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20251030. Elegant simplicity in an industrial park complex.

Image October 31, 2025 Vik
industrial parkpostmodernScarboroughtoronto
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20251029. The west facade of the Toronto Public Library’s Fairview Branch.

Image October 30, 2025 Vik

Fairview Branchnorth yorktoronto public library
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20251028. This nameless foodmart sign should say Sunny as in the Sunny Foodmart in Flemingdon Park – an excellent place to get ethnic groceries but still second to the newly discovered Iqbal Foods in neighbouring Thorncliffe Park.

Image October 28, 2025 Vik
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20251027. This new trend of painting brick apartment buildings black or grey and white is awful but what a porte cochere or entrance canopy!

Image October 27, 2025 Vik

2500 keeleapartment towerBrookhaven-Amesburyentrance canopymodernistnorth yorkporte cochere
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20251026. Stairs and Shadows.

Image October 27, 2025 Vik

99 Ingram DrAmesburyindustrial park
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20251025. Postmodern shadow play at the Amesbury Residences.

Image October 27, 2025 Vik
2214 KeeleAmesbury Residencesnorth yorkpostmodern
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20251024. A random mailbox structure tower and its shadow.

Image October 27, 2025 Vik
industrial parkingram drivenorth york
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20251023. A cute modernist walkup in New Toronto with great brickwork.

Image October 24, 2025 Vik
Etobicoke. modernist; apartment buildingNew Torontowalk up
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20251022. A brutalist beauty at 5400 Portage Rd in Niagara Falls.

Image October 24, 2025 Vik
5400 Portage Roadbrutalistniagara falls
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20251021. A.R.S. Armenian Private School, Kololian Elementary, Babayan Kindergarten, EST. 1979.

Image October 22, 2025 Vik
churchHenry Farmnorth york
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20251020. The Tower Hotel, Niagara Falls.

Image October 21, 2025 Vik
niagara fallstower hotel
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20251019. I wonder what a corner suite is like at Radisson Hotel & Suites Fallsview.

Image October 20, 2025 Vik
corner suitefallsviewniagara fallsradisson
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20251018. Now that’s an entrance, too! Three at 5.

Image October 20, 2025 Vik
concreteentranceentrance canopylate modern
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20251017. Now that’s an entrance!

Image October 17, 2025 Vik
370 ridellebrutalistYork
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20251016. A fence fit for a facade in front of Fall foliage.

Image October 17, 2025 Vik
enbridgenorth york
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20251015. Bye bye beautiful Art Deco Micheal Garron Hospital Coxwell Wing.

Image October 17, 2025 Vik
art decoeast yorkhospitalMicheal Garron Hospital
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20251014. The rear facade of 4711 Yonge.

Image October 14, 2025 Vik
4711 Yonge Stoffice tower
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20251013. “A Scholars Rock Cut In Half To Reveal A Map Of Lake Ontario” by Ken Lum at Concord Park Place, a mster-planned community in North York.

Image October 14, 2025 Vik
Concord Park Placeken lumlake ontariopublic art
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20251012. Follow the asphalt road through the Finch hydro corridor.

Image October 14, 2025 Vik
finch hydro corridor
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20251011. I really like the massing and the brickwork above the windows at Shaughnessy Public School.

Image October 11, 2025 Vik
Henry Farmnorth yorkShaughnessy Public School
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20251010. Door to the 401.

Image October 10, 2025 Vik
infrastructurenorth york
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20251009. The Cooper Mills Townhomes have the best entrances with sculptural brutalist pixelated concrete shapes reminiscent of very early video games (two photos).

Image October 10, 2025 Vik
brutalist entrancecooper mills townhomesLambton
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20251008. The Cooper Mills Townhomes have the best entrances with sculptural brutalist pixelated concrete shapes reminiscent of very early video games.

Image October 9, 2025 Vik

brutalist entrancescooper mills townhomesLambton
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20251007. The Radisson Hotel Toronto East seems closed and abandoned but when I took this photo, there were people around and kids playing. Perhaps the hotel is still housing refugee claimants and the homeless.

Image October 8, 2025 Vik
hotelmodernistnorth yorkradisson hotel toronto east
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20251006. There’s nothing like a long regular facade in a business or industrial park!

Image October 8, 2025 Vik

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