- Thread starter Edward Skira
- Start date
carylnate20-76
New Member
yoshirocks702
Active Member
I wonder where I've seen this design before? oh yea at pat bayly square in ajax and casa in etobicoke. haha they just keep copying their old designs.
egotrippin
Senior Member
Nothing gets the UT juices flowing like news from Oshawa. Looks like there's finally some movement at 135 Bruce, previously home to the Oshawa Fittings Factory but since vacant for 37 years.
https://durham.insauga.com/development-finally-arriving-at-downtown-oshawa-site-vacant-for-37-years/
From the article: "Tito-Dante Marimpietri, who chairs Oshawa’s Economic & Development Services Committee, said the project is “quite advanced” through the planning process."
Also touched on in the article is Oshawa's role in manufacturing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, becoming known as the Manchester of Canada. It's a shame so much of the city's heritage met the wrecking ball, but alas that's what happens to post-industrial cities.
A look at the site in its heyday:
https://durham.insauga.com/development-finally-arriving-at-downtown-oshawa-site-vacant-for-37-years/
From the article: "Tito-Dante Marimpietri, who chairs Oshawa’s Economic & Development Services Committee, said the project is “quite advanced” through the planning process."
Also touched on in the article is Oshawa's role in manufacturing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, becoming known as the Manchester of Canada. It's a shame so much of the city's heritage met the wrecking ball, but alas that's what happens to post-industrial cities.
A look at the site in its heyday:
A_Faulty5
New Member
Market conditions, labour shortages cited as major downtown Oshawa development delayed - INdurham | Local Online News
A major high-rise development at the south-east edge of Oshawa’s downtown might take a couple of years longer than anticipated to come to fruition. The pouring of the foundation – marking the beginning of construction – is now expected to be complete by September 30, 2026 on the Medallion...
durham.insauga.com