jxmyth_
Active Member
Pavings continued.
"The New Cut" would be a cool band name.
Yes, it is 'somewhat' reassuring that even those Victorians were 'all talk and no action' too. We are following a long tradition!The plan above is from the past, but for clarity for others, this plan never saw the light of day.
Yes, it is 'somewhat' reassuring that even those Victorians were 'all talk and no action' too.
Surprised nobody is complaining about lack of density here. I do have to say that as far as planned communities go, I like the idea of having all the food and fuel resources right there lined up like a beverage machine at McDonalds. And I for one choose to read the blurry text beside Coal Yard to read “Wiener Yard”
If those are residential/commercial lots, probably a good thing. Flooding and erosion from the lake probably would have really roughed it up.The plan above is from the past, but for clarity for others, this plan never saw the light of day.
Not to prolong this wander back into history, but this 1834 Plan (Chewett) shows the (Ashbridges) Marsh and the old exit of the Don River. Note also that the Eastern gap was not there, it only appeared after a few huge storms.) This from Wiki: "The gap was first formed from 1852 to 1858 when storms caused a break in the sandy spit that connected the area with the mainland.") Full Plan at: http://oldtorontomaps.blogspot.com/2013/01/1834-chewett-plan-of-city-of-toronto.html
They likely knew where the mosquitos were coming from.It's very sad that this city did not have foresight of preserving that marsh. That would of been a real treasure, IMO.