TTC Shelter Turned Into an Igloo

Posted by Joseph
Filed in City
December 22, 2008

TTC Stop IglooAfter two weekend snow storms and more white stuff than the city knows what to do with, finding a place to put the snow can be a real challenge. Fortunately a group of people at Trinity-Bellwoods Park this weekend came up with an idea and covered almost three sides of a TTC shelter at Queen and Strachan with snow. It's kind of like an igloo, but I think it looks more like fort, regardless, the technique is most impressive.

It's not just a big pile of snow, but individually cut blocks stacked neatly. The builders even provided two windows so waiting riders could see the next streetcar approaching. I don't really care for the purple dye that's covering most of the structure, but there is a message painted into the snow on the one side (pictured below). I've got to say, bravo to whoever participated in this - a fun and safe way to use the snow.

TTC Stop Igloo

TTC Stop Igloo

TTC Stop Igloo

TTC Stop Igloo

Photos by Joseph Michael.

duthied on December 22, 2008 at 3:16 PM

Cue the "is this art" reponses!!! I like it, make's our city much warmer (not literally)

Jo on December 22, 2008 at 3:37 PM , replying to a comment from duthied

snow is actually a great insulator!

Ben on on on on on on on on December 22, 2008 at 3:52 PM

This is great. It won't last long though, it's blocking an ad.

o_O on December 22, 2008 at 4:20 PM

Isn't this Toronto Public Space Committee work?

Ratpick on December 22, 2008 at 4:45 PM

"...a fun and safe way to use the snow."

I don't understand. What is an "unsafe" use of snow?

Damien on December 22, 2008 at 4:46 PM

I love that! A window! So thoughtful

joseph on December 22, 2008 at 4:55 PM , replying to a comment from Ratpick

I don't know, I guess I was thinking about snowball fights...

red ronto on December 22, 2008 at 6:09 PM

i cant read the writing

Jerrold on December 22, 2008 at 6:36 PM

Not seeing anything about this on the Toronto Public Space Committee website, but I do believe this was their work. Check out more photos on Torontoist.

Keenan on December 22, 2008 at 6:50 PM , replying to a comment from Ratpick

stuffing it up one's rectum, for example, would probably fall under category of "unsafe uses of snow"...

jack on December 22, 2008 at 7:51 PM

did anyone call Astral, the outdoor ad supplier? I think they should give the advertiser some compensation

jon on December 22, 2008 at 8:05 PM

i'm going to miss Torontoist.

chephy on December 22, 2008 at 9:38 PM

Nice. But - you can't see the streetcar coming, and the streetcar driver can't see you...

Chris Orbz on December 23, 2008 at 3:20 AM

Maybe it'll actually keep the weather out of the "shelter"

RBeezy on December 23, 2008 at 8:58 AM , replying to a comment from Ratpick

anything involving yellow snow.

hajim on December 23, 2008 at 4:23 PM

>did anyone call Astral, the outdoor ad supplier? I think they should give the advertiser some compensation

Sad thing is that the ad they are covering (on the outside) is for a small local business that can probably only afford this one shelter as advertising.

I hope they give the advertiser some compensation too, I mean the local business is part of the "public" no?

Maybe someone from the public space people can answer that?

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