Monthly Archives: November 2016
20161128. The rich and varied architectural history of Toronto’s Jarvis Street.
The three row houses to the left (1862) were originally part of a Georgian eight-house row. The Second Empire features – mansard roofs and bowed bays – were added about 20 years later. The double house to the right (1874) is an example of Italiante architecture with round-headed windows and doors and bracketed cornices. Thanks to Patricia McHugh’s 2nd edition of Toronto Architecture: A City Guide.
20161127. The 186 m Liberian bulk carrier CAPE, moored at Jarvis Street Slip beside Redpath Sugar, awaits unloading of its sweet cargo. #Toronto #freight #shipping #harbourfront
20161126. An alleyway of lines.
201611258. Slits, Slat Shadows and Fencing Fenestrations. DANGER. Construction Site. No Trespassing. Keep Out.
20131124. In David Pecaut Square, there’s a portal to the underground… concourse called Metrocentre.
20161123. Although a significant part of Toronto’s cultural heritage landscape, Honest Ed’s is by no means aesthetically pleasing.
20161122. Some interesting signs at Honest Ed’s (closing at the end of the year) include “LADIES and SNACK BAR” and “Welcome to Yesterday” from the old Memory Lane Books. Signs are also on sale, perhaps an Ed Mirvish cut-out too.
20161121. Three English Cottage Style structures, each with seven houses of varying plans, make up Rosedale’s Ancroft Place, a unique Garden City 21-unit housing complex (1927, Shepard & Calvin).
20161120. The early 20th-century mid-rise commercial buildings of the Toronto Entertainment District and future King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District (between King, Adelaide, Simcoe and Duncan Streets). #Toronto #architecture #aerial #HCD
20161119. The Yonge Street rise from Davenport to Deer Park
20161119. Yonge Street is all downhill from here.
20161119. From the Eaton Centre to Riverdale, Queen Street is a busy place.
20161118. A TTC Flexity Outlook LRV rises from the underground.
20161117. Leaving Union Station heading westbound.
20161116. Between embankment, off-ramp and refuse, the CN Tower guides the way.
20161115. The temporary rear view of Toronto’s St. Lawrence Hall. Architect William Thomas, Classic Revival, 1851.
20161114. When Stars Align. Minimal Aesthetic 102.
20161114. Mirrored Oblique Intersection. Minimal Aesthetic 101.
20161113. Originally the Harris Henry Fudger house (1898), this is one of the many incredible houses in Rosedale.
20161112. “Night Truss” and “Centre Span Xs” on the Queen Street Viaduct.
20161111. The R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant Service Building is impressive even in the rear view.
20161110. A column terminates the sweeping curve of the Toronto Ismaili Centre front facade.
20161109. A full-height view of the First Canadian Place tower.
20161108. The early 20th-century mid-rise commercial and industrial buildings of the Fashion District between King and Wellington Streets.
