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Lansdowne TTC, Nitta Gelatin, and the CN Tower

vic — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:00:00 +0000

February 10, 2011. Out for a walk on a sunny Thursday afternoon. This is the view from Lansdowne Ave. over the barren former TTC streetcar yard on Lansdowne Ave., across to the Nitta Gelatin factory. There's also a CN Tower in there if you look closely.

Ontario Redi-Mix Demolition

vic — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 11:00:00 +0000

February 2, 2011. The Ontario Redi-Mix plant on Wade Ave. near Bloor and Lansdowne is being demolished.

Lansdowne TTC: No Trespassing

vic — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 11:00:00 +0000

February 2, 2011. No Trespassing sign on the north side of the former TTC streetcar barn land on Lansdowne Ave., north of Bloor St.

Death Star Laundry

vic — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:24:39 +0000

February 2, 2011. I call this place the "Death Star Laundry", on Lansdowne Ave. just south of Wallace Ave. Notice the resemblance?

Snowpocalypse! Snowmageddon! Disaster!

vic — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:02:30 +0000

February 2, 2011. Toronto is currently in the icy grip of a major snowstorm. Fear the snow! Stay in your homes! Schools are cancelled!

Being a brave soul, I risked life and limb to explore the destruction. Miraculously, I survived and came back with some photos. And then I went to work like any other day, without any delays. Meh.

Photo taken in the junkyard on Wade Ave. near Bloor and Lansdowne, Toronto.

Ontario Redi-Mix, as seen from the park

vic — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:26:56 +0000

Another exterior shot of Ontario Redi-Mix on Wade Ave. This is the view from Erwin Krickhahn Park on Rankin Cres. in the Junction Triangle.

It will be interesting to see if this place gets re-used (doubt it), pillaged and vandalized (probably), and eventually torn down to be replaced with something better (probably, but who knows when?).

August 10, 2010.