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20241113. 477 Mount Pleasant Road (Crang & Boake, 1960), a mid-century modern office building slated for redevelopment (2 photos). Tomorrow will feature 3 more photos.
20200102. Above the stairwell at St. Clair Station.
20170619. The main entrance section to Davisville Public School features a fun flaring concave angular roof and a chimney to match.
20160502. TTC’s Davisville substation buildings provide a fine example of contextual design in shape, orientation and detailing.
Pardoning the architectural nomenclature, note:
a) how the base course on each building (the stone band running the length of the building) is at the same height;
b) the cornice of the newer building is at the same height of the older building with the additional height of the former in a different colour
c) the masonry is similar in colour and the stone bands equal in number
d) the windows are similar; and
e) although hard to see, the older building and the newer building are each trapezoidal in shape and both buildings fit into a combined trapezoid.
The result is a simple yet elegant addition to a historical building.
20160407. A platform with a view.
20160406. Sadly, one of the most expressive Modernist buildings in Toronto, Davisville Junior Public School, is at grave risk of being demolished.
Architect Peter Pennington, 1962.