BAPS |
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Mandir stairs
(BAPS) |
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Mandir pattern
(BAPS) |
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Monochrome elephants
(BAPS) |
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Mandir Domes from farther back
(BAPS) |
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Mandir Dome and Flag
(BAPS) |
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Mandir wooden doors
(BAPS) |
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Baps Haveli three faces
(BAPS) |
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Baps Haveli horses
(BAPS) |
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Baps Haveli people
(BAPS) |
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Baps Haveli pray
(BAPS) |
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BAPS Mandir sitting
(BAPS) |
Canada Permanent Trust building |
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Brass pattern
(Canada Permanent Trust building) |
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Brass elevator door with sun
(Canada Permanent Trust building) |
Chapel of St. James the Less |
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Church shapes
(Chapel of St. James the Less) |
City Hall |
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Metropolis too
(City Hall) |
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The Archer - Three-Way Piece No. 2
(City Hall) |
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Nathan Phillips Square sun and tree
(City Hall) |
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Fancy dress for a skate
(City Hall) |
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Metropolis by David Partridge
(City Hall) |
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Toronto city hall
(City Hall) |
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City Hall triangle
(City Hall) |
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Fountain stretch
(City Hall) |
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War at City Hall
(City Hall) |
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Gulu Walk
(City Hall) |
Edwards Gardens |
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Winter statue
(Edwards Gardens) |
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Winter statue 2
(Edwards Gardens) |
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Edwards Rush
(Edwards Gardens) |
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Edwards Flowers
(Edwards Gardens) |
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Edwards Trio
(Edwards Gardens) |
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Waiting for spring
(Edwards Gardens) |
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Edwards vines 1
(Edwards Gardens) |
Enoch Turner Schoolhouse |
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Enoch windows
(Enoch Turner Schoolhouse) |
Hare Krishna Church on Avenue Road |
| | The church on the east side of Avenue Road at Roxborough has had many names since it was built in the late 1890's - the Church of the Covenant 1899-ca 1908, then Avenue Rd. Presbyterian (later United) Church. The building then became The Stone Church ca 1935-ca 1939; Turner Tabernacle ca 1940; Avenue Rd. Church of the Nazarene ca 1942-ca 1948; The Avenue Rd. Church ca 1949-ca 1975; Hare Krishna Temple ca 1976. I've posted historic photos and sketches of the Toronto church going back to 1899. |
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Hare Krishna leaded glass window 2
(Hare Krishna Church on Avenue Road) |
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Hare Krishna Frame
(Hare Krishna Church on Avenue Road) |
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Hare Krishna Column
(Hare Krishna Church on Avenue Road) |
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Hare Krishna Peacocks
(Hare Krishna Church on Avenue Road) |
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Hare Krishna leaded glass window 1
(Hare Krishna Church on Avenue Road) |
High Level Pumping Station |
| | The current pumping station was built in 1906 on the site of the Yorkville Water Works and pond. The building has been expanded ever since, featuring different architectural styles including Second Empire, Edwardian Classical and Style Moderne. It continues to operate today and is now the oldest pumping station in Toronto, complete with an original steam engine from 1909. I've posted historic photos and more details on the High Level Pumping Station here. |
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High Level Schaffer and Budenberg
(High Level Pumping Station) |
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Revolution Counter - High Level Pumping Station
(High Level Pumping Station) |
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Another gauge - High Level Pumping Station
(High Level Pumping Station) |
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Looking up at the High Level Pumping Station
(High Level Pumping Station) |
Noor Cultural Centre (Formerly the JCCC) |
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Noor 1963
(Noor Cultural Centre (Formerly the JCCC)) |
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Noor chains
(Noor Cultural Centre (Formerly the JCCC)) |
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Noor vines
(Noor Cultural Centre (Formerly the JCCC)) |
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Noor full
(Noor Cultural Centre (Formerly the JCCC)) |
Old City Hall |
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Old City Hall W
(Old City Hall) |
Ontario Association of Architects |
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OAA Outside
(Ontario Association of Architects) |
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OAA Stairs
(Ontario Association of Architects) |
Osgoode Hall |
| | Standing at the north-east corner of Queen Street West and University Ave, Osgoode Hall, and its famous "cow fence" was first started in 1829 (when the intersection was called Lot Street and College Avenue). Its initial design was by John Ewart and W. W. Baldwin in the late Palladian style. The Great Library was designed by Cumberland and Storm (1857-1860) and "features an ornate plaster ceiling, cork floors, and etched glass windows." The building is owned by the Law Society and the Government of Ontario. We have a collection of historic photos of Osgoode Hall, here including a photo from 1856, part of the oldest known photos of Toronto (by the Toronto firm Armstrong, Beere and Hime). |
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Osgoode Hall Library Ceiling
(Osgoode Hall) |
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Osgoode iron fence
(Osgoode Hall) |
Queens Park |
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Queens Park chandelier
(Queens Park) |
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Queens Park ceiling
(Queens Park) |
Spadina House |
| | The current house was built in 1866 by James Austin, on the site of previous houses dating back to Dr. William Baldwin in 1818. It is now a museum run by the city of Toronto. One highlight are the Gustav Hahn Art Nouveau friezes in the billiard room. I've collected a range of historic photos and more details on Spadina House, here. |
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Shower in Green - Spadina House
(Spadina House) |
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Spadina House Dormers
(Spadina House) |
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Spadina House south
(Spadina House) |
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Spadina House tree
(Spadina House) |
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Art Nouveau frieze - Spadina House Billiards room
(Spadina House) |
Thomas Foster memorial |
| | The Thomas Foster Memorial is one of those wonderful surprises you find driving though the countryside. In this case it is a Taj Mahal-inspired mausoleum just outside of Uxbridge, Ontario, built by a previous mayor of Toronto. J.H. Craig and H.H. Madill were the principal architects of the Byzantine temple, which was completed in 1936 at a cost of $250,000. |
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Antique dome
(Thomas Foster memorial) |
Toronto Stock Exchange |
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Stock Exchange clock
(Toronto Stock Exchange) |
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Design Exchange sustainable house
(Toronto Stock Exchange) |
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Design Exchange Charles Comfort Mural
(Toronto Stock Exchange) |
U of T during Doors Open |
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Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
(U of T during Doors Open) |