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20230614. The Beaches II: The Fox Theatre (formerly Prince Edward Theatre and Apartments, Wilfred Shulman, 1913). The 2nd image shows the interior in 1947 (Archives of Ontario) and the 3rd image the intact marquis in the 1950s (https://localfilmculturestoronto.wordpress.com/).

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20230613. Now that it’s almost summer, let’s go to The Beaches 1. The Stewart Manor apartment building (2269 Queen St E). The second image (Toronto Archives) shows the living room of a unit in 1927.

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202300612. Less Church.

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20230611. Mid-century modern mixed use.

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20230610. The march of the condominiums.

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20230609. Round Richmond Station Fenestration.

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20230608. Oftentimes an architectural style is defined only by the front facade like this art deco storefront.

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20230607. Four sides of facadism. In this case, the street-facing facade and half the east and west facades have been saved at the east building of the former Ontario Design Centre.

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20230606. Poor visibility due to wildfire smoke was evident today looking across Humber Bay.

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20230605. Positively postmodern. Toronto Public Library’s Lillian H. Smith Branch.

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20230604. Positively postmodern.

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20230603. The aptly named Corporate Plaza in profile. Agincourt, Scarborough.

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20230602. Under the Gardiner.

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20230601. The lines of T3 Bayside on the Eastern Bayfront (Toronto’s tallest timber-framed building).

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20230531. Notice. A change is proposed for this site. I love 888 Dupont and wish it could stay despite the replacement condo tower having a decent design.

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20230530. In Concrete.

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20230529. Demolition of the Shuter Wing at St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada has begun. It will be replaced with a new structure and include an expanded emergency department.

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20230528. Building Reflections III.

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20230527. Building reflections II.

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20230526. Building reflections I.

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20230525. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen 8 AM on a weekday morning. Traffic downtown is still not as busy as the pre-pandemic days and this is reflected in the highest office vacancy rate in 30 years.

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20230524. Ventilation Pipe Dreams.

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20230523. High Relief Facade.

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20230522. Demolitions can be fun.

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20230521. Slab tower blues. #toronto Church and Wellesley #highrise #architecture #architectureTO

Image May 22, 2023 Vik