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A tacky marketing tactic for X2 Condos
A condo ad detracts from views of Shayne Dark’s “Double Vision” sculpture An affront to art?: I remember the first time I saw the Shayne Dark sculpture, “Double Vision,” outside the new X Condominium...
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Snow day! Photos of some downtown construction sites after a light morning...
The vast construction zone for the new West Don Lands Community is seen in this image taken by a Waterfront Toronto webcam this afternoon. The 80-acre site was blanketed with light snow this morning,...
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Crews digging deep for X2 Condos foundation
January 1 2012: A New Year’s Day view of the deep excavation pit for X2 Condos, looking west from the sidewalk along Jarvis Street February 5 2011: An excavating machine sits idle in the muddy soil...
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Crane installation underway at X2 Condos site
March 10 2012: Charles Street is blocked to traffic while a portable crane installs the fixed-position construction crane that will build X2 Condos March 10 2012: The blue and white crane is being...
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Pit Stops: Photo roundup of below-ground and at-grade construction activity...
As 2012 drew to a close, some noteworthy downtown building projects had reached different stages of at- and below-grade construction progress. At some sites, like this one for the Picasso on Richmond...
View ArticleWinter building pics: December 2012
Above is a link to my December 2012 Flickr album of building and construction photos I shot during walks in the downtown area. Click once on the image to view a small-format slideshow of the pictures,...
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Above is a link to my January 2013 Flickr album of building and construction photos I shot during walks in the downtown area. Click once on the image to view a small-format slideshow of the pictures,...
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Above is a link to my February 2013 Flickr album of building and construction photos I shot during walks in the downtown area. Click once on the image to view a small-format slideshow of the pictures,...
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My March 2013 album on Flickr features more than 500 photos showing dozens of downtown construction projects and building sites. Click once on the image above to view a small-format slideshow of the...
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X2 Condos turning heads at Jarvis & Charles
April 17 2013: Construction of the X2 Condominium tower has climbed 5 floors on the way to 49, as seen in this view from the northwest on Charles Street. Click on the picture to view a larger-size...
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