Yeah, all that fuss about acid rain and the ozone hole was such a waste since those problems just went away by themselves. I mean, it's not like any corrective action was taken due to media attnetion and environmental activism at the time. But, hey, "scientists", pfft, what do they know?

The Ford Clown Car Show has to be the best vaudeville act since The Three Stooges.

Personally, I think this would be a great site for a proper planetarium. I know somthing is being planned for the U of T but this site is infinity times better. Just my opinion.

It would be nice if at some point this limited park space could be integrated, via railway decks, with pre-existing parks to the north and south. (Thinking especially of Garrison Common/Fort York) It would be much less costly than Raildeck Park (RIP) and deliver more bang for the buck since the...

Alas, my fondest Blue Jays memories are from that early Skydome period. (And I'm sure I'm not the only one...)

Personally, I think that--in an ideal universe--all of the anthropological/world civilization stuff would be exhibited separately in its own museum. A repurposed Old City Hall might be the ideal place, where it could be effectively partnered with the long gestating Toronto/Ontario history museum...

Well, two cultural amenities the city is sorely lacking is a decent modern art gallery and a planetarium. I'm just dreaming here, but the Hearn could easily fit them both!

It's really a shame that the developers didn't try to achieve something like "The Well" with this project. The potential was definitely there: huge local population, direct connection to The Path, proper mix of commercial and residential, and the absence of anything similar in the area. Really...

With the growth and exponential advancement of virtual reality, A.I. content, as well as Egames, I wonder how much longer traditional live sports can rely on gate admissions to keep them viable? Esp. baseball which seems to be one of the least enticing spectacles for our dopamine addicted...

I really hope this one doesn't get VE'd to death; some of the detailing, esp the arches, are very nice and help this project blend into the surroundings, despite its height.

Are there any parks planned for the immediate area? Where are people supposed to walk their dogs--or their grandparents?

It's too bad that Galen Weston and others of his ilk (someone mentioned Drake downthread) don't mind being public pariahs. In the old days robber barons burnished their public images by donating much of their fortune to publicly beneficial civil projects among other things. These days they seem...

There must be some local billionaires willing to toss a few crumbs at a worthy cultural project that showcases the very city they've been profiteering from these past few difficult years. (Not singling out any particular individual or individuals, of course.)

I always thought that Timothy Eaton Sq was the easiest and most obvious name. And they could've put that famous bronze statue of him (with the toe rubbed out) somewhere just to provide a "there" meeting place and a selfie backdrop.

There's still tons of empty land around York U which is also conveniently close to 3 subway stops. Downsview Park is another option. Of course McGill is a very downtowny University but there just isn't much space to claim anywhere near the core. Unless, say, occupying an entire skyscraper...

I reckon you answered your own question. I would add ease of maintenance to that. To me the West 8 design is kind of a dumbed down iteration of the proposal that everyone liked. At least there's not a whole lot to VE out when it's actually being built. They can even keep some of the picnic...

Welcome to Lifetime, wealthy folks--where there's no better place to spend a lifetime just waiting for the elevators.

I agree that this proposal is a disgrace and, if built, will only add to general civic embarrassment over the wretchedness of Toronto's built form. I think there's just a general lack civic pride or vision among the bean counters who run things. It could be that many of them are carpet-baggers...

I had no idea that soap companies were on the leading edge of AI research. On another note, I guess this somewhat makes up for their soap factory that was just torn down.

Surely that itinerant giant rubber ducky making the rounds could use a nice winter home/storage space. Lotsa IG potential too.