Archive for the year 2004
- ‘Throw open the switches on the sonic oscillator’ (2004.06.09)
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- Retro dumpster (2004.06.09)
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“Urban” photos of graffiti-laden dumpsters are so retro they’re like wearing ripped-up jackets and mohawk haircuts.
Dirt, brick, and concrete are dumped at the foot of the Leslie St. Spit, adding to the peninsula it is. An astonishing waste-management policy, but it actually provides habitat for birds.
- 1-800-GOT-MINI? (2004.06.09)
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I just can’t get over the effort required to vinyl-wrap a Mini to advertise waste management. (And what a transparent tax write-off!)
Will it fit in a dumpster?
- How many natural-gas pipelines do we need? (2004.06.09)
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And why are their warning signs always beaten to shit? Did somebody back a speedboat into them?
- B-links, June 7 (2004.06.07)
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B-links, June 7
- When we plumb the id, we go all the way (2004.06.06)
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Testing a link with an identifier 39,000 characters long
- Post-industrial cantilever (2004.06.06)
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I don’t quite understand why we need a garage with an angled cantilevered roof in the wastelands of the Toronto harbour, but here it is. I think the fire-alarm annunciator is a hopeful touch. Do materials like these even burn?
- When was the last time you saw a Winnebago? (2004.06.06)
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About twice in the last decade. And when I was a young fella, I was into this shit.
- Leaving no stone unturned (and no sill uncleaned) (2004.06.04)
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One visited the BMW Toronto architectural feast in my hood during Doors Open. I still recall the occasional odour of burning Sunlight detergent in the building’s former incarnation.
It seems the builders jotted down a note or two on the windowsill.
Sadly, I did not get a shot of the Fruits-style Chinese chick with dyed hair, halter top, hot pants, and leggings with garters. However, I loved the freight elevators:
