current
Active Member
June 26
From Harbourfront with the Royal York in the background.
From Harbourfront with the Royal York in the background.
Architecturefan
Active Member
thats just down right confusing trying to make sense of all those cranes
marcus_a_j
Senior Member
The red and white crane is for Union (Telus) Tower
ProjectEnd
Superstar
That red preying-mantis concrete pouring thing also belongs to Telus.
isittimetomoveyet
Active Member
The Telus building seems to be moving along nicely now!
Andrew3D
Active Member
casaguy
Senior Member
So sad that these new towers are going to bury such an awesome collection of older buildings.
taal
Senior Member
My god yea...
I think this picture in particular really shows that, it didn't really hit me until I saw this one.
In some ways this is going to be the biggest change to the common (unfortunate) post card view of Toronto since the the CN tower!
I think this picture in particular really shows that, it didn't really hit me until I saw this one.
In some ways this is going to be the biggest change to the common (unfortunate) post card view of Toronto since the the CN tower!
urbandreamer
recession proof
Now, I just wish they'd bury the ACC--redevelop the site as office/condos, and move the Leaf's back to their old (and conveniently empty) home.
Redroom Studios
Senior Member
Andrew - that is a great picture of these two projects! Finally forming a street wall on York. And ya, Toronto is sort of losing the face that most of the world is familiar with. Wonder if we will have a good postcard image from the lake? I think it will be cool though to see buildings rising above Union Station from Front St. The feel from there should be quite different as well...
urbandreamer
recession proof
^Do people still use postcards? With email/text/facebook, postcards will be obsolete within a decade.
Anyhow, life goes on...but I prefer Toronto at street level.
Anyhow, life goes on...but I prefer Toronto at street level.
taal
Senior Member
Agreed, other then the rare North South view taken from the west (east is fine too) on a nice day.
Redroom Studios
Senior Member
the word postcard is just semantics for (another way of saying) a photograph that is a signature view of the city... used in marketing etc, whether on paper or digital. The fact is that these new buildings along with 16 and 18 York obliterates the traditional "face" of the city. At street level this is an improvement over empty lots and should go a long way to making a coherent link between the financial core and the waterfront. It will just be strange to not see The Royal York anymore... along with a whole lot of the other buildings north of the railway tracks.
ProjectEnd
Superstar
/\ We must, however, remember what happens when one tries to preserve a bygone era. These buildings don't block the skyline, but instead expand it and increase its density.
urbandreamer
recession proof
^Hey can you remove that image. It's making me very very sick....