It's more like a 'foie gras erf' ... because all the cars are being shoved down its throat.

Where was I? Oh yeah, downtown London, F***ing, Ontario, hometown of My Singing Monsters and Nash the Slash. A place that has certainly hit rock bottom ... and seems to like it down there. They did some kind of project to fancy up Dundas, London's main street. It doesn't really work and...

Uuuhhhhhh ... I spent a night in downtown London (often criticized in the Not Just Bikes video series) in November 2024 but I guess I never got around to posting about it. So here are my much delayed pics. I would sum up the state of downtown London as: "At Least It's Not Worse." I stayed...

Ok, what's going on at this dopey joint? As a testament to its incompetent design, this area has become a busy parking zone: There's a walkway, but nobody bothers to shovel it. The sun reduced the height of the pile of snow recently: But you can't melt or shovel away the cars that are...

I'm a silly person, so I wish the new buildings would recreate the cozy, ramshackle waterside village feel of the old buildings but I know Waterfront Toronto prefers an expanse of double height, plate glass windows:

The party rooms (I'm guessing) are lit up. The condo side is BRIGHT: The rental side is more demure with wood on the ceiling: The cafe had its first day. It's open til 8.

It's still too bad the affordable housing couldn't have an affordable pharmacy.

ok, I'll make an effort to capture from a different angle next time

The opening of the Good Earth coffee place at Queen Ashbridge reminded me to post about this truly cozy cafe that's a very short block further east. It is not just cozy because of its size, but also because it has become a strong social hub where everybody knows your name. Sadly, they don't...