Aaron
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I fail to see a significant difference, other than the black and white photography, the cars, the overhead wires and the style of dress.
I fail to see a significant difference, other than the black and white photography, the cars, the overhead wires and the style of dress.
I agree... This is one of those rare cases when the re-do made an improvement. I rather like the sleek newer version. It maintains the lines of the original but better.
It's like a prototype of a car is always waaaay sleeker and cool looking than the production model. Yet this is "as if" we ended up with the prototype after all.![]()
It may have been more for streetcars than cars as the tracks are prominent in all those pictures.
From Unbuilt Toronto (parts of which are available on Google books)
From a the Dec 16, 1911 Toronto Star article
Hocken and Spence Cross Swords in Tube Debate - Optimistic Controller Hocken says Toronto Needs Tubes Now and Argues That They Will Pay From the Start – Spence Would Unify Surface Lines, Leaving Tubes to 1921.
- quoting Controller Spence
p.s. There is also a set of pictures at the Archives for the Church Street extension -showing what Asquith, Ellis, Collier, Park & Davenport looked like in 1930.
I agree... This is one of those rare cases when the re-do made an improvement. I rather like the sleek newer version. It maintains the lines of the original but better.
It's like a prototype of a car is always waaaay sleeker and cool looking than the production model. Yet this is "as if" we ended up with the prototype after all.![]()
Yeah, this from the guy who questioned the O'Keefe Centre's heritage value because it was only built in 1960.
Here we go again.
Right. ADDING a racing stripe of brown granite kitchen tiles; ADDING honed granite tiles to the base, and covering up the original stone; ADDING “deco-styled†sconces; ADDING a smoked glass cantilevered awning, totally destroying the drama of the entrance, and ADDING lame-ass corny LED screens to the corner of the building is so uh, sleek.
I suppose you like this ‘improvement’ as well.
WOW! So aggressive!... It was my opinion... Of which I am entitled... No need to be so caustic... I suppose you designed the original 800 Bay Street and I impugned your vision? For that, I am sorry they destroyed YOUR building. You obviously take this SOOOOO personally because I have somehow insulted your taste. You sir, then did the same by trying to insult my taste by bringing in a "So if you like this then you must like that" kindergarten-style argument.
CHILLAX!!!!!
yes, you are 'entitled' to your 'opinion', so uhm, opine away, i guess.
its just that to claim that "This is one of those rare cases when the re-do made an improvement" is an utterly ludicrous thing to assert.
yes, you are 'entitled' to your 'opinion', so uhm, opine away, i guess.
its just that to claim that "This is one of those rare cases when the re-do made an improvement" is an utterly ludicrous thing to assert.
IN YOUR OPINION... I think your posts would be so much easier to take if you prefaced it with... "I think"... or "IMO". You have ONE view it is not the right view NOR is mine... That is the nature of opinions.
I embrace diversity and value other views. You seem to be of the nature of "be like me -BE LIKE ME!" and are somehow deluded that your taste is the right one.... THERE IS NO RIGHT ONE... They are tastes.
I think you have the wrong forumer... I have never made a comment about the O'Keefe Centre like that. At least that I can think of.... Please direct me to the post so I may see what you mean. In actuality I am indifferent to the O'Keefe/Humingbird/Sony Centre.