Toronto Ten York Street Condos | 224.02m | 65s | Tridel | Wallman Architects

I can hear the howls of protest, but the same can be said for a lot of buildings. Even a now famous black box :)

f1526_fl0046_it0012.jpg
 
As long as a building passes the "Tourist Test", as in will it stop a tourist in their tracks enough to pull out a camera to take a photo, then it's fine by me.
 
^ I was thinking more the angular podium rather than the actual tower, although having said that, I guess the best views of that are from places that tourists aren't likely to be walking. For now at least.
 
I think you guys are wrong. Not my favourite thing ever but it is THE tower that catches people’s eye when entering downtown from eastbound gardiner. It’s presence is very commanding.
 
stjames2queenwest said:
I think you guys are wrong. Not my favourite thing ever but it is THE tower that catches people’s eye when entering downtown from eastbound gardiner. It’s presence is very commanding.
Click to expand...

I think that says more about the overwhelming blandness of its neighbours than anything about its actual appeal.

Being the best of a bad bunch and being "tourist snap-worthy" are two dramatically different things.
 
stjames2queenwest said:
I think you guys are wrong. Not my favourite thing ever but it is THE tower that catches people’s eye when entering downtown from eastbound gardiner. It’s presence is very commanding.
Click to expand...

Sure they are looking at this as they pass the CN Tower. Funny.
 
Miscreant said:
Anyone remember when there was a running track on top of the, if I'm not mistaken, TD center? It was blue. I remember seeing it as a kid when I was at the CN Tower.
Click to expand...
downtown-toronto-aerial-view-8857442.jpg

I remember it, but darned if I can find a pic of it. That may be the dusty remnant of it over at the rightmost tower, though I seem to recall it as being more central.
 

Attachments

  • downtown-toronto-aerial-view-8857442.jpg
    downtown-toronto-aerial-view-8857442.jpg
    203.9 KB · Views: 635
CanadianNational said:
View attachment 134040
I remember it, but darned if I can find a pic of it. That may be the dusty remnant of it over at the rightmost tower, though I seem to recall it as being more central.
Click to expand...
It was more central. In fact, you couldn't miss it. There were pics floating around of it years back on the net. I remember seeing them. Someone had actually intentionally taken photos of it from the CN Tower, pre-digital camera area, scanned them, and they found their way online. Go figure.
 
You must log in or register to post here.

Back
Top