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16 November 2013: I was wondering if Jasonzed would like this photo?
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kram74
Active Member
looks as though they might start working on the bridge soon.
the orange on the railing could mean there coming down soon.
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DSCToronto
Superstar
Any sign of the link between Bremner Blvd and Bathurst opening yet? According to Adam Vaughn's office about 6 weeks ago it was going to happen "soon". (See Post #376 above.)
AHK
Senior Member
The only signs of activity to date have been one section of the railing on the east side of Bathurst, on the south side of where Bremner is to connect to Bathurst having been removed and replaced with a temporary barrier, and the railing posts along Bathurst from the removed section to the north side of where Bremner is to connect to Bathurst being marked with X's in red paint - presumably identifying the sections for future removal.
junctionist
Senior Member
Those ornate railings will be preserved and restored. We're lucky to have such public realm details.
rdaner
Senior Member
Thanks everyone for the consistent photo updates! The green roof has been installed on the library and it really adds another dimension to this great little building. And I am looking forward to the opening of the Bremner/Bathurst intersection both as a pedestrian and a driver. Finally I think that the dramatic increase in activity on Bremner Boulevard as a whole will further animate CityPlace and finally dispel any armchair musings that it is a St. Jamestown-in-training. If only I had one of those work/live units facing Toronto's newest arterial!
By the way, it's not Bremner and Bathurst, it's Fort York and Bathurst -- Fort York Blvd runs between Lake Shore Blvd. and Spadina; Bremner starts on the east side of Spadina.
Torontovibe
Senior Member
I don't know why they just don't change it all to Fort York Blvd. It's just confusing for many people, especially tourists.
Eastside
Active Member
Agreed. I bet it would lead to a few more tourist visits to the fort as well, if out-of-towners at the aquarium/CN Tower/sporting events realized it was just down the street.
Easier said than done: people really don't like having their address changed. That said, Fort York Boulevard certainly sounds better, and yes, would be good for tourism.
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Tuscani01
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But it was Bremner Blvd. before. The name was changed to Fort York Boulevard later. (From Spadina up to Bathurst) Mind you, no one had been living on it yet.
http://www.toronto.ca/wes/techservi...ation/bremner/pdf/04_27_2004_presentation.pdf
someMidTowner
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I would go with Bremner, simply because more people know it. It is closer to the center of the city so naturally more people know about it. Factor in significant places with Bremner addresses like the Rogers Centre, CN Tower and the Aquarium, as well as the Air Canada Centre - which uses a Bay Street address but has one of its main entrances on Bremner- and the choice seems clearer. In addition, the ACC's giant video display functions as Bremner's eastern terminating vista. Bremner is more significant from an urban perspective, and Fort York Boulevard makes more sense historically - but that is why we have two names for this road!!
kram74
Active Member
hard to tell from this picture... but that hole is very
deep... guess they will fill it in with dirt and flowers.
what is this..... is the fence coming down?
or maybe it just fell over...lol
maybe there trying different ways to take it down...
seeing what works best.
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Thanks for all the photos Kram!
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