[jje1000]

The entire building was covered up before that, I think.

 

[Contra]

More surprised it didn't get gobbled up in an Eaton Centre extension. Perhaps the cladding was a way to make it look more like the rest of the mall?

 

[adma]

The entire building was covered up before that, I think.

That's what I mean: "as found" after they removed the earlier cover-up, but before they added the new cladding.

 

[ProjectEnd]

This goes up at C of A on August 16.

 

[Skeezix]

More surprised it didn't get gobbled up in an Eaton Centre extension. Perhaps the cladding was a way to make it look more like the rest of the mall?

Cadillac Fairview didn't acquire the parcel until around the year 2000, give or take a year or two (well after the cladding). By then, the City would have insisted on conservation of the facade.

 

[innsertnamehere]

we were speaking of "nail houses" earlier on another thread - this is one of those. It's a hold out from when Eatons was assembling the block. As Skeezix says, they didn't manage to pick it up until 2000 or so.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Wasn't it a Woolworth at one point and the owners had a beef with Eatons?

AoD

 

[innsertnamehere]

yup

 

[PMT]

For anyone interested, a Heritage Conservation Plan was recently posted on the Dev App site: http://app.toronto.ca/DevelopmentAp...3946404&isCofASearch=false&isTlabSearch=false

 

[pw20]

I guess Harry Rosen is expanding - the documentation shows that there will be a Future Connection on the second floor to the existing Harry Rosen store. Will give them great street front access and right across from Saks.

 

[PMT]

 

[someMidTowner]

 

[Irishmonk]

So, it's started? This is going to look beautiful when it's finished. This plus the new bridge are bringing a lot of class to this block.

 

[Lenser]

It's really a lovely little building. It will nice to see more of its restored exterior detail.

 

[Edward Skira]

Interior work has begun.