Land of the Mole People: Part II

The PATH system is mainly maintained by the management of the buildings it goes under, as technically it is mainly retail space in their towers. By and large though the system is very well maintained and in some places becomes quite rich looking as the large companies try to show their wealth. For example below is an example of the food court and a bit of the retail area below BCE Place in the Financial District.

And another area below the Scotiabank Plaza building where they carry on the red stone construction of their main tower.

It does seem quite strange down there sometimes, especially coming from the UK. When I took these photos it was a Saturday afternoon, but most retail outlets in the PATH system were closed. Under the Financial District they mainly cater for the banks and associated office tower and as a result the area is extremely busy weekday lunchtimes, and dead the rest of the time. As you can see from the photo there aren't even shutters on most of the areas, anyone could clamber into the stores at any time, but they don't.

Another example of this odd openness on the PATH system is this bank that is within it. It's a branch of the TD bank, that anyone could walk into at any time. It's completely open, and while I'm sure there are security cameras around, you don't see many guards except in the main foyers of the buildings. Also note that the banking staff aren't behind glass panels separated from the public.