The latest Toronto structure succumbing to the wrecking ball are the A, B and C wings of the Michael Garron Hospital (formerly known as Toronto East General). Located at 825 Coxwell Avenue, corner of Coxwell and Mortimer Avenues, these old… Read More »Demolition, Michael Garron Hospital
If I had to assign Toronto apartment buildings a theme song, it would be Queen’s Another One Bites the Dust. For decades I’ve passed by 88 Isabella Street, a 14-story rental building borne from 1960s architecture. It has always been… Read More »So Long, 88 Isabella Street
On an oddly-angled section of Dundas Street East, just east of Yonge Street, sits a heritage building which recently has become nothing more than a hole in the ground. Many will remember this building as the old Hakim Optical store… Read More »38 Dundas Street East
Passing by the Bloor Street United Church at 300 Bloor Street West a couple of weeks ago, I was quite surprised by the renovation/demolition taking place there. Located in Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood, the 19th century Neo-gothic structure is undergoing a… Read More »Bloor Street United Church
Up until a few years ago I would pass through the Sherbourne Street area near Bloor Street East twice per day, on my way to the subway. Not the most uplifting of ‘hoods, the area has traditionally been slightly down… Read More »Changes on Sherbourne Street
It was a crisp fall day when I started my Avenue Road photowalk at Bloor Street West. I made my way up Avenue Road, reached Dupont Street, then returned south until I hit University Avenue and Dundas Street West. Here’s… Read More »A Walk Up & Down Avenue Road
Welcome to a New Series! This is the first instalment of a series of posts I call From The Vaults. These are shots of Toronto’s architecture I’ve taken many years ago on film, prior to making the move to digital… Read More »From The Vaults: Demolition of CBC Radio/TV Studios & Broadcast Tower
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