Recent content by Blovertis

This will be tallest tower (at 25 storeys and 101m) to ever be demolished in Toronto. Oddly enough, the old record-holder was the Toronto Star's previous HQ at King and Bay (22 storeys, 89m) in 1971.

If they must build a parking structure on the south side of Lake Shore (and I don't think they should), then they should switch its site with the proposed Science Centre. That way, (i) the parking structure would be a bit smaller but much closer to the spa (otherwise it'll be a long hike in the...

The architects were plainly inspired by Durham Region's most beautiful parking structures

I'm getting the feeling a lot of posters here haven't spent much time at CT lately

If I were you, I'd grow a Louis Vuitton beard instead. The guards might leave you in peace

I don't deny that the TFW and student visa programs have been abused in recent years. But Trudeau only loosened up the rules in 2022, and Admiral Beez's problems with accented foreigners in service jobs long predate that.

You seem to have an obsession with cheap labour from the "subcontinent." For the most part, these are hardworking new Canadians who are only trying to build their lives and raise their families. In the long run, we'll all benefit from their presence here

Whenever I see any Toronto building veiled for renovation like that, I get very very nervous. You never know what kind of atrocity is going to be revealed a few months later.

I'm not sure, but in the 70s and 80s it was definitely the original location of the Glass Head Shoppe, which offered a wide selection of bongs for the local biker gangs

Well, there's these beauties at Don Mills and Eglinton😄

I really can't get behind these microparks, especially one surrounded by fairly high speed traffic on two sides. I'm not sure what Stollery Park adds to the area -- and there's already the rather sad Harold Towne Park just about across the street.

As many of us (including me!) predicted on this thread, Wekerle’s reimagining of the Elmo turned out to be a complete fiasco. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-lender-wants-to-put-torontos-el-mocambo-music-club-into-receivership/

In case anyone thinks Toronto is uniquely bad at architectural preservation:

Look, I love snark as much as the next person, but I have to ask: what alternatives do you suggest we read to keep us informed about provincial and municipal affairs?

It's finished, it looks fabulous, and Rosedale has somehow survived.