Recent content by busybeaver

retail still for lease.. $$$?

Dec 7, 2025 - a crinkle in time..

the Imperial Pub should move in there.. but is there room to accommodate their neon sign?;)

March 25, 2025, more shiny happy siding!

you’re not going crazy.. there was a competition but it was more an exercise to explore design ideas for a public square on the southeast corner of John & King. some screenshots and from: https://yourexperienceawaits.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DWBIA-Growth-Development-Framework-Sept-2024.pdf

October 19, 2025

I don't post pics where people's faces are visible.. and on the topic of 'distress' that can be applied to others feeling distress in the immediate neighbourhood: 'George Hislop Park, which borders Sanctuary’s property, is described in the condo board’s filing as a spillover site for drug use...

I emailed Chow and other City staff about both the Yonge St and John St improvement delays back in July and so far it's the expected radio silence. delays, inaction and non-communication being the status quo: 'The announcement that construction may not begin until 2030 is incredibly...

It didn’t take long for the newly designed George Hislop Park to be taken over by crack heads, drug dealers and a homeless encampments. The new fenced areas to protect new plantings have been damaged and pulled down in areas; new trees planted have branches ripped off or the bark is damaged from...

why wood they cover this nice building with grey siding? ?

"Synthetic Eden" is a public art installation created by Canadian artist Stacey Spiegel in 1991, located at One Financial Place at 1 Adelaide Street East in Toronto. The installation features a fountain, metal mesh elements representing Adam's head, and etched glass panels leading into Adelaide...

but will the reflections melt nearby cars? https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-23944679

September 10, 2025 ~ behold the brickwork 🧱

my guess is Cohere ..

September 10, 2025