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20230805. Alcohol in Parks 4. Campbell Park. You might know its location by the water tower in the distance. It is also beside the yet to be opened GO Transit Davenport Diamond Greenway. The trains are fairly quiet along this square park – a favourite so far.

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20230801. Hollowed not Hallowed II.

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20230731. Sometimes mid-century modern towers are shaped like giant equilateral triangular prisms.

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20230729. Modernist industrial park architecture. Does anyone recognize the logo on the building? Note the fire hydrant with the funky attachments.

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20230728. Feeding frenzy at Pigeon Lane.

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20230725. Weston 3: The low-rise with the large prominent stairwell. The brickwork to the right of the front door may suggest that this stairwell enclosure was added on. Could there be an elevator lift in there too?

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20230723. Weston 2: A modernist midrise with a lovely patterned facade and an unusual entrance orientation.

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20230723. Weston 1: The weird and wonderful Westlaw in Weston (1966),

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20230721. Parking garage and swimming pool cross section.

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20230720. Clever. And right beside the Herb House.

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20230719. Bell Brutalism.

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20230718. Lansdowne.

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20230712. The mid-century modern highrise.

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20230711. Unusual Morningside Heights architecture.

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20230709. What the heck was this architect thinking? That strange postmodern office architecture at the Metro East Corporate Centre (1986) II.

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20230708. That strange postmodern office architecture at the Metro East Corporate Centre (1986).

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20230707. Virtual Colonnade II.

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20230706. Virtual Colonnade.

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20230702. Rectangles and their reflections.

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20230701. The Beaches XII: The corner store at 2377 Queen St E was once a Tamblyn Drugs store in the early 20th Century. Now it’s a cafe and cell phone tower base. Tamblyn -> Boots Drug Stores -> Pharma Plus Drugmarts -> Rexall.

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20230630. Looking up, way up at 19 Duncan.

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20230628. The Beaches XI: The singular Silverbirch Housing Co-operative.

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20230627. Do we really need more glass office boxes downtown? Bay Adelaide Centre (from 2016).

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20230626. The Beaches X: Welcome to The Boardwalk (1929) at 2405 Queen Street East. Yet another interesting facade in the Beach.

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20230624. A tower at MacDonald Block looking all shiny and new.

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