Toronto Union Station Revitalization | ?m | ?s | City of Toronto | NORR
Richard White
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That was the subway connection not the hotel connection
tnarduzzi
Active Member
The connection to royal york dropped down from union promenade into royal york; from what I remember seeing in plans if that tunnel were to flood, then the hotel concourse would have big problems too! I dont think there were stairs “back up” to royal york.
Richard White
Senior Member
There were stairs on either end of the corridor. I do remember Derek talking about how it was not accessibility friendly.
Water did penetrate the corridor which is why it was closed prior to the revitalization.
The subway connection did flood rather regularly as I believe it was used as a flood and sewage diversion tunnel. That is a separate tunnel from the hotel connection and was located at the leather shop.
nfitz
Superstar
I've not been in the Royal York since the tunnel from Union Station closed. Wasn't there also a connection from the Royal York to the RBC? Is that gone too?
Fritter
Active Member
Hopefully this shows well enough. The tunnel from Union to the Royal York went from VIA's arrival area just to the west of the ramp doors up to front street. The Royal York is still connected to the PATH system from the East side into Royal Bank Plaza just on the North Side of the Subway station.
nfitz
Superstar
Great!
I used to use it in the 1980s when I lived in Kitchener, after taking the train from Montreal, using the tunnel to get into the PATH from the VIA area, into the Royal York, the RBC, and then up to the old bus station.
torman404
New Member
Another view of the tunnel from Union arrivals to Royal York. The tunnel entrance is where Pilot Coffee is now.
Allandale25
Senior Member
Headline notes the upcoming change.
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Partial closure of the indoor walkway on the west side of Bay at Union Station - Metrolinx News
New pedestrian bridge is being built during the temporary closure. A portion of the indoor walkway on the west side of Bay Street (also known as the Bay West Teamway) is temporarily closed for construction. To maintain safety while crews build the footings for a future pedestrian bridge that...
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As faithful UTers know, the City told us last spring that the ceiling of the "Front Street Promenade' would be completed this fall, in 4 phases. As fall is ending I wrote to ask how things were going. Clearly, not well. They now say: "As I mentioned in March, the work that encompasses the Front Street Promenade will be completed in (4) phases. Abatement work is part of the overall work associated with the ceiling painting. Great Hall flooring and lighting work will also be completed in phases to mitigate against inflationary pressures (globally) that have compounded market volatility seen in construction costs resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic." Now the phases are at some indeterminate time in the future!
trtcttc
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They managed to get inflation, market volatility, and Covid-19 all in one excuse. I’m curious as to how doing work constantly behind schedule helps mitigate against inflation; one could argue if they did the work or purchased the materials sooner, they wouldn’t be hit by this inflation
Willybru21
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Amano built a patio outside of their restaurant:
Fritter
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Needs patio umbrellas.
Willybru21
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I think the leaks and floods in Union ended a few years ago, thankfully!
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