For many residents of the West Don Lands, and those who care about the built heritage of Toronto generally, January and February of this year were a bit of a rough ride as a crew began demolition work on the Dominion Foundry at 153 through185 Eastern Avenue near River Street. The four Victorian industrial buildings of the Dominion Foundry Complex, all…
There are several major streets in Toronto that are currently undergoing a transformation as development sweeps across the city, but one such road is notable for how drastic of a renaissance it is experiencing. Dupont Street, always a gritty thoroughfare running parallel to the CP rail corridor, is now seeing itself slowly morph into an urban avenue lined with dense…
Toronto mayor names pandemic support, transit investments as priorities for upcoming federal election; John Tory tells federal leaders seeking Toronto votes what the city needs from them; City, TTC to require all employees to be fully vaccinated; police ‘reviewing’ policy; and more news. Toronto mayor names pandemic support, transit investments as priorities for upcoming federal election (CTV News) John Tory tells federal…
Today’s Daily Photo is taken by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Mburrrrr of a mural that’s currently in the works in Downtown Toronto. Being painted on the west wall of 75 on The Esplanade, a new condominium project, the mural faces the main entry to 55 The Esplanade, brightening the corridor. Once the work is finished, we’ll be back with more photos…
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