Friday, July 11, 2014

Deco Apartment

This wonderful Art Deco apartment building, "The Fleetwood", can be found on St Clair Ave just west of Yonge St, Toronto's main street. It was designed by architect Henry Chowan and built in 1939 and has been given heritage protection. Apparently the interior of the apartments are very deco and many have working fireplaces! Love it!
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18 comments:

  1. KarenJuly 11, 2014 at 9:02 AM

    A great example of Art Deco!

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  2. SharonJuly 11, 2014 at 9:48 AM

    I love this building! It reminds me of Florin Court in London. That's the building pictured in Poirot episodes to represent the place he lived. On my last trip to London, I went in search of that building so I could take some photos and let me tell you, it isn't easy to find. When I did find it, wouldn't you know, the entire front was covered in scaffolding. Apparently they were doing a little restoration so my idea for photos was shot down. Still, it was fun to search it out. Anyway, that building looks a lot like this one.

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  3. PerthDailyPhotoJuly 11, 2014 at 9:54 AM

    The Fleetwood is fabulous Sharon, I can just imagine what the inside would look like, I think Art Deco has to be one of my favourite architectural styles, so elegant.

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  4. Luis GomezJuly 11, 2014 at 10:06 AM

    So beautiful! Love this architecture.

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  5. John @ Beans and I on the LooseJuly 11, 2014 at 11:09 AM

    Not something we see much anymore. Very nice. Thanks for showing it. Now go inside and knock on some doors. We want to see the living quarters.

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  6. donJuly 11, 2014 at 11:17 AM

    The unusual style makes it a superb subject for your shot. It is a great eye-catching building. I'm glad it's protected. I'd like the see one of the rooms.

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  7. RevrunnerJuly 11, 2014 at 11:26 AM

    Perfect name for the place!

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  8. StephanieJuly 11, 2014 at 11:27 AM

    Oh, I love Art Deco designs. Lovely fine!

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  9. AnonymousJuly 11, 2014 at 12:41 PM

    What an amazing looking place, fantastic!

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  10. DaveJuly 11, 2014 at 1:36 PM

    I love early century architecture They got away from the nice lines in the 50's and have never gone back.

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  11. cieldequimperJuly 11, 2014 at 1:50 PM

    Very nice architecture, I like the sort of roundness!

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  12. hamiltonJuly 11, 2014 at 5:47 PM

    Beautiful (though I would need a balcony, that would destroy the perfection of the design.)

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  13. William KendallJuly 11, 2014 at 6:33 PM

    A beautiful building! It really appeals to me.

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  14. AndyJuly 11, 2014 at 8:22 PM

    Really different from the apartment next door.

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  15. Laura. MJuly 12, 2014 at 6:24 AM

    Good for restoration, is a large building.
    Good weekend, Pat;)

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  16. EG CameraGirlJuly 14, 2014 at 8:56 AM

    Much more attractive than the more modern one to the right of it.

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  17. Jackie McGuinnessJuly 15, 2014 at 8:52 AM

    I would love to see the interiors. Are these rentals?

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  18. JackJuly 16, 2014 at 10:06 PM

    This looks fabulous. You might need to leave the loft.

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