photos 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. Image April 24, 2024 Vik
photos 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). Image April 20, 2024 Vik
photos 20231128. How the Ambassador apartment building has changed. Before and After. Image December 12, 2023 Vik
photos 20230723. Weston 2: A modernist midrise with a lovely patterned facade and an unusual entrance orientation. Image July 25, 2023 Vik
photos 20230616. The Beaches IV: Baltic butterfly-roofed modernism in the Beaches by Estonian Viktor Tretjakewitsch, 1952. With a group of other immigrants, they may have been the first in Ontario to propose a co-operative model. Image June 17, 2023 Vik
photos 20230615. The Beaches III: Inside the Beach Mall. Formerly the Allen Beach Theatre (Hymes Feldman and Watson, 1919), a 1929 ad read “A Nice Place for Nice Folks to Go.” The theatre lasted 50 years and was renovated into a mall in 1970. The architectural style of the time is still evident today. Image June 16, 2023 Vik
photos 20230122. Remember the adjoining modernist east wing of the Don Jail? Built 1958, Demolished 2014. Image January 23, 2023 Vik
photos 20230118. The cute but soon to be replaced Beth Joseph Lubavitch modernist synagogue. Armour Heights, North York. Image January 18, 2023 Vik
photos 20221114. St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church. James Haffa, 1957. Image November 15, 2022 Vik
photos 20221029. 10 Sunny Glenway (1973) is one of five modernist concrete highrises in Flemingdon Park, North York. Image October 29, 2022 Vik
photos 20221026. Freestyle fenestration with do-it-yourself mullions at the old Church of Scientology building on Yonge Street. Image October 26, 2022 Vik
photos 20221012. Three of five Brentwood Towers (Harry Kohl, 1958-1961) of Midtown Toronto. Image October 12, 2022 Vik
photos 20221002. This modernist Concourse building is attached to a strip mall (1085 Steeles Ave W) which would make a great location for a new residential building with retail at ground. Image October 1, 2022 Vik