Toronto Ontario Line: Moss Park Station | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | HDR

[11th]

It's a sheltered publicly accessible space in an urban environment.
Station is being built using cut-and-cover so the entire length of the station (platform and headhouse) will be excavated anyways, not sure if that makes a differernce.

For the New York subway comparison, it has smaller footprint. Notice how the elevator is in its own structure at the back. Whether it's a better setup is a matter of opinion.
NYC: smaller footprint, station is open to the elements
OL: larger footprint, station is sheltered
As I have noted in my previous post, a structure having escalators, elevator and waiting/gathering space under the roof, it is not large. Think of how this NYC subway entrance would look if the space between the escalator/stairs and elevator are covered up.

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[Justelena]

 

[Justelena]

 

[Northern Light]

Update on Moss Park Station from a report to next week's Executive Ctte:

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-236862.pdf

My comment: When did a second exit become optional? I recall that being a Building/Fire Code requirement and an essential life safety issue.

 

[Northern Light]

SPA link is now live, with a limited selection of docs for this station:

Development Applications

City Planning COA Application Information Center

app.toronto.ca

From the above:

 

[ShonTron]

I hate how the station is so oriented away from Jarvis Street, which should be a major draw into/out of the station.

 

[ML555]

Any ideas what this was?

 

[DSC]

Any ideas what this was?

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Clearly the foundations of the buildings that used to be on the north side of Queen Street. This is from 1884 Goad

 

[egotrippin]

Any ideas what this was?

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I suspect it's the foundation of the old William Allan Mansion.

https://tayloronhistory.com/2016/11/08/moss-park-home-of-william-allan/

 

[egotrippin]

Clearly the foundations of the buildings that used to be on the north side of Queen Street. This is from 1884 Goad

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Interestingly nothing seems to align with a structure the size of the mansion, yet it stood until 1905. It should be around D75 and the John Bulmer lot.

 

[Northern Light]

Any ideas what this was?

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Likely the foundation of the original house as noted by @egotrippin above.

Here's the house: (1897) - The grand columns face Queen, Sherbourne is out of picture to the right/east.

source: https://tayloronhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1897-pictures-r-36611.jpg

 

[innsertnamehere]

You Can see the William Allan mansion in the 1899 Fire Insurance Plan here - it was further north, and closer to Sherborne Street, roughly where the John Innes Community Recreation Centre is today.

That 1897 photo appears to be looking along the now defunct Herbert Place.

The foundations are likely of the storefronts located along Queen St south of the mansion.

 

[egotrippin]

You Can see the William Allan mansion in the 1899 Fire Insurance Plan here - it was further north, and closer to Sherborne Street, roughly where the John Innes Community Recreation Centre is today.


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That 1897 photo appears to be looking along the now defunct Herbert Place.

The foundations are likely of the storefronts located along Queen St south of the mansion.

Ah, that makes sense then. I was thinking that was Queen St in the foreground.

 

[Justelena]

 

[Edward Skira]