kool maudit
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this is on abbott street in the southwest of westmount (just above the ville-marie). as far as i know it's the only row of its type in montreal:
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toronto in other cities
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junctionist
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That's a very cool discovery: Toronto Bay and Gables in Montreal. Do you have the Street View link? Westmount also has those acorn signs for street names that are another slice of Toronto that are a warm reminder of home.
This thread could be for sharing other slices of Toronto in other cities, be it in terms of architecture, streetscapes, transit, or culture in general.
This thread could be for sharing other slices of Toronto in other cities, be it in terms of architecture, streetscapes, transit, or culture in general.
kool maudit
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here's the link:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=Avenue...=E6YfokSL1h5Tm7Zl_oBjAg&cbp=12,253.17,,0,3.74
i thought it was pretty cool too, especially as toronto is kind of a standalone city. i've seen bathurst street-esque spots in pittsburgh, but that's about it.
montrealisms can be found up and down the east coast, and quebec shares our staircase triplexes, but the bay and gables are pretty TO.
http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=Avenue...=E6YfokSL1h5Tm7Zl_oBjAg&cbp=12,253.17,,0,3.74
i thought it was pretty cool too, especially as toronto is kind of a standalone city. i've seen bathurst street-esque spots in pittsburgh, but that's about it.
montrealisms can be found up and down the east coast, and quebec shares our staircase triplexes, but the bay and gables are pretty TO.
kool maudit
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these are nowhere near as close, but they still wouldn't look out of place (pittsburgh):
flar
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Hamilton is just down the road and has its own vernacular, but:
The Bay and Gables are pretty common in Hamilton too. There are examples with proper bays (half hexagon) but I don't have time to look.
Toronto is also known for having a lot of semi-detached duplex homes, which Hamilton (actually most of Ontario) shares (these ones even have bay and gables):
Hamilton also shares the long, worn-out commercial streets, though Hamilton's tend to lack open shops and look shabbier.
Don't forget big corner houses with variety stores sprinkled throughout the city:
The Bay and Gables are pretty common in Hamilton too. There are examples with proper bays (half hexagon) but I don't have time to look.
Toronto is also known for having a lot of semi-detached duplex homes, which Hamilton (actually most of Ontario) shares (these ones even have bay and gables):
Hamilton also shares the long, worn-out commercial streets, though Hamilton's tend to lack open shops and look shabbier.
Don't forget big corner houses with variety stores sprinkled throughout the city:
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kool maudit
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didn't know there were bay and gables around ontario... cool!
flar
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Ottawa has bay and gables too, but they have larger yards and elements of the Ottawa vernacular, like giant two storey porches.
Ottawa's Centretown is full of townhouses with some variation of the bay and gable.
Ottawa's Centretown is full of townhouses with some variation of the bay and gable.
kool maudit
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here's an example of a westmount street sign: are they exactly the same as toronto's? i think the font is a bit taller...
junctionist
Senior Member
^ Those signs are what I was talking about earlier. They look the same; the differences in font are minimal, if any. That was the standard style of sign for the old city of Toronto up until quite recently, and fortunately they're still very common.
kool maudit
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they're a nice, simple, dignified sign. newer ones are too suburban usually.
ganjavih
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Though somewhat different than their Toronto counterparts, these Gothic Victorians in Oxford reminded me of home whenever I'd pass by them... probably because not much else in Oxford resembles Toronto.
