Steam And Hiss said:
It’s unforuntate that the north and west walls of the original postal building were demolished. I guess it was necessary in order to accommodate the footprint of a professional hockey rink and its bowl seating. It would be nice to have had said walls extended to the current dimensions of the arena, thereby eliminating the sterile glass facades. This would give the building a much more classy, sophisticated and timeless appearance. There is zero charm when viewing the arena from the west. [...]
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That raises a good question. Were the north and west walls built with the same stone and detailing as the east and south facades? When the postal terminal was built, the east and south facades were the public face of the building, facing the street. The north and west facades presumably would have been built with the expectation that other buildings would be constructed next to them on the adjacent lots. Not uncommon that the corner heritage buildings we've conserved only have two facades meriting protection. I don't know what the case was with the postal terminal.

ETA: East and north facades appear to have at least had the same stone and art deco/streamline design. Of course, the north facade would also have been public facing - facing the rail corridor.

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The mats inside the Arena entrance from Maple Leaf Square now read Scotiabank Arena - external signage is still ACC as far I could see.
 
Rendering of the west side of the Arena:

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Nice pics @Michael Ianni

From what I understand, the large Scotiabank Arena sign on the west side above the TV is a temporary one, until they get around to installing the larger one with LEDs whenever that may be.
 
isaidso said:
The sooner they get rid of that cheap tin can of a roof the better. It's been an eyesore since day 1.
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This is very true, but the proposed black cladding doesn't seem to be all the awe-inspiring either.
 
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