Glass point towers stand over a marina of yachts and floatplanes, with a paved seawall path running the length of the harbour.
What Coal Harbour looks like
Glass point towers stand on low podium bases along the water, most built between 1994 and 2012. , a concrete tower at Thurlow and West Cordova, runs thirty two floors of plain glass curtain wall. Some of the other towers add zinc or stone panels at the base, under the same flat glass above.
A paved seawall path runs the length of the harbour in front of the towers, with the marina on one side and park lawns on the other. Yachts fill the docks at , 1525 Coal Harbour Quay, open year round for boats up to 330 feet. Floatplanes taxi and take off from the dock just west of Canada Place.
runs along the water with open lawns, and its own seawall segment connects the Convention Centre end of the harbour to Stanley Park. sits at the eastern end of the path, where the 2010 Winter Olympics cauldron stands over the water. Across the harbour mouth, the HMCS Discovery naval reserve base sits on Deadman's Island behind its own trees.
Georgia Street runs through the towers toward Stanley Park, framed by glass on both sides. LIFT Bar and Grill sits directly on the water on its own deck, a low two storey building breaking up the line of towers at street level.
Shot in Coal Harbour
The Human Target pilot season used the seawall path along the harbour for a chase scene standing in as a Washington, D.C. waterfront. Three Harbour Green, a 32 storey tower on Thurlow Street, played the exterior of the Piron offices across three episodes of Continuum.
Human Target, 'Embassy Row' (1x03), 2010
Coal Harbour Seawall
Played a waterfront path, Washington, D.C., present day
Danny Cooper is chased down the seawall path in episode 1x03, the path standing in for a Washington, D.C. waterfront. No dressing was needed. Nothing about the paved surface or the railing names the city. Street View
Brickell's own glass curtain wall towers sit over similar podium bases beside the water, built up over roughly the same two decades as Coal Harbour's. Miami's towers run taller and the palm landscaping along Biscayne Bay gives the location away in a wide shot. Try searching glass curtain wall towers now.
Harbourfront in Toronto, Ontario
Toronto's Harbourfront condo towers along Queens Quay repeat the same point tower over podium form, with a paved path running along the water in front of them. The older brick warehouses nearby and Toronto's own skyline silhouette need to stay out of frame to hold the match. Try searching point tower over podium now.
Marina Bay's quieter edges have the same density of glass towers over water that Coal Harbour does, away from its most recognizable buildings. A frame that lets in Marina Bay Sands or the Supertree Grove gives the location away immediately, so tighter waterline shots work best. Try searching glass towers over water now.
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