How often is repair work done on the tower? Can the platform not be installed when needed? It's so negligent to just leave there all the time. It looks as though the tower is a constant construction site.
I agree that the tower needs some alternative exterior treatment, but tiles would look awful on it. Something that envelopes the tower, without seams, would look much better. There's got to be something that can be done to make it look better? I wouldn't want the entire tower to be white, however. I like how the white antenna above the main observation deck contrasts with the concrete below. Even the (aluminum?) antenna could be revitalized. It looks pretty filthy.
We kind of treat the CN Tower the same way we've treated the Gardiner for years; just patchwork, bandaid solutions. We really need to be bold and tear down the tower and put in a boulevard.
Man, those pictures in that April Fool's link are really telling. This is probably a bit far fetched, but does anyone think using said pictures, or similar ones, and sending them to The Fixer, at The Toronto Star, could at least get some public awareness about this happening? Perhaps the owners of the tower would take notice and feel obliged to do something about the situation; or at least consider some options? The Fixer section of The Star is probably not read by many people, however. What is really needed is a prominent article in said paper; and all local and national papers, for that matter. The more exposure this gets, the stronger the possibility of some permanent remediation coming to fruition. Someone like Sean Micallef might be up to such a task?
