Songbird
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Yeah, though that day will be a LONG time coming; they're building another type of "big box" style retail space of some sort right up against that Staples at the moment.
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Yeah, though that day will be a LONG time coming; they're building another type of "big box" style retail space of some sort right up against that Staples at the moment.
That's the new Porsche dealership.
LowPolygon
Senior Member
Joe
New Member
Is this Yonge and Gerrard?
Zeiss
Active Member
Yes, it is. Behind the photographer is going to be Aura.
LowPolygon
Senior Member
yes it is--Bassels was a toronto institution back in the day. the building is still there, unfortunately the owners haven't been able to secure decent tenants in years. is basically been housing fly by night cheapo clothing stores for the past 4 years or so. with Aura across the road this may become a very prestigious corner. it would be great if it the building was home to a good restaurant again...
Zeiss
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LowPolygon
Senior Member
^ one does wonder what will happen to this area with Aura there. it could sure use some help....
adma
Superstar
Does the Big Slice count?;-)
Though yeah, it's suffered from increasingly ghetto tenancy, and maybe the proximity of the Yonge Street Mission and Covenant House (and some kind of provincial youth-services offices upstairs) hasn't helped matters. (Keep that in mind as a counter-factor to "the Aura effect".)
ganjavih
Senior Member
Signage used to be so cool decades ago... big bright lights, neon. Now everything is a cheap backlit plastic rectangle.
J T CUNNINGHAM
Senior Member
BASSEL'S interior was built by TORONTO REFRIGERATION - Sidney Kowal, president.
Regards,
J T
Regards,
J T
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LowPolygon
Senior Member
Came across some fantastic photos of Toronto in the late 60's-mid 70's on the Flickr site of Bobolink AKA Robert Taylor.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobolink/sets/72157594158035127/
obviously the photographs are © by him. here is a selection of his images:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobolink/sets/72157594158035127/
obviously the photographs are © by him. here is a selection of his images:
FANTASTIC!!!! More!
College Park
Active Member
Finding these is like finding a shoebox of old baseball cards in your grandmothers' attic.
Urban Shocker
Doyenne
They did a lovely job restoring the Bank of Upper Canada building.