Toronto Sixty Colborne Condos | 82.29m | 25s | Freed | a—A

[condovo]

June 20, 2018

(Cellphone pic)

 

[G.L.17]

Taken yesterday:

 

[tripwire]

I've always hated the abundant streetcar wires in this intersection.

I'll have to see it again in person, but from the new pics, I'm still not crazy about the orange facade.

 

[unrealestate]

June 23rd

 

[Christopher Brown]

Shaping up to fit very nicely into the streetscape. Along with what planned by Carterra next door, this dreary block will come alive.

 

[thecharioteer]

I love the way the corner has been "restored" from an urbanistic point-of-view.

View in 1914 (TPL):

 

[Edward Skira]

A shame they can't do the same on the southeast corner.

 

[Christopher Brown]

I love the way the corner has been "restored" from an urbanistic point-of-view.

View in 1914 (TPL):

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Guessing that steel structure rising in the background is FCP? If correct, there really has been a seachange in downtown since 1975 ?? Without it, the pic could have been from 1935 judging by the look of the other buildings.

 

[someMidTowner]

Guessing that steel structure rising in the background is FCP? If correct, there really has been a seachange in downtown since 1975 ?? Without it, the pic could have been from 1935 judging by the look of the other buildings.

The photo is from 1914. It says in the post above

 

[innsertnamehere]

The steel is for the Royal Bank of Canada building on the north east corner of King and Yonge - completed in 1915.

 

[DSC]

A shame they can't do the same on the southeast corner.

Indeed, bring back Darrigo Brothers!

 

[Edward Skira]

I love that picture. I grew up near Yonge and Finch. We had a Darrigo Bros there for years. I had no idea they started down here. Only learned that after I moved near King and Church.

 

[thecharioteer]

A shame they can't do the same on the southeast corner.

Not to mention the NW corner (demolished in the 1960’s for parking):

 

[Razz]

On closer examination, the render of the Imperial Oil Building above is not what was built judging by the 3 storey building seen in the 1914 photo (post #982).

 

[ardwold1]

On closer examination, the render of the Imperial Oil Building above is not what was built judging by the 3 storey building seen in the 1914 photo (post #982).

I believe it was begun the following year.