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whatever said:
Actually, I think the Days Inn is being rebranded as a Holiday Inn.
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Hmm, you learn something new everyday. Oh well, Holiday Inn has a cool new logo too.
whatever said:
That little pharmacy actually has a really nice facade, it's just a bit beaten up. I'm sure if it gets redone they'll replace all of that real stone with stucco or EIFS, so I'd prefer they leave it.
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I agree however I think I may be the only one on UrbanToronto who likes stucco (even if it is ubiquitous). We shall see.

SVP
 
So, no signs of construction activity on site, apart from Ryerson/Loblaw signage? Supposedly they're digging below grade and pouring slabs...
 
Well, most work is taking place on the interior anyway, so I don't think we'll see much in the way of construction outside yet.
 
savevp said:
I agree however I think I may be the only one on UrbanToronto who likes stucco (even if it is ubiquitous). We shall see.
SVP
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Maybe the point is more that, Main Drug Mart signage aside, it's one of the few remaining minor Moderne things in the neighbourhood--could use restoration rather than stuccoing...
 
Here's some shots from this morning...

***Anyone know if there is a thread on the new Holiday Inn replacing the Days Inn?... If there is please tell me or feel free to post these there :)


***Notice all the empty floors/units in the former Days Inn!!! Its kinda spooky....

From Days to Holidays!

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savevp said:
In addition, anybody else think that the Main Drug Mart on the corner could use a new facade?

SVP
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A lot of stucco is already falling to the ground from the lower 3 or 4 feet of the building. Most times I walk by there's a pile of it on the ground. This building has quite a history. It was originally the home to Warner Brothers Canada until they moved up to North York, then the Toronto International Film Festival ran out of there for about a decade, the Toronto Maple Leaf organization did some time there before they moved into their new digs on lower Bay followed by the drug store/labratory.
 
Just bought a unit at the MET across the street. Very excited to have a Loblaws across the way-- when is it expected to open? Two years?

I wonder if it's going to increase the values of units in the area-- can't hurt to have a big, vibrant market and sports complex nearby in a historical art-deco building.
 
SP!RE said:
Just bought a unit at the MET across the street. Very excited to have a Loblaws across the way-- when is it expected to open? Two years?

I wonder if it's going to increase the values of units in the area-- can't hurt to have a big, vibrant market and sports complex nearby in a historical art-deco building.
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Congratulations on your purchase! (my grandma has one there too :) )!

The loblaws should be open in a year :)!
 
The original MET sales literature made a big deal of the up-and-coming Loblaws, and this was in 2005/2006. I venture to think that Encore/MET owners are this projects' biggest cheerleaders, for property value pop and the satisfaction of realized expectations.

Incidentally, when did those incongruous stone-wall features get installed in the Church Street facing, and please affirm that they are being blasted into outer space?
 
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