LowPolygon
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love that late moderne--wish we had more of it here. it seems to have been the favoured style for larger retail stores for quite a while. Woolworth's, Kresge's et al.
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Toronto Architecture From The 1960's and 70's
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love that late moderne--wish we had more of it here. it seems to have been the favoured style for larger retail stores for quite a while. Woolworth's, Kresge's et al.
jaborandi
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... which itself is very evocative of the 1933 TH&B Railway Station (now the Hamilton GO Centre).
Earlscourt_Lad
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Weston Collegiate Institute, 1973? Architect: not known
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Those textured wall sections just scream "Beer Precast", would anyone know if that is the case?
LowPolygon
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this is a very informative history of late modernism in North York:
North York's Modernist Architecture Revisited;
http://era.on.ca/wp/wp-content/uploa...h-Addendum.pdf
Uncle Teddy
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Thanks for the link.
Anna
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Anna
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Some others in the same vicinity - which may or may not have been posted on UT before and may or may not be included in the North York's Modernist Architecture revisited.
Oxford University Press building - demolished
CCH - now the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
A.C. Neilson - is that really now the Brookfield building?
The Presbyterian Church in Canada
Bata - demolished
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre - now the Noor Cultural Centre
Ortho
Prince Andrew Place
Oxford University Press building - demolished
CCH - now the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
A.C. Neilson - is that really now the Brookfield building?
The Presbyterian Church in Canada
Bata - demolished
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre - now the Noor Cultural Centre
Ortho
Prince Andrew Place
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Anna
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Sam (coach?)
Put 'various publications' in the search box. It's an odd group - it includes photos of cows and oxen.
Archival citation Fonds 217, Series 249, File 356
Title Various North York Views : Used for various publications.
File consists of 67 photographs documenting various views around North York, such as Black Creek Pioneer Village, North York's municipal offices, interior shots of a restaurant (it is not known which restaurant) in North York, businesses located in North York, various residential areas, parks and community centres (item 48 is of North York Centennial Arena), as well as some North York events.
Yes, the Bata building was demolished for the Aga Khan Centre.
The Oxford University Press building was demolished for the post office (replacing the one that was demo'd in Don Mills, as well as the one in Leaside). It's my understanding that they kept the warehouse but wanted postal truck parking more than they wanted to retain the office building.
What I meant re the A.C. Neilson building - I wouldn't have known it was now the 4 storey Brookfield building.
There was also this one - but I'm not sure where it was
Put 'various publications' in the search box. It's an odd group - it includes photos of cows and oxen.
Archival citation Fonds 217, Series 249, File 356
Title Various North York Views : Used for various publications.
File consists of 67 photographs documenting various views around North York, such as Black Creek Pioneer Village, North York's municipal offices, interior shots of a restaurant (it is not known which restaurant) in North York, businesses located in North York, various residential areas, parks and community centres (item 48 is of North York Centennial Arena), as well as some North York events.
Yes, the Bata building was demolished for the Aga Khan Centre.
The Oxford University Press building was demolished for the post office (replacing the one that was demo'd in Don Mills, as well as the one in Leaside). It's my understanding that they kept the warehouse but wanted postal truck parking more than they wanted to retain the office building.
What I meant re the A.C. Neilson building - I wouldn't have known it was now the 4 storey Brookfield building.
There was also this one - but I'm not sure where it was
Anna
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Goldie
Senior Member
Interesting series of aerial photos showing developments at the The Don Mills Shopping Centre over the last 50-or-so years:
http://reurbanist.com/2012/10/the-evolution-of-don-mills-shopping-centre/
Another angle on the same Don Mills intersection - this time looking south (c.1961-1965).
http://reurbanist.com/2012/10/the-evolution-of-don-mills-shopping-centre/
Another angle on the same Don Mills intersection - this time looking south (c.1961-1965).
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Uncle Teddy
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Don Mills before the trees grew in. Cool!
Marmaly
New Member
What is that white domed structure?
Interesting series of aerial photos showing developments at the The Don Mills Shopping Centre over the last 50-or-so years:
http://reurbanist.com/2012/10/the-evolution-of-don-mills-shopping-centre/
Another angle on the same Don Mills intersection - this time looking south (c.1961-1965).
mattelderca
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IIRC,
It was an arena / community centre. In later years they had Bingo nights there, won 20 bucks one time!
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Marmaly
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Thanks mattelderca! It certainly didn't last very long. If anyone has photos of this interesting structure kindly post them. Thanks! lonk
Goldie
Senior Member
The domed building was originally built as a curling rink.
Later became a Bingo hall and was finally demolished in 1986 to be replaced by an office building.
