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Posted by Stilez on Apr-09-2008 00:22:

Museum Station Unveiled

Taken from HERE

So I passed by on my way home from work. I liked it.

Anyone else? Thoughts?

Posted by electro88 on Apr-09-2008 00:31:

ya its nice I saw it today, too bad noone gets off at Museum

Posted by FunkyCrew on Apr-09-2008 00:34:

past it by last night after Avril's concert
love it

I wish all stations were renovated like that!

Posted by Special K on Apr-09-2008 00:35:

i used to stop off here almost everyday when I went to

U of T

the renos looks cool I guess! but thank god I dont have to take the subway anymore!

Posted by barbina on Apr-09-2008 00:39:

ahh I was wondering why it was all covered up.. I go by it every morning.. cute

Posted by mnemonic. on Apr-09-2008 00:40:

cool statue of Osiris, but i think Anubis or Horus would've been cooler.

Posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* on Apr-09-2008 00:43:

Cool idea....don't even know where that station is though

Posted by smuncky on Apr-09-2008 00:46:

too bad they totally fucked up the cieling. if it came closer to what the rendering was i would be more supportive but as it stands right now, the old design was better.

Posted by Yohan on Apr-09-2008 00:48:

I wonder how much this cost...

(and how much money could have gone into improving the service)

Posted by mnemonic. on Apr-09-2008 00:50:

oh i also like the recessed hieroglyphics in the word museum on the wall

Posted by mnemonic. on Apr-09-2008 00:50:

quote:
Originally posted by Yohan
I wonder how much this cost...

(and how much money could have gone into improving the service)

according to today's metro newspaper, 5 million.

Posted by RobotHouse on Apr-09-2008 00:50:

what a fucking waste of money for some ugly ass statues

Posted by smuncky on Apr-09-2008 00:53:

quote:
Originally posted by Yohan
I wonder how much this cost...

(and how much money could have gone into improving the service)

could've done it much cheaper if they just gave the stations a nice scrub once in awhile. probably could've cleaned up all the stations with that $5 mil.

Posted by Ozmozis on Apr-09-2008 00:54:

quote:
Originally posted by MikeyN
according to today's metro newspaper, 5 million.

WOW! What a fucking waste of money when they could be doing better things with that cash lol... like actually work towards running the subway till 3am so people don't drive drunk...

Posted by AustralianGQ on Apr-09-2008 01:06:

it looks really nice, i like it. but how long till someone grafittis on the pillars?

Posted by AustralianGQ on Apr-09-2008 01:08:

quote:
Originally posted by �Zm�zis
WOW! What a fucking waste of money when they could be doing better things with that cash lol... like actually work towards running the subway till 3am so people don't drive drunk...

why should the city have to pay more for subway service to accomadate idiots in our society who drink and drive when they shouldnt be, get a cab, dont be firrgin lazy and stupid.

Posted by FunkyCrew on Apr-09-2008 01:08:

quote:
Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~*
Cool idea....don't even know where that station is though

Bloor and Avenue, right where ROM is

Posted by barbina on Apr-09-2008 01:15:

quote:
Originally posted by AustralianGQ
why should the city have to pay more for subway service to accomadate idiots in our society who drink and drive when they shouldnt be, get a cab, dont be firrgin lazy and stupid.

where have you been hiding?
and later hours for the ttc is brilliant.. so stfu idiot
you don't care that the city pays for decorative pillars.. but you care about a public service? blah.

Posted by Yohan on Apr-09-2008 01:19:

Posted by Stilez on Apr-09-2008 01:25:

quote:
Originally posted by smuncky
too bad they totally fucked up the cieling.(sic) if it came closer to what the rendering was i would be more supportive but as it stands right now, the old design was better.

I agree.

Posted by activate on Apr-09-2008 01:41:

I think it looks GREAT!

BUT, considering all the complaining the city and TTC have been doing about not having enough money... was it REALLY necessary to spend $5,000,000.00 on sprusing up one of the less busy stations in the city?

Posted by smuncky on Apr-09-2008 02:02:

btw, the ttc only spent $1mil. the other amount was from private donaters and the province.

it's gonne be fun reading these posts after a couple of years when ppl will be saying that the station is old, tacky, boring, etc and it needs a new look.

Posted by LiANG on Apr-09-2008 02:19:

quote:
Originally posted by MikeyN
according to today's metro newspaper, 5 million.

wow! 5 million for some ornamental pillar covers. You could build a community center with that money... well not quite but close.

I passed by the station the other day and only saw the sign "museum".. thought it was a nice detail. The pillars do look out of place with the half-ass ceiling job.

Posted by Dj Gracjan on Apr-09-2008 02:24:

that looks pretty neat i like

Posted by dEsidEL on Apr-09-2008 02:36:

the totem poles and egyptian designs look kinda tacky.. but i like the ionic columns, perhaps that same design woulda looked better on all the columns..

anyways, apparently more than 50% of the cost was privately funded through grants and donations, and the TTC/city picked up the tab on the rest..

quote:

"The concept is to connect the cultural reality above ground with the station below ground," says Rahul Bhardwaj, president and CEO of the Toronto Community Foundation, which contributed $2 million to the Museum station redesign. (The province put in $2 million and the Toronto Transit Commission, the final million.)

i agree that the money could've been better spent on improving service, which at this point is far more critical than the aesthetics of a single station.. tho in all fairness, the private money received went specifically to this project, not sure that the same sponsors would have fronted the money for just service improvements..

anyways, there's a good article in the Star about it here:

http://www.thestar.com/article/410686

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