Category Archives: photos
20150120. Shadow versus sunlight at Parkway Place 2 and 3 (1965/66). Thorncliffe Park, Toronto.
20150119. The tower of the modern gothic-art deco Whitney Block sits empty in Toronto.
This is the southern half of an Ontario Government office building situated east of the Ontario Legislature to which it is connected by tunnel. The building was erected in 1925 and the tower in 1932. The tower has sat empty since the late sixties.
20140118. The abandoned open pit mine in Marmora, Ontario is so vast and deep that it is classified as a lake.
In the two years since my last visit, the water level in the open pit has filled in noticeably (probably at 400 ft deep now). All the ore processing equipment, tanks and ancient excavator have been removed. The hole covers 85 acres, is 1700 feet long, 1100 feet wide and 600 feet deep.
20150117. Parallelograms of sunlight and reflected light interfere inside an unusual parkade in Toronto.
20150116. Vanishing down the pedestrian bridge to Toronto Pearson International Airport’s Terminal 1 Express Park Garage.
20150115. Under the stars and beyond the tracks stand the West Lodge Towers.
Located in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood, these curved 1965 modernist buildings are also known as the Bnai Fishel Towers. They were opened by then Premier John Robarts. Although initially quite luxurious, they fell into decline quickly. Recently the balconies were replaced – perhaps additional renovations were completed to help lessen the infamy of the complex.
I could not resist posting this image despite its low quality – I lived here for a short while when five years old!
20140114. The Atos Markham Pan Am Centre will host water polo, badminton and table tennis during the 2015 Toronto Pan Am games.
This building, designed by B+H Architects, is located in the new future Downtown Markham under development near Warden and Hwy 7.
20150113. Toronto Pearson Airport’s automated Terminal Link Train zips by as it is pulled by cable between stations.
20150112. Variable aging of building panels adds character to CIBC’s complex at 750 Lawrence St W in Toronto.
Bregman + Hamann Architects, 1981
20150111. A thick fog lends an eerie perspective to Toronto’s waterfront.
20150110. Randomly lit windows set the Couture Condominium (Bloor/Jarvis) apart from neighbouring high-rises on a foggy night.
20150109. This pedestrian bridge leads to the impressive facade of the Value Park Garage from Pearson Airport’s Terminal Link Train Viscount Station.
20150108. An seemingly suspended set of screens shows flight arrival information at Pearson Airport’s Terminal 1 Arrivals deck.
20140107. Slats beneath ramps. Terminal 1, Toronto Pearson International Airport. Minimal Aesthetic 47.
20150106. Approach Toronto’s international airport on the new Union Pearson Express later this year.
20140105. Dirty vent covers and bright barriers in contrasting yellows at Lawrence West station. Minimal Aesthetic 46
20150104. A south view of Toronto’s Lawrence West subway station. Opened in 1978 in the median of Allen Road, it remains impressive.
Dunlop Farrow Aitken Architects.
For a north view of the station, go to http://vikpahwa.com/uncategorized/photo-20121027-lawrence-west-station-and-allen-road-from-one-bridge-south/
20140103. When tearing down tall structures, an ultra high-reach demolition boom is ideal for an excavator.
20150102. Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre expansion construction site is so massive that four cranes are required.
This year, the Yorkdale Shopping Centre is 50 years old.
You can see what this area looked like shortly after the demolition of the Yorkdale subway commuter parkade at https://www.flickr.com/photos/vikpahwa/12895379454/
20150101. With the new year upon us, it’s time for a little perspective. Happy 2015 and thanks for looking!
20141231. This grade-separated track replaces the railway junction after which Toronto’s Junction hood is named.
Now that trains no longer need to wait to cross the junction, GO Transit regional commuter trains as well as the soon to be implemented Union Station – Pearson International Airport Express train will run faster with more efficient scheduling.
20141230. Demolition of these landmark silos (c.1893) has commenced in Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood.
These silos have a long history. Once they were the Campbell Flour Mills and were most recently owned by St. Marys Cement. There is talk about the site being used for a “suburban style plaza with surface parking” probably not unlike the Stockyards Mall recently completed nearby.
20141229. The remaining Inn on the Park building (c.1971) at Eglinton and Leslie in Toronto stands in a half demolished state.
According to the Progreen Demolition website, this is one of the highest buildings (25 storeys) ever demolished in the GTA. The first Inn on the Park building, a modernist structure by architect Peter Dickinson was demolished in 2006.
20141228. The sky’s the limit at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
