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notyouagain
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This debate is so tedious. Every single opinion, including my own, has already been articulated a dozen times. Maybe we should have a moratorium on any other posts unless it involves a new development at TLS.
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The Tenor (10 Dundas St E, Ent Prop Trust, 10s, Baldwin & Franklin)
ganjavih
Senior Member
Ya gotta admit... this looks pretty cool. Yes, I like flashing lights, bright signs, etc.
The Dundas Square idea is good, the execution (as usual) has been sub par. But I think it'll get better in the future with improvements to the building and signage.
MetroMan
Senior Member
^ The best part of that picture is the Eaton Centre ad tower. Even the LG tower is looking tired.
I agree that things will improve over time but as it stands now, it looks like PenEquity built a new 40 year old shopping mall that needs to be renovated.
I agree that things will improve over time but as it stands now, it looks like PenEquity built a new 40 year old shopping mall that needs to be renovated.
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Hydrogen
Guest
Damn good question! If things went wrong, he probably won't want to know the sex of the kid until birth.
TLS will be improved with more ads on the outside (so hand more up, please). I find that it looms on the Ryerson campus. Otherwise its no worse than some of the ad-covered buildings found around Times Square.
It's the inside that kinda disappoints me.
Nevertheless, that night shot is very cool!
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Cancerous
Guest
Not a virgin... this was Paris' media tower in the 1920s.
I think what I was trying to say is that Paris doesn’t have (as of yet) a public square that is eternally plastered with commercial advertising boards and video screens all over it, the way New York has its Times Square and we have our grotesque Toronto Life Square.
The Citroën sign above was taken down 74 years ago (almost three quarters of a century) and nothing else had graced the Eiffel tower’s metal beams ever since, not even today with all the branding, advertising, and commercialism that surrounds us in every corner.
To this day, Paris makes it extremely difficult for any retailer to open and launch big-box and chain stores in the city. Thanks to the Royer Act back in the 70’s, the law protects independent shops in the city centre from ruthless big corporations, which explains the explosion of massive hypermarkets in the surrounding outskirts, creating monstrous shopping no-man’s lands well beyond the périphérique of Paris and other French cities.
Sure, you still see the insidious franchise on the high streets and touristy districts of Paris, but compared to London or New York, she’s an angel.
Petra
Banned
I agree. Of all the metropolises, Paris got it right. It's a reflection of the French attitude to protect their own identity and culture. I admire that, though sometimes they can seem snobbish.
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Hydrogen
Guest
The French?!
No way.
OnceAThief
Active Member
Any word on the activity at Johnny Rockets? Can't wait for a burger and shake from there
Tewder
Senior Member
Not to be churlish about it, but Place Blanche and certain areas certainly have their fair share of signage and tack, which is fine. Some areas are more appropriate for this sort of things than others, the important thing is to recognize the difference. Dundas Square is a completely appropriate place for commercial tack, but I wouldn't be very happy with it along University or Queen's Park.
Hipster Duck
Senior Member
I might be remembering things wrong, but I thought that the Place de Clichy had this sort of idea going on.
ganjavih
Senior Member
I dunno... the area around the Eiffel Tower has been getting kinda gaudy recently.
Oh wait, that's Vegas. But seriously, yes, Place de Clichy does have its share of loud neon signage.
Oh wait, that's Vegas. But seriously, yes, Place de Clichy does have its share of loud neon signage.
drum118
Superstar
For you folks that like Harvey's food, it opens on Thursday along with a number of other eaters on the 2nd floor. It has been ready for a few weeks already
All the fence barriers are gone as of Tuesday night and is wide open. Large construction notices are posted on seating.
All the fence barriers are gone as of Tuesday night and is wide open. Large construction notices are posted on seating.
ceaz40
Active Member
you'll have to excuse the "Gaudi"ness of the last pic.....the place was put together by Vegans....they're hungry for goodness sake .....
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Cancerous
Guest
Below is a picture of Place de Clichy, and to me, it looks like an ordinary and very plain looking roundabout.
Do you see any media towers or advertising boards plastered on the buildings?
Actually, if I may correct you both, I believe you meant Place Blanche, just like Tewder pointed out above.
But then, does it strike you as surprising that Place Blanche is the way it is when Moulin Rouge is just a few feet away? It’s a major tourist attraction for millions around the year so wouldn’t the area be inevitably destined to become a little bit tacky?
Furthermore, Place Pigalle, the official Parisian red-light district, is just around the corner! (and how can you have one of those without neon?)
Even then, with all those factors against it, Place Blanche is still nowhere as loud or aggressive as Toronto Life Square, not even close.
digitalcabana
Active Member
Eaton Centre 1977
A interesting look back in time of the Eaton Centre in 1977.
A interesting look back in time of the Eaton Centre in 1977.