It's not the City that is responsible for the non-denominational Holiday lights on Yonge Street, it's the Downtown Yonge BIA.
Just so you know who to carp at.
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FutureMayor
Active Member
Downtown Lights
I HATE the fact that the city leaves those Christmas lights hanging from the poles year round. I suspect that because they never take them down the bulbs are all burnt out and nobody at the city of Toronto knows who is responsible for replacing them.
The Government of Ontario should really take responsibility for the apperance and maintaince of University Avenue. Being the key gateway to the Provincial Legislature it deserves attention.
It should either pay the city of Toronto for major annual upkeep or create a new Provincial Capital Region agency responsible for it.
As for the Yonge BIA Christmas lights, I complained directly to the Executive Director about them 2 years ago. Hopefully this will be the last year they will use them and will invest in a new display for 2008.
Speaking of Christmas light displays, has anybody seen the lights being installed in NPS?, specifically the ones over the skating rink. Very impressive imo! I can't wait for them to turn on the lights on this weekend. Also I haven't heard about the Old City Hall projection returning again this year. Too Bad, it was a huge hit last year.
Louroz
I HATE the fact that the city leaves those Christmas lights hanging from the poles year round. I suspect that because they never take them down the bulbs are all burnt out and nobody at the city of Toronto knows who is responsible for replacing them.
The Government of Ontario should really take responsibility for the apperance and maintaince of University Avenue. Being the key gateway to the Provincial Legislature it deserves attention.
It should either pay the city of Toronto for major annual upkeep or create a new Provincial Capital Region agency responsible for it.
As for the Yonge BIA Christmas lights, I complained directly to the Executive Director about them 2 years ago. Hopefully this will be the last year they will use them and will invest in a new display for 2008.
Speaking of Christmas light displays, has anybody seen the lights being installed in NPS?, specifically the ones over the skating rink. Very impressive imo! I can't wait for them to turn on the lights on this weekend. Also I haven't heard about the Old City Hall projection returning again this year. Too Bad, it was a huge hit last year.
Louroz
yin_yang
Active Member
looks pretty crappy, i might be the excess white, but it does not look good. the prevalence of backlits also looks cheap to an extent.
caltrane74
Senior Member
Yeah, as ugly as the backlit ads are, they are bright, bright, bright!!!
I noticed some people just staring at them. And Dundas Square seems to be always overrun with frenetic activity.
I noticed some people just staring at them. And Dundas Square seems to be always overrun with frenetic activity.
299 bloor call control.
Senior Member
i think something similar to the display they had on Cumberland Street during Nuit Blanche would be awesome on Yonge Street during the Christmas season, with more Christmassy colours... we should get over String Lights... they're so... 20th century..
btw.. we should probably start a new thread somewhere and name it Crappy Yonge Street Lighting Experience.
Pic of Cumberland:
btw.. we should probably start a new thread somewhere and name it Crappy Yonge Street Lighting Experience.
Pic of Cumberland:
lightarchitect
Active Member
i think something similar to the display they had on Cumberland Street during Nuit Blanche would be awesome on Yonge Street during the Christmas season, with more Christmassy colours... we should get over String Lights... they're so... 20th century..
btw.. we should probably start a new thread somewhere and name it Crappy Yonge Street Lighting Experience.
Pic of Cumberland:
and also Crappy University Ave Lighting Experience
Tewder
Senior Member
^...and crappy Spadina lighting displays... Just what are those things supposed to be anyway? Christmas Chinese lanterns? Christmay easter eggs?
299 bloor call control.
Senior Member
i believe they are supposed to be lanterns... though they are a bit too elongated to actually be lanterns.. though some Korean and Japanese lanterns do take the more elongated shape.
and that being said, under Toronto Issues, I will begin a thread on The Crappy Toronto Light Experience
and that being said, under Toronto Issues, I will begin a thread on The Crappy Toronto Light Experience
wyliepoon
Senior Member
The lighting in Chinatown is supposed to represent lanterns. From what I've read in Ming Pao, the lighting in Chinatown is to stay on until Chinese New Year (late January-early February).
caltrane74
Senior Member
Hey, did you guys notice that the Jack Astors restaurant seems to be setting up for their eventual move into the TLS?
OnceAThief
Active Member
how so?
caltrane74
Senior Member
Just being observant, I guess....
syn
Senior Member
I finally saw the lunchroom for Futureshop. That's definitely a bad location! You'd think they want to put retail there, designed to appeal from street level.
I give them credit for giving their employees a nice view though.
I give them credit for giving their employees a nice view though.
299 bloor call control.
Senior Member
I hope, since it would be kinda cool, that they put up a bunch of LCD screens on the windows to do more advertising... it would certainly be better than staring at a bunch of employees eating, chatting, flirting, or whatever FS employees do on their breaks...
khris
Senior Member
Which one?