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[mdrejhon]

[seen near the old video arcade]

Are there any historical pictures of the old video arcade at Union Station?

 

[alisunderji]

(long time reader, first time poster!)

I think this might be your best bet - 2011?

c/o http://torontothenandnow.blogspot.com/2011/03/21-union-station-then-and-now.html

 

[alisunderji]

Of course, any photos of the Commuters' Lounge would be greatly appreciated.

 

[DSC]

Others may have seen this photo before but I just came across it on the Toronto Archives site - titled New Union station - Clock

 

[kotsy]

BlogTO seems to have got it about right (for a change). Here is The Star.

Free outdoor skating rink coming to Union Station this holiday season | The Star

Rink will offer free skate and helmet rentals, as well as free skating lessons.

www.thestar.com

I don't understand why they would only run this till January 4th, less than a month into winter.

 

[Reecemartin]

(long time reader, first time poster!)

I think this might be your best bet - 2011?

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c/o http://torontothenandnow.blogspot.com/2011/03/21-union-station-then-and-now.html

I like games as much as the next person but ick. Doesn't exactly scream modern, especially Amuse-O-Matic. Happy this went into the night. Maybe we can replace it with something a little more modern in the future.

 

[fiendishlibrarian]

Remember that arcade well, as well as the bars: Commuters, Choo's Choo's and there was one more on street level, I *think* near where the UPX terminal is now.

I've used Union on and off for various purposes since the late 80's, we forget it was a real dank, dismal place *far* before the renovation.

 

[Richard White]

Remember that arcade well, as well as the bars: Commuters, Choo's Choo's and there was one more on street level, I *think* near where the UPX terminal is now.

I've used Union on and off for various purposes since the late 80's, we forget it was a real dank, dismal place *far* before the renovation.

I believe the Oak Room and later the York Pioneer restaurant are what you are thinking of both in the west wing.

Otherwise the Skywalk Galleria had shops including a hokey pizza shop.

 

[Krypto98]

My train dropped me off on platform 24 oday so I took this picture looking north from just west of the bay teamway

 

[DatTranzitGuy]

My train dropped me off on platform 24 oday so I took this picture looking north from just west of the bay teamway

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Looking good

 

[Northern Light]

I believe the Oak Room and later the York Pioneer restaurant are what you are thinking of both in the west wing.

Otherwise the Skywalk Galleria had shops including a hokey pizza shop.

Was York Pioneer what became Steak and Burger? Or what became of it? I know that chain was in there for a bit; I remember eating there in my early teens.

 

[Richard White]

Was York Pioneer what became Steak and Burger? Or what became of it? I know that chain was in there for a bit; I remember eating there in my early teens.

Not quite sure. The York Pioneer was on the north side of the west wing.

 

[JasonParis]

I don't understand why they would only run this till January 4th, less than a month into winter.

They also seem to close their outdoor food market months too early each summer too.

 

[union2pearson]

Recent.

 

[mdrejhon]

Nice to see Bay almost ready to open!

I hope they sealed up the leaks in the ceiling much better than they did for York. Hopefully the ceiling covers doesn't rust this winter.

They will have to replace a few York Concourse rusted drop-ceiling covers.

Fortunately, they've re-sealed a lot of the platform levels leaks, in their platform rebuilds, so hopefully Bay won't have the the leakage issue they had at York.