One London Place

Another entry into my tour of London, Canada. It’s most certainly not for its size, next to most buildings in New York this building is small potatoes at 24 storeys high. Nevertheless, it is the largest building in London, Canada and can been seen from any angle approaching or on the outskirts of the city. I’ve marked it on the photo below just to give you a sense of how it looks on the skyline.

Skyline of London showing One London Place.
As seen from from Brescia College U.W.O. looking south.

One London Place is our newest and as mentioned largest skyscraper in London. It is located at 255 Queens St. at the corner of Wellington St., owned and operated by Sifton Properties. One London Place’s primary tenant is London Life Insurance, the people with the green lawn below and from which vantage I took the photos. As far as buildings go, it’s not a blemish and as its surface is mirrored, it often reflects the sky, which I like. Overall, it is a nice building and does have interesting architecture. I’m not going to give you a history of the building or any other details, as I’m not including this a must see site; you can see it everywhere; so you must see it whether you like it or not.

One London Place, London, Canada.

That is why I’m posting it in my tour. You see it where ever you are in London. London is primarily located in an old lake basin, carved by glaciers during ice age times. The downtown is low and the surrounding areas are elevated, as can be seen from my image above of the “skyline”. This basin effect is why it is “a must see” all over town. No biggie but that is the way it is even at 24 storeys.

One London Place or rather 4 London Places
As photographed by yours truly just 4 you.

Now this building does carry some sentiments for me as many tall buildings do around the world. When I drive into New York City (NYC) one of my favourite vistas to view is the one that opens up for me as a driver once I cross the Tri-Borough Bridge and get up on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE). Just as you drive up onto the BQE, an elevated highway, you see Manhattan open up before you looking down its length from the north to the south of the island and the Financial District. This holds special meaning to me because it means I almost home or used to be as my sister sold that house. Every time I see this view I think why have I stayed away so long as it always marks my return to NYC, even if I’ve only been gone a week.
So it is with One London Place, in coming home to my family and house here after being away. I’m driving back from wherever I’ve been and on the horizon; the first building I see is One London Place in the distance. When I see it, it means I’m home and I like that feeling. To be with my family and back in my studio here. This building always stands there heralding the fact that I’m back in London, Canada. Now there are those of us who live here that would say big deal. For me it is not so much being back in London but rather being with my loved ones and no matter where I’ve been I’m always happy to be with them.
Therefore, I included One London Place in my tour if only because were you driving back with me in my car, I’d point to it on the horizon and say, “Were home or will be in a few moments”. That is reason enough to include it in my tour. Hope you enjoy my photomontage above.

GP

postscript: Arsenal plays Liverpool today, should be a good game. Go Gunners go!