Toronto GTG - Doors Open - May 28-29

05/05/2005 12:47:05 PM · #1

There are 148 buildings involved in this years Doors Open program - that's a lot of potentially good Photos Ops to cover in 2 days. Anyone want to make it a GTG?

Doors Open Toronto List

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05/05/2005 12:52:43 PM · #2

I wouldn't mind going to the BMW listing.

Don Valley Brick works is also good.

Gooderham Flatiron Building

Black Creek Pioneer Village (different outting perhaps)

Message edited by author 2005-05-05 13:03:57.

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05/05/2005 01:22:30 PM · #3

i'm in, I think....

Plus, its Memorial Day in the States that weekend... so anyone from the states you're welcome to come too!!

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05/06/2005 03:11:07 PM · #4

Okay, I'll join the photographic phun and phestivities.

I haven't looked at all the buildings yet, but the Brickworks would be nice, except that it's out of the way. I small walking tour on each day to a bunch of them would be nice.

What's the plan?

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05/06/2005 03:34:43 PM · #5

I am good for Saturday...anywhere is fine with me.

05/06/2005 05:17:08 PM · #6

Does everyone want to post their favourites and then we can do a vote? I think the walking tour is a good idea, maybe everyone can design their ideal tour and we can see what we end up with??

05/11/2005 11:18:00 AM · #7

Nobody interested? I might give up on this GTG attempt. That weekend is that start of a weeks holiday for me, so I might just go for a road trip rather then push the Doors Open if no one is interested.

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05/11/2005 11:19:24 AM · #8

I'm definitely interested, but I'm still looking at the venues.

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05/11/2005 04:02:34 PM · #9

bump...What's the plan of attack for this weekend...any updates.

05/17/2005 06:36:20 AM · #10

Is this still on?????

My $0.02...

I would suggest starting at the brickworks and then working out details from there. Show up before the buildings open and go over the maps.

The TD centre sounds neat (54th floor)
Wintergarden theatre would be neat.
There are a few on Front/King that we could walk to.

05/17/2005 07:08:29 AM · #11

I'm in see my above posting.

05/17/2005 07:14:46 AM · #12

i'm in too. The brick works does sound like a good starting point.

05/17/2005 07:25:34 AM · #13

Originally posted by BeingClever:

i'm in too. The brick works does sound like a good starting point.

Shall we say Saturday at 9:30 (with coffee and donuts) (doesn't someone owe us some donuts?).

I just noticed that there will be a printed list of building in the Thursday Toronto Star.

Message edited by author 2005-05-17 07:28:53.

05/17/2005 07:36:02 AM · #14

lol I don't owe you donuts I owe you coffees. lol but thats ok I'll throw in the donuts as well, but only the first dozen.

05/17/2005 08:36:19 AM · #15

Originally posted by notonline:

lol I don't owe you donuts I owe you coffees. lol but thats ok I'll throw in the donuts as well, but only the first dozen.

I don't drink coffee or eat donuts so I'll just take cold hard cash.

;)

05/18/2005 02:29:20 AM · #16

Originally posted by BeingClever:

Originally posted by notonline:
lol I don't owe you donuts I owe you coffees. lol but thats ok I'll throw in the donuts as well, but only the first dozen.

I don't drink coffee or eat donuts so I'll just take cold hard cash.

;)

lol sure right after you finish the cleaning.

05/19/2005 07:10:57 AM · #17

Check today's Toronto Star for a building guide.

05/25/2005 09:06:49 AM · #18

so is this happening???

05/25/2005 05:57:07 PM · #19

bump

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05/26/2005 07:36:52 AM · #20

So who's in for sat. morningish???

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05/26/2005 08:32:04 AM · #21

I can't do Saturday ...

05/27/2005 04:58:33 AM · #22

A list of buildings that interest me, in alphabetical order:
1. 401 Richmond
2. Anshei Minsk Synagogue
3. Archives & Museum, St. James' Cathedral Parish House
4. Coach House Press
5. Don Valley Brick Works
6. Enoch Turner Schoolhouse
7. Historic Fort York
8. Jami Mosque
9. Ontario Legislative Building
10. Spadina Museum: Historic House and Gardens
11. Wychwood TTC Carbarns

5 and 6 are on the top of my list.

Everything is pretty much downtown (DVBW obvious exception), but not necessarily within walking distance of one another.
The TTC Carbarns are sufficiently out of the way that it could be annoying without a car. I'm willing to carry passengers (carpool): I can take 2 others easily, 3 if you want to get cozy. I can also manage to get 2 or 3 parking spots downtown (Yonge/College) if people want to leave their cars somewhere downtown, although the DVBW is as good a place as any to arrange that.

If we started at the DVBW (5) then made our way over to 401 (1) we could walk up Spadina a good ways and see most of the things on this list. I'm sure everyone has their own list: we can try and figure things out Saturday morning. Note that I'm interested in going out on both days (in fact I have to be out on Sunday if I want to visit the schoolhouse for example).

Some venues are open on only a given day or have very restricted hours on one or both days.
These are not open Saturday: 6 and 11 - resricted hours for 2 (1-4pm).
These are not open Sunday: 8 - restricted hours for 2 (12-3pm) and 3 (1-4pm).

Is 9:30 on Saturday at DVBW still the plan?

05/27/2005 08:09:40 AM · #23

Not sure but I think I'm in. I'm meeting P3Wiz downtown at 8 to shoot probably the docks area if you wanna join us and I would really like to hit the DVBW at around 10ish. PM me if your interested in meeting up at 8 to shoot the docks.