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20141230. Demolition of these landmark silos (c.1893) has commenced in Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood.
These silos have a long history. Once they were the Campbell Flour Mills and were most recently owned by St. Marys Cement. There is talk about the site being used for a “suburban style plaza with surface parking” probably not unlike the Stockyards Mall recently completed nearby.
20141228. The sky’s the limit at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
20141224. In a new subdivision in the future downtown Markham, “they are all made out of ticky tacky and they all look just the same.”
20141208. The Delta Toronto hotel podium projects forward while its tower rises from the rear.
20141206. The dramatic shade structure on the new Delta Toronto Hotel 4th floor terrace.
20141205. Toronto’s underground PATH system will soon open a North-South branch from Union Stn to these new exit pavilions.
20141204. The new angular Delta Toronto tower sprouts from its podium in Toronto’s fast-growing southcore.
20141203. A new pedestrian bridge over Toronto’s Simcoe St connects the South Core to the Skywalk.
20141201. St. James Town towers above Sherbourne Ave in Toronto.
20141129. Toronto’s bleak Alexandra Park where units with wooden windows await demolition.
20141128. Toronto’s new wayfinding sign prototype at Queen and Bay is direction-specific!
These impressive signs are oriented to the direction you are facing when reading the sign.They also feature a circle showing where you can walk to within 5 and 10 minutes.
20141127. Walking the empty laneways of Toronto’s old (brutalist?) Alexandra Park before redevelopment.
20141125. Billboards as big as buildings: Gotham versus Atrium on Bay.
20141124. Waiting for the bus on Mississauga’s brand new Central Parkway BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) Station platform.
20141123. Inside Mississauga’s brand new Tomken Transitway (bus rapid transit system) Station.
20141122. Reflections in the Aga Khan Museum’s courtyard.
20141119. The intriguing St. Mary’s Cement building in Leaside, Toronto was originally 2 storeys when built in 1976.
20141118. The brand new Mississauga Transitway (bus rapid transit system) Cawthra Station.
20141117. Mississauga’s Transitway (bus rapid transit system) and its Dixie Station opened today.
20141116. The Toronto west-facing skyline – still dominated by the CN Tower but more crowded and greener than ever.
20141113. This strange, small facade conceals a much larger building that pre-dates the road (1947 Dundas W, Toronto).
20141112. The 1984-heritage-listed art deco Mayfair Mansions in South Hill, Toronto (Architect HC Roberts, c.1931).
20141109. The 1913 neo-gothic terra-cotta-clad 299 Queen St W, Toronto.
20141107. The tall, narrow and not-so-blue CrystalBlu condos (21 Balmuto) offer a clear view down Toronto’s Hayden Street.
