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<title>blogTO Recent Comments: GTA Tripping: Water Castle</title>
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<title>Christopher</title>
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Right, I agree that it is a shame when a few (albeit VERY) bad apples ruin it for the rest of us. That's funny that you mention the nuclear power facility... the inaugural edition of GTA Tripping was about that very thing, and even mentions the cessation of the tours.]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 18:39:12 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Alogon</title>
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The reason I thought tours were still on is that professional groups have been able to go in since 2001 like when they had the anniversary in 2002 and last year the Professional Engineers of Ontario had a private tour.
Guess me and the rest of you regular tax-paying joes aren't worthy to view the infrastructure we pay for, makes sense at a full-on nuclear facility like thi... oh, right, nevermind.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/travel/2009/05/gta_tripping_water_castle/#c602281</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 16:28:39 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Alogon</title>
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Well, it turns out that in the paranoid aftermath of 9/11 no public works in Toronto allow public tours anymore. Wow, our brilliant city politicians keeping us safe from non-existent terrorist threats but can't keep our roads in repair or the simplest systems in order.
I can see how the decision might be "if we do nothing and something happens, the raving loonies that exist on our city will foam at the mouth" but seriously, when will we stop catering to the excessively delusional paranoids in this world?
I guess, at least in this instance, the terrorists win. ]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 16:25:56 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Christopher</title>
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@Jonathan: Oh thanks so much - they don't hold a candle to yours, but I'm glad they're working out.

@Alogon: They offer a tour? Neat, I'd love to know how/when/if that goes!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/travel/2009/05/gta_tripping_water_castle/#c601456</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 19:54:22 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Alogon</title>
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The plant also served as the exterior of a prison in the Jamie Foxx movie about Stan "Tookie" Williams.]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 14:11:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Alogon</title>
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Believe me, living across the street from this plant made me daily want to go inside. I had snuck some peaks during the major construction they were doing from 2005-2007 and what I saw was major steampunk fantasy land. One item that sticks out in my mind is this crazy elevator, or what we thought was an elevator, that seemed as if yougot inside and pressed a button it would take you to some secret lair.
There is a 1 hour tour of the plant but I have never taken it since I love clandestine expeditions. I think with all this talk now that I will tour it.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/travel/2009/05/gta_tripping_water_castle/#c601044</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 14:06:52 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Jonathan@blogTO</title>
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I am pretty sure several X-FIles ep's were shot there too - great photos!

jonathan@blogTO]]>
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<category>Toronto, Travel</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 23:16:29 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Sniderscion</title>
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Locally known as "The Waterworks". Famously used as "Elsinore Castle" in the Bob & Doug movie "Strange Brew" along with countless others. If you climb down on the East side there's a relatively untravelled strip of shoreline that you can walk along all the way to the foot of the bluffs.
A few more shots here:
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=waterworks&w=10648765%40N02]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 10:59:23 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Roger</title>
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If you like Steampunk and Steam Boy, you might also like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IQcMeNh7Hc" target="_blank">9 by Shane Acker</a>.]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 22:51:19 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Chester Pape</title>
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Just to be clear, the building that is part of the plot in "In the Skin of a Lion" is the pumphouse the smaller building with a single tower in the foreground of the last picture (although I think there is a general discussion of the whole complex).

I was in there in 2001 as well, it's too bad that this thing is unlikely to be open for tours any time soon.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/travel/2009/05/gta_tripping_water_castle/#c598424</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 21:02:30 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Tom</title>
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I went in with a school trip back in 1999, it's absolutely massive on the inside too and retains all the art deco design. There is a massive 4 storey grand hallway that cuts the whole thing down the middle on the inside with sky lights and brilliant white marble. ]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 20:50:06 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Christopher</title>
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@ syncros: That sounds really interesting, I've gotta look into that for sure, thanks for the info.

@ Nick W: The intense gaze was definitely on purpose... what that purpose may have been I'm not quite sure anymore... lol.


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<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 13:53:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Nick W</title>
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haha. I wear that hyper-intense gaze when I pose for long-exposure shots, too.]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 13:05:50 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>syncros</title>
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I remember going inside during Doors Open 2001.   They haven't had public tours since 2001 unfortunately.  I'm hoping they will open it up again, its a beautiful marble art deco masterpiece inside. ]]>
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<category>Toronto, Travel</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 11:44:35 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Kenny</title>
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Undercover Brother filmed its climax at the plant, they have scenes inside the facility too... lotsa marble.

They certainly don't build'em like they used to.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/travel/2009/05/gta_tripping_water_castle/#c598039</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 11:08:50 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>dull</title>
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Awesome!

I guess you can't go in? The insides are described a bit in In the Skin of a Lion, but I'm curious about the reality. ]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 10:44:06 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Eli</title>
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In Montreal, there's something similar atop the Rutherford Reservoir near McGill's Upper-Campus downtown. It's an incredible castle-like building in one of the most expensive locations in Montreal whose insides are a water pumping station. Go figure...]]>
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<category>Toronto, Travel</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 10:28:38 PDT</pubDate>
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