Posts Tagged ‘chinatown’
[URBAN NOTE] Five Toronto links: Yorkville, Burning Man, Rol San, 29 Dufferin, Cherry Street
- The Toronto Star looks back at its coverage of Yorkville in the 1960s, back when it was a hangout spot for hippies.
- Toronto Life shares photos of some Toronto-originated artworks put up at Burning Man this year, here.
- blogTO notes that Rol San, a leading dim sum place in Chinatown, might be erased by a 13-story tower.
- The crowding on the 29 Dufferin bus produced by the CNE is something I notice regularly. blogTO reports.
- The Cherry Street Bridge, after a month, is finally going to be fixed. blogTO reports.
[URBAN NOTE] Five Toronto links: Lawrence Heights, waterfront, Distillery District, Chinatown
- Christopher Hume at the Toronto Star notes how the ongoing attempt to revitalize Lawrence Heights will try to plug that neighbourhood back into the wider city of Toronto.
- Urban Toronto notes efforts by condo designers to make the Sugar Beach towers suitable for families.
- Ontario Place would be a perfect place for a swimming pier, wouldn’t it? CBC reports.
- Daily Hive notes that the Distillery District will soon house the Collège Boreal.
- blogTO notes a classic Chinatown building on Spadina Avenue that has been given a terrible makeover.