Toronto St Lawrence Market North | 25.3m | 5s | City of Toronto | Rogers Stirk Harbour

[Tuscani01]

What are we looking at here?

 

[ProjectEnd]

The roof of the current North Market building and the future site of the new one.

 

[Tuscani01]

The roof of the current North Market building and the future site of the new one.

Got that part. Thought there was an actual update that I was missing...

Did demo begin or something?

 

[Edward Skira]

Just documenting the current status. The temporary North Market opens June 20th. I think they are waiting on demolition to begin once the PanAm games are over.

 

[modernizt]

That's a nice roof. I like that roof.

 

[DSC]

Just documenting the current status. The temporary North Market opens June 20th. I think they are waiting on demolition to begin once the PanAm games are over.

The photo may have been overkill but it did show a view of the site that is not often documented. The BIA offices (they were on west side) are 'on the move' and once the market and antique vendors move out after 20th June the archaeological work will start inside the existing building shell. It is not certain how long this will take but being under cover means they can work every day and as this has been a market site since 1803 they expect to find 'something'. (For e.g. there used to be a well.) Actual demolition is not expected to start before October.

 

[DSC]

The Govt management Committee has an update report at: http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/gm/bgrd/backgroundfile-80888.pdf

 

[someMidTowner]

The Govt management Committee has an update report at: http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/gm/bgrd/backgroundfile-80888.pdf

The fieldwork uncovered mid-19th century Esplanade crib wall, a series of late 19th century rail track beds, as well as evidence of mid to late 19th century wharf cribbing, see Appendix A.

Hmmm. I was only aware of the rail track beds

 

[Edward Skira]

Saturday was the last day for the farmers at the current North Market. Moving to the temporary tent south of the main market next weekend.

 

[Edward Skira]

And Sunday was the last day for the Antique Market

 

[Hamiltonian]

Good riddance!

 

[Edward Skira]

Sorry for the multiple photos. Just testing the new forum photo uploading tools.

 

[greenleaf]

And Sunday was the last day for the Antique Market

Thanks for capturing the end. Great shot here too. It has a certain timelessness to it - this photo could have come at any point in the past 30 years.

 

[Edward Skira]

And the new temporary market opens.

 

[Miscreant]

So once the north market is re-done, are there any plans for this lot?