Golden Mile
Research Investigation, Urban Designer at Brown + Storey Architects
Toronto, 2018
Centered along Eglinton Avenue East between Pharmacy Avenue and Birchmount Road, Toronto’s Golden Mile was one of Canada’s first model industrial parks, hosting munitions plants for involvement in World War II, and factories producing consumer and automotive goods during the following decades. Today, Eglinton is commercialized with big-box retail uses, and the upcoming Crosstown LRT is stimulating demand for developmental change. Looking to the future of the Golden Mile, Brown and Storey Architects envision its possibilities through ongoing research that integrates civic infrastructure, transit systems, mixed-use density, and enhanced public space.
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