Architectural Drawings Toronto

[thecharioteer]

Cottages, villas......

McGill Cottage, west side of Church, between Queen and Shuter:

Elmsley Villa, NW corner of Bay and Grosvenor:

Holland House, Wellington Street West:

Crawford House, SE corner Yonge and Granby:

Moss Park (by Owen Staples):

 

[J T CUNNINGHAM]

"Elmsley Villa, NW corner of Bay and Grosvenor:"
QUOTE: Thecharioteer.

I like the artist's addition of the "up on the roof ladder" allowing sevice of the chimney pots.

"Holland House, Wellington Street West:"
QUOTE Thecharioteer.

Holland House brings to mind "The Luck of the Dutch & the English", in that both, it to the west and The Merchant's Bank to the east, were spared in what was The Great Fire of Toronto, 1904.

Both sites came within a hair's breadth of the conflagtion, the bank building being occupied (fully?) by none other than The Office of Chas E Goad.


Regards,
J T

 

[thecharioteer]

Blueprints:

 

[J T CUNNINGHAM]

"Blueprints:"
QUOTE: Thecharioteer.

The only comment that I can make is "JOY!".
(Fifth down, JOY Oil Co Service Station, the last example of which is the ex of L'shore & Windemere, now at Sunnyside Park West.)


Regards,
J T

 

[thecharioteer]

AGO:

 

[thecharioteer]

Modern Houses:

Art Collector's Residence by HPA:

Integral House by Shim Sutcliffe:

 

[thecharioteer]

Aged Womans Home, Belmont Street, 1891:

 

[wwwebster]

 

[thecharioteer]

Thanks. wwebster! When I look at these drawings, I think of the line from "Sunset Boulevard":

"We had faces then..."

 

[wwwebster]

 

[J T CUNNINGHAM]

Thanks wwwebster!

The TGH, aka The Toronto General Hospital, was brought to us by the efforts of Jos Flavalle, (later Sir Joseph) Mulock Cawthra, and with the help of their Friends.


Regards,
J T

 

[Goldie]

My public schooling was at R.H.McGregor P.S., directly across the road (Coxwell Ave.) from the East General Hospital.
Because of the similarity in appearance, some first-time visitors mistook the school for the hospital.

 

[thecharioteer]

Thanks wwwebster!

The TGH, aka The Toronto General Hospital, was brought to us by the efforts of Jos Flavalle, (later Sir Joseph) Mulock Cawthra, and with the help of their Friends.


Regards,
J T

 

[thecharioteer]

From the TPL:

Gelatin-silver print from an architectural rendering.

Inscribed in the print, l.r.: 109,042. JV [?]; Printed inscription, vso c.: General Hospital, / Toronto, / Canada.; vso l.l.: PRINTED IN BRITAIN
One of twelve prints (Acc. 986-2-1 to 12) issued in green cardboard folder with printed inscription: VALENTINE'S / SNAPSHOTS / 12 REAL PHOTOGRAPHS / [...] / TORONTO, CANADA / [...] Acc. PC 1239 is a postcard from the same photograph, published by The Valentine & Sons Publishing Company Limited, Montreal and Toronto, and numbered: 109,042. JV Acc. X 48-6 is a negative of the architectural rendering. The architects were Darling and Pearson. Date Created year accurate; month and day unknown for 1925

Postcard versions:

 

[thecharioteer]

"Site for the new General Hospital" 1909; Chestnut Street north from Christopher Street"

Drawn to make the line photomechanical print in Evening Telegram, Toronto, 6 August 1909, p. 18, with letterpress, top of page: SITE FOR NEW GENERAL HOSPITAL / Streets From Which Houses Are Being Removed; below print: CHESTNUT STREET. / North from Christopher Street.
Inscribed in pen and black ink, l.r.: B. GLOSTER; Inscribed vso t.: Chestnut St both sides / looking north from Hayter St / ["to College" stroked out] / Aug 6th / 09; In pencil, album page below drawing: Chestnut St Both sides looking n from Hayter