Built 1921, Architects Hubbell and Benes, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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20140830. Smokestack versus wall. Minimal Aesthetic 41.
20140706. The mirrored merlons and concrete crenels of the Atrium on Bay (c.1981, Toronto) brought to you by Game of Thrones.
20140703. A narrow, new and colourful canyon of an alley beckons at the “Neighbourhoods of Riverdale” townhouse project in Toronto.
20140701. The undulating waves of the Market Wharf Condo balconies. St. Lawrence hood, Toronto.
20140628. River City Phase 1, the condominium clad in black, is the winner of the Toronto People’s Choice Award for residential architecture.
20140604. Long-term lane closures cause greater gridlock on Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway.
20140601. The CityPlace sea of condominiums in Toronto.
20140507. On weekdays, this vast space under the I-190 at Main St in Buffalo is used as a parking lot.
In Toronto such spaces exist under the Gardiner Expressway west of Spadina Avenue. Some areas are used informally as parking lots while others sit vacant.
With new developments rising next to the Gardiner Expressway, many of these spaces could be reprogrammed whereas in Buffalo, with so much office space unused, new uses for these dead spaces are unlikely.
With the steel beams running into the distance, I find this space intriguing.
20140505. Under the I-190 in Buffalo – reminiscent of being under the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto.
This is the third image in a series looking under elevated expressways in Buffalo.