20141230. Demolition of these landmark silos (c.1893) has commenced in Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood.

20141230_5653-2_1600x1100These silos have a long history. Once they were the Campbell Flour Mills and were most recently owned by St. Marys Cement. There is talk about the site being used for a “suburban style plaza with surface parking” probably not unlike the Stockyards Mall recently completed nearby.

20141229. The remaining Inn on the Park building (c.1971) at Eglinton and Leslie in Toronto stands in a half demolished state.

20141229. The remaining Inn on the Park building (c.1971) at EglAccording to the Progreen Demolition website, this is one of the highest buildings (25 storeys) ever demolished in the GTA. The first Inn on the Park building, a modernist structure by architect Peter Dickinson was demolished in 2006.