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It's telling that whoever is actually responsible isn't able to respond in a public way. The fact that even we here don't actually know who is responsible is troubling. Not so much because they are not properly visible in this day of social media -- but for the scarier possibility that no one...

It's news to me... https://twitter.com/TORailwayMuseum/status/686372146768166913 "Jan 10, 1964: the @globeandmail publishes a lengthy article anticipating the demolition of @unionstationTO. 1/6"

Wasn't it near where the Starbucks is due to open? Perhaps that's a clue. -- When did the West Wing hoarding come down? The room looks pretty good, though a bit empty. Even the piano seems to have moved on. I did spot some phone alcoves in the southeast corner.

Slow progress on York food court: Anything to rumours of a major problem with ventilation/HVAC installation?

Why?

Union "Christmas Market" seems to have closed up shop early, no? Distillery gone too...

Although "officially" crowds were/are directed to access ACC via the Teamways. But signage is spotty at best no matter which route you take, as discussed here many times. I'm sure there are loads of lost people every game, making for unnecessary crowding and confusion. Has anyone toured the...

Considering how extensive the retail area will be station-wide, does just one McCafé and one McD's seem a bit short? How many Tim's could be competitive throughout the larger station? Starbucks? I mean, there are two Railroad Coffees currently on one level of one Concourse, yes? PS How will...

In other updates, the scaffolding in the east end of the Great Hall has risen gradually to near the arched ceiling, with several patches of "cleaned" stone now obvious-- though some of these test strips were done some time ago. (Is it a kind of tape that is used, as opposed to other traditional...

Apparently the Great Hall has/had an official name: Ticket Lobby. Not sure what you'd envision for the hall, except of course not the dated design of kiosks along north and south. The north side is set to be retail/commercial, presumably a long restaurant. VIA has dibs, if I understand...

Now I'm hearing no cooked food til April. Four/five months? Cannot see how that's possible.

Any idea what's going on with the subway monitor Next Train estimates? Seeing "N/A" more and more, including when there are no line closures.

Only access now to the security office and construction offices in the East Wing. Stairwell and east exit to Front are impassible. The Scotiabank ABMs are offline. Unconfirmed: Businesses on north side of Great Hall (Hertz, Lotto Centre) have been given notice. (The GO ticket office has been...

I guess we will see shortly why it is necessary to close the northeast entrance to the Great Hall as of today, presumably related to the upcoming Christmas Market...

Is the new temp ramp across the Moat still blocked off? Must have been a hella bottleneck this week...

You're saying Tim's is serving food at certain times? (Er, "food".) Noticed yesterday there was nothing in the front display (which is still weird). But I found sandwiches at Railroad Coffee (organic, $8) so it's finally more than drinks and pastries in Union.

Ah! I appreciate finding this. I'd been guessing it was a layout glitch ... and yet hoping to someday find an actual underground passage. Just north of there, a line appears to indicate an underground walkway from Union Station to the Royal York Hotel, distinct from the subway connection. I...

And there is sufficient room for the work that remains on both sides of the Moat (under 'Macdonald Plaza')? Kinda think they want to retain relatively easy construction access...

BTW, a lift-crane was in place Tuesday eve to repair the one Great Hall clock (facing the East Wing, and overlooking a temporary art-politik display). Is the clock running now?

Megaton, can you walk us through opening the moat? If Bay is then closed, where do you fit the ramp? A direct, flat route to VIA and GO is not a frill in a place where people have luggage, baby carriages, mobility needs, etc. (As I have, like, obsessed on previously.) If folks are directed...