In fairness, the hoarding will be with us for a measurable fraction of our lives. It's worth paying attention to. I think back to Metropolis and get all misty-eyed...

Lest we lose sight of what's really important, the #1 travesty in that neighborhood is the lack of rail connection between the rail museum and the mainline that's JUST ACROSS THE ROAD. Any development in this misbegotten tourist district should keep that in mind (not that it will).

Urbanation posted the following Twitpic of construction at the site. Something's doing! http://twitpic.com/x4n0w

I can't believe I just read a post that contained the words 'anti-capitalism crybabies.' I can understand why people might have reservations about a brand whole identity revolves around freaks and geeks. Especially when it's applied to the idea of an aquarium, which conjures up images of...

A-propos of nothing, I wonder what's going to happen to the A/C unit on top of the parking-lot booth? Do they cart away booths intact, or will the thing get demolished?

If we're talking about the same developer, and problems that could recur, it's germane here too, Mr. Bus.

Sounds like a nasty stutter there.

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Great post, 721 - really interesting stuff. (And welcome to the forum!) I wonder if this belongs in the FCP thread, though?

Nice list! I think that, instead of excavation, you should list the currently going down in the ground as "sinking." Just for symmetry.

But what about a thread where we discuss which threads we need?

I am reminded of the fact - as I recently learned - that the airman's memorial statue (I believe!) on University was widely derided after it went up as "Gumby Goes to Heaven":

Indeed! Nicely done. No adorable photoshop job should go without due adulation.

^ Don't confuse renderings and models with what the actual facade will look like.

...sorta... not really... not at all... unbelievably not...

I can't avoid the sense that we've lost something on this board over the years. It could just be me, but the signal-to-noise ratio seems to have dropped precipitously recently. There's a culture on this board that encourages people to post something when you've got nothing to say. The sad result...

Can we ban this guy? And all of his iterations? Post-haste?

I done seen it. The mayor unveiled the first (he said) drawings of the skin for the new TTC streetcars at the transit symposium last night. Here's a tiny, terrible cellphone photo: http://yfrog.com/3n78zjj It actually looks better than what you see there. What you can't tell from that picture...

...at any rate, this was a great piece. It captured the Toronto I know, at any rate. Small, loveable for reasons that are hard to pin down, and able to be looked square in the eye. He did a good job pinning that down. Also: "Parts of it have a car-showroom feel, but it has world-class...

Actually, I was hoping for an homage to First Canadian Place. It could have been clad in dirty white styrofoam slabs that would fall off at odd intervals.