Lenser
Senior Member
A mall with an interior that's always been far more pleasant to behold than its exterior.
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Skeezix
Senior Member
The interior was great. And there is no reason why a mall can't be architecturally interesting, or even stunning (Yorkdale in 1964).
The Eaton Centre exteriors had their issues, and didn't ultimately work, but were more ambitious and better at the time of their construction (if not necessarily at the time of their demolition) than what replaced them.
As @ProjectEnd says, the silver lining is that one day the facades that exist today are so cheaply constructed that they could be demolished and replaced with something better. It's an argument I have made recently in these forums with respect to 10 Dundas, but it's cold comfort.
stjames2queenwest
Senior Member
10 Dundas is fugly on the outside but the way all the escalators crisscross and span that open space from the upper floor down to the below grade level is really cool.
sky2012
New Member
The intersection of Yonge and Queen will look great, with 3 historical facades: Saks/Hudson's Bay, Manulife and now 2 Queen West.
ProjectEnd
Superstar
It's s strange no-man's-land back behind the facades!
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stjames2queenwest
Senior Member
I didn't realize they were so far from the actual structure. That is weird. I feel like they could have used that space for expansion or terraces or... anything other than garbage nooks.
Lenser
Senior Member
Reminds me of a film set - impressive facades and behind that, flats and struts.
biospherian
Active Member
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jje1000
Senior Member
I think that part is owned by Cadillac Fairview and is the Eaton Centre parking structure.
A small fantasy, but I'd really like to see the facade of the old Eaton's department store rebuilt on that stretch.
A small fantasy, but I'd really like to see the facade of the old Eaton's department store rebuilt on that stretch.
isaidso
Senior Member
Would it be possible to carry on the theme on this corner all the way to Nordstrom? Brick and/or glass 4-6 floors of retail and office above. Those Eaton Centre stores that back on to Yonge could be chopped in half/re-configured so that the Yonge Street entrances become actual entrances rather than locked entrances never used.
I suppose some sort of ventilation system would need to be designed for the parking garage behind it.
I suppose some sort of ventilation system would need to be designed for the parking garage behind it.
ProjectEnd
Superstar
If you look at my pictures in post #380, you can see that this would be impossible due to the location of the parking garage. Above the first two floors, those 'facades' are really just silly, Potemkin set pieces. They're propped up from behind to screen the garage behind them.
Waterloo_Guy
Active Member
It looks like restoration work is underway, unless it's something else they're doing.
