am29
Active Member
I'd rather them be demolished 
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Midtown Urbanist
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I wonder what we could do if we demolished the block and started again.I'd rather them be demolished
Then again I am sure (especially with RioCan) it will be tacky and trendy like this glass addition and will look terrible in 10 years time.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
I'd rather see the 90s addition redeveloped - along with the removal of the Pickle Barrel sign (which cheapened the addition before it even opened). That, and some decent landscaping/plantings. Nothing would more disappointing than getting some cast concrete sidewalks after all this.
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Skeezix
Senior Member
Well, no. It was never a public square. And the rezoning in the 1960s did not require open space at this location, but rather a certain amount of open space anywhere on the site, including on rooftops below a certain height, and there was no requirement that it be publicly accessible (but it could not be double-counted as any of the required outdoor residential amenity space for the residential component).
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someMidTowner
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Bayer
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My eye is drawn directly to that really awful Pickle Barrel sign.
someMidTowner
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One of these days I'm going to Photoshop it out and post the shot with no caption... just to mess with everyone. Remember this post to avoid future disappointment.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Ha! Can you magically erase the Silvercity cocktail pick as well? It's equally egregious.
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khris
Senior Member
The Pickle Barrel sign really is awful. I thought it was going to be temporary when it first appeared just cuz it looked that bad.
someMidTowner
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No. It may be ugly and terrible, but it is a symbol of my youth
Roundabout
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AndreaPalladio
Senior Member
Awful restraurant, awful sign.
good_times
New Member
Agreed - why didn't they just fill it with patios? In Europe it would have been tables full of beer as far as the eye can see...
modernizt
Senior Member
Because the developer wanted to maximize leasable space on their property (profit $$$) and the city approved the project / allowed them, despite what an unfortunate addition it is. I agree that rejuvenating the plaza would have been more fruitful and made for a nicer intersection, but clearly Rio-Can had no interest in making it a nice public space.
Midtown Urbanist
Superstar
In fairness we may still get a nice public space in that balcony patio.