Tamar here. It's been a busy week (despite only 3 work days) and I'm happy to say that the Save-the-Dates are out. As noted on the cards, if you would prefer to receive an eco-friendly e-mail invite (designed by Jon, of course), shoot us an e-mail at invites@jonandtamar.com. Otherwise, feel free to explore our website.
When I was in my second year of grad school, I was living at Queen's Park (Avenue Road) & Charles Street, which is a couple of minutes walk to each of our host hotels. I'd constantly frequent the intersection of Bloor Street & Yonge Street (right by the Marriott) because I could catch both transit lines there, it was near the Dollar Store (which is amazing when you're an RA on an annual budget of $6/resident), and it was near plenty of restaurants and pubs. During this time, there was a planned project at 1 Bloor Street East - right at the southeast corner of the busiest intersection in Toronto. They knocked down a bunch of smaller buildings and were planning to build an 80-something story building with a hotel, residences, and retail uses. Toronto, in my opinion, is primarily a low-rise city, so this would definitely shake up the skyline a bit. People waited overnight during the winter for the opportunity to buy a condo in the first stage of construction.
As a result of the recession, the project's developer thought about reducing the height of the building to save on construction costs, and ultimately the project died before fully going for review. The Toronto Star recently published an article about how there's some interest in turning the space into a public square, similar to that at Yonge and Dundas. And it looks like the Toronto Public Space Committee is backing this up.
So when you come to the wedding, you may be across the street from a public square, a blank slate, or maybe even a condo tower (though the latter is unlikely). I guess you'll just have to wait and see.
A rendering of the (now dead) One Bloor East project
Yonge-Dundas Square
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