get some better scenery.

*please don't think that I'm being serious

[Tone]

Rimouski - Saint-Robert district skyline

[Masoliantekw]

Québec
seen from above Lauzon, on the South Shore


Coucher de soleil sur la ville de Québec... by @marcel.dore.photographe, on Instagram

[someone123]

North End Halifax


Source

[north 42]

^ Lots of cranes in that shot, impressive.

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by Masoliantekw

Québec
seen from above Lauzon, on the South Shore


Coucher de soleil sur la ville de Québec... by @marcel.dore.photographe, on Instagram

Nice shot. I have family that live in Lauzon (Aunt/Uncle, a cousin and his family).

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by giallo

Kelowna

outstanding shot

[Tone]

Rimouski today

[Wigs]

Damn, Halifax looks booming!

[cranes]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...l_Municipality

Downtown Kitchener, 2021



https://www.loopnet.ca/Listing/1-You...r-ON/24073247/

[kwoldtimer]

If Kitchener keeps it up, it’s going to start to look like an actual city.

[The Great Scaper]

Some photos I took of Victoria this evening, I wish I could have gone out a little earlier to get better photos but had appointments with clients...

Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

Victoria B.C. Canada by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

[zoomer]

Thanks for sharing GS! The first picture gives a good overall perspective; the others were the large zoom makes buildings seem like neighbours even though there are twenty minute walk apart, lol.

Small to mid-sized cities are tough to capture at a distance with so many buildings being of a similar size and the colours end up being muted so everything looks similar. I guess this is one reason why you’re always wanting every building to be TALLER!

Here’s an older shot of the skyline from in close - fun to make out the buildings that you captured in your shots.


Source: https://www.skyscope.ca/

[The Great Scaper]

Thanks Zoomer. That's a really great photo. I'm assuming it's from a drone. It really shows how dense the downtown area is becoming. I ended up taking a few more skyline photos today which turned out quite well. I'll upload them in the next few days.