thecharioteer
Senior Member
Much prefer the old roof at Bathurst and College.
In honour of the recent Royal Visit (Eaton's):
In honour of the recent Royal Visit (Eaton's):
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wwwebster
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thecharioteer said:
Thank you for those; I've been looking for a picture of the entrance with the "pepperpot" cover!
Aladone
Active Member
Toronto Street Remix - somewhat
Since we are on the topic somewhat, I thought I could throw this one in.
Bathurst and College TAN - Looks like a good remix candidate. do you mind?
Since we are on the topic somewhat, I thought I could throw this one in.
Bathurst and College TAN - Looks like a good remix candidate. do you mind?
Mustapha
Senior Member
Welcome to UT.
Since we are on the topic somewhat, I thought I could throw this one in.
Bathurst and College TAN - Looks like a good remix candidate. do you mind?
Very nice, Alden.
Bath and Coll remix? Of course we don't mind.
adma
Superstar
Was it sacrificed when the bank was reno'd and added to in the 70s?
Goldie
Senior Member
Re: old bank buildings, etc.
That "Elevation Benchnark" photo is certainly interesting.
Perhaps someone can give us an explanation of the content and purpose of these plaques.
That "Elevation Benchnark" photo is certainly interesting.
Perhaps someone can give us an explanation of the content and purpose of these plaques.
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thecharioteer
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Yes. My memory may be failing, but I seem to remember it being designed by the Sankey Partnership, winning some awards and being quite innovative at the time in actually preserving the facade insead of just clearing the site (as was the tendency at the time). I think that if the renovation was done today (by say KPMB), the roof, the cornice and the windows would have been handled much more skillfully. As a side note, wouldn't it be nice if all the focus on energy conservation led to the revival of canvas window awnings (maybe grant a LEED point or two for them?)
LowPolygon
Senior Member
i thought that very thing when i saw this image on the Lost Toronto thread. i don't suppose anyone wants to go back to a er, world without air conditioning...but still...the irregular arrangement of cloth awnings and open windows add immeasurably to the appeal of these facades...
Earlscourt_Lad
Active Member
Urban Shocker
Doyenne
There was such a nice vertical/horizontal play between the boldly stripéd corners and the more ornately detailed central sections of the Canadian Pacific building, before the late '20s reclad. If she'd sported stripéd awnings too she'd have been a flapperishly jazzy gal - a real flibbertigibbet of vo-de-o-do architecture.
thecharioteer
Senior Member
Awning manufacturers, desk fan manufacturers, paperweight manufacturers....
Not to mention ladies' fans....
Mustapha
Senior Member
Not to mention ladies' fans....
Lovely. Ahem, November 14 addition.
Dundas and Elizabeth, NE corner.
That walkup apartment has been there forever. It takes up about 1/2 the block. I've seen it in pictures of this area as far back as 1918. It is still an apartment block. Those large and high bay windows are wonderful.
Goldie
Senior Member
"Streetside Shutterbug"
Interesting column in Friday's Globe & Mail (Nov.13/09) by John Bentley Mays about Patrick Cummins who has "spent the last 30 years cataloging the humble homes of Hogtown."
I wonder if he's a contributor to Urban Toronto.
Interesting column in Friday's Globe & Mail (Nov.13/09) by John Bentley Mays about Patrick Cummins who has "spent the last 30 years cataloging the humble homes of Hogtown."
I wonder if he's a contributor to Urban Toronto.
Goldie
Senior Member
I've got a book that basically does the Then & Now thing and the two outer pictures come from it.