20221024. Elements of Modernism.
Tag Archives: expressionist
20220926. The tent-shaped St-Rémi Parish by Polish architect Zygmunt Julian Nowak, 1965.
20220811. The CIVIC Googie sign at this former pharmacy (1960) was recently restored. Originally, it was illuminated with rotating letters and the palindrome could be read from any angle.
20220810. Paroisse St-Rémi is a mid-century expressionist church especially from the sky.
20220712. Wexford Presbyterian Church wears a crown of 12 triangular dormers.
20220702. The church with the long pointy hat. First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa (1967).
20220622. Enter the First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa – built in 1967 for $45,000.
20220530. The googie ice cream bar (@tomsdairyfreeze, The Queensway, 1969). Googie architecture (AKA expressionist, mid-century modern, space age, populuxe, doo wop) originated in 1930s Los Angeles and features curvilinear geometric shapes and upswept roofs.
20220308. The googie gas bar (Canadian Tire, Rexdale, 1968). Googie architecture can also be called expressionist, mid-century modern, space age, Populuxe and Doo Wop and originates at the defunct Googies Coffee Shop in Hollywood. The style features curvilinear geometric shapes and upswept roofs.
20210515. The west facade of the CSI (Church of South India) Church Toronto (first service 1989) and formerly the Church of St. Wilfrid (1958).
20210126. Remembering the Riverdale Hospital in its 50th year and just as demolition was beginning (July 2013). Chapman & Hurst, 1963.
20210108. The mid-century expressionist Amesbury Park Public Library before its 2017 renovations. Freedman, Petroff, Jeruzalski Architects, 1967, Brookhaven-Amesbury.
20201017. The other side of this mid-century expressionist former Christian Education Centre (now Ellesmere Montessori School) at West Ellesmere United Church (Craig & Zeidler, 1961). 3/3.
20201016. The mid-century expressionist former Christian Education Centre (now Ellesmere Montessori School) at West Ellesmere United Church (Craig & Zeidler, 1961).
20201015. The mid-century expressionist West Ellesmere United Church with its parabolic arches and natural Napanee quarried stone (Craig & Zeidler, 1958).
20200902. Now that’s a serious modern canopy – thin smooth concrete curved into a early space age shape.
20200227. In Etobicoke on Resurrection Road, one can find the divine use of ledgestone at the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ Catholic Church.
20191111. Uno Prii’s 1966 mid-century expressionist 35 Walmer apartment tower entrance at night.
20190728. The modernist North York Korean United Church.
20180926. The mid-century expressionist Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Church (Rostislav Zuk, 1967) II.
20180702. The mid-century expressionist triangular St. Peter’s Estonian Lutheran Church.
20180407. Sitting by the modernist space age canopy at the Ash Grove apartments in North York.
20180220. The mid-century expressionist Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Church (Rostislav Zuk, 1967).
The epically modern and singular Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church (II).
20171210. In Etobicoke on Resurrection Road, one can find the divine use of concrete at the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ Catholic Church.
