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You guys are quite right, I didn't do my homework. And yet all along, something much more obvious was right in front of me - Nathan Phillips Square is in Need For Speed Most Wanted (I guess they went with a City Hall theme, as I noticed what looks like a couple other notable North American city halls:

The model, though altered by the video game gods, seems pretty true to form and includes a lot of defining features you will all recognize, it seems even the Star noticed.

The Eastern Ramp:
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The arches over the skating rink? no those are vehicle jumps!
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Instead of council chambers, the UFO houses a Porsche Panamera.
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Hell, they even included the parking garage (complete with bay street entrance) beneath the square
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And of course, the walkways. If this was the real NPS, you would be looking northwest from Queen and Bay
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Sorry for taking this off topic, I guess it sort of relates to the thread
 
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Good find, deepend!

That's a wonderful "Then & Now" image.
 

Because of all that bloody smoke, I just cannot orient myself! Which way are we looking? Whereabouts is the shot? It looks familiar but not familiar enough I can put my finger on it. Anyone?
 
Does the East Tower have a decided lean to it?


Regards,
J T
 

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