20240226. Before being entirely demolished, the Lever Brothers factory contrasted nicely with the Canary District on Mill Street.
Tag Archives: canary district
20221208. Lamppost, Tadashi Kawamata, Canary District.
20220227. A shiny and angular condo tower stairwell enclosure at Harris Square.
20220225. Partly purple pillars at Underpass Park.
20220122. Braking for the last slivers of sunset.
20210118. Under the guise of accelerating construction for affordable housing, the Province has commenced demolition of the heritage-listed 1917-1929 Dominion Wheel and Foundries Company Buildings in the Canary District without the requisite paperwork. Help Friends of the Foundry save the building by signing their petition at https://bit.ly/3oY0Tti.
20200302. River City Phase 3 and its Extreme Architecture is complete.
20200229. The River City Phase 3 concrete facade in the West Don Lands.
20191022. The centre X spans on the Queen Street Viaduct (reminiscent of yesterday’s federal election).
20190216. The Extreme Architecture of the nearly completed River City Phase 3 is visible down Adelaide Street East.
20180517. The Shady Side of the Canary District.
Backlit signage can look like Art in the Absence of Advertising at the newly green All City Storage.
River City 1, 2 and 3 shall be an exceptional contemporary trio.
20170915. Board formed concrete versus ventilation shaft grills. Minimal Aesthetic 118.
20170903. An aerial view of Corktown Common.
20161112. “Night Truss” and “Centre Span Xs” on the Queen Street Viaduct.
20160801. Rouge brise-soleil.
20160608. The bird-friendly art (Tadashi Kawamata’s Lamppost) in Toronto’s Canary District.
20160429. Birds need not fret the fritted glass at the newest George Brown College residence.
20160311. The original Palace Street School section (1858) of what became Toronto’s Cherry St Hotel and Canary Diner.
The Canary District (and former PAN AM Athlete’s Village) is named after the diner. This is the oldest multi-room school house in Toronto.
20140626. The old Canary Restaurant (c.1859), covered in platform rigging, is getting a face-lift (Pan Am Athletes’ Village or Canary District, Toronto).
