tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post9014422363800117908..comments2024-03-28T23:21:56.160-04:00Comments on Occasional Toronto: Gone!RedPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-154556869628052162015-01-31T19:02:30.691-05:002015-01-31T19:02:30.691-05:00Hmmmm. I think I detect graft. Just saying!Hmmmm. I think I detect graft. Just saying!EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-64715853810559427892015-01-31T09:19:14.803-05:002015-01-31T09:19:14.803-05:00Personally, I think Stollerys looks much nicer tha...Personally, I think Stollerys looks much nicer than the silly gherkin and city hall buildings! Good luck.Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-34810061769815430362015-01-31T05:03:25.331-05:002015-01-31T05:03:25.331-05:00Hopefully something good will take its place!Hopefully something good will take its place!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-24728267238648131162015-01-31T02:26:10.194-05:002015-01-31T02:26:10.194-05:00Sad to lose the landmark at such a key intersectio...Sad to lose the landmark at such a key intersection, but hopeful about the new project. Please keep us aware and show us the new one!<br /><br />ALOHA from Honolulu<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">ComfortSpiral</a><br /> <3 Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-40862471194900516162015-01-30T21:58:01.039-05:002015-01-30T21:58:01.039-05:00It is too bad they could not refurbish it. It is too bad they could not refurbish it. Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723791871126292717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-60194352860138267602015-01-30T21:09:41.145-05:002015-01-30T21:09:41.145-05:00I love a good sale.I love a good sale.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324315351283229508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-20583398225952151632015-01-30T19:30:11.412-05:002015-01-30T19:30:11.412-05:00What a shame to lose such an old and beautiful bui...What a shame to lose such an old and beautiful building. I hope the new one is worth it!Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737705457021667861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-46576088289024001022015-01-30T19:30:06.329-05:002015-01-30T19:30:06.329-05:00I hope your optimism is rewarded. This building f...I hope your optimism is rewarded. This building facade is pretty nice. Not so sure the famous architect will have the same sensitivity to the environment. Megalomania is a common architectural disease.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-86659590554602652282015-01-30T16:59:59.323-05:002015-01-30T16:59:59.323-05:00Another one bites the dust...Another one bites the dust...Birdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16634185585147630883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-29257851533190529762015-01-30T15:35:29.763-05:002015-01-30T15:35:29.763-05:00I know, I know, one shouldn't be afraid of the...I know, I know, one shouldn't be afraid of the future and not dwell in the past but still...cieldequimperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541298876304462514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-88491346436009958732015-01-30T15:10:33.155-05:002015-01-30T15:10:33.155-05:00Good you snapped this pic (in case an aweful build...Good you snapped this pic (in case an aweful building comes in place):) - I hope not!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-21697048095506721562015-01-30T14:48:26.783-05:002015-01-30T14:48:26.783-05:00the building is in a good shapethe building is in a good shapeGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-62893679927583839992015-01-30T13:53:32.220-05:002015-01-30T13:53:32.220-05:00Foster also did the new cuppola on the Reichstag h...Foster also did the new cuppola on the Reichstag here in Berlin. It's sad this building got slated for demo so quickly. But at least you'll be getting something neat to replace it!Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-77313623965374718502015-01-30T12:56:51.657-05:002015-01-30T12:56:51.657-05:00You can have your old pickle. I love this old buil...You can have your old pickle. I love this old building with its awnings and arched windows. Revrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906290746860646907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-79584676159852223352015-01-30T11:45:22.685-05:002015-01-30T11:45:22.685-05:00Foster is 79 now, I admire his buildings, but I gu...Foster is 79 now, I admire his buildings, but I guess it will be more the work of his partners...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-41223715777129370922015-01-30T11:38:39.959-05:002015-01-30T11:38:39.959-05:00Wow, I bet they have a plan ready to begin. Keep ...Wow, I bet they have a plan ready to begin. Keep us posted, you just know it will be something with him at the head of the design. I love that pickle building as my daughter likes to call it. We're big "Gherkin Pickle" lovers around here.21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-19146780275388525962015-01-30T11:27:30.306-05:002015-01-30T11:27:30.306-05:00Here in Madrid, Norman Foster has made several sk...Here in Madrid, Norman Foster has made several skyscrapers, the more highs in the city.<br /><br />Tomás.from Madridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967765028132712370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-61150004124428187632015-01-30T11:22:49.873-05:002015-01-30T11:22:49.873-05:00Here in California many old building suffer the sa...Here in California many old building suffer the same fate for they must meet new earthquake standards and it is too costly to retrofit the building. Cheaper to tear it down and build a new one.John @ Beans and I on the Loosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185975793295220723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-19919219404431773722015-01-30T10:50:10.528-05:002015-01-30T10:50:10.528-05:00I'd followed that story in the paper. To say I...I'd followed that story in the paper. To say I have no respect for the developer is an understatement. His few remarks had a single undertone: "Like I care what anyone thinks."William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-22713045962652949712015-01-30T10:22:51.490-05:002015-01-30T10:22:51.490-05:00geez, they move fast...geez, they move fast...TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-86155512053599077422015-01-30T10:19:55.044-05:002015-01-30T10:19:55.044-05:00Sad thing but Foster's work is great.Sad thing but Foster's work is great. Luis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04727861757424018617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-51016270581259732032015-01-30T09:26:38.556-05:002015-01-30T09:26:38.556-05:00It's shame the old building has to go but, the...It's shame the old building has to go but, the designs of Foster are quite distinctive so if it has to go, maybe something quite striking will go up. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-47685298455858748582015-01-30T09:18:18.920-05:002015-01-30T09:18:18.920-05:00Its hard to imagine a more perfect building than t...Its hard to imagine a more perfect building than this for this spot Pat. The stonework looks strong and in good condition.. Let's hope for the best.PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-24799227543075429012015-01-30T08:56:35.281-05:002015-01-30T08:56:35.281-05:00I shopped there a few times when I was young man. ...I shopped there a few times when I was young man. It makes me feel a bit empty to realize it is going to be gone.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408980791673021797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-586541145392639132015-01-30T08:39:02.707-05:002015-01-30T08:39:02.707-05:00While I'm glad a creative architect has been h...While I'm glad a creative architect has been hired to do a new building it is too bad (in my humble opinion) that this old treasure had to come down. I mean, really, that building was older than I am. Sort of.Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.com