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[Avenue]

Whoever created the Granby - Sheard - McGill loop I hate you so much.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Damn you crazy 60s urban planning ruining the walkable grid

To be fair, if the Eaton project from the 30s went through in its' entirety we probably won't be complaining about the superblock.

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AoD

 

[Toronto1834]

Bachanan is already gone by the time the Eaton's came about - from the 1950 Toronto Aerial photos:

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AoD

Did the original Eaton's College St. extend west along College to Bay, or is that another building?

 

[Avenue]

Anyone know how public streets just became private land for new developments back then?

 

[innsertnamehere]

same way they do now. Via council resolution. It still happens today, though usually not a full street closure. the Mirvish Village development is closing a public lane, for example. The developer is paying the city a market rate for the laneway, and then they are building a parking garage underneath it and reintroducing the space at ground level as a POPs.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Did the original Eaton's College St. extend west along College to Bay, or is that another building?

I think it's just what's there right now, but don't quote me on it.

AoD

 

[Longview]

Did the original Eaton's College St. extend west along College to Bay, or is that another building?

There was a one-storey extension that continued the Eaton's College St. art deco style along College and provided window display and all-weather access from Bay St.

 

[Toronto1834]

There was a one-storey extension that continued the Eaton's College St. art deco style along College and provided window display and all-weather access from Bay St.

Similar to the one storey section of the budding that extends south on Yonge towards Gerrard?

 

[Longview]

Similar to the one storey section of the budding that extends south on Yonge towards Gerrard?

Yes, they were like wings to the main building. I suspect at one time Eaton's intended to return to something like the original plans for a full buildout but obviously that never happened. The Eaton Centre happened instead, and we know how that worked out.

 

[dt_toronto_geek]

I have these dated as 1956, but I believe this section stood until the late 70's. The photo with the higher building in the background on Bay St. was not part of Eaton's College Park, I believe.

 

[Edward Skira]

 

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[ShaunTO]

There needs to be a rule against feeding pigeons in this entire complex. The old park was littered with pigeon feces to the point where there was nowhere to sit and enjoy a meal. Would be a shame if the new park goes back to being a giant pigeon toilet. Bird spikes and maybe poison should be enlisted to rid the area of the nuisance.

 

[TheKingEast]

I absolutely hate watching people feed pigeons in open spaces like that. Perhaps I’m being selfish but it’s a giant shitfest.

 

[DSC]

I absolutely hate watching people feed pigeons in open spaces like that. Perhaps I’m being selfish but it’s a giant shitfest.

YES! We have several people around here (St Lawrence) who wheel bundle-buggies around with bird food and scatter it on the sidewalks. It is actually against City by-laws to do this (I think) but hard to enforce. Rats with wings!