the front fell off

[probabilistic]

Obligatory: The Front Fell Off

April 16, 2010: The facade of 335 Yonge Street collapsed, raining bricks onto the street, causing general panic, and more critically, forcing the excellent Salad King Thai restaurant to close.

Early July, 2010: I'm having difficulty finding a definitive source, but it looks like the building's owner applied for a

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[delta_november]

If somebody salvages a girder we could make iron rings for Ryerson engineering students...

[probabilistic]

How well acquainted are you with the fine folks at the Fire Marshal's office? They're going to be demolishing what's left of the building over the next few days...

[delta_november]

If the Queen West fire was any indication, they'll remove all of the residual potential energy from the structure in a matter of days, but leave the pile of rubble for months to years as they fight over insurance and ownership.

[Discussion of ring materials taken to private email to reduce Google juice.]