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[kotsy]

http://globalnews.ca/news/2255353/norm-kelly-wants-more-3d-signs-to-reinforce-cool-toronto-brand/

 

[salsa]

http://globalnews.ca/news/2255353/norm-kelly-wants-more-3d-signs-to-reinforce-cool-toronto-brand/

Not sure why some people call Toronto "The 6". Never heard this before.

 

[interchange42]

Here's how Nathan Phillips Square looked on Thursday, with preparations for Nuit Blanche under way.

I'm picturing the building above with a Dollarama sign on one of the gables. Meanwhile, in the Peace Garden…

…while south of the Peace Garden, grading was under way.

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[junctionist]

Not sure why some people call Toronto "The 6". Never heard this before.

Drake coined the nickname based on the 6 in "416" and "647". He uses it in his music.

 

[AHK]

Not sure why some people call Toronto "The 6". Never heard this before.

The Six - the original Six Metro Toronto municipalities that were amalgamated: North York, East York, Scarborough, York, Etobicoke, and the original City of Toronto

 

[ksun]

The square looks just fine. No need for plants. It's modern and that's the way it's meant to be and look.

It's comforting to know Toronto has such low standard when it comes to the city's most prominent public square.

A few plants are not going to save it. It is not horrible but shall I say mediocre, unimpressive by any means. The square, the garden, the arts. Everything is bland - and yes maybe it is what us meant to be, just like every other public space in Toronto.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Whatever done to the square MUST respect the original design intent - and it doesn't really need saving - it needs good maintenance, attention to details and selective but sensitive improvements.

AoD

 

[Armour]

I'm all for ordering up 3 more Toronto signs, but let's refrain from cheesy hip hop inspired lingo. T-Dot, The 6? Seriously? That sounds so immature and classless.

 

[Tewder]

T-Dot's been around for a while though, right? It's sort of our Chi-town. Where's the harm? Own it!

 

[junctionist]

The 6 is a good name for its simplicity. It's neither trying too hard to be meaningful nor silly. It rolls off the tongue.

 

[Adjei]

Let's have more signs at the Airport, Dundas Square, and the Waterfront.

 

[arvelomcquaig]

I like the Six because it reflects the fact that Toronto is an amalgamation of six former municipalities, but yeah, T-Dot is embarrassingly hip(-hop)-sounding.

 

[Armour]

I like the Six because it reflects the fact that Toronto is an amalgamation of six former municipalities, but yeah, T-Dot is embarrassingly hip(-hop)-sounding.

So is The 6. It is just a coincidence that there were 6 municipalities. Whomever coined that term, I'm certain, wasn't referencing that, but most likely the 6 in 416 and 647. Both The 6 and T-Dot sound as corny as anything, and are byproducts of the moronic hip hop influence on the culture over the last 25 years.

 

[Adjei]

So is The 6. It is just a coincidence that there were 6 municipalities. Whomever coined that term, I'm certain, wasn't referencing that, but most likely the 6 in 416 and 647. Both The 6 and T-Dot sound as corny as anything, and are byproducts of the moronic hip hop influence on the culture over the last 25 years.

And why is this a problem for you?

 

[Tuscani01]

And why is this a problem for you?

Must be one of those old stock Canadians.