FWIW - The Toronto Scientology Church has temporarily relocated to 77 Peter Street - two doors down from the under-construction marketing suite for Noir. Depending on one's perspective - being beside Noir may not be an entirely inappropriate location...
Application: Building Additions/Alterations Status: Not Started
Location: 696 YONGE ST
TORONTO ON M4Y 2A7
Ward 27: Toronto Centre-Rosedale
Application#: 14 266853 BLD 00 BA Accepted Date: Dec 22, 2014
Project: Office Interior Alterations
Description: Proposal to remove all interior walls on all floors, remove all exterior walls (note steel frame and flooring to remain), and construct new exterior walls and interior alterations to all floors at existing Church of Scientology.
It's a beautiful building - or at least, it could be again, with some care. By which I mean actual, sensitive restoration work, as opposed to a hack job inflicted on it by an organization whose aesthetic monstrousness is only trumped by its moral monstrousness.
I like the building too, as is, and oh how I miss Brothers - home to countless 4pm breakfasts for 20 some-odd years.
Interesting that the "Going Clear" HBO doc. (and book, and Bill Maher episode with the author) are all mysteriously missing in Canada. The Lightbox cinema has the cahunas to play it theatrically though.
I like the building too, as is, and oh how I miss Brothers - home to countless 4pm breakfasts for 20 some-odd years.
Interesting that the "Going Strong" HBO doc. (and book, and Bill Maher episode with the author) are all mysteriously missing in Canada. The Lightbox cinema has the cahunas to play it theatrically though.
It's actually "Going Clear" - maybe you're not finding it because you're searching for the wrong title? The book is available in Canada and you can rent the doc on the iTunes store.
It's actually "Going Clear" - maybe you're not finding it because you're searching for the wrong title? The book is available in Canada and you can rent the doc on the iTunes store.
Nope, I mistyped, I'll correct that.
Didn't know it was on iTunes, HBO Canada (Bell Media) ain't touching it apparently. Random House didn't publish the book here, but I see it's on Amazon through Vintage.
Actually, it (or at least the miraculously extant unretrofitted original sash) was probably an aesthetic inspiration on the developments in the adjacent area--esp. those of neo-modern persuasion.
