Toronto 900 St Clair West | 43.69m | 12s | Canderel | BDP Quadrangle

egotrippin · Jun 26, 2023

It can be done! One material the whole way up! Look how coherent it is overall, despite the overdone irregular window placement. I'm also ignoring the random all glass corner; not sure what's going on there.

innsertnamehere · Jun 26, 2023

egotrippin said:
It can be done! One material the whole way up! Look how coherent it is overall, despite the overdone irregular window placement. I'm also ignoring the random all glass corner; not sure what's going on there.

shhh don't tell Urban Design at the city!

ProjectEnd · Jul 10, 2023

RGB_11 · Jul 11, 2023

Wasn't that No Frills a Metro years ago?
If so, Metro must be kicking themselves now for leaving! They could have put a Basics there and still done quite well!
Especially now that there will be a fresh new community of people living right next door!

Towered · Jul 11, 2023

That No Frills site sure could accommodate lots of buildings...

AlbertC · Jul 11, 2023

Had to satisfy my curious case of Toronto retail history trivia here, but according to this webpage that No Frills at 243 Alberta Avenue was previously a Dominion supermarket that closed in the mid-1980s. Which was later sold and became a No Frills after:

Dominion (supermarket)

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox company Dominion Stores was once a national chain of supermarkets in Canada, which was known as the Dominion of Canada at the time of the company's founding. The chain was founded in 1919 in Ontario and was later acquired by the Argus Corporation. It was...

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RGB_11 · Jul 11, 2023

AlbertC said:
Had to satisfy my curious case of Toronto retail history trivia here, but according to this webpage that No Frills at 243 Alberta Avenue was previously a Dominion supermarket that closed in the mid-1980s. Which was later sold and became a No Frills after:

Dominion (supermarket)

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox company Dominion Stores was once a national chain of supermarkets in Canada, which was known as the Dominion of Canada at the time of the company's founding. The chain was founded in 1919 in Ontario and was later acquired by the Argus Corporation. It was...

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I could have sworn it was the early 90's when Dominion closed, but anyway, maybe the space sat empty until 1994?
A Business licence for No Frills was first issued in 1994, and that No Frills has changed hands at least once. https://mapliv.com/ca/address/243-alberta-avenue-toronto-on-m6c-1c6