20221123. Crowned modernism on Antibes Drive.
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20221116. The Goodland Gardens Apartments, 1974.
20221114. St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church. James Haffa, 1957.
20221101. The modernist apartment buildings of Antibes Drive
20221029. 10 Sunny Glenway (1973) is one of five modernist concrete highrises in Flemingdon Park, North York.
20221026. Freestyle fenestration with do-it-yourself mullions at the old Church of Scientology building on Yonge Street.
20221024. Elements of Modernism.
20221012. Three of five Brentwood Towers (Harry Kohl, 1958-1961) of Midtown Toronto.
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.
20221001. A funky porte cochere that reminds me of the mid-century expressionism of Uno Prii.
20220929. The base of the The Concourse building at 1085 Steeles Ave E.
20220907. Vaughan Road runs diagonally across Toronto’s street grid and close to Eglinton and Dufferin its buildings have unusual footprints making for some interesting apartment building massings.
20220906. St Aidan’s awesome Anglican Church. Burgess, McLean and MacPhadyen, Ottawa, 1965 (2nd of 2 – see 20220820).
20220905. Hopewell Court from behind the wall of the York Beltline Trail. Whenever I see a wall like this, I am reminded of Italian photographer Gabrielle Basilico (1944-2013).
20220904. Thistledown Collegiate Institute, 1957.
20220901. A derelict break at Pizza Manna in the very long Knob Hill strip mall.
20220830. An unusual modern residential mid-rise where the balconies are made of concrete and glazed coloured brick.
20220829. The Janmount Towers (1972) and associated strip mall feature interesting concrete nibs.
20220822. The Star Trek porte-cochere (entrance canopy) at the Castilian Apartments (3311 Bathurst St).
20220804. A lamp on the rear brick wall of Leslieville’s long demolished Woodgreen United Church.
20220803. Looking up I see 123.
20220724. The St. John Henry Newman Catholic High School chapel has an impressive facade of brick, stone and copper.
20220714. The Chinese Presbyterian Church at 177 Beverley Street with its furry brick elevator shaft.
20220712. Wexford Presbyterian Church wears a crown of 12 triangular dormers.
20220603. The one-of-a-kind 1959 Church of Saint Demetrius the Great Martyr (Byzantine Ukrainian Catholic).
