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Here's what's happening to the Hsin Kuang Centre.
http://www.metcomrealty.com/pdfs/346_Spadina_Ave-Brokers_Letter-Aug2017.pdf
http://www.metcomrealty.com/pdfs/346_Spadina_Ave-Brokers_Letter-Aug2017.pdf
Here's what's happening to the Hsin Kuang Centre.
http://www.metcomrealty.com/pdfs/346_Spadina_Ave-Brokers_Letter-Aug2017.pdf
Toronto is getting a new public square in the heart of Chinatown
http://www.blogto.com/city/2017/11/toronto-public-square-huron-street-chinatown/
http://www.joecressy.com/huron_street_public_square_open_house
Toronto is getting a new public square in the heart of Chinatown
http://www.blogto.com/city/2017/11/toronto-public-square-huron-street-chinatown/
http://www.joecressy.com/huron_street_public_square_open_house
This is happening late; if it's happening at all. It was supposed to happen this year and the year is almost over. The blogto article links to a 20 month old Cressy announcement.
Work crews have in the past month dug up the sidewalks on both sides of Huron in the general area of this future public square... installed something, and backfilled the digging with gravel - not redoing the sidewalk. So just maybe this is the beginning of the project.
A few years ago, the annual Chinatown Festival was held on Dundas between Beverley and Spadina. And the area of Huron where this future Square is to go in was taken over for a stage and seating. So, psycho-geographically it's perfectly situated and needed. Even tho' the Festival has moved to the southbound lanes of Spadina; this future square will have myriad benefits; one being a clean well designed place to meet or rest.
The closest thing to a 'Square' right now is the very grim plaza in front of Chinatown Centre. And don't get me going about the food court in the basement of this place.
Good call out. I got duped into reading what turns out to be pretty old news.
No problem. This needed to be brought up anyways. When I travelled on business I'd always detour to see other cities Chinatowns. Toronto's downtown Chinatowns - both of them - aren't alone among North American Chinatowns in not having a square or park. I suppose Grange Park could be metaphorically taken in possession as Chinatown's de-facto park but it's hidden from line of sight when one is standing on Dundas or Spadina.
Let's hope something happens.