WillTo
Senior Member
It's missing the moat street meat guy!
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Richard White
Senior Member
There was a guy selling street meat in the moat?
WillTo
Senior Member
Yep. In the moat between the TTC and the old GO Concourse. He was always on the east side.
It was outdoors back then so the BBQ was safe. LOL.
Richard White
Senior Member
Ahhhh yes now I remember. Personally I preferred Harveys or the Pizza Place.
DatTranzitGuy
Active Member
Are you able to see over the hoarding or is it too high?
Allandale25
Senior Member
^ You can see over it when you're at the top of the stairs.
WillTo
Senior Member
Richard White
Senior Member
I waked through there today and was pleasantly surprised. It already looks well on the way to completion and I am excited to see how this plays out in the near future.
MetroMan
Senior Member
Even though I was excited about the space created in the moat at first, I'm starting to regret them having covered it. It's not in keeping with the heritage of the exterior, it's no architectural marvel that would've enhanced the building and honestly, it doesn't add any real function. The station doesn't need another indoor space — it's already so vast.
At most, maybe they could've added a canopy between the TTC Station and Union Station in the event of rain, to cover connecting commuters. I would've rather the moat just become a cobbled stoned, outdoors pedestrian mall with individual stores lining one side and Union Station's entrances on the other with small food vendors peppered around.
Richard White
Senior Member
I tend to disagree. As someone who travels through Union daily it is a welcome addition to have the covered moat. Covering a section would not have done much for weatherproofing but covering the whole thing keeps everyone climate controlled.
FC_
New Member
Walked through Union today, photos of the new bypass route.
canarob
Senior Member
Also, remember all the pigeons and being worried about being shat on while having to pass through the moat doors to Union? I won't miss that.
Richard White
Senior Member
And all the smoking. With the enclosure it now becomes a smoke-free area.
MetroMan
Senior Member
Beautiful work. Thinking back to what it was like before, it was worth the wait.
Photo: fc000
What a contrast with the shit job ViaRail did with their ceilings.
I still have a hard time believing that this is the finished renovation of the ViaRail boarding lounge.
Recessed lighting along the sides of the ceiling soffits and then wall mounted lighting fixtures would've worked nicely. I hope someone at Via realizes the crap job done here and has it redone.
Photo: fc000
What a contrast with the shit job ViaRail did with their ceilings.
I still have a hard time believing that this is the finished renovation of the ViaRail boarding lounge.
Recessed lighting along the sides of the ceiling soffits and then wall mounted lighting fixtures would've worked nicely. I hope someone at Via realizes the crap job done here and has it redone.
Richard White
Senior Member
Photo: fc000
What a contrast with the shit job ViaRail did with their ceilings.
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I still have a hard time believing that this is the finished renovation of the ViaRail boarding lounge.
Recessed lighting along the sides of the ceiling soffits and then wall mounted lighting fixtures would've worked nicely. I hope someone at Via realizes the crap job done here and has it redone.
Recessed is nice but perhaps surgical lighting is better?