20210916. That iconic view of the Gardiner Expressway is changing rapidly.
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20210912. Meet your LRV on The Crosstown LRT. Line 5 opens in 2022.
20210911. Science Centre Station on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT is nearly complete.
20210909. Dynamic testing of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT coupled light rail vehicles has begun between Laird Dr. and Kennedy Rd.
20210908. The interiors of the former IBM offices (John B, Parkin Associatiates, 1965) have been stripped but the facades will remain under the Crosstown III tower.
20210907. Lake Shore Blvd East and the Don Roadway looks much brighter now as demolition of the Gardiner Expressway east end ramps moves quickly.
20210906. The new Kipling Bus Terminal serviced by GO Transit and MiWay is a bit of a walk but it has great art.
20210905. Toronto’s grand University Avenue.
20210904. Minimal Aesthetic #156. Looking up at the Fleur Condos.
20210903. Looking up at 325 Front, a view on for a limited time. Minimal Aesthetic #155.
20210902. Toronto Today #2. An elevated and window-framed view of the quickly rising 160 Front West 46-storey office tower under construction.
20210901. Toronto Today #1. The Gardiner Expressway east end ramps are now closed permanently as the city prepares to demolish the section east of the Don Valley Parkway on-ramps.
20210831. Modern August #31. Many of Toronto’s finest mid-century modern buildings face the same risk as this now demolished strip mall in Victoria Village.
20210830. Modern August #30. Whites Location Equipment Supply has equipped the film industry for over 50 years from this massive modern warehouse.
20210829. Modern August #29. Rexdale Public Library opened in 1959 and was renovated in 1991.
20210828. Modern august#28. Whites Location Equipment Supply has equipped the film industry for over 50 years from this massive modern warehouse.
20210827. Modern August #27. The 1965 Bell Telephone building podium and tower at 76 Adelaide St W just lost its very thoughtful facade. Note how the brown exchange building in the background has a similar fenestration. Will the new facade be this thoughtful?
20200605. Whites Location Equipment Supply has equipped the film industry for over 50 years from this massive modern warehouse.
20210826. Modern August #26. Seeya Celestica as you make way for the Crosstown Community.
20210825. Modern August #25. An office building with a zig zag canopy is an unusual sight. Sadly, the Wilson and Bathurst Medical Centre may be redeveloped.
20210824. Modern August #24. John B. Parkin’s forever contemporary Ortho Pharmaceutical Building (1955).
20210823. Modern August #23. The 1973 Islington St. Andrews Toronto Community Housing high-rise development has a entirely unique architecture.
20210822. Modern August (#22) would not be complete without including the semi-circular Riverdale Hospital (1963), demolished in 2013 to make way for the Bridgepoint Hospital.
20210820. Modern August #20. This mid-century modern transformer home (shell house with equipment that steps down voltage for home use) has fine detailing in both front and rear.
20210819. Modern August #19. The 44 Wellesworth neighbourhood plaza (1960) with the 6-12 Variety Store, probably two of the most functionally named places around.
