Installation of the glass curtainwall began today – very reflective!
St. Patrick Street can certainly be rather sterile, often feeling more like a service or maintenance street for the larger commercial and institutional buildings on University Ave. as opposed to a vibrant residential avenue. Considering it is one of the oldest streets in the downtown core, there is very little history left save for a few Victorian houses north of Queen and an old church north of Dundas. Small improvements have been made recently including the planting of new trees and the introduction of on-street parallel parking last year. Bigger changes are just around the corner, including the eventual demolition of the parking garages belonging to Canada Life and Bell – to be replaced with residential towers. The street has one of the most unfortunate buildings on it – that giant windowless Bell switching station – something that will most likely be there for many years to come! The advantage to living on St. Patrick is of course being so close to almost everything downtown has to offer, while living on a relatively quiet (but dense) street.