Recent content by fiendishlibrarian

That's from power-washing graffiti. That entrance is a constant target and I've seen the BIA's contractors with power-washers clean it regularly during my walks. They clean other street furniture in the area as well on a regular basis.

Interesting, shame about that steam loco being left to rot and be vandalized. I also did not think there was any intact TEE equipment left anywhere, even if it isn't on rails. I also wonder if that F-unit can be restored and run as a heritage locomotive when the Northlander returns.

There isn't much they can do on the east side of the site: there's a tunnel that runs from the Whitney Block under Queen's Park Crescent East to the main building, and as I recall there is an entire basement level that has (or had), numerous services: a cafeteria, a couple of shops and I vaguely...

Part of it, mostly collections. Cataloguing, acquisition and other back-end work takes place partially in the Whitney Block, or at least it used to when I worked there.

Will never happen.

I can tell you they are, but for now are being very quiet about it. Buyouts first to the greatest extent possible. I'm hearing numbers comparable to Bell's. I should also mention that numerous Bay Street law firms are going through headcount reductions and hiring freezes, for now mostly on the...

That's my old church and elementary school the LRT is passing by (St. Wilfrid's). The adjectives are inaccurate, if not pejorative.

Looking at that picture of the viaduct reminds me that I just finished a fine history of the effort to construct the Luminous Veil: The Suicide Magnet, by Paul McLaughlin, Dundurn Press: https://www.dundurn.com/books_/t22117/a9781459751408-the-suicide-magnet

Bay Street law is currently three days minimum for most large firms, at least four for students/lawyers and management and I'm hearing rumours of four-five day weeks for clerks and assistants.

Correct, the location on Finch West near Keele remained open through the first bankruptcy, the same store my parents bought furniture from when they first arrived in this country in 1971.

It's full of stars, and Presto machines! I think I'm finally seeing Metrolinx's logic here.

I definitely recall the Mike in TO and Mr. Man development scoops, some of those threads are still active.

I see that my infamous ROM rant still exists, and I wouldn't change a word. (I'm pretty certain I joined the original board around...2004-ish?)

I was told by the leasing agent that all vacant units are being upgraded to, quote, "condo standards". Which means I'm staying put in my unit...

I grew up at Keele and Finch and friends of mine who still live there tell me the brown townhouses on Romfield Drive, and the former Ferlisi plaza are both in play or will be soon.