20230913. #Moriyama30 #11 – Market Galleria at 71 Front Street East (#postmodern, 1981). In memory of Raymond Moriyama, here’s 30 Toronto area works by Moriyama in 30 days.
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20230912. #Moriyama30 #10 – Jack Miner Senior Public School (1970) – modernist with very early #postmodern elements.In memory of Raymond Moriyama, here’s 30 Toronto area works by Moriyama in 30 days.
20230911. #Moriyama30 #9 – Canada Centre (postmodern, 1984). In memory of Raymond Moriyama, here’s 30 Toronto area works by Moriyama in 30 days.
20230910. #Moriyama30 #8 – Keele Street Public School (postmodern, 1978). In memory of Raymond Moriyama, here’s 30 Toronto area works by Moriyama in 30 days.
20230908. #Moriyama30 #6 – Lester B. Pearson Collegiate Institute (Postmodern, 1978). In memory of Raymond Moriyama, here’s 30 Toronto area works by Moriyama in 30 days.
20230907. #Moriyama30 #5 – A.Y. Jackson Secondary School (Brutalist, 1970). In memory of Raymond Moriyama, here’s 30 Toronto Area works by Moriyama in 30 days.
20230906. In memory of Raymond Moriyama, a deeply influencial architect, I present #Moriyama30 – 30 Toronto Area works by Moriyama in 30 days. #4 is the Ontario Science Centre (1969).
20230905. In memory of Raymond Moriyama, a deeply influencial architect, I present #Moriyama30 – 30 Toronto and Area works by Moriyama in 30 days. #3 is the Ontario Agricultural College Centennial Arboretum Centre (1974), University of Guelph.
20230904. Rest in Peace Raymond Moriyama. In memory of this deeply influencial architect, I present #Moriyama30 – 30 Toronto works by Moriyama in 30 days. #2 – Arbor Glen Public School, 1975.
20230901. Big white box.
20230828. Siding on the side.
20230827. The elevator house with a message for the police.
20230825. Facadism flyover at the Concord Sky development.
20230824. Postmodern decay at the Yellow Pages Building.
20230823. From left to right: Elmwood Club (Gordon & Helliwell, 1891), St. George’s Hall now Arts and Letters Club (Edwards & Webster, 1891 and Sproatt & Rolph, 1920) and the front facade of 8 Elm Street (James Fleming, 1890).
20230821. From banks to burgers and chicken at Dupont and Christie.
20230820. Guess what Joe’s Convenience likes to sell.
20230819. Post Office G (Edward Lennox, 1913) -> Ralph Thornton Community Centre + Queen / Saultier library branch (1980).
20230818. The Rosedale Mansion (1941) in the Art Moderne style that followed closely after the Art Deco style (note the octagonal windows) in an era when the artisan was replaced by mass production.
20230817. March of the Condominiums III.
20230816. The new Bayview Pumping Station has a very postmodern look to it II.
20230815. The new Bayview Pumping Station has a very postmodern look to it.
20230814. The Nordstrom department store at the Eaton Centre was looking quite different on July 30th. The retailer lasted less than a decade in Canada. This does not surprise me as the store had limited selection and terrible prices. What was your impression of Nordstrom?
20230812. Suburban townhouses as far as the eye can see.
20230809. In with the new and out with the old at Bloor Collegiate Institute. Image 1: the facade of what remains of Kent Senior Public School and soon to be condo front. Image 2: Construction of the new Bloor CI.
