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).
20240419. Campbell Block at Dundas and Keele. James Augustus Ellis, 1888.
20240418. Stairs and no flowers.
20240417. The doorway beckons late at night.
20240416. University of Toronto St. George Campus Exam Centre, formerly Toronto Board of Education Supply Building. CE Cyril Dyson, 1931.
20240415. Left – Langston House, 771-773 Yonge St, 1883. Right – Albert Britnell Book Shop, 765 Yonge St, RB McGiffen, 1928. Soon to be – Adagio. Do people actually reference the condo they live in? “Oh, I live at ‘Adagio'”.
20240414. The modern parking spot.
20240413. Carlyle Block (1893), 234-242 Queen Street East, Moss Park.
20240412. The Maxwell Meighen Centre is a multi-care facility offering various programs and services for those experiencing homelessness in downtown Toronto.
20240411. We can finally start to see what lies beneath the ugly yellow metal cladding at 60 Queen St, a 1901 red brick building with mansard roof and corner turret.
20240410. I’m not sure I get the pinkish part of this new condominium tower.
20240409. It sure gets dark during totality!
20240409. Clouds provided an incredible backdrop to an incredible eclipse.
20240408. It was a humbling experience to see today’s total solar eclipse
20240407. Why bother with west facing windows when you live on Highway 27 (across from the last leg of the Finch LRT).
20240406. Demolition on The Esplanade.
20240405. Our Lady of the Airways was built in 1971 for $177,550.00.
