Friday, June 12, 2009

TLTV Ep 46 - Driving On Church Street

In this episode of Driving Around The GTA we'll journey south on Church Street, from Bloor Street to King Street. We'll pass such famous Toronto landmarks as old Maple Leaf Gardens (where Toronto's NHL hockey used to play) and Ryerson University.

TLTV Ep 45 - Driving Through Yorkville

In this episode of Driving Around The GTA we'll take a trip through trendy Yorkville. In the 1960s this was the place to be for the hippy crowd. It's now one of Canada's most exclusive locations for shopping, fine dining, luxury hotels, and high-end condominiums.

TLTV Ep 44 - Driving on Bloor & Bedford

In this edition of Driving Around The GTA we'll be heading west on Bloor Street. We'll pass the re-designed facade of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). When we reach the University of Toronto's Varsity Stadium we'll turn north onto Bedford Road. Even though it is near the major intersection of Bloor Street and Avenue Road, Bedford road is a quiet street with many beautiful homes.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

TLTV Ep 43 - Mississauga City Hall (Part 2 - Ground Level)

We're back at Mississauga City Hall. In the previous episode we focused our gaze upward at the interesting architecture of the building complex. In this episode we'll focus on ground level. We'll see people sitting in the sunny courtyard, we'll stop by the floral garden, and we'll take a look at the skateboard park which has some interesting artwork on it's walls.

TLTV Ep 42 - Mississauga City Hall (Part 1 - Architecture)

The Mississauga Civic Centre is the city hall of the city of Mississauga. The Centre was finished in 1987 by Jones and Kirkland and stands at 92 metres high. The design was influenced by farmsteads which once occupied much of Mississauga. The barn-like structure design which includes a clock tower was chosen as the winner of a design competition that included 246 submissions. City Hall is located near Square One Shopping Centre (one of Canada's largest shopping malls) and is home to the City Council of Mississauga. A 9,000 square metre court yard with a pool//fountain/ice rink is located on the south side of the building; to the west is a floral garden, often used for wedding pictures. North is a skateboard park, and south of the complex is the five-storey Mississauga Central Library, one of the largest in the GTA. In this episode we're going to look at some of City Hall's architecture.