[whatnext]

Originally Posted by logan5

Thanks for the photos.

Three new retail buildings in a row, and all 3 have a 100% glass facade and glass canopy. They do this because it is the cheapest possible way to build something. Now that corner completely expressionless til the end of its time.

This corner used to have some visual variety and it offered its tenants the opportunity to create their own facade...

https://www.google.ca/maps/@49.264844,-1...-rlSv2hNTQeiA6g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

Eventually, a row of buildings like that turn into this...

https://www.google.ca/maps/@49.2571954,-...MB3wa0f9y4Toc6A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

When you see shit like this lining the street, you really got to consider giving heritage status to those buildings that were knocked down.

Yeah, and I never get what is up with those stupid mezzanines on this type of building. Unbearably hot in good weather usually.

Why is this kind of space waster even allowed a block from a transit hub? To think several units of affordable housing were lost for this.