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Toronto: Vienna surrounded by L.A.?

thegryseone — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:51:59 +0000

I've bean to Torono and it's nice and clean, but I don't see the Vienna connection either (not that I've bean there).

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Toronto: Vienna surrounded by L.A.?

doady — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:48:55 +0000

Toronto does have a lot of skyscrapers, but the majority of them are located in the suburbs. Of the 2000+ buildings of 12-storeys or higher in the Toronto area, approximately 1300 are located in post-war suburban neighbourhoods, which is quite a staggering proportion, you might agree.

Of course, inner city Toronto does have a lot of high-rises too, but they are very heavily concentrated in a small area; and so for the most part inner city Toronto is extremely low-rise in nature, dominated by single-family homes or single-family homes converted into apartments. It seems nothing like either Chicago or New York at all.

Perhaps Toronto was compared to Vienna due to its abundance of vibrant low-rise neighbourhoods, but I don't know enough of Vienna to properly judge the validity of that comparison. But probably inner city Toronto is comparable to Los Angeles as well, in its low rise form and detached houses. Both Los Angeles and Toronto have some really well-known, low rise retail strips.

As for the suburbs, I guess it is true there a major element of LA in suburban Toronto, but with thousands of communist-style high-rise apartment buildings, so there is some Moscow as well. Toronto has been described as the North American Moscow for a good reason... and it was not meant to be a flattering label.

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Toronto: Vienna surrounded by L.A.?

buckie — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:04:51 +0000

mattnf, on Sep 10 2006, 08:09 PM, said:

I've heard this term used by a Toronto planner to describe the GTA. I get the L.A. part (in fact the suburban sprawl of the GTA does remind one of L.A. with snow) but Vienna? What on earth do they have in common? Perhaps Frankfurt surrounded by L.A. would be a better description? At least it has skyscrapers!

Mabye LA and Chicago or New York

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Toronto - fastest growing city in North America

tombroen — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:53:00 +0000

heckles, on Jun 13 2007, 08:20 PM, said:

I don't know if any of you have noticed, but the Toronto CMA is the undisputed population growth capital of North America.

The Canadian Census is held every 5 years, and here are the latest results.

Toronto CMA 2001 = 4,682,897
Toronto CMA 2006 = 5,813,149

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario#Large...9_by_population

Those aren't estimates, and those numbers aren't including new land area included between 2001 and 2005. What is even more interesting is that adjoining urban CMA's of Oshawa and Hamilton are not included, and if they were the Toronto metropolitan area would currently stand as 6.9 million people.

The Toronto area is undergoing a huge growth spurt like none other, and its amazing to watch it grow. Over 1.1 million people have moved in between 2001 and 2006, and that's just the immediate CMA.

Those # look suspicious to me - TO grows at roughly 100,000 per year. Longer term I think Calgary wins: CMA = 600,000 in 1981 and 1,200,000 in 2006 - doubling in 25 years in pretty amazing!

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Yukon - Larger Than Life

gsupstate — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:03:01 +0000

Thanks man. I love the Yukon.....wilderness to the point of dangerous.......as a human, you definitely feel like a visitor peeking into the wildlife world. Gives you a great appreciation for the majestic power of nature and makes you feel humble and small at the same time. Puts you in your place as a human.

I was up there for a few days of business in Anchorage, AK, then spent several days camping and hiking with friends and then ended it with a 10 day cruise of the inside passage......several reasons rolled into one trip.

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Yukon - Larger Than Life

ironchapman — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:34:14 +0000

Great work. The Yukon really is a majestic place, isn't it? It's a great way to get back in touch with nature.

I love the mountain scenes you posted. The lake looks pristine and beautiful as well.

I'd like to go there myself someday.

What took you up to the Yukon, BTW?

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Yukon - Larger Than Life

gsupstate — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:02:52 +0000

Spent a few days in Yukon and wow....it is truely "larger than life". The pristine enivronment, the abundant wildlife and the small town urbanity of the towns (more like settlements). Beautiful area!!!!
A few photos:

Heading into Yukon:

Carcross, Yukon. A community on Bennett Lake and Nares Lake:

Emerald Lake, below. The water color was unbelieveable!! It looked like more like the Caribbean than a mountain lake.

The world's smallest desert.

And of course....wildlife. The bears had just come out of hibernation and they were everywhere. You would see a bear every 5 or 6 miles along the road. Of course, most we past slowly with our foot ready on the gas peddle. This one seemed to be resting, enjoy the wildflowers so we got out and up close.....TOO close, I was later told when I related my story to the locals.

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Montreal- Ben's is Demolished

Glassoul — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:38:21 +0000

Mike D, on Feb 19 2009, 10:14 PM, said:

Damn! And I never got to try it when I was last in Montreal in July 2007. This is like when the Second Avenue Deli shut down at the end of 2005, although at least Second Avenue Deli reopened on 33rd St between Lexington and 3rd Avenues.

It take it there aren't any plans for a new Ben's as of now.

It had been surviving on its reputation for a looong time. You didn't miss anything, unfortunately. It hadn't been doing too well over the last decade, the owners weren't investing in the upkeep of the place, and when the unionized staff went on strike the owners just decided to close it up and bulldoze it.

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Montreal- Ben's is Demolished

Mike D — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:14:11 +0000

Winnipeg: MTS Centre

QueenCity17 — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:11:21 +0000

MTS Centre is beautiful, we were out there for a concert on Labour Day. A bit off topic but I have a question - why was ABSOLUTELY everything closed on Labour Day? Not Polo Park, not even Wal-Mart was open for goodness sakes... is there some kind of law on stat holidays in Manitoba or the City Of Winnipeg? It was a ghost town downtown, horrendous.

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Montreal- Ben's is Demolished

tombarnes — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:10:54 +0000

Ben's Demolished for Boutique Hotel

The beloved Ben's delicatessen in downtown Montreal has been demolished to make way for a new boutique hotel. The attractions of the building itself may have been overstated in the attempt to preserve it. Still, its passing is worth noting. Fortunately, much of the interior was salvaged and will be preserved at the McCord museum.

The Montreal Gazette

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Goin' to Vancouver, what to do?

The Escapists — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:31:08 +0000

Use the skytrain, to survey the city. Transfer onto the ferry (free) to cross the harbor and see North Van and look back out to the city. Sit down and enjoy WHERE you are. Don't worry about doing, just try to remember everything you see. It's a beautiful place in the summer. See Gastown, see Chinatown.

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Visiting Canada....Advice?

Fruit Cove — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:51:03 +0000

I'm going to be visiting Canada in a week. I plan on going to Ottawa and then up to Montreal before heading back down to the states. While in those two cities, what do I absolutely have to see/do? Thanks.

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winnipeg

1ajs — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:05:57 +0000

posible new home for the winnipeg blue bombers just north of downtown along the river

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Mississauga Skyline

Eridony — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:27:26 +0000

heckles, on Feb 29 2008, 10:27 PM, said:

On a smaller scale, Scarborough City Centre is another Toronto area that is growing, albeit it looks smaller than the others.

That is a very strange looking skyline. From the picture it looks completely linear but with no depth. Is there a river or a lake over there that the skyscrapers have all built right next to?

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