One Nut Kruk
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For Christmas I was thinking of asking for some books about Toronto's architecture. Can someone give me a list of some essential books? Last year I got Unbuilt Toronto 2. What else would you guys recommend?
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Toronto Architecture From The 1960's and 70's
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thecharioteer
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Art Deco Architecture in Toronto
http://www.artdecotoronto.ca/book.php
Toronto No Mean City
http://www.amazon.ca/Toronto-Mean-City-Eric-Arthur/dp/0802065872
Consolation (best novel ever written about Toronto)
http://www.amazon.ca/Consolation-A-Novel-Michael-Redhill/dp/0385659504
One Nut Kruk
Banned
I had 'No Mean City' in mind. Thanks for the suggestions.
r937
Active Member
that does look interesting
but it'll have to be really good to be better than Ondaatje's "In the Skin of a Lion"
thecharioteer
Senior Member
It is! You'll never look at the 1857 Rossin House panorama the same way again.......(or the ACC).
One Nut Kruk
Banned
Any more recommendations on books that contain photos of some of our greatest buildings (demolished or extant), from any era; as opposed to predominantly just literature (basically like the Unbuilt Toronto layout -- photos of buildings, with a written background on their design/history).
J T CUNNINGHAM
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"Any more recommendations on books that contain photos of some of our greatest buildings "
QUOTE: One Nut Kruk.
Please refer to your UT Inbox.
Regards,
J T
QUOTE: One Nut Kruk.
Please refer to your UT Inbox.
Regards,
J T
thecharioteer
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One Nut Kruk
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Thank you very much.
Uncle Teddy
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Go to the North Market on a Sunday. They have all sorts of Toronto books that you'll never find in a store.
CityPlaceN1
Senior Member
Thanks.
Koolgreen
Active Member
and that same ubiquitous glass design which accounted for 90% of the ashtrays I saw as a kid.....
Lenser
Senior Member
Ahh yes, The Scarlet Ibis. Used to go there quite often, from 2000-2009, when I worked around the corner from there. They make a mean boneless chicken roti. And yeah, I always thought that the building itself had a peculiar singularity about it. Quite the landmark structure. It felt like it had been there for quite some time.
LowPolygon
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LowPolygon
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50 Beth Nealson Drive, East York.
