[URBAN NOTE] Looking back on TTC Transit Stuff

[rfmcdonald]

In October of 2010, I had posted my photos of TTC Transit Stuff, the disappointing TTC merchandise store in Union Station displaced by the renovations. The store had closed in June, but it was not much of a loss. As one reviewer caught in 2006 by Transit Toronto noted/u>, this was "a sort of CNE-grade t-shirt store. The merchandise, produced by Woodbridge-based licensee Legacy Sportswear, is of a strictly corporate-giveaway ilk — the items that are not clothing are limited to the odd gift pen; there’s nary even a token holder in sight. Oh, and it’s also in the fare-paid area — so you might want to save your visit for a time when you’re already using the system."





I'd blogged earlier this evening about Edward Keenan's article calling on the City to embrace the merchandising of the city. TTC Transit Stuff must clearly stand as an example of what not to do.