rdaner
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From Broadview and Eastern. Taken 8 October.
Toronto East Harbour | 214.2m | 65s | Cadillac Fairview | Adamson
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Are they demolishing the whole complex?
JasonParis
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That they are. Pretty horrendous on CF's part and a good indication that this area will not be as interesting as we hoped.
generalcanada
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how long will it take to be fully demolished?
mcbg1
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There is nothing that interesting about the building. Not a big loss.
ben.thebean1
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I wonder how much money it would cost to get a unique mural from different artists on every pillar here, or the whole gardiner for that matter. Would probably become a major Toronto landmark if it was that extensive.
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JasonParis
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It's a huge loss that anchored the site to its history. It could have also provided unique spaces that many in the creative industries pay top dollar to inhabit. Moreover, as someone who has been in the building, it was thoroughly interesting. To be frank, it's a pretty anti-urban attitude to not be able to see its value, especially when there are so many examples, even in our own city of how you could incorporate it, and raise the area's status in the process.
ProjectEnd
Superstar
Incorrect.
junctionist
Senior Member
No built form preservation and no significant mix of uses. It's basically a recipe for dulls-ville.
ProjectEnd
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It's essentially a guarantee it'll just be boring, glazed, corporate.
AlexBozikovic
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From Villiers:
tstormers
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reinventingthewheel
Active Member
CF are planning to retain some artifacts from the old site and include some of the old colours in the new palette (they cut off the text in their presentation not me LOL).
They shared some example preservation projects like the following:
Source: East Harbour Open House #4
They shared some example preservation projects like the following:
Source: East Harbour Open House #4
NiceForWhat
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October 16th 2023
tstormers
Senior Member
I just noticed in the photo they have finally started to tear down the TTC building on the right. It was a pain way back trying to phase the site due to lease agreements, but since the whole project had been pushed back it can be free flowing now.