[Lenser]

How sad that its last trace will be on one of the worst pieces of public art in the city.

That is indeed nauseating.. it's been bugging me for decades now. How that artist landed that commission is beyond me. Holy kitschfest Batman!

 

[grey]

That artwork used to creep me out as a small child.

 

[pman]

That artwork used to creep me out as a small child.

Agreed it's nauseating, but is it worse than the tiles the TTC used to recover the original, elegant vitrolite? The ones they used to re-clad the Dundas Station are particularly hideous.

 

[Amare]

Ah, so its Cadillac Fairview responsible for this. I wasnt aware of that. They should really just stick to their bland interior renovations of Sherway and Eaton Centre. They're pretty good at that.

 

[UrbanAffair]

How sad that its last trace will be on one of the worst pieces of public art in the city.

I have nostalgic memories of that mural from coming downtown on the subway when I was little. Love that mural. It holds a special place for me.

 

[adma]

Ah, so its Cadillac Fairview responsible for this. I wasnt aware of that. They should really just stick to their bland interior renovations of Sherway and Eaton Centre. They're pretty good at that.

Also remember their landlordship of the TD Centre--y'know, first mutilating Mies' granite benches with metal skateboard-proof "bumps" with the CF logo on them (tacky tacky tacky); then when said bumps started breaking off, they simply substituted diagonal slices off the benches themselves...

 

[kris]

 

[Red October]

Not sure if these have been posted yet! While walking by the base of the tower this morning, I noticed renderings of the re-clad.

 

[innsertnamehere]

may god help us all.

 

[adma]

To repeat...

 

[UrbanAffair]

What were they thinking? Especially bad is that roof area! wow....

 

[christiesplits]

This city.

 

[Tewder]

What next? A cladding of the Old City Hall clock tower in trendy ledge stone?

 

[Tuscani01]

What next? A cladding of the Old City Hall clock tower in trendy ledge stone?

I'd prefer grey spandrel with black mullions. It's more Toronto.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

As mentioned previously in the Eaton Centre thread, CF (cluster-F) got to CF. Everything they touched has gone to sh*ts.

AoD