Urban Shocker
Doyenne
It was designed by Ants Elken and Bob Becksted. Like Uno Prii, Elken was an Estonian immigrant.
I was quite surprised that it was demolished and not the Seaway Motel next door. Certainly a sad loss of a very agreeable 60s building.
This photo gives a good view of the streetwall along Yonge street that the Eaton Centre replaced:
Yeah, but if I remember correctly, the buildings that the Eaton Centre replaced along Yonge were pretty much condemned and had stairwells filled with concrete just to keep them standing. They were coming down anyway.That's just cruel and wrong.
Yeah, but if I remember correctly, the buildings that the Eaton Centre replaced along Yonge were pretty much condemned and had stairwells filled with concrete just to keep them standing. They were coming down anyway.
Are you talking about every single building from Queen to Dundas? Implausible...Yeah, but if I remember correctly, the buildings that the Eaton Centre replaced along Yonge were pretty much condemned and had stairwells filled with concrete just to keep them standing. They were coming down anyway.
Sure wish we still had the impossibly cute little shop on the right:
Anyone know what, or where, Mosher's is?