[DSCToronto]

I agree an odd spot for a car dealership. However despite all the conversations about automobiles pro or con electric or gas. Automobiles are still BIG business and will continue to be big business. Plus some people will need cars to get around for work or they're disabled, or elderly, have children, whatever the reason. I am looking forward to see what the Porsche people will bring here. I'm looking forward to the first residences being built here too. This will be a very choice place to live int the (near) future.

Hmmmmm. It WILL be a great place to live (eventually) but currently has poor transit and no stores - I will be amazed to see housing going in near the Porsche dealers for decades - as far as I know the land south of the Ship Channel is only barely serviced with water and sewers and that will need to be greatly improved first.

 

[70Challenger]

I agree an odd spot for a car dealership. However despite all the conversations about automobiles pro or con electric or gas. Automobiles are still BIG business and will continue to be big business. Plus some people will need cars to get around for work or they're disabled, or elderly, have children, whatever the reason. I am looking forward to see what the Porsche people will bring here. I'm looking forward to the first residences being built here too. This will be a very choice place to live int the (near) future.

Elderly disabled Porsche drivers?

 

[LUVIT!]

Elderly disabled Porsche drivers?

I can see that as a possibility...why not lol

 

[70Challenger]

Considering the average Porsche driver in Toronto there might be a good number of them actually.

 

[rdaner]

Everyone here understands that this isn’t really about cars, right?! Dealerships are a short/medium term use to gradually begin increasing revenue from a site until more intense use is feasible. The cars can be quickly moved and you have a rather large multi-purpose space.

 

[globalexpress]

As of today ...

 

[rdaner]

This will make a big difference for circulation! 13 August.

 

[GameOnBrad]

The Don roadway is making progress. Sidewalk is almost done on the west side and a trail on the right.

They are pouring through the weekend.

Based on the image above, they are staying pretty true to the Don Roadway Design Mockups. This one...

 

[rdaner]

Thanks! The other feature of this roadway is, hopefully, the opening of the waters edge on the west side.

 

[GameOnBrad]

Not much has changed with the Lake Shore Blvd/Don River Bridge, though they are working this weekend.

West Side

East Side

Don Road (North Side)

And on Lake Shore Blvd, from the bridge, and on the south side of the East Harbour District and the north side of Lake Shore Blvd, they have this gravel drive.

 

[rdaner]

^And new trees! I believe that the plan is to make LSE more of a boulevard.

 

[DSCToronto]

Not much has changed with the Lake Shore Blvd/Don River Bridge, though they are working this weekend.

West Side

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East Side

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Don Road (North Side)

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And on Lake Shore Blvd, from the bridge, and on the south side of the East Harbour District and the north side of Lake Shore Blvd, they have this gravel drive.

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I think this is first photo of the other (north) side of the new bridge having a fully completed deck with work on rebar ongoing.- a drone shot (@hawc where are you??) would confirm exactly where they are at.

 

[NW87]

A throw back to March 2019, the ship slip where Lehigh Cement (Essroc at the time) had just been filled in and the dock wall where the Keating Channel exits into the harbour had just been finished.

Details of the Atlas Crane, showing the operator cab.

Spreader bar.

Looking North from the T&T Parking lot along where the rail line to Lafarge was just recently pulled up with the ties still remaining.

The track on the right went to LaFarge and the one on the left crossed over Polson Street (until mid 90s?)

 

[GameOnBrad]

Doesn't look like they made much progress on the Don Roadway but you can see the bones. It's going to be a pretty significant amount of pedestrian and cycling space along the river. The retaining wall appears to be (close to?) done as well.

 

[DSCToronto]

Doesn't look like they made much progress on the Don Roadway but you can see the bones. It's going to be a pretty significant amount of pedestrian and cycling space along the river. The retaining wall appears to be (close to?) done as well.

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There is not much point in this road until the whole of the Don River bridge area on Lake Shore opens (November?). They appear to have done all the underground things, added traffic lights and street lighting and it looks as though most of the concrete is poured and only asphalt to come. Concrete can be poured until frost is likely and asphalt for longer. They have lots of time to get it done