Toronto Canoe Landing Park | ?m | ?s | Concord Adex

[Joy Paterson]

Apparently its going to be an 8 acre park and will reach down to Lake Shore Blvd.

The park will also have a mile long running path called as the Terry Fox Miracle Mile.

It will be nice to have some green space down there.

 

[majic]

here is the toy-like canoe from the gardiner..

not entirely sure how i feel about it .. i'll wait till the whole park comes together..

 

[ProjectEnd]

Apparently its going to be an 8 acre park and will reach down to Lake Shore Blvd.

The park will also have a mile long running path called as the Terry Fox Miracle Mile.

It will be nice to have some green space down there.

Where did you get the 8 acre figure? I have consistently heard that the park will only be 3 acres (still impressive).

 

[marcus_a_j]

It has always been 8 acres, which is 3.2 hectares. Maybe that's what you've been hearing.

On another note, according to Douglas Coupland's website, the ribbon cutting ceremony will be in September.

 

[TOBoy]

Fishing bobbers are all in place. Looks interesting, in a good way. I think the semi-oval thing will be filled with water, in front of the "dam".

Will this be TO's first designer park?

 

[metropolis]

I can't visualize...what this park is all about...but will be interesting to see how it all ties together

 

[TOBoy]

Canoe...fishing bobbers...beaver dam..come on, get with the program.

 

[cassius]

I'm not sure how I feel about this just yet. Those fishing bobs are.. different. But I am looking foward to seeing how well it all comes together. Sum, perhaps, being greater than the parts.

 

[yyzer]

I'm not sure how I feel about this just yet.

Ditto...

 

[junctionist]

Will this be TO's first designer park?

What exactly does that mean?

 

[UrbanAffair]

I think once it is all together, it will be quite fine. Grass and tress make a large difference, you just don't want all the little artsy stuff to feel like a little kids playground. But I have faith that the whole thing will be nice in the warmer months at least when the greenery is at its fullest.

 

[TOBoy]

What exactly does that mean?

I mean is this the first public park that is designed by some individual. Did I not say it right?

 

[ProjectEnd]

All these oversized novelty items bring this one a little too close to an Claes Odenburg ripoff...without the poetic irony and latent sarcasm which characterize many of his works.

 

[junctionist]

I mean is this the first public park that is designed by some individual. Did I not say it right?

This is city is practically two hundred years old. Many public parks have been designed by individuals over that time.

 

[khris]

Aren't all parks designed by individuals? haha.