BY Shawn Micallef January 30, 2008 13:01
Torontonians either love or hate the area surrounding Yonge-Dundas Square, but it’s likely everybody can agree that the recently opened Toronto Life Square — formerly known as Metropolis — isn’t inspiring architecture or interior design. Though possibly Toronto’s most visible and prime location, the view from Yonge-Dundas Square looks straight into the heart of a dowdy Future Shop utility corridor on the second floor. Watch as employees make their way from a pair of washrooms to their break room, complete with cheap folding chairs and tables. The big question: does Toronto Life regret buying the naming rights to Toronto’s most prominent toilet?
Forget it Jake, it’s Chinatown
Chinatown Centre is one of Toronto’s more interesting malls, located south of Dundas at 222 Spadina Ave.
Church Street Rubdown
In 2005, the Church and Wellesley Business Association erected what at first glance looks like a monument to stylish dandyism at Church and Alexander streets.
TTC Streetcar Abandonment Policy (now adandoned)
Beginning in the 1950s with the opening of the Yonge subway line, the TTC initiated a “streetcar abandonment policy” similar to many other North American cities.