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Are we really expecting better at this point? The amount of neglect on the basics has been quite widespread and obvious...

Thank you for sharing the pic of the OSC above. I know thats a topic for a different thread but it just goes to show how foolish these politicians saying tear it down and replace with housing are.

They said that at the start of the renovations. This was always an interim plan. I agree with him though, public money was not on the table, but lets be clear. Its because they would have received a massive no if they asked and they already knew it.

I am glad its done and we got 75% of what needed to happen. I really look forward to going to games this year. I would like to see in the next five years some warmth brought to the place. Its very blue and grey and some brown/wood accents such as repanelling the Hotel walls would really change...

I always forget how blech that original turf looked.

It's not terrible but yes for a long time it left a lot to be desired. The Government led its design and had to pursue multipurpose at the time. That said, the renovations look very impressive and with the renos coming for the 100 the biggest issue will be addressed(slope and sightline)...

I agree with both of you, they need to do more to showcase the history. Monuments around the property(no Ted Rogers statue), but Joe Carter jumping on the bag, Bautista bat flip, something for Beeston. They could do the ramps over with murals with different themes. This is our baseball home...

"Concrete is just an ugly material. Meanwhile Yankee Stadium was built with limestone" 100%, and it stains super easy. But doesn't mean it can't look clean. I also wonder with the passing of time if it even makes sense to do cladding to change it because maybe one day concrete will be in vogue...

That area has really grown up. I remember when I was in high school and the earliest buildings were going up, the worry of that area becoming a new St. James Town. But walking down there now, it's not perfect but it's a damn good area I think. Some more affordable grocery options and a bit more...

Serious question. They are spending all this money on the inside, is there anyway to clean the concrete on the exterior? Guaranteed Rate Field is almost as old as SkyDome but they have done things to freshen it up on the outside. Even just pressure washing I am just wondering.

Read the article and thought it was mostly well done. Though some fact checking needed to be done(like Malvern never had a Target). Still sad regardless, a lot of these malls can still be made something really great.

Yea I took a walk around there when I used to work in the area. I loved Zellers but that is a truly depressing place to go too!

I have been lucky when I look back at it. I have lived in Scarborough as a child, then Ajax for my teen years and early 20's, Downtown(well Downtown adjacent at King and Dufferin) and now back to Scarborough though in a different part. I have worked in Markham, Ajax, North York and Etobicoke...

Yea, I know dead thread but wanted too add to the list. Despite all my great childhood memories there, Malvern Town Centre looks to be on the dying list. Its been happening for a while. It's still clean inside and decently maintained but it's definitely showing its age and no longer attracting...

And that is my point. Recently the conversation has been to single out the foreign investor as the sole culprit and hold up a foreign buyer tax as the sole solution. We aren't Vancouver, though as I said above, maybe in Richmond Hill or parts of Markham you could make the case but the vast...

I don't get why people are holding to this foreign buyer idea! Yes more have decided to come here but no, they are not the sole reason for this insane increase! We are living in a time with quite a few things contributing to this. Home owners are not selling. I just checked MLS and right now...

Several people are buying these for very different reasons. Downsizers who want to keep a yard but not the interior of a massive house or can't handle stairs as well anymore. First time buyers possibly though not always with cash from the bank of mom and dad. Builders who want the lots, even at...

Its amazing to see these old photos and how these places used to be. Thanks to those that were able to save, find and share. Some of these even look better than the current stuff, if only because they are more interesting in design! Love it!

The reality is almost everyone involved is to blame. Consumers love large glass area. Consumers are also buying everything as soon as it comes on the market(this is more of the problem than the former imo). Thus builders have no incentive to aim higher in terms of design and quality...

That sounds like the best plan. Its actually still a really good facility with a lot of life left in it. Would be a shame to throw it away when it just needs some renos.