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- Thread starter Edward Skira
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MariahCarey
New Member
sometimes we have to say goodbye to the past
devjohnson
Active Member
i actually liked this building, but who knows, maybe a room for a flagship apple store 
Redroom Studios
Senior Member
firstly, this is a brilliant photo! secondly, yes - it seems extremely suspicious that this neglected and controversial heritage building should burn down. To me the only good thing that comes out of this is that we may now expect some resolution for this property rather than have it languish in limbo.
Conrad Black
Senior Member
Google Lalani Group and Urban Toronto's thread comes in third.
JasonParis
Moderator
A fire at a site of demolition-by-neglect is still demolition-by-neglect. Another sad day for Toronto heritage.
Affordable
Banned
They should get rid of it and build another Ryerson building and get a U of T architect to do it !!!!!
sometimes we have to say good bye to the past .....in this case most of Toronto including all the old apartment buildings that were built
in the 60's , 70's and 80's, especially The BAY on Bloor Street !!!!
They should have put the Absolute Towers in Toronto not in Mississauga.....
sometimes we have to say good bye to the past .....in this case most of Toronto including all the old apartment buildings that were built
in the 60's , 70's and 80's, especially The BAY on Bloor Street !!!!
They should have put the Absolute Towers in Toronto not in Mississauga.....
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egotrippin
Senior Member
@ Affordable: no.
Please, do not get into architecture or urban planning; it's not for you.
Please, do not get into architecture or urban planning; it's not for you.
4pook
Active Member
Most of the facade is still there but it is not in a stable condition or on the edge of a vacant lot should it tumble so if it is to be saved it will have to be shored immediately. The best result for this site would retain at least the Yonge Street frontage, which could touch on a spectacular contemporary infill surging skyward a bit, blocking from view some of the unfortunate buildings around it. In the right hands the result could be rather pleasing. The heritage brickwork is really beautiful and we should save it, but the old building is done and I am sad to see it go.
W. K. Lis
Superstar
European cities were destroyed during WWII. After the war, the buildings were rebuilt to look the same. Why not with this building?
Following the Siege of Warsaw, parts of the Old Town were rebuilt, but immediately after the Warsaw Uprising (August-October 1944) what had been left standing was systematically blown up by the German Army.
After World War II, the Old Town was meticulously rebuilt.
Royal Castle in 1945. It was deliberately destroyed by the Germans in 1944.
Now:
lolwut
New Member
This would be a great site for a 2740 footer
wesportly
New Member
The same thing happened to an historical section of Princess st in Kingston back in the 80's. There was a lot of outrage and suspiscion at that time as well. The section was eventually turned into a reasonably attractive office developement now known as the Royal Block.