thecharioteer
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Toronto the Good:
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More Lost Toronto in colour
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Need to keep that card close in hand when the Ontario Place redo discussions begin. Would they contemplate knocking down any of the other buildings.
junctionist
Senior Member
That page posted by thedeepend is also a great artifact of what must have been a very exciting time for Toronto. It's strange how it presents a mix of what we today regard as progressive and what progressives cringe at. For instance, it boasts of one in four Metro residents (that includes the new suburban areas, of course) living in an apartment with more new towers going up, as well as an expanding subway network. Yet it also boasts of an expanding network of expressways centering on downtown.
EVCco
Senior Member
Wow! That deepend would have been perfect for that ERA Concrete Toronto book.
I must say, I'm currently being sold on concrete myself - if only for the fact that I'm currently in the market for quieter digs.
Speaking of which (slightly off topic), anyone here live in a concrete building? I never have. Is the noise reduction from adjacent units really what its cracked-up to be?
I must say, I'm currently being sold on concrete myself - if only for the fact that I'm currently in the market for quieter digs.
Speaking of which (slightly off topic), anyone here live in a concrete building? I never have. Is the noise reduction from adjacent units really what its cracked-up to be?
thecharioteer
Senior Member
Virtually every tall residential building in the city is a concrete building (floors and structure).
EVCco
Senior Member
Indeed. However, I have never lived in any place over 3 floors - or even built after the WWII for that matter.
junctionist
Senior Member
Too often, the experiences of those living in Toronto's high-rise apartment buildings are ignored, especially those buildings in the suburbs. Some even assume that there is no density in suburban Toronto (an assumption often heard in transit debates), yet some of the densest areas in the city can be found among these communities of high-rise apartments. The red brick bay-and-gable Victorian is an iconic part of Toronto, but what about the brown brick or glazed brick rental tower from the 1960s or 1970s? It's ubiquitous in the city, to a degree not found in other North American cities.
That's why I'm interested in the NFB's project Highrise, which aims to explore the experiences and diverse backgrounds of Torontonians and people in other cities who call these towers home.
That's why I'm interested in the NFB's project Highrise, which aims to explore the experiences and diverse backgrounds of Torontonians and people in other cities who call these towers home.
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HHC
Active Member
Toronto the Good:
We had a pretty decent historic section to the right of the city hall there, shame we lost all that to the Eaton Centre!
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thecharioteer
Senior Member
Bay looking north:
J T CUNNINGHAM
Senior Member
What about the length of the ladder on the N/E corner!
Regards,
J T
Regards,
J T
LowPolygon
Senior Member
Bay looking north:
beautiful colour in that one--very painterly...
the design of the street cars seems somewhat anachronistic, as they are very much a part of an earlier era. when one looks at the roundness of the auto designs, you realize that the Red Rocket can't be very far away...
LowPolygon
Senior Member
adma
Superstar
Yeah, interesting that it's all Peter Witt cars in that photo (unless anything in the far background is otherwise). Also noteworthy in the bottom left is an acorn sign (when were they introduced?)
junctionist
Senior Member
Bay looking north:
That's a great find. Bay Street in the Financial District is filled with pedestrians, streetcars and retail. It's vibrant and looks so much warmer than the sterile corridor it is now.
thecharioteer
Senior Member
From the Jarvis CI website (http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/jarvisci/toronto/tormap.htm):
York 1804 by Elizabeth Francis Francis Hale:
"On the left are the houses of several prominent government officials, including Peter Russell , Dr. W.W. Baldwin and William Allan. Toward the right of the scene, just above the ship, is the town blockhouse with its flag. To the left of the blockhouse were the first parliament buildings of Upper Canada, burned in 1813 by the Americans."
The War of 1812:
""The flotilla of the enemy." Painting by Owen Staples (1866 - 1949): American ships just west of the entrance to York's harbour, guarded by Gibraltar Point to the south (right) and Fort York. Drifting smoke on the shore marks the Western Battery."
Map illustrating events of American invasion of York (Toronto) during War of 1812.
"Over a dozen American ships, more than 1,700 soldiers defeated the defenders and burnt parts of the town (population 640). The Americans lost 300 men, many in the shattering explosion of the magazine at the fort, while the British lost 62 and had 76 wounded. When the invaders withdrew, they took the ceremonial mace from the Legislature of Upper Canada, a symbol of fealty to the Crown. It was returned in 1934."
Views of Toronto Bay by George A. Reid (1880's):
Finally, I think I've posted this painting before but it's worth another viewing (forget the name of the artist):
York 1804 by Elizabeth Francis Francis Hale:
"On the left are the houses of several prominent government officials, including Peter Russell , Dr. W.W. Baldwin and William Allan. Toward the right of the scene, just above the ship, is the town blockhouse with its flag. To the left of the blockhouse were the first parliament buildings of Upper Canada, burned in 1813 by the Americans."
The War of 1812:
""The flotilla of the enemy." Painting by Owen Staples (1866 - 1949): American ships just west of the entrance to York's harbour, guarded by Gibraltar Point to the south (right) and Fort York. Drifting smoke on the shore marks the Western Battery."
Map illustrating events of American invasion of York (Toronto) during War of 1812.
"Over a dozen American ships, more than 1,700 soldiers defeated the defenders and burnt parts of the town (population 640). The Americans lost 300 men, many in the shattering explosion of the magazine at the fort, while the British lost 62 and had 76 wounded. When the invaders withdrew, they took the ceremonial mace from the Legislature of Upper Canada, a symbol of fealty to the Crown. It was returned in 1934."
Views of Toronto Bay by George A. Reid (1880's):
Finally, I think I've posted this painting before but it's worth another viewing (forget the name of the artist):
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