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The Daily Photoist: September 10, 2009

By David Topping

Every weekday morning, bright and early, we feature a photo or (two) from a photographer in Torontoist’s Flickr Pool, our way of showing off their great work and starting the day off as prettily as possible.

Stanley’s Variety Cabbagetown

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  • http://undefined the_yellow_dart
  • http://undefined pman

    The overhead wires and the wooden pole are really ugly. Most other developed country cities don’t look like this.

  • http://undefined Karen Whaley

    Wow! This is around the corner from my house and while I’ve been to Stanley’s to buy a soda or two, I never noticed how pretty the building was apart from the ugly storefront.
    When she gets gentrified, she’d going to be a beaut!

  • rek

    This. Why aren’t these wires buried? There shouldn’t be any overhead wires in a city this size, certainly not downtown. They’re ugly above and the poles take up space at ground level.

  • http://undefined Ben

    The wires are charming, you assholes.

  • http://undefined torontothegreat

    I think so too. I’d rather see wood poles and insulated wires then this:
    http://www.paris-in-photos.com/parisblog/may2008/tram1.jpg
    And many major cities (yes even larger then ours) have overhead wires. Underground wires cause so much extra infrastructure work and if one is damaged, you’re looking at least 2 weeks construction to fix it.

  • http://undefined metrix

    Nice not many changes since 1978.

  • http://undefined metrix

    I just moved into the hood very close to the store so I hope I can see the neighbourhood with fresh eyes.

  • http://undefined rek

    Those are tram wires on nice sleek poles, we’re talking telephone/hydro.
    Have you ever been to Carlaw? The wooden poles there are bending under the weight of the wires and their triple-decker framing, and the insulation of the wires keeps falling off in chunks. What the hell? (Not that Carlaw is ‘downtown’ but what the hell all the same.)
    Is there some reason these wires can’t be run through/accessible from the sewer system? Digging up the sidewalk to fix a faulty connection is insane, but surely there’s a better way.

  • http://undefined torontothegreat

    I lived in a studio on Carlaw for 8 years. Do you mean on Queen/Carlaw? Gerrard/Carlaw? I agree with “what the hell”, but that’s a maintenance issue all the same. If the poles were new/straightened would you still take issue with it?
    >Those are tram wires on nice sleek poles, we’re talking telephone/hydro.
    I guess that’s the point where we differ in opinion. I found the poles in Paris to be hella ugly. They are HUGE and absolutely obtrusive in some parts of the city. I find that I don’t notice the wood poles nearly as much.