By 1983, the washroom hours were cut to save $35,000. Attendant John Speziale remembered making coffee and tea for HSR drivers and even cooking downstairs. One year later, after 72 years underground, the washrooms were unceremoniously covered up during the 1984 Gore Park Fiasco.

By the 1950s, officials debated whether to invest $15,000 in improvements or close the washrooms as a "disgrace". Architect Stanley Roscoe proposed a stylish redesign to replace the "unsightly superstructures" with modern entrances that would fit better with current building and traffic standards.

Despite upgrades over the years, the washrooms were increasingly in disrepair. In 1972, Ward 2 Alderman Bill McCulloch argued the $46,000 put aside for maintenance was "the most extravagant waste of money we've ever had" to be spent on "a hangout for perverts".

I can not agree with this more... Combine this with energy conservation, public transport, complete, walkable and happier communities... #ca_poli @fonddavidsuzuki.bsky.social @environmenthamont.bsky.social @environmentaldefence.ca

@cameronkroetsch.bsky.social do we know what, if anything, from the Tivoli that Aventus is saving? Is there any public amenity whatsoever? I wonder if a first floor cafe / restaurant with salvaged pieces from the Tivoli, plus interpretive plaque / signage. @ward1wilson.bsky.social

How about a pedestrian scramble at James and King William? #visionzero en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedestr...

Our next scheduled ride is August 9th and we are still working on the route.

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