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Just going to post those bananas every day until it opens… watch as time decays us all…

I rode a bike from the streetcar loop all the way east, saw a nice chunky wooden bench for a stretch, but no impediments to vehicles. Could see how someone on the east end might confuse it for a drive way I suppose. Not sure if delivery cars are still parking up in between buildings, but there...

Surprised Rebel/Cabana doesn’t run a shuttle from Distillery Loop.

I’d just love to see an audit on a project like this to tell us why it’s taken so long… if there’s similar delay issues we can prevent in the future.

So, you was by the other day when I took this because I’m still trying to figure things out. So parliament slip does its infill, so Queens Quay can extend east- but it hits new Cherry St. and then… are they going to grade this into a more delicate ramp to connect to lake shore? It’s kinda steep...

Just wanted to e CJ I an earlier sentiment. Haven’t been there myself, but from people I’ve spoken to who have- navigating the place is not easy. Stairwells, elevators, parking garages- some combination of those to get to another floor. Anyone else run into this? And is it fixable?

Just curious- when the city approves super-talls in the name of “density” and the “housing crisis”, they ensure those top 40 floors are all 300sq ft studios for $500k, right? 😂

The funniest bit will be when every one of us chomping at the bit to have this open, suddenly figures “nah, it’s gonna be too busy - I’ll go later”

I’ll never forget the joy of stumbling upon and visiting an egg filled nest in the Don, only to discover that they oil the eggs to suffocate baby swans before hatching, because mute swans are an invasive species. That was… a ride.

I could be missing some crucial urban nerd section, but is there anyone out there that collects random historical floorplans of - well, anything in the city? I recently came across floor plans for Honest Ed’s and thought it interesting. Made me wonder about all the old mall floor plans we grew...

I feel like without people occupying the place, there shouldn't be any privacy/spying issues with having a webcam setup. Does anyone do that anymore? I feel like we used to have a whole forum thread on 24/7 construction cams that was somewhat active. Wish they could set something up

Yeah, but the Distillery has the Illuminarium, which will most definitely last for ages as it becomes a beloved institution <blink> Who needs a planetarium?? <blink> <blink>

They better hurry up and figure out those tiles.

My first instinct was “I wish more of these developments were like The Well” (self sustaining mixed used) but then I realized we ain’t figured out just how successful the Well IS beyond Instagram. On one hand, the Well does have adjacent streets, thoroughfares and neighbourhoods to feed from...

COVID really exposed how lacking in pharmacies Canary/Distillery was. Which was hilarious seeing how Canary was promoted as the “health” district. So Rexall, Shoppers, whomever. We’ve got a couple thousand more residents with needs and the seniors centre eventually (maybe?) showing up. (Also...

As mentioned prior, shovels in the ground at the end of the decade- occupancy in 2031

Would be interesting to see how grocery stores began to penetrate the downtown core over the last twenty years, cuz I feel like the lack thereof was the main reason why Jarvis Loblaws and its giant parking lot did so well. It was Ryerson Metro and Spadina Chinatown for awhile. The other detail...

1. Can we do away with the mythos of King & John as the “theatre district”? From Yonge to Cherry we’ve got O’Keefe*, this one, YPT, COC, Canstage, Young Centre and Berkley St., not to mention George Brown theatre school. Be great to see some fest run through Corktown some day. We got stages...