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Yes. Imagine if...instead of the forgettable "Renaissance Towers"...signature buildings similar to the Absolute World towers (aka the "Marilyn Monroe Towers") had been built in London, instead of in Mississauga (where they're lost/wasted amid its other towers). It would have been a strong catalyst for the re-birth of LondonOnt.
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Excellent idea. And for any new or replacement buildings on Dundas and on Richmond, they should imitate the Nineteenth Century facades from London's heydays. Think Talbot Block facade as on the JLC, but an actual working version.
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I agree. These buildings could have provided an inviting street front of shops for foot traffic. Rather, the sidewalk level of these buildings is uninviting, impersonal and imposing. Walking by the original tower, there is little or no reason to a passerby to even know, let alone want to visit the coffee shop or whatever else is there. Too bad.
I foresee a stretch of shops, boutiques, galleries, art displays and eateries built in a thin stretch nearby the forks - This would be built into the slope of the land in such a way that the rooftop would appear (from the downtown side) as nothing but a lovely pedestrian walkway, and only the front would be noticeable as it faces the riverside. This would beat the current set-up of the 1970's or 80's style building we currently see in the Middlesex Health Unit and its tiered parking lot, at least.