[Edward Skira]

Yes, it must be very useful for people who suddenly forget where they are.

It's called branding. I have an Apple logo on my computer and phone. Just so I can remember what I bought?

 

[EastYorkTTCFan]

Yes, it must be very useful for people who suddenly forget where they are.

It's called branding. I have an Apple logo on my computer and phone. Just so I can remember what I bought?

That's one reason too and the other is probably because of all of the tourist that share their pictures inside of the Easton Centre daily on social media.

 

[interchange42]

When will the bridge open?

From the looks of it I wouldn't be surprised if it opens sometime this month

I base my estimate of it opening this month on the fact that it was announced that it will open this month.

A useful guide, but no guarantee

@Longview for the win: there's no opening date yet, but it won't be this month.

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[EastYorkTTCFan]

I got a few pictures today of the bridge.

I also got video of one of the new streetcars passing under it.

 

[EastYorkTTCFan]

I got some more pictures today it looks like there is some sort of planter by the CF tower and the second cup now. It's big concrete box sealed with tar.

They are alos getting redy to put in anew set of doors as well at the south end of the Eaton centre.

 

[EastYorkTTCFan]

There is now a garage type door going up on the Eaton centre side probably for use as fire door or to close off the bridge for any other reasons that may have.

Oh and the bags on the small concrete wall are bags of potting soil.

 

[interchange42]

Announcement of a partnership between Cadillac Fairview and the Canadian Olympic Committee…

…and how the south end is coming along:

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[Johnny Au]

Trampolines are used because they take up little space and it's because it's one of the few summer Olympic sports Canada is good in.

 

[interchange42]

Trampolines are used because they take up little space and it's because it's one of the few summer Olympic sports Canada is good in.

They were from Canada's Freestyle Skiing team, in advance of next year's Winter Games.

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[Johnny Au]

They were from Canada's Freestyle Skiing team, in advance of next year's Winter Games.

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I just noticed the skis next to the trampolines.

 

[Waterloo_Guy]

It's worth noting that "town planning" used to be an Olympic competition. I wonder if we would medal in it today.

 

[DSC]

It's worth noting that "town planning" used to be an Olympic competition. I wonder if we would medal in it today.

I must say I questioned this but I checked .... Wikipedia notes:

Architecture
The 1928 Olympic Stadium, designed by Jan Wils, won the gold medal in architecture at the 1928 Olympics.
Until the Amsterdam Games in 1928, the architectural competition was not divided into categories. The 1928 games introduced a town planning category. However, the division was not always clear, and some designs were awarded prizes in both categories.
Entries in this category were allowed to have been "published" before the Olympics. A notable example of this is the 1928 gold medal for architecture awarded to Jan Wils for his design of the Olympic Stadium used in the same Olympics.

These "art" competitions ended after 1948 Games. (The winners all appeared to have 'sport' component.)

 

[interchange42]

Too bad there's no Olympic (small c) Corporate Architectural Bitchfest competition, because that gold is ours!

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[isaidso]

Trampolines are used because they take up little space and it's because it's one of the few summer Olympic sports Canada is good in.

That sounds more like your personal opinion than why it was chosen. Canada is good at lots of summer Olympic sports but building a swimming pool or athletics track isn't practical or suitable. Besides, the winter Olympics is up next not the summer Olympics.

 

[junctionist]

It's worth noting that "town planning" used to be an Olympic competition. I wonder if we would medal in it today.

We would medal in it, but we'd never actually build anything according to plan.