The street opened Friday.

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CharmAlarm said:
We waited this long for paving stones from Home Depot?? Just sayin'...
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I have to confess, I do not get Toronto's overwhelming tendency with 'brick' roads, which is grey interlock that doesn't look even vaguely historical.

Toronto had brick roads, we know what they looked like, they were red brick.

We could get new ones made custom to match, by bulk ordering for two dozen streets.

But instead we pick Off-the-shelf/0ut-of-the-yard stuff that typically looks 'okay' but makes no sense in areas where we are aiming for a heritage vibe.

To sum up; much better than black top, yet still disappointing.
 
Northern Light said:
I have to confess, I do not get Toronto's overwhelming tendency with 'brick' roads, which is grey interlock that doesn't look even vaguely historical.

Toronto had brick roads, we know what they looked like, they were red brick.

We could get new ones made custom to match, by bulk ordering for two dozen streets.

But instead we pick Off-the-shelf/0ut-of-the-yard stuff that typically looks 'okay' but makes no sense in areas where we are aiming for a heritage vibe.

To sum up; much better than black top, yet still disappointing.
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That's exactly what I was thinking. It's totally disconnected from the red brick Victorian buildings. The grey paving stones are fine for the laneways between the new buildings but some effort should have been made to reconnect Markham St. with its past and the Victorian buildings. Sigh.
 
ADRM said:
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Top image: The concrete planters look terrible. They're decent sized in terms of soil volume, though-in ground would have been more desirable. But if we must go above-grade here, clad them in stone or brick!

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Park looks decent, except for the terrible light-pollution spreading fixtures.
 
Northern Light said:
I have to confess, I do not get Toronto's overwhelming tendency with 'brick' roads, which is grey interlock that doesn't look even vaguely historical.

Toronto had brick roads, we know what they looked like, they were red brick.

We could get new ones made custom to match, by bulk ordering for two dozen streets.

But instead we pick Off-the-shelf/0ut-of-the-yard stuff that typically looks 'okay' but makes no sense in areas where we are aiming for a heritage vibe.

To sum up; much better than black top, yet still disappointing.
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Northern Light, did you miss the buildings? ;-)
Hard not to, I suppose - especially, when everything blends together into foam of grey drabness. Sure, I agree it is better than the typical asphalt treatment that we are accustomed to (aka resigned to accept) in TO, but..well..ugghn
 
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