20240618. During the Dundas (or Do) West Fest, I discovered Hank’s Liquor in a building one can consider ‘front yard infill.’
20240617. The dome-less byzantine St Anne’s Anglican Church (WF Howland, 1907). A woman at the site asked if I was a reporter and then insisted that it was an accidental fire despite three police cars blocking off access to the road in front.
20240606. CN Tower XVII. In Monochrome.
20240605. CN Tower XVI. What seems to be a wet tower with dry pixelated patches is really a wet tower with spot repairs done with a smooth finished concrete contrasting with the original texture.
20240604. Demolition of the second-last old (around 1947) mid-rise apartment building in Regent Park continues. The CN Tower series will return shortly.
20240601. CN Tower XIII.
20240513. Zigzag parkade.
20240509. A brick wall with brick fenestration now forever hidden.
20240506. After removing the paint at the old Palace Arms (second image), the masonry was found in very poor condition. So, instead of saving the facades, they will be replicated using salvaged materials where possible resulting in commemoration not conservation.
20240505. All that sky on the Danforth means a redevelopment is happening. Here comes Pape Station on the Ontario Line.
20240504. What were they thinking when they made this mixed-use monstrosity known as the Holly Square Apartments (1968) up at Yonge and Eglinton.
20240503. March of the Condominiums V.
20240502. Public art at Yonge and St. Clair (Phlegm, 2016) on the Padulo building (Sigmund D. F. Reszetnik, 1968). We will lose the mural when this building is widened and 37 storeys are added on top.
20240501. LCBO head office facade II.
20240430. The Dufferin Street Presbyterian Church (William R. Gregg, Neo Gothic, 1912) – from on fire in 2014 to completed condo conversion called the Hallam Towns in 2024.
20240429. LCBO head office facade.
20240428. The future location of King-Bathurst station on the @ontarioline is behind the south facade of the Canada Biscuit Company (A.R. Denison, 1900) I am hoping more of the west facade is retained than pictured here.
20240427. In the Well.
20240426. Imperial and Oriole.
20240425. Somewhere slightly north of Danforth is this sodium vapour facade.
20240424. Three reflections on 45 St. Clair W – Clifford & Lawrie, 1968.
20240423. The Duplate Canada Building (right, Allward & Gouinlock, 1957) and the Rolex building (left Allward & Gouinlock, 1951) have an interesting history and will be featured in my upcoming tour “Modern Scenes on St. Clair II” with Heritage Toronto.
20240422. The Daily Food Mart at 8 Pailton is an interesting building with a front facade following the road and a built-in wall. It will be replaced by a parkette north of a new condo to be built at 214 Merton.
20240421. The moving heritage bank building wall.
20240420. The modernist Moss Park Armoury (Page & Steele Architects, 1966), has lost some of its modernism. Take a look at the roofline in both images (taken 2024 and 2020).
