Tag Archives: transit
20210704. Bridges of July 04. The blur of people passing under the Rouge River Bridge – soon to be replaced by a bigger bridge that can accommodate additional tracks.
20210401. The concrete lines of Warden station.
20210211. There is a lot of streetcar infrastructure at King and Dufferin. Oh and that’s JW Gouch’s 1913 A.B. Ormsby pressed metal factory showroom in the background.
20210206. With the reconstructed Kipling Station Passenger Pick-up building including a much needed elevator, it no longer has that open feeling of the original building.
20210127. Light-induced diamonds in the subway.
20210125. Glencairn Station has a new skylight system, a reimagination of the original skylight panels by artist Rita Letendre that were removed due to water damage.
20210124. Parking under the overpass at Lawrence East Station.
20210115. In the construction pit at Kennedy Station where the Eglinton Crosstown will end.
20201216. Remembering the old GO Transit concourse at Union Station (1979) and one of its nicest design elements – the doors.
20201213. After 17 years of operation, the old $9 000 000 GO Bus Terminal at 141 Bay Street is being demolished.
20201207. The new Union Station bus terminal is now open but there isn’t much to see. It’s as bland as the new GO Train concourse and the boarding area is not visible to the public.
20201030. The new King-Liberty Pedestrian Bridge (connecting King Street W and Liberty Village), complementing the Strachan Ave rail trench, is almost open.
20200918. The modern curves of Kipling Station, a great example of mid-century expressionist architecture not built in the mid-century.
20200821. Metro modernism against a brutalist backdrop. St. George Station and the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (2/2).
20200820. Metro modernism against a brutalist backdrop. St. George Station and the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at University of Toronto (1/2).
20200628. The walkway between the TTC and the YRT at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station is a colourful experience.
20200603. The 20 modern curves of Kipling Station, quite mid-century expressionist for a subway station that opened in 1980.
20200522. Although the Scarborough Rapid Transit opened at Kennedy station in 1985, it has a mid-century modern space age look.
20200422. A blank arrivals and departures board in the Great Hall shows just how quiet Union Station is these days.
20200406. At 3:40 PM on a Monday, Toronto’s SkyWalk and entrance to UP Express is empty.
20200318. The long and empty GO Transit corridor to platforms 24-27 Wednesday at 5:53 PM during Ontario’s coronavirus pandemic state of emergency.
20200317. GO Transit had barren platforms at rush hour on this day when Ontario declared a state of emergency.
20200222. A barren suburban commuter parkade means the weekend is here.
20200207. Finding beauty at Bathurst Station is as difficult as finding rational people in today’s political climate. Here is an attempt.
