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Leto · 06-27-2008, 09:02 AM

ummmm... a skylight? The Place Des Arts Skylight?

er.... if so.. I think that Sticky is the dude with the next pic

Sticky · 06-27-2008, 09:45 AM

I just passed by it yesterday at the opening night of the Jazz Festival.
Milnoc, it is your call.

Milnoc · 06-27-2008, 06:12 PM

It's your game, Sticky.

Sticky · 06-29-2008, 05:53 PM

Happy Canada Day (a little early). I won't be around until Wednesday. If someone else wants to go in the meanwhile, it's all yours.

Leto · 06-30-2008, 06:24 AM

Okay... Happy Canada Day everybody...

I'll post one. It's been a while since we did bridges so:

james t kirk · 07-01-2008, 10:20 AM

It's a railway bridge....

It has a swing span...

Significant bridge....

Ottawa??

blahblah454 · 07-01-2008, 02:32 PM

That bridge almost looks like one I saw in BC, but no one posts BC trivia so that can't be it!

Leto · 07-02-2008, 02:06 AM

It's not a bridge in Ottawa. I'll give a hint: it primarily used as a pedestrian bridge these days.

Blahblah... There has been a fairly significant BC component to this thread in the past. My guess is that since it got moved to Nonsense, people loose track because it doesn't show up in the New Post search.

Milnoc · 07-03-2008, 05:01 AM

The Fredericton Trail Bridge, spanning the Saint John River, linking together North and South Fredericton. Formerly a railroad bridge, it became a pedestrian/cycling bridge in 1997 and is now part of the Trans Canada Trail.

Leto · 07-03-2008, 08:25 AM

Game on Milnoc.

I think I'll have to further afield to stymie you.

Milnoc · 07-04-2008, 10:23 AM

Here's one of my old B&W prints.

james t kirk · 07-04-2008, 06:12 PM

At first I thought it was a subway, however, I don't see any third rails.

So it must be a train station. (You can see the platforms)

I'm going to guess Gare Central in Montreal because it's largely underground. (I know Union Station and that definitely aint it.)

Milnoc · 07-04-2008, 09:12 PM

Kirk's got it! The picture was taken from the back of a commuter train heading North into the Mount Royal train tunnel. The camera was a Pentax K1000 with the standard 50mm lens, and the film was Kodak TMAX p3200.

The train was a real museum piece on rails. I believe it was built during the nineteen-thirties, and was kept running well in the nineties. The picture itself was taken in 1991. I'll get myself a new scanner and locate the pictures I have of the train itself. It's quite a sight to behold.

What was funny was the n00b next to me who kept saying "your picture won't be any good."

Leto · 07-05-2008, 03:41 AM

good story! I think B&W photos carry a certain atmosphere that captures the moment with a kind of nostalgic attribute built in.

james t kirk · 07-06-2008, 09:05 AM

A bridge that is very near and dear to my heart.....

Give me the name of the street / bridge

And the City it's in.

Leto · 07-07-2008, 02:31 AM

oh boy. I want to say Hamilton. Is it in Hamilton?

james t kirk · 07-07-2008, 03:35 AM

Noooop.

Far too nice of a bridge for Hamilton

Milnoc · 07-07-2008, 08:53 AM

It may be in Toronto in one of the more "upscale" neighborhoods...

Leto · 07-07-2008, 09:50 AM

that's a railway going over the road isn't it?

james t kirk · 07-07-2008, 12:34 PM

It is a railway going over a road yes - which makes it a subway.

It is in Toronto.

It was originally designed and built in 1913 and I did the rehabilitation design in 2007 with construction recently having been completed.

In the above photo, the bridge is supported by a temporary structure under the bridge (you can see the temporary columns and footings on the left) to allow the trains to continue to pass overhead while we demolish the original foundations that supported the columns of the bridge (note the 2 hoe rams blasting away at the old concrete). We then install rather large steel pedestals that weight about 15,000 pounds each (or grillages) that get cast right into the new foundation wals (front right)

To give you an idea of the size of the pedestals....

Leto · 07-07-2008, 01:21 PM

hey... which one is you?

wouldn't be cheaper just to rebuild the bridge?

Is this in Summerhill area?

james t kirk · 07-07-2008, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leto

hey... which one is you?

wouldn't be cheaper just to rebuild the bridge?

Is this in Summerhill area?

I'm taking the picture. The guys in the photo are the Contract Administrator for my company, and the Project Manager and Site Super for the Contractor. All very good guys.

I think you mean "replace", since we are basically rebuilding half of the bridge. No, it would most definitely not be cheaper to replace the bridge. Plus, there's nothing wrong with the superstructure, it was the substructure that was falling apart. (Substructure being the concrete work.) Plus, you need to keep the trains moving. Nothing can ever stop that. You have to build your bridge around the trains. If you have to spend 20 million to keep the trains moving while only doing 1 million worth of work - so be it.

It's the same line that is behind Summerhill, but not Summerhill.

Milnoc · 07-07-2008, 09:54 PM

I'll give it a shot...

Quote:

Contract 07FS-15S, Tender Call 155-2007 Davenport Road Underpass/C.P.R. North of Dupont Street Bridge Rehabilitation (Ward 20 – Trinity Spadina and Ward 22–St. Paul’s)

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/2007/a...711/agenda.pdf , Item 2.

james t kirk · 07-08-2008, 03:14 AM

Milnoc comes up the middle.....

game on

Milnoc · 07-08-2008, 02:15 PM

Here's one from my B&W slides collection!

blahblah454 · 07-09-2008, 06:15 PM

Some museum in Ontario?

james t kirk · 07-09-2008, 06:29 PM

Looks more like the statues on the side of Skydome.

Milnoc · 07-09-2008, 08:52 PM

Nope! It's in Montreal, and it's a very popular sculpture. You're only seeing a very small part of it.

Sticky · 07-10-2008, 06:09 AM

Since you said it was in Montreal I figured it out way too easily.
I am going to leave it for a while and see if anyone comes up with it.

Leto · 07-10-2008, 07:16 AM

definitely not on the skydome... those are a bronze colour.

This one is on Mcgill college avenue it's called The Illuminated Crowd .

Milnoc · 07-10-2008, 09:02 AM

Game on Leto!

Here's a few more shots.

Everyone photographs the entire sculpture, but no one ever photographs the individuals.

Leto · 07-10-2008, 09:20 AM

somebody did. It must have been you.

Okay, here we go. Where is this?

Leto · 07-11-2008, 07:28 PM

fyi, i'll be heading up to the cottage tomorrow for a day. Any guesses?

Milnoc · 07-12-2008, 04:46 AM

Not yet. Still working on it.

If I guess this one right, I'd probably qualify for a job at CSIS!

Leto · 07-12-2008, 06:09 PM

especially since this one's not in Montreal! I can provide hints (I mean more hints) such as this is near a body of water.

Milnoc · 07-13-2008, 03:56 AM

[sarcasm] A body of water?!? Really?!? You think so?!? [/sarcasm]

This one is definitely harder than the other ones. It looks like a combination automated lighthouse/weather station. I'm having trouble locating a reference to it on the Internet. All I find are the major lighthouses.

I'll keep looking today.

Leto · 07-13-2008, 06:16 AM

ok... so you picked up on my drole hint...

Here's a better one, the body of water is not salt water.

james t kirk · 07-13-2008, 01:42 PM

Port Dover

Leto · 07-14-2008, 03:03 AM

not Port Dover. I wouldn't ride my bike that far...

james t kirk · 07-15-2008, 01:00 PM

Toronto Harbour Light Leslie Street Spit.....

http://www.rudyalicelighthouse.net/O...br/TorHrbr.htm

Here's my very own photo.....

07-06-2008, 09:05 AM	#3615 (permalink)
james t kirk Junkie Location: Toronto	A bridge that is very near and dear to my heart..... Give me the name of the street / bridge And the City it's in. Last edited by james t kirk; 07-06-2008 at 06:07 PM..

07-07-2008, 12:34 PM	#3620 (permalink)
james t kirk Junkie Location: Toronto	It is a railway going over a road yes - which makes it a subway. It is in Toronto. It was originally designed and built in 1913 and I did the rehabilitation design in 2007 with construction recently having been completed. In the above photo, the bridge is supported by a temporary structure under the bridge (you can see the temporary columns and footings on the left) to allow the trains to continue to pass overhead while we demolish the original foundations that supported the columns of the bridge (note the 2 hoe rams blasting away at the old concrete). We then install rather large steel pedestals that weight about 15,000 pounds each (or grillages) that get cast right into the new foundation wals (front right) To give you an idea of the size of the pedestals.... Last edited by james t kirk; 07-07-2008 at 12:47 PM.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

07-10-2008, 07:16 AM	#3630 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	definitely not on the skydome... those are a bronze colour. This one is on Mcgill college avenue it's called The Illuminated Crowd . Last edited by Leto; 07-10-2008 at 07:18 AM.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

07-15-2008, 01:00 PM	#3640 (permalink)
james t kirk Junkie Location: Toronto	Toronto Harbour Light Leslie Street Spit..... http://www.rudyalicelighthouse.net/O...br/TorHrbr.htm Here's my very own photo..... Last edited by james t kirk; 07-15-2008 at 01:06 PM.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

06-27-2008, 09:02 AM	#3601 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	ummmm... a skylight? The Place Des Arts Skylight? er.... if so.. I think that Sticky is the dude with the next pic

06-27-2008, 09:45 AM	#3602 (permalink)
Sticky	I just passed by it yesterday at the opening night of the Jazz Festival. Milnoc, it is your call. __________________ Sticky The Stickman

06-27-2008, 06:12 PM	#3603 (permalink)
Milnoc Crazy Location: Montreal	It's your game, Sticky.

06-29-2008, 05:53 PM	#3604 (permalink)
Sticky	Happy Canada Day (a little early). I won't be around until Wednesday. If someone else wants to go in the meanwhile, it's all yours. __________________ Sticky The Stickman

06-30-2008, 06:24 AM	#3605 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	Okay... Happy Canada Day everybody... I'll post one. It's been a while since we did bridges so:

07-01-2008, 10:20 AM	#3606 (permalink)
james t kirk Junkie Location: Toronto	It's a railway bridge.... It has a swing span... Significant bridge.... Ottawa??

07-01-2008, 02:32 PM	#3607 (permalink)
blahblah454 Let's put a smile on that face Location: On the road...	That bridge almost looks like one I saw in BC, but no one posts BC trivia so that can't be it!

07-02-2008, 02:06 AM	#3608 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	It's not a bridge in Ottawa. I'll give a hint: it primarily used as a pedestrian bridge these days. Blahblah... There has been a fairly significant BC component to this thread in the past. My guess is that since it got moved to Nonsense, people loose track because it doesn't show up in the New Post search.

07-03-2008, 05:01 AM	#3609 (permalink)
Milnoc Crazy Location: Montreal	The Fredericton Trail Bridge, spanning the Saint John River, linking together North and South Fredericton. Formerly a railroad bridge, it became a pedestrian/cycling bridge in 1997 and is now part of the Trans Canada Trail.

07-03-2008, 08:25 AM	#3610 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	Game on Milnoc. I think I'll have to further afield to stymie you.

07-04-2008, 10:23 AM	#3611 (permalink)
Milnoc Crazy Location: Montreal	Here's one of my old B&W prints.

07-04-2008, 06:12 PM	#3612 (permalink)
james t kirk Junkie Location: Toronto	At first I thought it was a subway, however, I don't see any third rails. So it must be a train station. (You can see the platforms) I'm going to guess Gare Central in Montreal because it's largely underground. (I know Union Station and that definitely aint it.)

07-04-2008, 09:12 PM	#3613 (permalink)
Milnoc Crazy Location: Montreal	Kirk's got it! The picture was taken from the back of a commuter train heading North into the Mount Royal train tunnel. The camera was a Pentax K1000 with the standard 50mm lens, and the film was Kodak TMAX p3200. The train was a real museum piece on rails. I believe it was built during the nineteen-thirties, and was kept running well in the nineties. The picture itself was taken in 1991. I'll get myself a new scanner and locate the pictures I have of the train itself. It's quite a sight to behold. What was funny was the n00b next to me who kept saying "your picture won't be any good."

07-05-2008, 03:41 AM	#3614 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	good story! I think B&W photos carry a certain atmosphere that captures the moment with a kind of nostalgic attribute built in.

07-07-2008, 02:31 AM	#3616 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	oh boy. I want to say Hamilton. Is it in Hamilton?

07-07-2008, 03:35 AM	#3617 (permalink)
james t kirk Junkie Location: Toronto	Noooop. Far too nice of a bridge for Hamilton

07-07-2008, 08:53 AM	#3618 (permalink)
Milnoc Crazy Location: Montreal	It may be in Toronto in one of the more "upscale" neighborhoods...

07-07-2008, 09:50 AM	#3619 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	that's a railway going over the road isn't it?

07-07-2008, 01:21 PM	#3621 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	hey... which one is you? wouldn't be cheaper just to rebuild the bridge? Is this in Summerhill area?

07-08-2008, 03:14 AM	#3624 (permalink)
james t kirk Junkie Location: Toronto	Milnoc comes up the middle..... game on

07-08-2008, 02:15 PM	#3625 (permalink)
Milnoc Crazy Location: Montreal	Here's one from my B&W slides collection!

07-09-2008, 06:15 PM	#3626 (permalink)
blahblah454 Let's put a smile on that face Location: On the road...	Some museum in Ontario?

07-09-2008, 06:29 PM	#3627 (permalink)
james t kirk Junkie Location: Toronto	Looks more like the statues on the side of Skydome.

07-09-2008, 08:52 PM	#3628 (permalink)
Milnoc Crazy Location: Montreal	Nope! It's in Montreal, and it's a very popular sculpture. You're only seeing a very small part of it.

07-10-2008, 06:09 AM	#3629 (permalink)
Sticky	Since you said it was in Montreal I figured it out way too easily. I am going to leave it for a while and see if anyone comes up with it. __________________ Sticky The Stickman

07-10-2008, 09:02 AM	#3631 (permalink)
Milnoc Crazy Location: Montreal	Game on Leto! Here's a few more shots. Everyone photographs the entire sculpture, but no one ever photographs the individuals.

07-10-2008, 09:20 AM	#3632 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	somebody did. It must have been you. Okay, here we go. Where is this?

07-11-2008, 07:28 PM	#3633 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	fyi, i'll be heading up to the cottage tomorrow for a day. Any guesses?

07-12-2008, 04:46 AM	#3634 (permalink)
Milnoc Crazy Location: Montreal	Not yet. Still working on it. If I guess this one right, I'd probably qualify for a job at CSIS!

07-12-2008, 06:09 PM	#3635 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	especially since this one's not in Montreal! I can provide hints (I mean more hints) such as this is near a body of water.