When you are walking around the downtown, you can easily notice that it is divided into several areas which include Entertainment District, Financial District, etc. As its name implies, theatres, sports complexes, and nightclubs in the heart of Toronto's Entertainment District, and Financial District is a major financial centre where money, services and wealth are centralized in the city of Toronto. To the next to the Financial District, there are the St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood and Town of York, both of them are part of Old Town Toronto. Old Town is considered Toronto's first neighbourhood, dating back to 1793 (“Director of Policy”, 2009). This area contains a number of pubs, restaurants, and shops housed within heritage buildings. While traveling from King Street East at Church Street through George Street, Adelaide Street, Sherbourne Street, and Front Street and back to the starting point of the trip, I was able to learn a lot about interesting places in this area and their history. Upon staring at the departure site, King and Church Streets, first thing I noticed that was St. James’ Cathedral. A tall spire stretched up in the sky as if it guided ships into the harbor, which was quite impressive. I continued to walk east along King Street until reaching George Street, and turned left and walked north to Adelaide Street where I found York Post Office, which was my favourite place during the field trip. York Post Office was constructed for postmaster James Scott …show more content…
During the field trip, I witnessed lots of building in the old downtown district that have been converted into new restaurants or boutiques. Even though lots of constructions have been going on, yet historical buildings still remain its originality. The city of Toronto has tried to develop in a way to coexist with old ones and new ones, which should be always direction of urban planning towards the
In 1805,Governor Peter Hunter proclaims the land from North of Front, West of Larvis, South of King and East of Church as the Market block. (which is where St. Lawrence Market is right now).St. Lawrence Market was the City Hall and jail house from 1845-1899. In 1849, the Great Fire of Toronto destroyed the brick structure and was repaired in the same year.St. Lawrence Hall was built in 1850. The new North Market was built in 1851, it was replaced by the present day Market in 1968 and continued until today. In 1967 the third floor was restored, and the Market Gallery opened on March,7, 1979. In 1972, a group of Torontonians suggested to the City of Toronto Property's Department to renovate the building. In 1977, City of Toronto Property's Department approved to bring back the original City Hall.
The article explains that gentrification of City of Toronto is “a socio-spatial process that is highly unsustainable and socially unjust.” The author explains that the condominium boom is the result of the municipal and provincial policies incorporated to waterfront Toronto, which transforms the existing urban fabric of the city. The article argues that City of Toronto needs to
The Victoria Bridge, constructed in the mid-19th-Century in British North America, is a famous Canadian landmark that set the stage for the beginning of the industrialization phase of Canada and more specifically, Montreal. It would eventually “play a vital role in the growth of the city and the country”.
Chinatown is one of the largest of the big ethnic enclaves in Toronto. It started off small and it grew over the past decade. I am going to analyze how much Toronto’s Chinatown has changed based on demographic, social, cultural, and economic aspects.
Although preservation is not a new concept and been practiced for centuries, designating historic landmarks, structures and buildings as historically significant and preserving them is a new phenomena, which brings us to a fairly straight forward question of what to preserve and what not to. The advent of new materials and advancement of construction technologies changed the style of building significantly from time to time, especially over the course of last two centuries. Although the basic construction materials like brick, wood, lime and stone are in use for centuries, the recent addition of concrete, steel and glass to that list completely overhauled the mode in which the buildings are being built. Taking into account the need, the scale and the pace of construction posed by rapid industrialization, the style of building took an unprecedented form of architecture starting in early twentieth century.
Urban renewal is the rehabilitation of city areas by replacing or renovating dilapidated buildings with new housing, public buildings, parks, roadways, industrial areas, etc. This urban dynamic has been operating in the suburb of Pyrmont from 1994 when Pyrmont was under construction till now when the final renovations are underway. As a result of Pyrmont’s urban renewal, it has provided new foreshore promenades and parks, leisure, housing and entertainment facilities along with employment opportunities to many people. This has led to more people living in Pyrmont as well as more people coming to work here every day. The social component, the economic character, the culture of place and growth, development, future trends and ecological sustainability
Times Square finds itself in a city whose complexity in culture and spontaneity in character, often leaving its visitors as mere spectators, contrasts sharply with the perspective of an organized tourist industry. However, the creation of some destinations from scratch, completely repurposed districts, and the organization of the chaotic life in New York into something safe and consumable have no doubt made Times Square a place to visit as well as ridding it of many neg...
Some people may say that old buildings are just a waste of space. That select group of people have not seen the magic of turning an eyesore of a building into a true masterpiece. This magic has occurred to the Connellee Hotel in Eastland, Texas. The transformation from an abandoned hotel that was opened back in the late 1920’s to the center that now holds banquets, proms, and weddings is truly astonishing and should be appreciated. The Connellee Hotel is a perfect example of why old buildings should be preserved and not destroyed.
The most obvious elements in downtown is of course would the high buildings. These are mostly the offices of the companies that may base in British Columbia, but also outside the British Columbia’s boundaries. These building are usually tall building, some of them have the logo of the company or companies on top of the front entrance or on the top of the building. Basically, all we can see, without going inside is that men and women go in there in suits, but we know that is where the business is handled. The usual work hours for offices from 9 am to 6 pm.
In the example of Regent Park by Laura Johnson, the University of Waterloo professor examined the social impacts of the neighbourhood located in downtown Toronto. She first introduced the social profile or demographics of the people living in Regent Park which were described as relatively low-income, high unemployment to employment ratio, and young population comparing to other neighbourhoods in Toronto. In addition, the community had a reputation crime and violence (Johnson, 2010). She described various solutions from a sociological perspective to help the people in Regent Park, including subsidized community housing, government sponsored paid learning programs and services that support the children and young adults in the community. She then mentioned the media focus and social implications including the loss of sense of community and safety and that peopl...
...as the locals and showcase path breaking and latest innovation to the older principle of science and inventions. The Canadian National Exhibition is the oldest annual fair of the world and held at Exhibition Place. The Toronto International Film Festival is a major crowd puller in the Yorkville neighborhood. The Distillery District, Queen West, Harbour front, the Entertainment District, Financial District and St. Lawrence Market is always thronged with curious tourist and locals. Eaton Centre is one of the most favored shopping destinations of North America. The GreekTown on the Danforth attracts huge crowd during the annual “Taste of Danforth” festival and is famous for the highest concentrations of restaurants per kilometer in the world. The Unique cultural fusion coupled with rich historic heritages make Toronto one of the most sought after cities of the world.
When you associate anything with New York City it is usually the extraordinary buildings that pierce the sky or the congested sidewalks with people desperate to shop in the famous stores in which celebrities dwell. Even with my short visit there I found myself lost within the Big Apple. The voices of the never-ending attractions call out and envelop you in their awe. The streets are filled with an atmosphere that is like a young child on a shopping spree in a candy store. Although your feet swelter from the continuous walking, you find yourself pressing on with the yearning to discover the 'New York Experience'.
Barton Street East is a perfect example of this. It is full of boarded up commercial buildings, yet it is in a prime location running parallel to Main St. It is surrounded by business streets and a hospital with that type of business the street could easily be turned into a new thriving commercial street that would mirror the success of Locke Street.
Do experiences generated by this new architecture, by this new urban design, by this new city planning still inspire man to think and to feel? Does it make him grow, or does it strangulate his sense of being?
Modernization of architecture in our society can be very beneficial towards meeting the new and advanced needs of a society. These changes often involve amendments and renovations to structures and infrastructure. Total investments made towards these changes help the circulation of money throughout society through this cause. Along with these changes, however, come permits and guidelines for new and improved structures to follow. These guidelines help to ensure adjustments to new structures easily adapt to the present environment and/or wildlife and that the population can adjust to these changes as well. Overall, these expenses should be supported by a society's economy, further improving economic status through this effort. Modernizing architecture