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20140418. The modernist concrete mushroom outside the 1965 B’Nai Fishel Tower B (105 West Lodge Ave, Toronto).
At one time, these buildings were luxurious but fell into disrepair quickly.I lived here as a wee child in 1973.
This image is from the archives – taken March 2012.
This image is from the archives – taken March 2012.
20140417. The stunning One M&T Plaza building in Buffalo (Architect Minoru Yamasaki, c.1966).
20140416. Gaining perspective under a covered walkway (along Buffalo’s Main St. LRT).
20140415. Toronto’s Don Jail entrance before and during demolition.
20140414. The brutalist Erie Basin Marina Observation Tower in Buffalo.
20140413. Six different windows on a square building. Minimal aesthetic #31.
20140412. The long neglected Railway Express Building platforms at Buffalo Central Terminal.
20140411. A remarkably rusty shed. 500 Smith St, Buffalo. Minimal aesthetic #30.
20140410. The fantastic, abandoned Art Deco Buffalo Central Terminal railroad station (c.1929).
20140409. At the foot of Jefferson Ave in Buffalo.
20140408. Sodium vapour lamps on blue sky. Minimal Aesthetic #29.
20140406. Down the St. Clair Reservoir (c.1932) stairs and into the valley (Toronto).
20140405. Nice light on an underwhelming post modern condominium at 7 King St E in Toronto.
I hope you don’t mind the daily photo being posted in advance of a weekend trip. Stay tuned as the Toronto Photography Blog features the under-appreciated city of Buffalo.
20140404. The International Style residential Tower Hill West Apartments (St. Clair and Spadina, Toronto, c.1969).
I hope you don’t mind the daily photo being posted in advance of a weekend trip. Stay tuned as the Toronto Photography Blog features the under-appreciated city of Buffalo.
20140403. The Lawren Harris house (Group of Seven painter) in Forest Hill, Toronto.
20140402. 33 Yonge St (Toronto) is a handsome building from above.
20140401. A aerial view of Union Station and its glass atrium under construction. Architect Tariq El-Khatib, Zeidler Partnership Architects.
20140331. GO Transit, when did you change the font on your bus roofs?
20140330. Two more bookstores in Toronto closed their doors permanently today: World’s Biggest Bookstore and Book City (Annex).
20140329. The fake Gold Star Car Service Centre at Eastern Ave and Pape Ave in Toronto.
20140328A. Firefighters fought a six-alarm fire at a foam mattress factory near Dufferin and Eglinton in Toronto on March 27, 2014.
20140327. A close-up look at the impressive Absolute World condominium towers in central Mississauga.
20140326. Mississauga Civic Centre (c.1987, postmodern, Architects Jones and Kirkland)
The design was apparently influenced by farmsteads that once occupied much of Mississauga.
Occasionally, the Toronto Photography Blog belies its name and strays from Toronto. Look out for more images from my home town Mississauga.
On that note, much of April will be dedicated to Buffalo, the city many of us drive by but don’t stop and visit. Expect great architecture, lots of silos and shots of another elevated expressway.
20140325. Brutalism in the Toronto District School Board – Central Technical School Arts Centre (c.1964, Architect Macy DuBois).
