Parkdalian
Senior Member
If anything needs to go, it's Stollery's. It may have some nice historical features, but it's such a blight on the corner with all of the misguided additions.
If anything needs to go, it's Stollery's. It may have some nice historical features, but it's such a blight on the corner with all of the misguided additions.
urbandreamer
recession proof
^The entire block, from Yonge to Charles, shall go highrise. Keep the nice red brick 3+ story facades, but go highrise--perhaps 4 new buildings on this block.
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
Ah I see, because of a relatively discrete addition on top, this beauty is worth scrapping. Brilliant.
adma
Superstar
It's 80s black smoked glass with a bilboard plopped on top. Matter-of-fact; nothing truly horrid.
And who's to say that despite its recent reno/retention, the Uptown Theatre facade isn't dispensible, either...
And who's to say that despite its recent reno/retention, the Uptown Theatre facade isn't dispensible, either...
isaidso
Senior Member
Here it is again for those not up to digging for it.
And the whole building model.
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
For all of the old photos I have seen of the Uptown Theatre's entrance the only original piece that remains of the front is part of the stone work near the top of the roofline which was partly restored when it was recently uncovered after 40 years of being hidden away behind steel gridwork. Everything else was gradually ripped away decades before that so despite my strong emotional attachment to what is left of this building, I'd have to agree that it is indeed disposable.
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Hypnotoad
Senior Member
Mike in TO
Senior Member
Uptown will soon join these giants...
steveve
Senior Member
Again... an AWESOME SHOT mike in to!
Man... Uptown is gonna look SO skinny from this angle and will be taller than manulife!... CAN'T WAIT for it to go up!
Man... Uptown is gonna look SO skinny from this angle and will be taller than manulife!... CAN'T WAIT for it to go up!
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
I think Uptown is around 25 feet short of the Manulife Apartments (518 ft. vs. Manulife's 545 ft.). Close though.
steveve
Senior Member
Oh... from that shot i meant... from that angle it will look taller!
too bad uptown wasn't a little bit taller
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
Oct. 15th
From the Yonge & Bloor area
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From the Yonge & Bloor area
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lordmandeep
Banned
Casa looks about as tall as Manulife.
These towers including the Four Season are really going to really extent the Skyline.
These towers including the Four Season are really going to really extent the Skyline.
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
Believe it or not Manulife has nearly 100 feet on Casa.
Manulife apartments - 545 ft.
Uptown - 518 ft.
Casa - 453 ft.
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vegeta_skyline
Senior Member
Uptown will soon join these giants...
I don’t believe that height quotation at all. Not that its off by a large amount but X was suppose to be the same height as Casa – 453ft. (roof line at about 430ft as dt mentioned in the X trend)
Mike took that awesome photo from the upper floors of the nearly topped off X at a height approaching 400ft or more. Yet Casa has a good 5 or 6 floors on it plus the mech under the hat.
Wasn’t Casa granted a 2 floor height extension? I don’t believe that height quotation includes that extension which would add 18-20ft to it. Making Casa’s real height around 472ft.