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20161128. The rich and varied architectural history of Toronto’s Jarvis Street.
The three row houses to the left (1862) were originally part of a Georgian eight-house row. The Second Empire features – mansard roofs and bowed bays – were added about 20 years later. The double house to the right (1874) is an example of Italiante architecture with round-headed windows and doors and bracketed cornices. Thanks to Patricia McHugh’s 2nd edition of Toronto Architecture: A City Guide.
20161127. The 186 m Liberian bulk carrier CAPE, moored at Jarvis Street Slip beside Redpath Sugar, awaits unloading of its sweet cargo. #Toronto #freight #shipping #harbourfront
20161126. An alleyway of lines.
201611258. Slits, Slat Shadows and Fencing Fenestrations. DANGER. Construction Site. No Trespassing. Keep Out.
20161123. Although a significant part of Toronto’s cultural heritage landscape, Honest Ed’s is by no means aesthetically pleasing.
20161122. Some interesting signs at Honest Ed’s (closing at the end of the year) include “LADIES and SNACK BAR” and “Welcome to Yesterday” from the old Memory Lane Books. Signs are also on sale, perhaps an Ed Mirvish cut-out too.
20161120. The early 20th-century mid-rise commercial buildings of the Toronto Entertainment District and future King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District (between King, Adelaide, Simcoe and Duncan Streets). #Toronto #architecture #aerial #HCD
20161118. A TTC Flexity Outlook LRV rises from the underground.
20161117. Leaving Union Station heading westbound.
20161116. Between embankment, off-ramp and refuse, the CN Tower guides the way.
20161115. The temporary rear view of Toronto’s St. Lawrence Hall. Architect William Thomas, Classic Revival, 1851.
20161114. When Stars Align. Minimal Aesthetic 102.
20161114. Mirrored Oblique Intersection. Minimal Aesthetic 101.
20161112. “Night Truss” and “Centre Span Xs” on the Queen Street Viaduct.
20161110. A column terminates the sweeping curve of the Toronto Ismaili Centre front facade.
20161109. A full-height view of the First Canadian Place tower.
20161108. The early 20th-century mid-rise commercial and industrial buildings of the Fashion District between King and Wellington Streets.
20161107. A crystalline glass roof rises above a landscaped tree line at the Toronto Ismaili Centre in Don Mills, next to the Aga Khan Museum. Designed by Charles Correa and Moriyama & Teshima Architects.
20161106. The interesting and varied historic architecture of Spadina Avenue. From left to right: WJ Gage building, Darling Building, Tower Building, Reading Building, Fashion Building and The Morgan Condominiums (built 2002).
20161105. The box that is Italinteriors Contract at 445 King Street East.
20161104. The Broadview Hotel, once Jilly’s strip club, looks splendid once again.
20161103. Toronto’s safest and most impressive hoarding. Made of shipping containers, it protects the sidewalk in front of a government building slated for demolition at 880 Bay Street.
20161102. The distinctive concave facade of the Ontario Court of Justice Criminal Youth and Family Courts Building. Peter Dickinson,1957.
20161101. The grand classical entrance to the recently renovated Nelson Mandela Park Public School.
