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I think the hydro poles have heritage status.

Also curious why the city would hire a firm that had such a contrasting vision of what the square should be..?

This seems to be one of the few examples where the final design, and hopefully product, surpasses the original renders. Very happy they went with the red brick which contrasts wonderfully with the smooth polished finish of the glass. Extraordinary how rounded glass corners elevate the aesthetic...

No streetcars in Queens- just overhead subways. I was really commenting more generally on the similar eclectic nature of both cities built form and exposed infrastructure, not specifically on overhead wiring. Personally I do find some appeal in this, I suppose I don't see such things as much a...

Not sure I would call it art myself, but nice to a see that there is a decorative design feature to that large blank stretch. Perhaps there will be some interesting lighting included.

Since falling well short at every stage of execution they now seem to be trying to make up for deficiencies by adding more clutter to the square itself which, such as it is, was the best executed part of this whole debacle.

While I really think DS missed its mark (well quite a hash actually), I’m not quite as down on the public realm overall. I actually quite like the hodgepodge nature of Toronto’s major thoroughfares. The miss-matched architecture, overhead wires and clattering streetcars does seem very Toronto-...

A modern Canadian square that isn't necessarily surrounded by attractive historic buildings is Place Riopelle in Montreal, it's near Victoria Sq. and I believe built over the Ville Marie expressway- so it is very urban. They obviously went the more traditional route with a shaded treed section...

The architecture probably never looked that pretty, Victorian London was notoriously dirty and the buildings covered in grime and soot. Lots of horse ordure about too :)

The rendering of that mid-rise building reminds me a lot of this: http://www.bigguidetocondos.com Slap on some red brick veneer at the base and we're good to go.

There are planters and trees towards the road but it does look bleak otherwise, especially in winter. Perhaps a restaurant with a patio and some colourful public art would improve things. Unfortunately the nearby gardiner and procession of traffic might detract from it being a pleasant place to...

That is pretty awful, the level of thoughtlessness you would expect from a facade facing a service entrance or back alley. What happened to the original concept, shameful how they cut corners here, especially right downtown. Unless of course this is a canvas for some sort of design feature or...

I walk by there frequently and have been watching it come down piece by piece. I was never sentimental about the place but the intersection has a very strange empty vibe now- it really defined that part of Boor. I am looking forward to what is proposed though.

Shame. It's been awhile since I've used it but always found it a nice little back-street.

The finishes look good and I really like that spiral staircase. Not big on the cottage furniture in the second pic.

One can hope they up their game a bit on this one. Fingers crossed.

Really looking forward to the parkette and seeing how the pedestrian lane-ways turn out, it definitely has the potential to be something interesting with Cormier involved.

I always liked that alleyway and used to use it a lot to avoid Yonge St. Nice looking brick and lamps, or are they cameras..?

A few archival photos that show its progression and reversion. There is little signage in the late 19th century, with the first illuminated signage apparently appearing as early as 1908: 1895 (flashbak.com) 1911 (Flahbak.com) 1920's 1930's 1949 flashbak.com 1960's flashbak.com 70's...

Yeh I can see the visual appeal, especially from a 21st century perspective with all the vintage signage. Most of us loved the SAM's sign afterall. One difference is historically Piccadilly grew over time in a rather silly and outrageous way- ours was contrived to be the way it is.