From Wikipedia: “A Quonset hut is a lightweight prefabricated structure of corrugated galvanized steel having a semicircular cross-section. The design was based on the Nissen hut developed by the British during World War I. Hundreds of thousands were produced during World War II and military surplus was sold to the public, making “Quonset hut” a household word.”
20141120. Toronto’s beautiful Art Deco apartments at 1477 Bayview (c.1941). Despite being heritage listed, they face development pressure.
This Garden Court Apartment complex has 10 buildings beautifully arranged around an interior court. It is one of the nicest places in Toronto and will be featured on this Saturdays Urban Exploration Walk.
There is a development proposal sign in front but a more recent city report recommends refusing the proposal and corresponding zoning plan amendment. The proposal called for the demolition of the complex to make way for, you guessed it, more condominiums.
20141119. The intriguing St. Mary’s Cement building in Leaside, Toronto was originally 2 storeys when built in 1976.
20141118. The brand new Mississauga Transitway (bus rapid transit system) Cawthra Station.
20141117. Mississauga’s Transitway (bus rapid transit system) and its Dixie Station opened today.
20141116. The Toronto west-facing skyline – still dominated by the CN Tower but more crowded and greener than ever.
20141115.The Telus Laird Data Centre north elevation at dusk (Leaside, Toronto) – concrete-free post modern brutalism?
20141114. A bi-level rear view of the Nathan Phillips Square Skate Pavilion and Food Concession Building in Toronto (Architect Perkins + Will).
20141113. This strange, small facade conceals a much larger building that pre-dates the road (1947 Dundas W, Toronto).
20141112. The 1984-heritage-listed art deco Mayfair Mansions in South Hill, Toronto (Architect HC Roberts, c.1931).
20141111. The entrance to Bloor Station on Toronto’s future downtown-to-airport express train is taking shape.
20141110. A pedestrian bridge leads to the 1948 modernist 1,007,000 SF Kodak Building 205 in Rochester, NY.
20141109. The 1913 neo-gothic terra-cotta-clad 299 Queen St W, Toronto.
20141108. Rochester’s Beebe Station Switch House. The historic power plant faces demolition.
20141107. The tall, narrow and not-so-blue CrystalBlu condos (21 Balmuto) offer a clear view down Toronto’s Hayden Street.
20141106. The Bank of America’s modernist tower with pavilion reflecting the building’s stilts. Rochester, c.1962.
20141105. Living the high-life in mixed-income Regent Park (Paintbox Condos left; 252 Sackville Toronto Community Housing right).
20141104. The abandoned modernist Terrence Building at Rochester’s Psychiatric Center campus (open 1959-1995).
20141103. An aerial view of Ryerson University’s nearly completed and highly unusual Student Learning Centre in Toronto.
Architects: Zeidler Partnership Architects (Toronto) and, Snøhetta (Oslo).
The Student Learning Centre is built on land once occupied by the famous Sam the Record Man and its giant turning neon records.
20141102. Today, the 1964-seat Theater on the Ridge (Kodak Building 28, c.1959) was officially occupied by the Rochester Association of the Performng Arts (RAPA).
20141101. The curves of Toronto’s Union Station streetcar platform are a familiar sight once again.
20141031. Entering Rochester’s abandoned subway (closed 1956), built in a former Erie Canal.
20141030. The empty, decaying yet classical modernist Duke of York public school (c.1958) in Toronto’s Regent Park.
The property on which this former Toronto District School Board school sits has been purchased by the Toronto Catholic District School Board. Due to its bad state of repair, it will most likely be demolished.