news
A Curse On Jane Pitfield
Yesterday we wrote about the destruction of the Inn on the Park, a Modernist landmark that will probably be missed in 20 or 30 years when architectural historians are looking for good examples of Modernism in this city and notice that everything has been torn down. The Star’s Christopher Hume was upset about how council dragged its feet on issuing the permit that would’ve saved the building.
There’s general discontent on the Urban Toronto forum. But nothing matches the invective hurled at Jane Pitfield by Shawn Micallef on the Spacing Wire.
If voting booths were time machines an X beside the name of Jane “keep on keepin’ up” Pitfield would be a vote for an Art Eggleton-style dark age all over again. I can only vote for somebody who genuinely loves this city. Tearing down Toronto’s modern gems is like bombing Cabbagetown or Palmerston Avenue, and should be rewarded by banishment to whichever stretch of the city limits are ugliest.