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20150116. Vanishing down the pedestrian bridge to Toronto Pearson International Airport’s Terminal 1 Express Park Garage.
20150115. Under the stars and beyond the tracks stand the West Lodge Towers.
Located in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood, these curved 1965 modernist buildings are also known as the Bnai Fishel Towers. They were opened by then Premier John Robarts. Although initially quite luxurious, they fell into decline quickly. Recently the balconies were replaced – perhaps additional renovations were completed to help lessen the infamy of the complex.
I could not resist posting this image despite its low quality – I lived here for a short while when five years old!
20140114. The Atos Markham Pan Am Centre will host water polo, badminton and table tennis during the 2015 Toronto Pan Am games.
This building, designed by B+H Architects, is located in the new future Downtown Markham under development near Warden and Hwy 7.
20150113. Toronto Pearson Airport’s automated Terminal Link Train zips by as it is pulled by cable between stations.
20150112. Variable aging of building panels adds character to CIBC’s complex at 750 Lawrence St W in Toronto.
Bregman + Hamann Architects, 1981
20150111. A thick fog lends an eerie perspective to Toronto’s waterfront.
20150110. Randomly lit windows set the Couture Condominium (Bloor/Jarvis) apart from neighbouring high-rises on a foggy night.
20150109. This pedestrian bridge leads to the impressive facade of the Value Park Garage from Pearson Airport’s Terminal Link Train Viscount Station.
20150108. An seemingly suspended set of screens shows flight arrival information at Pearson Airport’s Terminal 1 Arrivals deck.
20140107. Slats beneath ramps. Terminal 1, Toronto Pearson International Airport. Minimal Aesthetic 47.
20150106. Approach Toronto’s international airport on the new Union Pearson Express later this year.
20140105. Dirty vent covers and bright barriers in contrasting yellows at Lawrence West station. Minimal Aesthetic 46
20150104. A south view of Toronto’s Lawrence West subway station. Opened in 1978 in the median of Allen Road, it remains impressive.
Dunlop Farrow Aitken Architects.
For a north view of the station, go to http://vikpahwa.com/uncategorized/photo-20121027-lawrence-west-station-and-allen-road-from-one-bridge-south/
20150102. Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre expansion construction site is so massive that four cranes are required.
This year, the Yorkdale Shopping Centre is 50 years old.
You can see what this area looked like shortly after the demolition of the Yorkdale subway commuter parkade at https://www.flickr.com/photos/vikpahwa/12895379454/
20150101. With the new year upon us, it’s time for a little perspective. Happy 2015 and thanks for looking!
20141231. This grade-separated track replaces the railway junction after which Toronto’s Junction hood is named.
Now that trains no longer need to wait to cross the junction, GO Transit regional commuter trains as well as the soon to be implemented Union Station – Pearson International Airport Express train will run faster with more efficient scheduling.
20141229. The remaining Inn on the Park building (c.1971) at Eglinton and Leslie in Toronto stands in a half demolished state.
According to the Progreen Demolition website, this is one of the highest buildings (25 storeys) ever demolished in the GTA. The first Inn on the Park building, a modernist structure by architect Peter Dickinson was demolished in 2006.
20141228. The sky’s the limit at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
20141227. 11:10pm at the top of the Manulife Centre at Bloor and Jarvis.
20141225. The Milne Dam (latest build 1968) on the Rouge River is the seed from which Markham, Ontario sprang.
20141220. Sun rays and shadows are almost physical when fog and sunshine combine on Toronto’s waterfront.
20141219. Staring straight down the square stairwell.
20141218. At the new Life Sciences Building at Toronto’s York University, the building matches the ground.
20141215. The Art Deco Queen’s Quay Terminal (Toronto, built 1927, modified 1983) is Canada’s first poured concrete building.
