It was the old Canada Bread bakery and stables, it’s been down a long road of attempted repurposing, then finally a city tax seizure, then demolished, then a hole in the ground, now finally a bigger, purposeful hole in the ground. All this over the last 11 or so years. Pretty stoked to see movement on this totally underutilized street.
Thistle Curling Club will soon be sold for redevelopment, and hopefully the massive lot across the street also gets some action in my lifetime. If a strip of medium density mixed use buildings go up, it has potential to be a decent streetscape.
Been a slow go but this week they’ve been back working on removing the perimeter concrete that remained from the original demolition, and I saw carpenters working on the ground fabbing up shoring. Not much worth photographing since last go, will shoot pics when it’s worth it. But she’s moving!
A wild pile-driver appeared in its natural habitat yesterday.
The Undertaker?
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"But a city can be smothered by too much reverence for its past. The skyline must keep acquiring new peaks, because the day we consider it complete and untouchable is the day the city begins to die." - Justin Davidson - May 2010 Issue of New York
Drove by today, a telehandler aka Zoom Boom is now parked on site, and piles of lumber, formwork, and rebar have also been dropped off. Progress will likely continue after a lull since piles were driven.
Drove by today, a telehandler aka Zoom Boom is now parked on site, and piles of lumber, formwork, and rebar have also been dropped off. Progress will likely continue after a lull since piles were driven.
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