Posts Tagged ‘Gardiner Expressway’

That thing in the middle

Big things happened in Toronto yesterday. A local Architect presented his idea for what he would do to with our inter-city expressway, the Gardiner Expressway. The same expressway the city has been talking about tearing down/repairing/doing nothing with, for almost a quarter of a century. It’s a great time to do it also, with the city will be going on strike come Sunday night. But never the less, I thought I would show my friends to the south as not many people from Toronto actually look at my content.

The Gardiner Expressway, built between 1955-1966. Named after Robert G. Gardiner, (our Robert Moses) was the Chair of the now defunct Metro Council. It stretches about 20 kilometers running east west, and …

Out My Window

It’s Saturday morning. Most people would describe their Saturday mornings the same way as they describe a visit to IHOP: slow-moving, waitresses with the smell of whiskey on their breath, and really bad food. While I’ve just spent another night sleeping on the floor.

Normally I wake up, do my daily routine of stretching and scratching, have a shower and stand in front of the window in my birthday suit. Welcoming each and every day the same way, as any normal person would do. Suddenly I notice there are 10,000 people standing outside my window. Not knowing if I should stand still and hope no one notices me, or move quickly to get out of the way. When out of my …