[PHOTO] Looking across the demolished western Galleria Mall, Thursday afternoon

[PHOTO] Moon to the east over the Galleria Mall parking lot, evening

[PHOTO] “Love Me Till I’m Me Again”, by daylight, waiting for the 26

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[PHOTO] Five photos taken on an early morning trip to Gate 20, Union Station

[PHOTO] “Love Me Until I’m Me Again” (#galleriamall)

[URBAN NOTE] Five Toronto links: TIFF and transit, 311 Mildenhall Road, Galleria, 7 Labatt, NDP

• Sean Marshall takes issue with how TIFF monopolizes much of the downtown, including key arteries like King Street.
• blogTO reports on the luxurious estate of 311 Mildenhall Road, recently off the market at a price of well over $C 10 million.
• Urban Toronto shares renderings of the first phase of Galleria on the Park. Wow.
• Dozens of artists are working out of 7 Labatt Avenue, a warehouse set to be demolished. The Toronto Star reports.
• NOW Toronto reports on the mess involving the NDP in the riding of Parkdale-High Park, here.

[PHOTO] Sunflower by the Galleria

While I was waiting for my bus to work this morning, my eye was caught by the sunflower that had grown up at the base of the pole marking the Dupont street stop southbound for the 29 Dufferin bus, sprouting up out of the pavement to blossom.

[PHOTO] Three photos looking north then west from Dupont and Dufferin

This morning was beautiful, an exemplar of what spring mornings can be.

[PHOTO] Two photos of 1286 Dupont Street

https://www.point2homes.com/CA/Home-For-Rent/ON/Toronto/Davenport/1286-Dupont-Street/57673974.html

Once home to a U-Haul outpost, this kiosk with attached land across Dupont Street from the Galleria Mall was advertised for sale at a quarter-million dollars before it was bought some time ago. Neatly renovated, this is now available for renters at a price of $C 3500 a month. Suggested uses include dry cleaning, vehicle rental services, or a garden centre.

[URBAN NOTE] Seven Toronto links: Galleria, Gerrard Square, real estate, Don, Scarborough, #onpoli

• CBC Toronto notes the latest stage in the documentation, by Toronto artist Shari Kasman, of the now-disappearing Galleria Mall.
• The Gerrard Square Mall, blogTO suggests, is actually doing quite nicely these days.
• Airbnb listings in Toronto, taking up 1% of the rental market of Toronto, are causing significant harm to renters despite this seemingly small percentage. CBC reports.
• John Lorinc is quite right to note at Spacing that the City of Toronto is not helping the housing crisis by selling off vacant land.
• The Don River can now be celebrated, noting its rather improved status from its mid-20th century nadir. CBC Toronto reports.
• The Scarborough RT line faced near-critical shortages of usable vehicles recently. The Toronto Star reports.
• Steve Munro takes</a. a look at the details of the law uploading new Toronto transit services to the province of Ontario.