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When Copps was first built, the colours of the seating were celebrated as "looking full even if they're not"... I don't think that opinion aged well. For most concerts, the arena will be fairly dark. So who cares about grey seat colour. :cool:

The plans were impressive, before the rug was pulled.

And it'll need federal $$$. I think the reason Hamilton doesn't have a terminal like Fort Mac is because nobody has yet to discover oil within Hamilton city limits. YYZ still has ways to maximize its use. I think it'll be some time before YHM is viewed as a decent alternative/growth node for...

That tenant is likely never to happen. Some of us were alive and enthused when Hamilton's biggest chance at the NHL occurred (i.e., early 1990s, Ron Joyce as prospective owner during the expansion that gave the league Ottawa and Tampa), but I've moved on. NHL = Not Hamilton League, for me. I...

Orange, which always felt odd to me. Hopefully the paint lasts, and eventually there is a more substantial external change which I think most of us were hoping for. But seems they put much of the money into the interior aside from the renovations to the York Blvd. side; this thing needed a lot...

Seems to happen everywhere. A company led by Vranich Jr. is being taken to court by Oakville over the unpermitted demolition of an 1830s home "designated as a property of historical and architectural value and interest under the Ontario Heritage Act" a couple of kms east of downtown...

I'd prefer if old factory buildings can be given new "life" for employment too. Or even just the land repurposed if the building isn't viable or particularly notable and the remediation is economical (the Studebaker plant on Victoria was largely knocked down for the new "business park" and this...

Knowing that the city won't do much lets these developers off the hook. And they probably know that having a provincial government that just doesn't seem to care is doubly helpful. I can't think of any offhand downtown either. I do wonder how many old industrial properties are in danger of such...

It was sadly inevitable, given the length of time the theatre sat there with no maintenance. Kroetsch can bellow about credibility, but I think the city is as much to blame here. So I think any "remedies" he can find should start with having tougher policies and penalties. But inexcusable that...

To think that the Gary Proctor Building used to be one of the taller ones east of James and north of Rebecca. I have always wondered who he was. I guess I missed the Spec article of Oct 10, 2012.

All along Twenty Road too. I just hope we don't see many fights over use of lands dedicated to airport-related employment growth. They're sure to happen, but having a buffer between major residential areas and the airport will be important (especially if 24-hour operation is to continue).

It'll be interesting to see how they're connected to the terminal, without a second floor.

At least these murals are planned. Golfi's arms get wider with every image he puts up. I wonder how the American realtor's lawsuit is going... probably nowhere right now if RG is able to put up a massive mural of himself, unless that's part of a joke?

I'd be surprised if there were none. It should never have taken this long; hopefully the province institutes the MZO and CN can go away.

It does. But as it's south of Rymal adjacent to lowish-density residential and not an auto dealership, it totally doesn't fit with the neighbourhood context. :rolleyes: ;) I hope that stretch all the way to the airport becomes more "urban"... this would be a great start in terms of the...

I think most of the older apartment buildings are rental, and many of the big ones are run by City Housing. South of Main and between Queen and James I think the larger condos that went up prior to the latest "boom" include Bentley Place, Core Lofts, and City Square... I may be missing some and...

Hopefully the city (or the OLT, if an appeal happens) has the cojones to continue in the face of local "concerns"... The Mohawk Rd. corridor is already pretty dense on certain blocks but along with Upper James probably has the greatest prospects for dense development. This particular block is...

This is true, I think. And it's often the people living in the suburban areas who are oblivious to it. Some will complain about congestion (supposedly due to removal of many of the out-dated one-way streets, though in my opinion it's more about evolving transportation demand and travel patterns...

The "Shadow Dwellers" are shuddering more. :cool:

I don't think it's "ugly"... non-descript for sure though. In that respect it's good it's not taller than the one on George.