[DSCToronto]

Can I suggest a north arrow to help one figure out the location? Maybe bounding street names as well?

Yes, they are clearly a lot of work to do but the maps LOOK more useful than they are if one actually tries to use them.

 

[WB62]

They aren’t for navigation, I never intended them to be used in that way

 

[DSCToronto]

They aren’t for navigation, I never intended them to be used in that way

Not to be unhelpful, but maps are usually a navigation aide and I am not sure that just 'looking nice' (as they do) is enough reason to spend so much effort making them.

 

[SaugeenJunction]

Not to be unhelpful, but maps are usually a navigation aide and I am not sure that just 'looking nice' (as they do) is enough reason to spend so much effort making them.

Booooo you’re no fun.

 

[Northern Light]

Booooo you’re no fun.

Pffft, DSC is a blast.

 

[Sauga89]

They aren’t for navigation, I never intended them to be used in that way

I really like your station maps. When you're done, you should pin them somewhere handy like the UT transit glossary for easy reference.

 

[Mind_the_gap]

Man, that takes me back. I haven't been on Infiltration in awhile, but I used to devour that website in the early 2000s when working at the library at U of T. Thanks for the nice reminder of a simpler time, @Mind_the_gap

And yes, RIP Ninjalicious. A kind soul, taken far too early.

Someone posted this very interesting page on Reddit, it’s a bunch of stories and photos of unseen and abandoned areas inside Union Station in the 90’s: http://infiltration.org/utility-union.html

Crazy that this abandoned hallway was just allowed to flood like this, yikes!

I came across this cool video from 1973, and was wondering if this was footage of the former Union Station-TTC connection?

At ~9:00 mins.

Edit: Same location as this photo:

Source

infiltration.org seems to have been taken down, but uer.ca is still around. Edit: It's back, it was just under maintenance.

Ps. Here's my copy of "Access All Areas"

 

[WB62]

Not to be unhelpful, but maps are usually a navigation aide and I am not sure that just 'looking nice' (as they do) is enough reason to spend so much effort making them.

The whole goal of this project is to recreate the types maps posted below in a consistent style, so there’s a single unified style representing the entire station. Keeping track of which retail units are occupied is another use.

None of these maps are intended to be used for navigation, I don’t see why mine have to either.

 

[WB62]

I really like your station maps. When you're done, you should pin them somewhere handy like the UT transit glossary for easy reference.

I can absolutely do that, can you give me a link to the transit glossary?

 

[Sauga89]

Sure. Here is the link https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/transit-glossary.6508/page-3
It is also at the top of the transit and infrastructure forum.
Thanks.

 

[evandyk]

I love maps and have some books out from the library to teach my five year old about the many varieties of maps out there, and maps have many uses beyond being navigational aides!

 

[Mind_the_gap]

^ Interestingly, at some point between 1955 and 1973, that "TO SUBWAY" sign was replaced with a "<- SUBWAY" sign, for bilingualism I guess...

 

[WB62]

The lighting in the Bay Concourse is now being fixed. Here’s one last shot of what it looks like now vs opening day before they're all back on again:

Crazy that it got to the point where none of the linear lights worked, glad it’s being fixed.

 

[FC_]

Is there a timeline for the Great Hall lighting update? And is DGA still working on it? The current lighting is incredibly depressing, especially compared to something like Grand Central in New York.

 

[DSCToronto]

Is there a timeline for the Great Hall lighting update? And is DGA still working on it? The current lighting is incredibly depressing, especially compared to something like Grand Central in New York.

The City keep telling me 'it's on the list'. When? Who knows!