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Charlatan · 02-01-2006, 02:10 PM

Looks like the Sydney Royal Botanic Garden.

fresnelly · 02-01-2006, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlatan

Looks like the Sydney Royal Botanic Garden.

This answer is closer than the zoo, but not it.

Lucifer · 02-01-2006, 02:39 PM

Isn't that the Official Diefenbaker Memorial Cold War Bomb Shelter? The Diefenbunker?

fresnelly · 02-01-2006, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucifer

Isn't that the Official Lester B. Pearson Memorial Cold War Bomb Shelter?

Nope. ducks and covers

Charlatan · 02-01-2006, 03:04 PM

Muttart Conservatory, Edmonton, Alberta...

Bossnass · 02-01-2006, 03:08 PM

I used to have a view of the pyramids from my apartment.

Charlatan · 02-01-2006, 03:14 PM

At one time I thought I might work here...

fresnelly · 02-01-2006, 04:52 PM

The roof of CBC headquarters at Wellington and John?

Charlatan · 02-01-2006, 04:58 PM

No. Interesting guess. Not really close.

Leto · 02-01-2006, 08:08 PM

That Muttart Conservatory looks really interesting. I would love to go there. Speaking of plant collections and the Toronto Zoo, On the many tours that I have taken there, they always point out that their indignous (to the various ecological zones) plant collection is by far more valuable than their animal collection.

Charlatan · 02-02-2006, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Leto

That Muttart Conservatory looks really interesting. I would love to go there. Speaking of plant collections and the Toronto Zoo, On the many tours that I have taken there, they always point out that their indignous (to the various ecological zones) plant collection is by far more valuable than their animal collection.

I agree, it does look cool. I haven't taken a tour of the zoo since they closed the train, usually we just wander. I knew they had the plants I didn't know their value. Neat.

Lucifer · 02-02-2006, 05:05 AM

thats not the Sleeman Brewing Company, is it?

Charlatan · 02-02-2006, 05:19 AM

No. Wrong province, wrong business.

Charlatan · 02-02-2006, 06:28 AM

Here is another picture of the building:

and one of it under construction:

Charlatan · 02-02-2006, 08:31 AM

Some tasks that are done inside this building:

Leto · 02-02-2006, 08:46 AM

telus data centre in Vancouver?

fresnelly · 02-02-2006, 08:48 AM

The Grateful Dead Live Recording Archives?

OK, that's in the States, but it's run by a Canadian

Is this some sort of film archive?

EDIT: Found it. It's the National Archives Preservation Centre in Gatineau PQ.

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Over 71 000 hours of short and full-length films, documentaries, silent films and "talkies", in black and white and in colour. The oldest film in our collection was made in 1897;
Over 2.5 million architectural drawings, plans and maps, some of which date back to the beginning of the 16th century;
About 3.18 million megabytes of information in electronic formats, including more than 9500 Canadian periodicals and books available online;
Millions of books in various languages for all tastes and ages, from rare first editions and livres d'artiste to children's classics and popular fiction;
Over 21.3 million photographic images, captured since the 1850s;
Textual records and publications for federal, provincial, territorial and foreign governments;
Over 270 000 hours of video and sound recordings;
Over 343 000 works of art, including watercolours, sketches, miniatures, oil paintings and caricatures;
The largest collection of Canadian sheet music in the world, documentation related to music in Canada and about 200 000 recordings on disks and records of all formats, piano rolls, reels and spools, and eight-track tapes;
The Canadian Postal Archives;
An impressive collection of medals, seals, posters and coats of arms;
Textual archives for various individuals and groups who have contributed to Canada's cultural, social, economic and political development;
National, provincial and territorial newspapers from across Canada, from dailies to student newspapers, and from Aboriginal magazines to ethnic community newsletters;
Periodicals, microfilms, manuscripts and theses; and
Portraits of over one million Canadians since 1710.

What job could you have had?

Charlatan · 02-02-2006, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by fresnelly

It's the National Archives Preservation Centre in Gatineau PQ. What job could you have had?

You are correct.

A couple of my friends who were in Film Studies landed jobs there as film archivists. Another friend was (and I think still is) a programmer for the film archives screenings.

At one point I gave serious thought to following their example... instead I followed my girlfriend (now wife) back to Toronto.

Leto · 02-02-2006, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Charlatan

You are correct.

A couple of my friends who were in Film Studies landed jobs there as film archivists. Another friend was (and I think still is) a programmer for the film archives screenings.

At one point I gave serious thought to following their example... instead I followed my girlfriend (now wife) back to Toronto.

very cool. Is this all film? is there a move to convert to digital and perhaps make it available to the public via web access?

fresnelly · 02-02-2006, 09:11 AM

We're richer for it.

You should be able to guess the city in this photo pretty easily, but I'd like either the name of the (awesome) event, or the name of the venue.

Charlatan · 02-02-2006, 09:14 AM

The Winnipeg Folk Festival at Bird's Hill Park

Charlatan · 02-02-2006, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Leto

very cool. Is this all film? is there a move to convert to digital and perhaps make it available to the public via web access?

Some of that is film, some video tape... I understand that there is a move to digitize everything. I don't know what the timetable is on that though.

Leto · 02-02-2006, 09:24 AM

awesome.

I have to say, this thread is educational, AND fun!

*it's very neat to see how cities such as Winnipeg, Calgary have changed since I last drove through them circa 1984...

fresnelly · 02-02-2006, 10:01 AM

Right kind of event - wrong town. Look closer.

skier · 02-02-2006, 10:33 AM

I'm pretty sure that's the Edmonton Folk Music Festival.

Martian · 02-02-2006, 10:35 AM

It's Edmonton. The Muttart Conservatory is visible in the background.

So the Edmonton Folk Festival.

EDIT - Damn. Skier beat me to the punch...

fresnelly · 02-02-2006, 10:42 AM

That's right Skier. And good eye Martian!

I've been to it twice and it's truly a magical musical experience.

Game on...

skier · 02-02-2006, 10:44 AM

Alright next up:

Bonus points for where I was standing.

Martian · 02-02-2006, 10:48 AM

Just a shot in the dark - Whistler, BC?

No idea where you'd be standing though. Them mountains, they all looks the same to me.

skier · 02-02-2006, 10:51 AM

Nice try, but that's not it. It is a ski resort though.

fresnelly · 02-02-2006, 11:12 AM

Hmm. Sunshine on Goats Eye?

Charlatan · 02-02-2006, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by fresnelly

Right kind of event - wrong town. Look closer.

I was looking at the stage rather than the skyline... Doh! That looks like the same stage in Winnipeg (probably is).

skier · 02-02-2006, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by fresnelly

Hmm. Sunshine on Goats Eye?

Check on sunshine. Game on.

Was taken from continental divide.

fresnelly · 02-02-2006, 02:53 PM

Sorry for the delay...

Martian · 02-02-2006, 02:58 PM

Wow, it's one I know! That's the giant nickel in Sudbury.

Charlatan · 02-02-2006, 03:01 PM

I can't imagine there are too many Canadians who couldn't get that one... but how many have actually been there?

Martian · 02-02-2006, 03:06 PM

I have family in Sudbury. I've seen that damn thing in person.. for some reason I didn't think it was all too impressive.

I've rarely been out of Ontario, but I've seen a lot of the towns that are here. Eventually something was going to click.

Martian · 02-02-2006, 03:21 PM

Next up...

Charlatan · 02-02-2006, 03:26 PM

That's in Lindsay, Ontario... I am there frequently enough.

Charlatan · 02-02-2006, 03:28 PM

02-01-2006, 02:10 PM	#641 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Looks like the Sydney Royal Botanic Garden. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

02-01-2006, 02:39 PM	#643 (permalink)
Lucifer Husband of Seamaiden Location: Nova Scotia	Isn't that the Official Diefenbaker Memorial Cold War Bomb Shelter? The Diefenbunker? __________________ I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls. - Job 30:29 1123, 6536, 5321

02-01-2006, 03:04 PM	#645 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Muttart Conservatory, Edmonton, Alberta... __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

02-01-2006, 03:14 PM	#647 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	At one time I thought I might work here... __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

02-01-2006, 04:52 PM	#648 (permalink)
fresnelly Functionally Appropriate Location: Toronto	The roof of CBC headquarters at Wellington and John? __________________ Building an artificial intelligence that appreciates Mozart is easy. Building an A.I. that appreciates a theme restaurant is the real challenge - Kit Roebuck - Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life

02-01-2006, 03:08 PM	#646 (permalink)
Bossnass Détente Location: AWOL in Edmonton	I used to have a view of the pyramids from my apartment.

02-01-2006, 04:58 PM	#649 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	No. Interesting guess. Not really close. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

02-01-2006, 08:08 PM	#650 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	That Muttart Conservatory looks really interesting. I would love to go there. Speaking of plant collections and the Toronto Zoo, On the many tours that I have taken there, they always point out that their indignous (to the various ecological zones) plant collection is by far more valuable than their animal collection. __________________ You said you didn't give a fuck about hockey And I never saw someone say that before You held my hand and we walked home the long way You were loosening my grip on Bobby Orr http://dune.wikia.com/wiki/Leto_Atreides_I

02-02-2006, 05:05 AM	#652 (permalink)
Lucifer Husband of Seamaiden Location: Nova Scotia	thats not the Sleeman Brewing Company, is it? __________________ I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls. - Job 30:29 1123, 6536, 5321

02-02-2006, 05:19 AM	#653 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	No. Wrong province, wrong business. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

02-02-2006, 06:28 AM	#654 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Here is another picture of the building: and one of it under construction: __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

02-02-2006, 08:31 AM	#655 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Some tasks that are done inside this building: __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

02-02-2006, 08:46 AM	#656 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	telus data centre in Vancouver? __________________ You said you didn't give a fuck about hockey And I never saw someone say that before You held my hand and we walked home the long way You were loosening my grip on Bobby Orr http://dune.wikia.com/wiki/Leto_Atreides_I

02-02-2006, 09:11 AM	#660 (permalink)
fresnelly Functionally Appropriate Location: Toronto	We're richer for it. You should be able to guess the city in this photo pretty easily, but I'd like either the name of the (awesome) event, or the name of the venue. __________________ Building an artificial intelligence that appreciates Mozart is easy. Building an A.I. that appreciates a theme restaurant is the real challenge - Kit Roebuck - Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life

02-02-2006, 09:14 AM	#661 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	The Winnipeg Folk Festival at Bird's Hill Park __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

02-02-2006, 09:24 AM	#663 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	awesome. I have to say, this thread is educational, AND fun! *it's very neat to see how cities such as Winnipeg, Calgary have changed since I last drove through them circa 1984... __________________ You said you didn't give a fuck about hockey And I never saw someone say that before You held my hand and we walked home the long way You were loosening my grip on Bobby Orr http://dune.wikia.com/wiki/Leto_Atreides_I

02-02-2006, 10:01 AM	#664 (permalink)
fresnelly Functionally Appropriate Location: Toronto	Right kind of event - wrong town. Look closer. __________________ Building an artificial intelligence that appreciates Mozart is easy. Building an A.I. that appreciates a theme restaurant is the real challenge - Kit Roebuck - Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life

02-02-2006, 10:33 AM	#665 (permalink)
skier Rawr! Location: Edmontania	I'm pretty sure that's the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. __________________ "Asking a bomb squad if an old bomb is still "real" is not the best thing to do if you want to save it." - denim

02-02-2006, 10:35 AM	#666 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	It's Edmonton. The Muttart Conservatory is visible in the background. So the Edmonton Folk Festival. EDIT - Damn. Skier beat me to the punch... __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

02-02-2006, 10:42 AM	#667 (permalink)
fresnelly Functionally Appropriate Location: Toronto	That's right Skier. And good eye Martian! I've been to it twice and it's truly a magical musical experience. Game on... __________________ Building an artificial intelligence that appreciates Mozart is easy. Building an A.I. that appreciates a theme restaurant is the real challenge - Kit Roebuck - Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life

02-02-2006, 10:44 AM	#668 (permalink)
skier Rawr! Location: Edmontania	Alright next up: Bonus points for where I was standing. __________________ "Asking a bomb squad if an old bomb is still "real" is not the best thing to do if you want to save it." - denim

02-02-2006, 10:48 AM	#669 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	Just a shot in the dark - Whistler, BC? No idea where you'd be standing though. Them mountains, they all looks the same to me. __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

02-02-2006, 10:51 AM	#670 (permalink)
skier Rawr! Location: Edmontania	Nice try, but that's not it. It is a ski resort though. __________________ "Asking a bomb squad if an old bomb is still "real" is not the best thing to do if you want to save it." - denim

02-02-2006, 11:12 AM	#671 (permalink)
fresnelly Functionally Appropriate Location: Toronto	Hmm. Sunshine on Goats Eye? __________________ Building an artificial intelligence that appreciates Mozart is easy. Building an A.I. that appreciates a theme restaurant is the real challenge - Kit Roebuck - Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life

02-02-2006, 02:53 PM	#674 (permalink)
fresnelly Functionally Appropriate Location: Toronto	Sorry for the delay... __________________ Building an artificial intelligence that appreciates Mozart is easy. Building an A.I. that appreciates a theme restaurant is the real challenge - Kit Roebuck - Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life

02-02-2006, 02:58 PM	#675 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	Wow, it's one I know! That's the giant nickel in Sudbury. __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

02-02-2006, 03:01 PM	#676 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	I can't imagine there are too many Canadians who couldn't get that one... but how many have actually been there? __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

02-02-2006, 03:06 PM	#677 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	I have family in Sudbury. I've seen that damn thing in person.. for some reason I didn't think it was all too impressive. I've rarely been out of Ontario, but I've seen a lot of the towns that are here. Eventually something was going to click. __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

02-02-2006, 03:21 PM	#678 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	Next up... __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

02-02-2006, 03:26 PM	#679 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	That's in Lindsay, Ontario... I am there frequently enough. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

02-02-2006, 03:28 PM	#680 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Next: __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke