Toronto The Well | 174.03m | 46s | RioCan | Hariri Pontarini

[AHK]

15 trucks for hauling rubble in that shot. Not including any staged on the street. Holy cow.

Also, what's up with those vertical piles in the shale there, by the water truck in the foreground?

Sorry - I meant to highlight those in my comments, but was in a bit of a rush, and it got dropped. What I believe those vertical pile remnants are from is the earlier incarnation of redevelopment for the site, when the Globe and Mail was planning to build a new tower for themselves, at the Front & Spadina corner. The Toyota on Front dealership was moved out (somewhat unwillingly to my knowledge), the dealership's building was demolished, and the planned Globe and Mail redevelopment proceeded to the point that shoring was done along all four sides of the space that was to be incorporated into their new tower.

Having got that far, the development stalled, and the area was converted into a commercial parking lot, until the Thomson family holding company (Woodbridge?) sold the property to the Allied / Riocan / Diamond partnership, after their tentative deal with Mattamy Homes for the site fell through.

When I walked by later this afternoon, all remaining signs of the shoring pile remnants had been excavated away.

 

[Red Mars]

Pic taken April 9, 2018

Hoarding on the Wellington street side is nearly completed.

 

[RonThom]

For me it was this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Mulligan_and_His_Steam_Shovel

Me too. I had forgotten about that until now.

 

[AHK]

Today's (Tuesday, April 10) photos. One specific change - in the first photo, at the bottom, a tie-back machine is now starting the second level down row of tie-backs along the Wellington Street retaining wall.

 

[Red Mars]

Pics taken Apr 10, 2018

 

[Miscreant]

It strikes me that this is the biggest excavation we've seen in this entire 15 year boom, no?

 

[innsertnamehere]

It is, correct. It borders on the largest in the city's history, at the very least in the top 3.

 

[maestro]

That hoe sitting on the edge of the clay looks freaky. There's probably more fun stuff to dig up too.

 

[coopEng]

With excavation done at the east side - we will see the below grade levels go up fast here.

 

[ChesterCopperpot]

^^^^
Literally our man on the ground

 

[coopEng]

Ya - it's an amazing project with great Owners and a great team. I'll try to get some interesting shots as we move through it.

 

[Miscreant]

Awesome. Never gotten the 'in-the-pit' view.

 

[Red Mars]

Pic taken Apr 12, 2018

 

[Sky Blue Skin]

I wonder how well that mud and clay would work as an exfoliating mask or as an all encompassing body treatment. I am tempted to go down there and roll around in it, naked. Only one way to find out.

 

[DSC]

I wonder how well that mud and clay would work as an exfoliating mask or as an all encompassing body treatment. I am tempted to go down there and roll around in it, naked. Only one way to find out.

We look forward to your photos :->