Buildings in Mourning: Toronto Commemorates the Death of Edward VII in 1910

[thecharioteer]

Today we commemorate the deaths of significant persons with teddy bears, plastic wrapped flowers, hand-written notes and chalk messages. Edwardian Toronto handled things differently, and when Edward VII died on May 6, 1910, buildings went into mourning with elaborate displays of bunting, drapery and flags, sometimes approaching a level of "public art" not seen until Christo.

The following are an extraordinary set of photographs from the Toronto Public Library digital collections, reflecting a lost art and a vanished world:

 

[EVCco]

Excellent post!

 

[Goldie]

Wonderful series, charioteer!
I was particularly pleased by your reference to Christo - a surprising comparison.
I wonder if similar historical events actually influenced his work.

 

[Mustapha]

Excellent post!

+1. One of the best ever.

 

[Red October]

That post office...

 

[Mustapha]

Today we commemorate the deaths of significant persons with teddy bears, plastic wrapped flowers, hand-written notes and chalk messages. Edwardian Toronto handled things differently, and when Edward VII died on May 6, 1910, buildings went into mourning with elaborate displays of bunting, drapery and flags, sometimes approaching a level of "public art" not seen until Christo.

The following are an extraordinary set of photographs from the Toronto Public Library digital collections, reflecting a lost art and a vanished world:

 

[Mustapha]

Today we commemorate the deaths of significant persons with teddy bears, plastic wrapped flowers, hand-written notes and chalk messages. Edwardian Toronto handled things differently, and when Edward VII died on May 6, 1910, buildings went into mourning with elaborate displays of bunting, drapery and flags, sometimes approaching a level of "public art" not seen until Christo.

The following are an extraordinary set of photographs from the Toronto Public Library digital collections, reflecting a lost art and a vanished world:

 

[Mustapha]

Today we commemorate the deaths of significant persons with teddy bears, plastic wrapped flowers, hand-written notes and chalk messages. Edwardian Toronto handled things differently, and when Edward VII died on May 6, 1910, buildings went into mourning with elaborate displays of bunting, drapery and flags, sometimes approaching a level of "public art" not seen until Christo.

The following are an extraordinary set of photographs from the Toronto Public Library digital collections, reflecting a lost art and a vanished world:

 

[Mustapha]

Today we commemorate the deaths of significant persons with teddy bears, plastic wrapped flowers, hand-written notes and chalk messages. Edwardian Toronto handled things differently, and when Edward VII died on May 6, 1910, buildings went into mourning with elaborate displays of bunting, drapery and flags, sometimes approaching a level of "public art" not seen until Christo.

The following are an extraordinary set of photographs from the Toronto Public Library digital collections, reflecting a lost art and a vanished world:

 

[Mustapha]

Today we commemorate the deaths of significant persons with teddy bears, plastic wrapped flowers, hand-written notes and chalk messages. Edwardian Toronto handled things differently, and when Edward VII died on May 6, 1910, buildings went into mourning with elaborate displays of bunting, drapery and flags, sometimes approaching a level of "public art" not seen until Christo.

The following are an extraordinary set of photographs from the Toronto Public Library digital collections, reflecting a lost art and a vanished world:

 

[Mustapha]

Today we commemorate the deaths of significant persons with teddy bears, plastic wrapped flowers, hand-written notes and chalk messages. Edwardian Toronto handled things differently, and when Edward VII died on May 6, 1910, buildings went into mourning with elaborate displays of bunting, drapery and flags, sometimes approaching a level of "public art" not seen until Christo.

The following are an extraordinary set of photographs from the Toronto Public Library digital collections, reflecting a lost art and a vanished world:

 

[Mustapha]

Today we commemorate the deaths of significant persons with teddy bears, plastic wrapped flowers, hand-written notes and chalk messages. Edwardian Toronto handled things differently, and when Edward VII died on May 6, 1910, buildings went into mourning with elaborate displays of bunting, drapery and flags, sometimes approaching a level of "public art" not seen until Christo.

The following are an extraordinary set of photographs from the Toronto Public Library digital collections, reflecting a lost art and a vanished world:

 

[Mustapha]

Today we commemorate the deaths of significant persons with teddy bears, plastic wrapped flowers, hand-written notes and chalk messages. Edwardian Toronto handled things differently, and when Edward VII died on May 6, 1910, buildings went into mourning with elaborate displays of bunting, drapery and flags, sometimes approaching a level of "public art" not seen until Christo.

The following are an extraordinary set of photographs from the Toronto Public Library digital collections, reflecting a lost art and a vanished world:

 

[Mustapha]

Today we commemorate the deaths of significant persons with teddy bears, plastic wrapped flowers, hand-written notes and chalk messages. Edwardian Toronto handled things differently, and when Edward VII died on May 6, 1910, buildings went into mourning with elaborate displays of bunting, drapery and flags, sometimes approaching a level of "public art" not seen until Christo.

The following are an extraordinary set of photographs from the Toronto Public Library digital collections, reflecting a lost art and a vanished world:

 

[Mustapha]

I hope everyone is ok with my Now pictures in black and white.

I just thought I'd add a bit of a twist that way.

It was convenient that thecharioteer's Then locations were all downtown. I didn't get all of them but it was easy to do the ones I did manage during the course of a stroll today.