Recent content by Chris R.

I suspect some minor repairs will continue as unlike before, they have a reason to keep up appearances. They also have I believe a 50 year lease, so I wouldn't be surprised if in 5 or 10 years they do a small refresh. People here don't think that's going to happen, but if the arena proves to be...

My understanding was that the arena was in dire need of repairs. Based on watching almost daily, it appears the money went toward a few things that I suspect wouldn't be immediately obvious: 1) Completely new HVAC system. 2) All new kitchen ventilation hardware. 3) I believe all elevators and...

Today:

Ya I'm not sure why they decided to not continue the brick, opting for spandrel panels instead. They should have continued the brick further. The brick that does exist looks quite good though.

NeYo and Akon were huge in the mid 2010s. NeYo's most recognizable song to me is "Time of our Lives" and Akon is probably "Smack That". Bocelli is interesting to come back for a round 2. The Italians must have loved it. And if Sopranos is any indication they absolutely do (I have no idea if my...

I think speaking to the total walking distance to get past multiple businesses which is fair. Many new builds have incredibly shallow units. The Brain bar for example is like 18' across, vs many new buildings have units that are hundreds of feet long, especially in the suburbs where whatever...

I've missed most of the discussion about this, but my thought would be that the issue with this is that East Harbour would basically need to be totally rebuilt, which would be silly considering how it's essentially not even done yet. I also feel like if we're a serious country is Union station...

Here's a thought, could the terminus be "Union" but actually continue to Exhibition to spread the load perhaps? With connection to the Ontario line, GO and streetcar, many may want to stay on the train past Union and it could possibly help with Union's people capacity issues?

It's behind the Vine St Market. I hope it is maintained as I kind of love old smoke stacks.

Takes up quite a bit of the sky in the northern part of downtown

Damn. Throwback. I'd suggest everyone be patient. It's a brand new venue. I assume they worked their butts off to open with a bunch of hits. But moving forward it will likely continue to be a small trickle of small, mostly mid-sized artists, and a few larger events. No criticism of these two...

Picture on my commute this morning: