On The Road

Illegal Pattison Pillar on TEDCO Property

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 ::: No Comments

TEDCO, the out-of-control city agency that is soon to be put out of its misery by Build Toronto, has an illegal Pattison Pillar on its Commissioners Street property.
This is 51 Commissioners Street:

There are two other pillars on nearby TEDCO lots. We are still investigating those. In the meantime, this one is clearly illegal because it [...]

IMA Outdoor Kiosk at 21 Widmer on the Road Allowance

Monday, April 14th, 2008 ::: No Comments

We just got back from Scenic America’s symposium on illegal billboards in Jacksonville, Florida, which is a beautiful and well-maintained city. The meeting was put on by a group called Citizens of a Scenic Florida Inc; “Scenic Florida Inc” itself is a dummy company owned by CBS Outdoor. Meeting billboard activists from across the United [...]

The StreetLife Kiosk at Spadina and Richmond is on the Road Allowance

Thursday, March 27th, 2008 ::: No Comments

The City finally began laying charges against the StreetLife Media kiosk signs in August 2007. Danny Starnino and Brian Rodkin’s StreetLife Media, now IMA Outdoor, made what can only be described as a laughable presentation to the City legal department regarding the legality of their kiosk signs, one that had city officials rolling their eyes [...]

At 64 Merton Street, Pattison Builds a Pillar on the Sidewalk

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 ::: 1 Comment

These two Pattison signs have an interesting history. They are located at 62 Merton Street. There is a 4-sided pedestal sign and a 10′x20′ ground sign.

The signs are located on Merton Street across the street from residences. On the south side of Merton street, there are parking lots, on the north side, residences. When these [...]

Illegal in Leslieville

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 ::: No Comments

We have discovered another Pattison Pillar built illegally on the road allowance, this time at the Shoppers Drug Mart in Leslieville at 956 Queen Street East:

The sign is located on Verral Avenue and Queen Street. It is literally on Verral Avenue. The property line for 953 Queen Street East can be seen in this photograph:

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