Original Vitrolite station tiles

[kotsy]

I would love to borrow that pic in a tweet to the powers that be.

AoD

please caption it "what the hell do you call this?"

 

[salsa]

please caption it "what the hell do you call this?"

hashtag #firstworldproblems

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

hashtag #firstworldproblems

Indeed - considering how subway lines in some supposedly third world countries can get this right.

AoD

PS: Apparently it's been noted and fixed

 

[Johnny Au]

It takes a decade-and-a-half to build a subway line here, but Shanghai can build theirs in a few years and look beautiful as well.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

It takes a decade-and-a-half to build a subway line here, but Shanghai can build theirs in a few years and look beautiful as well.

To be fair, there are different labour and other constraints - having said that, this isn't a case where it comes into play.

AoD

 

[Skeezix]

To be fair, there are different labour and other constraints

"We don't have control over our people like that"

 

[salsa]

God damn it, why??

 

[Amare]

God damn it, why??

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Those panels at St.George have been there for a while. I actually thought it would be completed before Osgoode, but apparently that wasnt the plan. To put it kindly the wall panels just dont work, at all.

 

[APTA-2048]

It's been like that for at least two years. If I recall correctly, they removed the metal band and column of tiles at these locations. They needed to cover the void. It's an ugly solution.

 

[mgl]

What is this thing doing here? is it temporary?

Here's a pic from January 15 before the tile cover up was completed. What did they do with the Vitrolite at the top? It's now black. Is that metal panel?mi can't tell from the completed photo.

 

[nfitz]

Looks like you can see the original tiles Vitrolite still - presumably painted black.

 

[Northern Light]

Here's a pic from January 15 before the tile cover up was completed. What did they do with the Vitrolite at the top? It's now black. Is that metal panel?mi can't tell from the completed photo.

I'm pretty sure its just the trim panel. All the original vitrolite stations, as with those on Bloor-Danforth have a main colour and trim colour; and in this case they've chose black trim over white.

 

[Northern Light]

It's been like that for at least two years. If I recall correctly, they removed the metal band and column of tiles at these locations. They needed to cover the void. It's an ugly solution.

This is correct. I had a conversation about it w/Andy Byford. Apparently the engineers wanted easier access to the expansion joints in behind the tile there (his words); and didn't
want to have a big process removing tile in the future. These panels were chosen as they can be easily removed by a crew to inspect the underlying area.

It is a very poor match.

On the other hand, the existing tile is ugly too. I am not a defender of the public washroom aesthetic of the B-D stations (or the original vitrolite ones either) I much prefer the better stations
on the Spadina line, particularly St. Clair West, Eglinton West, Glencairn and Downsview which all show much more visual interest, and thoughtful design.

But I digress

Maybe we can wipe the whole load of tile (all styles out) with a revived station modernization program. Though.........if that gets another 'Pape' or 'Dufferin', maybe not.

 

[adma]

Now it's King station's turn for the Vitrolite peekaboo, in case anyone's noticed.

 

[Amare]

Now it's King station's turn for the Vitrolite peekaboo, in case anyone's noticed.

Oh boy...is King getting the new cheap looking panels too?