[JasonParis]

And I'd consider that one of the more successful modern games.

 

[AnnetteMeetsJane]

And I'd consider that one of the more successful modern games.

Two words: Boris and Johnson.

 

[Willybru21]

Thought this would fit here, I made a map of the proposed GO line that was going to serve the Olympics Plaza on the Portlands, though I think this was for the 2008 Olympics and not the 2024 one.

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[afransen]

Thought this would fit here, I made a map of the proposed GO line that was going to serve the Olympics Plaza on the Portlands, though I think this was for the 2008 Olympics and not the 2024 one.View attachment 489110.

Looks like typical Toronto half-assery.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Thought this would fit here, I made a map of the proposed GO line that was going to serve the Olympics Plaza on the Portlands, though I think this was for the 2008 Olympics and not the 2024 one.View attachment 489110.

Well the 2008 bid proposed a station at Cherry Street where the Don Yard is....

AoD

 

[Willybru21]

Well the 2008 bid proposed a station at Cherry Street where the Don Yard is....

AoD

In 2001 they tested and sent a train all the way down to some random silo in the Portlands lol, my map goes off of this

 

[Northern Light]

In 2001 they tested and sent a train all the way down to some random silo in the Portlands lol, my map goes off of this View attachment 489121View attachment 489122

Ah, the old Villiers tracks.

They were still there in the 2005 aerial photos:

And 2009

The spurs across Cherry were removed between winter '11 and winter '12:

By 2014 all the rails are lifted:

 

[Willybru21]

Thought this would fit here, I made a map of the proposed GO line that was going to serve the Olympics Plaza on the Portlands, though I think this was for the 2008 Olympics and not the 2024 one.View attachment 489110.

Redid this map to be a bit less ugly, but it still shows a cool piece of development from the Olympic bid, and what could’ve happened: