Irishmonk
Senior Member
But they're pushing dirt around!...so it's all good, right...?
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steveve
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Official website has been revamped in anticipation for sales on the residential units. All previous content has been removed in favour of a simple registration portal. Nothing significant for now, aside from a backdrop of a stunning residential unit, but expect much more in September.
http://onebloorwest.com/
http://onebloorwest.com/
LMVDR
Active Member
Define good.
Empty corner is being developed with something pretty significant. Sounds good to me.
Benito
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Contra
Senior Member
Looks like they're digging around the perimeter of the old foundations. Hopefully they don't find anything historic or it'll be years before we see any progress!
Bogtrotter
Senior Member
I'm not sure what sat on that plot historically. There was a 19th century potter's field nearby from what I recall, with bodies allegedly still there.
Tulse
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travis3000
Active Member
My gut feeling tells me this project will sell very fast. I predict 75% sold out in the first 30 days.
Bogtrotter
Senior Member
This seems to indicate that not all were exhumed: http://torontohistory.net/potters-field-cemetery.html
A little more here- https://www.thestar.com/news/2007/10/08/no_secret_where_bodies_are_buried.html
It looks like the cemetery paralleled Bloor on the north side however so not on the One site. Interesting local history nonetheless.
A little more here- https://www.thestar.com/news/2007/10/08/no_secret_where_bodies_are_buried.html
It looks like the cemetery paralleled Bloor on the north side however so not on the One site. Interesting local history nonetheless.
Where could the people who are still buried there be? The Toronto Historical Association contention that 5,000 people are still under the soil in the area there begs the question where can they possibly be? It has all been dug through and redeveloped.
In any case, yup, Potters Field was on the north side of Bloor: The One shouldn't have to worry about any skeletons being uncovered.
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In any case, yup, Potters Field was on the north side of Bloor: The One shouldn't have to worry about any skeletons being uncovered.
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Bogtrotter
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It is a bit of a mystery it seems. http://www.citynews.ca/2016/04/13/watch-where-you-walk-key-toronto-areas-built-on-cemeteries/
Excerpt: While Williamson said the state of development at Yonge and Bloor likely indicates there are no more human remains to be found in the area, he also said someone is usually left behind when a cemetery is moved.
Beecroft, on the other hand, offered a different answer.
“When the subway was put through, all that cemetery was dug up and carted out, and dumped on the Leslie Street Spit,” she said. “So there are several thousand burials, burial parts, body parts, disturbed graves, [and] disturbed bodies in the Leslie Street Spit.”
Excerpt: While Williamson said the state of development at Yonge and Bloor likely indicates there are no more human remains to be found in the area, he also said someone is usually left behind when a cemetery is moved.
Beecroft, on the other hand, offered a different answer.
“When the subway was put through, all that cemetery was dug up and carted out, and dumped on the Leslie Street Spit,” she said. “So there are several thousand burials, burial parts, body parts, disturbed graves, [and] disturbed bodies in the Leslie Street Spit.”
How times change!
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ChesterCopperpot
Senior Member
Well - now I can avoid that place late at night