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The Hearn is one of the most beautiful and unique buildings in the city. Luminato Festival has used the space for the past two years, and I hope to see more div

The Hearn is one of the most beautiful and unique buildings in the city. Luminato Festival has used the space for the past two years, and I hope to see more diverse programming there in the future. I would extend similar praise to the malting silos - both are historic structures that, while certainly deteriorating and in need of repair and upgrades, are some of the few buildings that give the waterfront and Port Lands an identity different to that of the rest of the city. When developers have their way and structures like these disappear to make way for thoughtless, cheaply constructed condo buildings, the city will lose some of the few facets of identity that remain. Developers have already ransacked almost everything south of the Gardiner at this point, so I suppose it's only a matter of time until they turn the rest of the city into a quick buck as well.

microcolonel 9y ago
Yeah, the lack of character and thoughtfulness in the new buildings going up is among my reasons for looking to move out (right beside the decline of the government's respect for civil liberties, and the increase in outright corruption with the majority party under the leadership of a snowboard instructor).
- 52-6F-62 9y ago
  Were you just looking for an opportunity to slag Trudeau? Last time I checked he isn't mayor of Toronto -- unless there's just something I don't know about John Tory. Maybe you can root for Doug Ford in the next mayoral round. I mean, we're talking about Toronto, right?
  - microcolonel 9y ago
    Moving to the United States of America, I mean. Toronto is in Ontario, which is in Canada. The Mayor of Toronto largely fine, the Premier of Ontario is questionable, the Prime Minister of Canada is concerning. You sure have made a lot of assumptions about me: I'd advise you to keep them to yourself, Rob.
    - spollo 9y ago
      If there's anyone I would be concerned about it's the Ontario premier, but sure go on ahead down to the US where they ostensibly don't build uninspired buildings in their cities or something.

microcolonel 9y ago

Yeah, the lack of character and thoughtfulness in the new buildings going up is among my reasons for looking to move out (right beside the decline of the government's respect for civil liberties, and the increase in outright corruption with the majority party under the leadership of a snowboard instructor).

52-6F-62 9y ago
Were you just looking for an opportunity to slag Trudeau? Last time I checked he isn't mayor of Toronto -- unless there's just something I don't know about John Tory. Maybe you can root for Doug Ford in the next mayoral round. I mean, we're talking about Toronto, right?
- microcolonel 9y ago
  Moving to the United States of America, I mean. Toronto is in Ontario, which is in Canada. The Mayor of Toronto largely fine, the Premier of Ontario is questionable, the Prime Minister of Canada is concerning. You sure have made a lot of assumptions about me: I'd advise you to keep them to yourself, Rob.
  - spollo 9y ago
    If there's anyone I would be concerned about it's the Ontario premier, but sure go on ahead down to the US where they ostensibly don't build uninspired buildings in their cities or something.