Thank you! I used to walk every day in front of these two buildings and think "why would they build them like that?"

I read Five Ring Circus a couple of weeks ago while I was on vacation, and what a waste of time it was (I got it from the library, so at least I didn't spend any money on it). It was all hyperbole and it read like a horror novel, if you're easily scared. I looked for more info online on a number...

London usually has 63% of NYC's number of tourists, and according to that article during the Olympics that percentage had gone up to 79%. Isn't that an increase? And lower occupancy rates can be explained by a higher supply of beds and hotels during the Olympics. That wasn't explained in the...

"Like the thousands that protested right before the games? And on multiple other occasions? And the anti-Olympic flyers, they were put up by goblins?" Or like the thousands of people protesting RIGHT NOW in London... oh, wait Or these angry mobs here: I'm sure for every...

The biggest local champion for an Olympic bid right now is Kristyn Wong-Tam, there couldn't be someone more distant from Rob Ford and his entourage.

The link with the table I posted with the example of Barcelona seems to be broken, so you might have missed it, I uploaded it again here: Oh, I did read a few articles, and since they seemed strangely incomplete or decidedly misleading, I went and searched for papers instead. Here you can...

Whoa, that's a lot of anger, buddy. You lost me somewhere between "moron", and "f--kfest" and "corporate cronies". Nice talking to you.

I'm not saying the Games were right for London, I'm saying they might be right for Toronto, we stand to gain a lot more than them in increased tourism, international visibility, much needed transportation and infrastructure, even as an ego boost for a city that's always self-deprecating. I trust...

If you're talking about the £9,3 billion budget, £2,7 billions is contingency so there's a chance it won't be used, and that investment has already meant gains for the public. £7 billions have been invested by the private sector into the area, regenerating one of the poorest neighbourhoods in...

People don't go to Barcelona just because the Olympic Games were held there once, and of course they go there because of Gaudi, but the thing is, most people didn't even know Gaudi before the Olympics. If done right, the Olympics put a city in people's minds, it enters another league, and...

Today, on Torontoist, "Alexandra Park Revs Up For Complete Revitalization" http://torontoist.com/2012/07/alexandra-park-revs-up-for-complete-revitalization/

Not to me particularly, hahaha, I pretty much knew everything they said (when I was able to hear it, the megaphone wasn't very powerful), but for someone who was getting to know about the project for the first time it must have been mindblowing.

I took these during the West Don Lands Jane's Walk yesterday, lots of people! they printed 100 brochures and they ran out pretty quickly. And this one, from the Lower Don Recreation Trail

Yeah, I hope they restore it. I could easily see myself living there, it's a really lovely building.

So, do you think they'll probably demolish?

I just walked past this building, first time, and I saw a sign saying it's been sold. Does anybody know what they're doing with it?

That's what it was! I was wondering what was the funny hat the guy was wearing at 1:06 in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJoEiOizTjQ

Trump Toronto updated their YouTube page with a video of the arrival of the first guests. You can see some footage of the garage and the lobby, looks pretty good! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mwfTxkS_vQ

Looks more like they're moving the small building to the left, since you can still see the existing tower to the right side of the new building

Maybe not even then! Let's not forget Front Street used to be by the shoreline! :)