photos 20230823. From left to right: Elmwood Club (Gordon & Helliwell, 1891), St. George’s Hall now Arts and Letters Club (Edwards & Webster, 1891 and Sproatt & Rolph, 1920) and the front facade of 8 Elm Street (James Fleming, 1890). Image August 23, 2023 Vik
photos 20230819. Post Office G (Edward Lennox, 1913) -> Ralph Thornton Community Centre + Queen / Saultier library branch (1980). Image August 20, 2023 Vik
photos 20230818. The Rosedale Mansion (1941) in the Art Moderne style that followed closely after the Art Deco style (note the octagonal windows) in an era when the artisan was replaced by mass production. Image August 18, 2023 Vik
photos 20230816. The new Bayview Pumping Station has a very postmodern look to it II. Image August 17, 2023 Vik
photos 20230815. The new Bayview Pumping Station has a very postmodern look to it. Image August 15, 2023 Vik
photos 20230814. The Nordstrom department store at the Eaton Centre was looking quite different on July 30th. The retailer lasted less than a decade in Canada. This does not surprise me as the store had limited selection and terrible prices. What was your impression of Nordstrom? Image August 14, 2023 Vik
photos 20230813. These transmission towers have lost their wires yet they remain as heritage infrastructure. Image August 13, 2023 Vik
photos 20230811. Alcohol in Parks 5. Dovercourt Park (Aug 5) – another favourite. The park is dissected by a sidewalk connecting Salem Ave north and south. On the east is the closed off playground and to the west is a baseball field. So imbibers left and children right. Image August 11, 2023 Vik
photos 20230809. In with the new and out with the old at Bloor Collegiate Institute. Image 1: the facade of what remains of Kent Senior Public School and soon to be condo front. Image 2: Construction of the new Bloor CI. Image August 9, 2023 Vik
photos 20230808. Pink salmon and brown. Notice how each window is framed by a layer of brick. Image August 8, 2023 Vik
photos 20230806. Lane South Wallace West Dufferin is one of the narrowest laneways I have seen in Toronto. The location is all in the name. Image August 6, 2023 Vik
photos 20230805. Alcohol in Parks 4. Campbell Park. You might know its location by the water tower in the distance. It is also beside the yet to be opened GO Transit Davenport Diamond Greenway. The trains are fairly quiet along this square park – a favourite so far. Image August 5, 2023 Vik