Totally with you on that. Why do people in North America think that alienating monstrous office buildings, lined up one after another along a multi-lane street , is what a city should be? All I see is a sterile place to do my business, then skedaddle from ASAP. A friend from Europe once told me that the problem with toronto is that it doesn't have a district that anyone would like to just hang out in..and I have to agree with him.
Toronto's ever so changing downtown
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I dunno. To me, T.O. is a collection of neighbourhoods. You have to remember that Toronto did not start off as Toronto, but rather as a collection of small towns and villages that all grew and sort of blurred to merge together. So what you find, even to this day, is a series of "downtowns"
Totally with you on that. Why do people in North America think that alienating monstrous office buildings, lined up one after another along a multi-lane street , is what a city should be? All I see is a sterile place to do my business, then skedaddle from ASAP. A friend from Europe once told me that the problem with toronto is that it doesn't have a district that anyone would like to just hang out in..and I have to agree with him.
For example, the west end, which I am familiar with - way back you had places like "Mimico", "New Toronto", "Toronto West Junction", "Swansea", "Islington", Toronto West Junction, "Parkdale", etc. etc. etc. These areas all grew into each other. As a result, you get all kinds of neighbourhood places to hang out
For me, there are all kinds of interesting hoods with their own feels, their own restaurants, shops, focal points.
Toronto is very much an alive inner city, as opposed to so many American Cities, or even other Canadian cities. Living in the city is desireable and sought after real estate. I think looking at it, it was a result of having single family homes just off the main streets. Downtown T.O. is very much a mixed use of both residential, and commercial.
Though I agree that the tall boxes that people ooh and aahh over when it comes to a skyline are actually fucking disasters when it comes street scape - which is what people notice when they are on foot. When you see Toronto's skyline from a distance, it is impressive, however, when you're walking in many areas where they have built the tall boxes, it's depressing. What's even more depressing is when the developers start knocking down really interesting old buildings to put up another concrete and glass box. The concrete and glass boxes are a blight imho.
Agreed. Still one of the most livable, pedestrian-friendly downtowns in North America.places like "Mimico", "New Toronto", "Toronto West Junction", "Swansea", "Islington", Toronto West Junction, "Parkdale", etc. etc. etc. These areas all grew into each other. As a result, you get all kinds of neighbourhood places to hang out
For me, there are all kinds of interesting hoods with their own feels, their own restaurants, shops, focal points.
Toronto is very much an alive inner city, as opposed to so many American Cities, or even other Canadian cities.
Not so, as the poster above explained. Toronto has as much diverse neighbourhoods as anywhere else on this continent; the problem is that these are starting to appear more homogenous due to increased development and changing demographics.
the problem with toronto is that it doesn't have a district that anyone would like to just hang out in
Wonder what's going to happen when the condo bubble finally bursts.Last time I drove the QEW downtown , I counter over 30 sky cranes .
Yea we have lost a good looking skyline.
I would also say DT mississauga is also becomming the same.
What bothers me, is the fact that the waterfront is being blocked ! It the people of Toronto who should enjoy the water front, they only the people who buy shoebox condo's.
I couldn't agree with you more. None of those condos south of the gardiner should have been allowed.What bothers me, is the fact that the waterfront is being blocked ! It the people of Toronto who should enjoy the water front, they only the people who buy shoebox condo's.
Uhm, no. That Green/Black building is Trump Tower.Awesome view from Trump Tower?
It's a view from somewhere else.
Artist's rendering from INDX condos? Probably the hottest condo project of the year. My boyfriend bought three 2 bedroom condos there for way less that the Trump Development. He's making more than $50,000 per unit to flip them right now but will wait it out because he doesn't want to get into trouble with the builder.
I must say, that I agree with everything you have stated.I dunno. To me, T.O. is a collection of neighbourhoods. You have to remember that Toronto did not start off as Toronto, but rather as a collection of small towns and villages that all grew and sort of blurred to merge together. So what you find, even to this day, is a series of "downtowns"
For example, the west end, which I am familiar with - way back you had places like "Mimico", "New Toronto", "Toronto West Junction", "Swansea", "Islington", Toronto West Junction, "Parkdale", etc. etc. etc. These areas all grew into each other. As a result, you get all kinds of neighbourhood places to hang out
For me, there are all kinds of interesting hoods with their own feels, their own restaurants, shops, focal points.
Toronto is very much an alive inner city, as opposed to so many American Cities, or even other Canadian cities. Living in the city is desireable and sought after real estate. I think looking at it, it was a result of having single family homes just off the main streets. Downtown T.O. is very much a mixed use of both residential, and commercial.
Though I agree that the tall boxes that people ooh and aahh over when it comes to a skyline are actually fucking disasters when it comes street scape - which is what people notice when they are on foot. When you see Toronto's skyline from a distance, it is impressive, however, when you're walking in many areas where they have built the tall boxes, it's depressing. What's even more depressing is when the developers start knocking down really interesting old buildings to put up another concrete and glass box. The concrete and glass boxes are a blight imho.
