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Originally Posted by rousseau
Nice pics. These two images are pure Toronto vernacular: the first modern-day, the second late Victorian. It has always struck me as odd when people say Toronto does not look distinctive, because it so obviously does. And yet, "Toronto is a generic anywhere" is a myth that seems to have real traction.
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I agree, Toronto's built form is very unique. Even in sections that look generic or "anywhere" there are distinctive clues in the cityscape that are a dead give away that it couldn't be anywhere but Toronto.