Going…going…back.

Starbucks’ façade on November 16 (top), November 21 (middle), and November 25 (bottom).

The Starbucks at Queen West and Dovercourt looked, for a while, like it was going to lose its yellow stucco façade—a façade most famous for having “ho” written on it. There was some rejoicing, as the material was chipped away, revealing the slate-gray concrete underneath . But it was not to be: the yellow stucco was torn down, only to be summarily replaced with the exact same shade of yellow stucco. Maybe next renovation.