Architectural Drawings Toronto

[thecharioteer]

1903:

1910:

1913:

 

[wwwebster]

Across University Avenue, at the SW corner of College. 1914:

1918:

 

[thecharioteer]

1914-1918: Four years and the horses and carriages are gone! Great pics.

 

[thecharioteer]

Another view:

 

[J T CUNNINGHAM]

"1914-1918: Four years and the horses and carriages are gone! Great pics."
QUOTE: Thecharioteer.

to be replaced with
an (open) Touring Car and a Rolls - Royce Town Car. (Rt Hand Drive, Dual Side Mounts & search light.


Regards,
J T

 

[wwwebster]

The Masonic Temple never built at 16 Spadina Road. From the May 1914 issue of “Construction.â€

The full article, with the second, third and fourth place designs:

http://archive.org/stream/constructionjour07macduoft#page/180/mode/2up

 

[wwwebster]

Robert Simpson Co. Mail Order Building

 

[wwwebster]

 

[thecharioteer]

The Masonic Temple never built at 16 Spadina Road. From the May 1914 issue of “Construction.”

The full article, with the second, third and fourth place designs:

http://archive.org/stream/constructionjour07macduoft#page/180/mode/2up

"Construction" magazine certainly is a treasure trove! Interesting that a building as grand as this Masonic Hall would have been contemplated at Spadina and Bloor in 1914, which at that time was essentially a residential suburb. They must have changed their minds and switched to the Yonge/Davenport location which began construction in 1917, with a much downsized building.

 

[wwwebster]

They must have changed their minds...

The rrrrrest of the story:

http://archive.org/stream/heritagelodge1999free#page/122/mode/2up

 

[DSC]

The rrrrrest of the story:

http://archive.org/stream/heritagelodge1999free#page/122/mode/2up

Very interesting! Masons seem to be a dying breed, at least in Toronto.

 

[thecharioteer]

Old Queen's Wharf in 1837, painted in 1930:

In 1848, drawn by Owen Staples in 1889:

Based on this old lithograph:

 

[thecharioteer]

The rrrrrest of the story:

http://archive.org/stream/heritagelodge1999free#page/122/mode/2up

Fascinating story, wwwebster! A tale of cost over-runs, value engineering, zoning problems with the buildings department and politicians, architectural competitions........sounds familiar.

 

[thecharioteer]

From "Canadian Architect and Builder" magazine, 1888 to 1908:

The Heintzman Building 193 Yonge:

 

[thecharioteer]

Houses: