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    Toronto Toronto | Pinnacle One Yonge | 344.9m | 105s | Pinnacle | Hariri Pontarini

    What is a "family oriented grocery store"? You're obviously disqualifying the Loblaw's two blocks away. The Kitchen Table across the street. The Sobey's at Queen's Quay Terminal. The Longo's at Maple Leaf Square. The Metro in the St. Lawrence Market. OMG. Where will the families shop for...
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    Toronto Toronto | Union Park | 303.26m | 58s | Oxford Properties | Pelli Clarke Pelli

    "millions of times more responsible". Please, elaborate. Also, you state the alcohol consumption per capita as some sort of proof. It assumes that I think people having a few more pints is inherently a moral wrong. I don't share this premise with you.
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    Toronto Toronto | Union Park | 303.26m | 58s | Oxford Properties | Pelli Clarke Pelli

    Ah, yes. The great, the benevolent, the caring, Liquor Control Board of Ontario. Full disclosure: my grandfather was a former commissioner of the LCBO in the 1960s. And today, my grandmother still enjoys a pretty pension from that The whole "social responsibility" argument is just a weaker...
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    Toronto Toronto | Union Park | 303.26m | 58s | Oxford Properties | Pelli Clarke Pelli

    So I've read the literature about how casino's drive up crime rates. And almost all the literature shows that it amplifies crime against tourists -- like pick-pocketing, scams, etc. It actually has minimal impact on the resident population in terms of victimization. That said, does Toronto...
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    Toronto Toronto | Aura at College Park | 271.87m | 78s | Canderel | Graziani + Corazza

    The balconies really do look like crap. The architect might of thought the floor spacing differences would make the building more interesting. Really, the only reaction it's invoking in me is: "what the hell is wrong with that building?"
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    Toronto Toronto | 300 Front Street West | 156.05m | 49s | Tridel | Wallman Architects

    I hope they cheaped out on purpose in retaliation for having to shave the height to satisfy Adam Vaughn.
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    Toronto Toronto | Forma | 308m | 84s | Great Gulf | Gehry Partners

    Or, we could just sacrifice some green space. =)
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    Toronto Toronto | Forma | 308m | 84s | Great Gulf | Gehry Partners

    Well, how can you possibly fix that without sacrificing green space?
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    Toronto Toronto | Forma | 308m | 84s | Great Gulf | Gehry Partners

    Yeah, there's something about that area that just seems like an uninviting public space. It's too industrial. Too uninviting. It seems like it would be a chore to cross it. Compare that to an even bigger public space: High Park. When I walk near there, I'm drawn in. It seems eminently crossable...
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    Toronto Toronto | Ripley's Aquarium of Canada | 13.11m | 2s | Ripley Entertainment | B+H

    Yeah, the Soviet sensibilities of architects at the time really cheer me up:
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    Porter Expanding - C Series Jets

    All the same, David Miller probably went into convulsions today.
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    Baby, we got a bubble!?

    The Bay Area is not *actually* more expensive than Toronto. There's certainly some areas that will give Rosedale and Yorkville a run for its money. But generally speaking, it's actually much cheaper to live there.
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    Baby, we got a bubble!?

    Of course, this isn't surprising, given the size of the US and the problem of inefficiency in government spending. Which, I know is a radical notion that earns me a one-way ticket to crazy-land. It's not surprising to me at all that smaller states, like in Scandinavia get away with *relatively*...
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    Baby, we got a bubble!?

    VCs wouldn't pay corporate taxes. They'd pay capital gains, since they're taking risks and making investments.

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