A big moment for Toronto architecture for sure! And here are some photos I took today of something I had never seen here in the 55 years since I took my first photos of Toronto's skyline - a supertall building! Of course, that term didn't exist until recent decades and back then the threshold to look at was 1,000 ft., not 300 m. Which will be the next milestone, btw...
I had an intuition this building would be special, beyond its milestone height, so I resolved to document its rise, and have created a running picture show of it as it first rose above the sidewalks in 2020. Part of my sorta love letter to Toronto, in photographs.
With the loss of both the Ontario Science Centre and Ontario Place, two glorious examples of late 60s and early 70s architecture, let's encourage all to celebrate and commemorate our architectural gems. I think this is turning into one.
Photos taken today, Tuesday, I believe the pieces were placed on Monday. A blazing day, was 34 degrees, probably 42 with the humidex as I took these. Shots from Dundas and Sorauren, Dundas and Sterling, from around Bloor and Symington and from Bloor and Perth over the sidewalk. The new beams are kinda lost in the sky in some shots as they are of a lighter colour than the beams below, but are very obvious in a few shots, especially the first one, to the immediate left of the crane.
That's just my opinion, I could be wrong.