hawc
Senior Member
Reminds me of this great ad:
[video=youtube;NtFjwOQm_-k]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtFjwOQm_-k[/video]
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Reminds me of this great ad:
[video=youtube;NtFjwOQm_-k]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtFjwOQm_-k[/video]
someMidTowner
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Precisely what they said in the 40s when they demolished the old neighbourhood for these "new buildings". Hopefully we got it right this time around.
TheKingEast
Senior Member
Re-jigging the street grid IMO is the biggest change. Increasing the market/tch ratio is a good idea as well. New retail will be huge as well for residents in the area to find employment. Old regent park had none of this...St Jamestown had the same lack of retail and cramped, logistical nightmare street grid. Too many towers in a concentrated area that had nothing but pavement.
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ChesterCopperpot
Senior Member
Not even a hint of what's on the shortlists? Erp! I'm voting for Secret Street and Redacted Way.
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ChesterCopperpot
Senior Member
I'll try and find out tomorrow at the Farmers Market
BB ON
Active Member
42 Blevins is coming down!
Demolition I by BB ON, on Flickr
Demolition II by BB ON, on Flickr
Demolition III by BB ON, on Flickr
Demolition IV by BB ON, on Flickr
Demolition I by BB ON, on Flickr
Demolition II by BB ON, on Flickr
Demolition III by BB ON, on Flickr
Demolition IV by BB ON, on Flickr
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hawc
Senior Member
I would love to have that guy's job. Highest job satisfaction bar none. 
TheKingEast
Senior Member
Glad to see that building coming down.
maestro
Senior Member
Impressive. Haven't seen a high reach excavator in Toronto with 150 foot reach.
cdr108
Senior Member
why hasn't the playground been moved ?
it's not going to stay there during construction will it ?!?
it's not going to stay there during construction will it ?!?
hawc
Senior Member
Moar pictures!
ChesterCopperpot
Senior Member
Didn't see anything for Street E. There were 5 choices for Street J
Tubman Street (named for Harriet Tubman - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman )
Elsaida Street (named after Elsaida Douglas - she was a local resident and anti-violence activist)
Cynthia Burke Street (a nurse for 20 years at the Regent Park Health Centre)
Carol Walsh Avenue (another local resident and activist)
Acker Street (Carolyn Acker - who founded Pathways to Education in Regent Park)
Hmm. Sounds like they need more streets in Regent Park, not more suggestions for names. Hard to know what the Street E choices are, but the Street J choices indicate that it's essentially women who are credited with holding it together here.
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