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[Obsidian]

A shame, that was a missed opportunity.



Isn't that where a few million went, to rehabilitate the underground garage slab?



Respectfully, nope. Below, College Park, May 10 2009 - it was a late spring, many deciduous trees didn't have leaves yet. The last photo is June 23 2009.

Sorry for going on here. As I mentioned, I so love our parks, I'm just so disappointed. The frogs & water feature were not there when I spent some time a few weeks ago, they're fun and they help add some pop and interest to the space.

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The park was definitely better in 2009 than what we have now

 

[Johnny Au]

Today.

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Which is more interesting? Frogs in College Park or cows in Oscar Peterson Place at the Toronto-Dominion Centre?

 

[DSC]

The park was definitely better in 2009 than what we have now

Maybe, the trees had had about 15 years to grow. Judge this version in 15 more years.

 

[dt_toronto_geek]

Which is more interesting? Frogs in College Park or cows in Oscar Peterson Place at the Toronto-Dominion Centre?

The cows, but the frogs are fun. Cows, pigs, alpaca or lawyers lounging in bronze in front of a Ludwig Mies van der Rohe tower will always win!

 

[Jacob Lisgar]

Big problem is that no one at the parks department or the city has any idea or vision of how to create a great public space. Sometimes with a lot of community input from intelligent, patient and knowledgeable residents you can get a great outcome, other times , projects are led by uninspired bureacrats, landscape architects and contractors. The outcome here is ok at best and could have been much better. The playground also shows how little thought was put into this space. The parks department has actually gotten better at building playground, earthscape is top of the line and has done some great projects here. But having two kids in kindergarten and having visited dozens of playgrounds I can tell you this one is one of the worst after the dismal effort at Sherbourne Common.

 

[Benito]

Today.

 

[Lyphe]

I was in this park over the weekend, and it's really very pleasant.

 

[interchange42]

Lilies, Echinacea, maybe Hydrangeas, maybe Yarrow, those are all growing terrifically well. The lily pads dripping the water look great too. That's all very welcoming!

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[differential]

I like it as a square, but as a park it needs bigger trees and more grass.

 

[T.E.C.II]

Too much concrete, too bare.

 

[reteequa]

Too much concrete, too bare.

have you seen it in person?

 

[Copper1212]

How long until the flower beds become weed beds and the water features don't work?

 

[TheSix]

Too much concrete, too bare.

It's actually pretty nice. I went there over the weekend and was pleasantly surprised. I do hear you on the concrete, but once the trees and gardens mature and hopefully portable tables and chairs will be added (like Berczy Park), it should alleviate a lot of the concerns in this thread.

 

[Kenojuak]

have you seen it in person?

I have been in person and I completely agree with this comment. It is so bare and soulless.

 

[Ryan_T]

Perhaps citrus trees in giant planters would be a nice addition.

And they can be moved indoors over winter.