Comment 64843

By Nord Blanc (anonymous) | Posted June 13, 2011 at 09:58:13

Aside from Foster and Ferguson, this neighbourhood is exclusively high-rise, and probably has one of the highest population densities in the city. That wasn't always the case, though. I'm sure this was a battle waged when the Olympia arrived as well, and throughout the 60s as adjacent buildings eclipsed single-family homes. What does history tell us of those battles?

I believe that the retaining wall already encroaches on the embankment.... there was already a parking structure in place for the old tower. You can see a bit of the outline of it here, where it more or less matches the profile of the neighbouring tower: http://goo.gl/D7ej6

The impact will probably be most noticeable in terms of trees, which are reasonably thick on the embankment. Some sort of incursion is probably unavoidable if you're looking to almost quintuple the capacity of the building, and I'm sure that there will be restrictions placed on the park as construction begins, whatever comes of the embankment.

For what it's worth, a five-minute walk From Woolverton Park will get you to Shamrock Park or Corktown Park. Stand at King and James, meanwhile, and it's twice that to Beasley Park or three times that to Central Park; The Core Lofts are as far to Durand Park, Victoria Park or the HAAA Grounds.

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