Toronto One Bloor East | 257.24m | 76s | Great Gulf | Hariri Pontarini

[ptbotrmpfn]

about time. now to the construction team. go team go. lets see this baby hit ground level by march.

 

[androiduk]

I don't know what it is about this site but it inspires me to write little ditties like the one I wrote a few years back when great Gulf took over from Bazis. Here's another one sung to the tune of Glory, Glory Hallelujah.

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the raising of the crane,
it's been a long time coming, this should take away the pain,
three score and fifteen floors will rise at this place they call 1 Bloor
and -we -won't -have -a -pit -no -more.
Glory, Glory Hallelujah, Glory ........

 

[Mr Sparkle]

Another day, another crane.

I realize an image of the new crane has been posted already, but here's another perspective.

 

[DarkSideDenizen]

No apologies necessary---Great shot! That is one deep hole, and so close to Yonge St. traffic. Thanks for posting!

 

[Edward Skira]

Great vantage point for the next few years.

 

[Big Daddy]

I imagine the folks in the "Bay" tower are going to miss their view.

 

[innsertnamehere]

People with offices in the south-east corner will still have views, if you're more than 8 floors up.

 

[Conrad Black]

about time. now to the construction team. go team go. lets see this baby hit ground level by march.

March? Joking right? This will take a while. Say summer.

 

[David Croft]

I imagine the folks in the "Bay" tower are going to miss their view.

 

[67Cup]

I don't know what it is about this site but it inspires me to write little ditties like the one I wrote a few years back when great Gulf took over from Bazis. Here's another one sung to the tune of Glory, Glory Hallelujah.

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the raising of the crane,
it's been a long time coming, this should take away the pain,
three score and fifteen storeys rising there at Yonge and Bloor
and -we -won't -have -a -pit -no -more.
Glory, Glory Hallelujah, Glory ........

Thanks for the "Construction Hymn of the Condo!" I messed a little bit with the third line to improve (I hope) the metre.

 

[Xray_Crystal_Junkie]

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Do we have a tomms enthusiast?

Thanks for the interesting perspective. The bottom half of the Four Seasons looks quite different from above.

 

[androiduk]

Thanks for the "Construction Hymn of the Condo!" I messed a little bit with the third line to improve (I hope) the metre.

Thanks 67, you did improve it. I actually had a lot of trouble with that third line.

 

[androiduk]

 

[waterscapes-guy]

Nice pictures androiduk. Here is another from above:

 

[someMidTowner]

Thanks for the updates androiduk and waterscapes-guy. Although the cranes going up calmed me down, it is still quite the relief to see some building as opposed to digging.