London Construction - Development News Thread #1 - Page 84

manny_santos · #**1661** Posted **Mar 15, 2009, 7:02 PM**

Some photos from Friday evening, all taken by me, from Wortley Road at the south end of the Horton overpass.

sparky212 · #**1662** Posted **Mar 15, 2009, 7:34 PM**

the Reniassance has made such a difference in the skyline

ForestryW · #**1663** Posted **Mar 15, 2009, 7:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

one day, there should be a London Forumers meet & greet. I suggest Chaucer's Pub, downtown, on account of the excellent beer list.

A fellow Chaucer's lover! It's by far the best bar this side of Toronto and even stands up to a good many Toronto joints.

MolsonExport · #**1664** Posted **Mar 16, 2009, 3:00 PM**

^yeah, great beer/atmosphere.

Nice shots, Manny.

ldoto · #**1665** Posted **Mar 17, 2009, 3:12 AM**

Those pics that you took from Wortley Road at the south end of the Horton overpass looks like the ones I took about 3 years ago!!!!!

QuantumLeap · #**1666** Posted **Mar 18, 2009, 2:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

one day, there should be a London Forumers meet & greet. I suggest Chaucer's Pub, downtown, on account of the excellent beer list.

I have to bemoan the loss of the Alex P Keaton, I really loved that place. The CN building was a loss too. Nice building, underrepresented architectural style (International)

ForestryW · #**1667** Posted **Mar 18, 2009, 9:35 PM**

Wait what? Loss of the APK? It was there last time I was in town. What happened?

boofungus · #**1668** Posted **Mar 18, 2009, 10:16 PM**

Hey everyone, I just signed up. This thread looks awesome and there seems to be a lot of chat going on here. Some great posts over London Transit, Sams Club etc...

I tried to do a search on the thread but I couldn't find it. I'm wondering if anyone knows about the new shopping development (wait for it - it looks like a big box) at the corner of Wonderland and Southdale (Westwood Centre - next to the Home Depot). Does anyone know what store(s) are planning on occupying the space?

MolsonExport · #**1669** Posted **Mar 19, 2009, 2:23 AM**

^welcome to SSP and the London thread.

I hear that Sam's club will become a Lowe's.
As for wonderland and southdale, no idea. I understand that a Walfart will be built at Wonderland and Exeter.

MolsonExport · #**1670** Posted **Mar 19, 2009, 2:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by QuantumLeap

I have to bemoan the loss of the Alex P Keaton, I really loved that place. The CN building was a loss too. Nice building, underrepresented architectural style (International)

Damn, did that place close too? shit, that sucks eggs.

QuantumLeap · #**1671** Posted **Mar 19, 2009, 5:32 AM**

According to rumour, the Alex is closing this weekend. That makes at least the third place to close in the last year, after the Oxford Arms and GTs. Mind you, a lot of clubs and the like have opened, especially in the market area, which doesn't make up for the lack of pubs, but brings more people into the old/central part of the downtown (as opposed to Richmond)

sparky212 · #**1672** Posted **Mar 19, 2009, 1:21 PM**

welcome boofungus

FazDeH · #**1673** Posted **Mar 19, 2009, 3:19 PM**

APK is definetely closing. I went and had one last drink the other night.

sparky212 · #**1674** Posted **Mar 20, 2009, 12:16 AM**

I was thinking about where a 30-40 storier would look the best for the skyline and I think it would be right on top of the bmo at the corner of Dundas and Wellington. What do you guy's think?

ForestryW · #**1675** Posted **Mar 20, 2009, 11:43 AM**

Oh man, the APK is actually closing. And I won't be around to say my goodbyes.

MolsonExport · #**1676** Posted **Mar 20, 2009, 1:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by sparky212

I was thinking about where a 30-40 storier would look the best for the skyline and I think it would be right on top of the bmo at the corner of Dundas and Wellington. What do you guy's think?

sure. With the increasing prominence of the area around the JLC, the skyline appears to be shifting to the west. Need a couple of infill towers to bring the mass to a respectable level. I don't see a 30+ office tower (but, perhaps, residential is possible) for a decade...that is, unless we get high speed rail along the Windsor-Quebec City corridor.

sparky212 · #**1677** Posted **Mar 20, 2009, 1:26 PM**

ya high speed rail would do wonders for the city. Could you imagen what would hapen to London if we got LRT

QuantumLeap · #**1678** Posted **Mar 23, 2009, 7:54 AM**

LRT would do much more for the city than high-speed rail.

Does anyone have either:
a) photos of the skyline with both the Harriston and the Renaissance in one frame?
b) any maps/ insights into buried creeks or waterways in central London?

manny_santos · #**1679** Posted **Mar 23, 2009, 5:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by QuantumLeap

Does anyone have either:
a) photos of the skyline with both the Harriston and the Renaissance in one frame?
b) any maps/ insights into buried creeks or waterways in central London?

I'm not aware of any specific buried creeks or waterways in the downtown area, but I know part of Mud Creek in West London was re-routed and put underground when the Guy Lombardo Bridge was built. (That's the creek that runs near Proudfoot Lane and then along Oxford Street near Fleetway Bowling.)

QuantumLeap · #**1680** Posted **Mar 23, 2009, 10:40 PM**

Yes, Mud Creek has been heavily channelized. There are at least three buried creeks that I know about closer to the core:

1) Carling Creek - if you ride the river bike path you will cross a footbridge between Blackfriars and Oxford Street bridges, over a small creek. This creek is almost entirely buried from its head to the mouth (just West of Talbot Street, near the demolished Locust Mount). It is above ground also in one small area next to the CP tracks at Colborne Street. Also, Piccadilly Park sits in the small ravine created by the creek (think about Waterloo and Colborne slope down in both directions towards CP tracks).
2) Traction Creek - this creek's mouth is in Thames Park. It is above ground only in the park. The rest of its route is a mystery to me.
3) "Bathurst Creek" - This creek has an outlet near Bathurst and Thames Street, just south of Westminster (CN) Railway bridge. I am pretty sure it flows underground between York and Horton, but not exactly sure of its route.

I assume there are several other creeks, especially on the right bank of the South/Main branch, eg in the Adelaide/ Hamilton Road area that I don't know about, but this area may be mostly drained by creek 3.

*Still looking for nice shots of the skyline looking from the West that includes 520 & 544 Talbot, Harriston and topped-out Renaissance???