Wednesday, May 6, 2015

French Cultural Centre

This Victorian building on Spadina Rd in the Annex neighbourhood houses the Alliance Francaise which is both a cultural centre and French language school that has been in this location since 1987. The building has classrooms as well as a gallery, and a new theatre that has been recently added (towards the right in this pic). I will show you a pic of the theatre addition tomorrow.  
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32 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 6, 2015 at 9:13 AM

    I love all the nooks and crannies that this building has!

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  2. BirdmanMay 6, 2015 at 9:37 AM

    It has a fine shape to it. I bet there are lots of secret places among the floors.

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  3. HalcyonMay 6, 2015 at 9:48 AM

    Bah... je savais pas que l'Alliance Française était la ! Quel beau bâtiment. Ça m’intéresse de voir le théâtre.

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  4. VPMay 6, 2015 at 10:13 AM

    One more reason to like this beautiful building!

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  5. TexWisGirlMay 6, 2015 at 10:18 AM

    neat building!

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  6. SharonMay 6, 2015 at 10:23 AM

    I wish I had learned to speak French when I was young.

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  7. 21 WitsMay 6, 2015 at 11:32 AM

    I like this design, and would enjoy checking out all the rooms inside too!

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  8. RevrunnerMay 6, 2015 at 11:48 AM

    Interesting accommodations made for the handicapped.

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  9. William KendallMay 6, 2015 at 11:56 AM

    It's quite a beautiful building.

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  10. MarleenMay 6, 2015 at 12:31 PM

    It would be interesting to have a look inside.

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  11. TomMay 6, 2015 at 12:33 PM

    I sure like Toronto's red brick buildings. Tom The Backroads Traveller

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  12. VioletSkyMay 6, 2015 at 2:28 PM

    Nice looking building.

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  13. Sallie (FullTime-Life)May 6, 2015 at 2:35 PM

    Elegant building and sign to match.

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  14. cieldequimperMay 6, 2015 at 2:53 PM

    I'm glad the alliance française isn't in a modern, huge building! This is lovely!

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  15. Laura. MMay 6, 2015 at 2:56 PM

    Un buen centro. Esperamos ;))

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  16. GosiaMay 6, 2015 at 3:03 PM

    the building is in European style

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  17. Taken For GrantedMay 6, 2015 at 3:58 PM

    The "AF" on the front window must stand for Alliance Francaise. Fine looking building.

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  18. Susan DemeterMay 6, 2015 at 4:19 PM

    I know this place and its a beautiful building :) Great capture!

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  19. CloudiaMay 6, 2015 at 6:15 PM

    19th Century gentility





    ALOHA from Honolulu,
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^=

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  20. MichelleMay 6, 2015 at 7:23 PM

    I do like this.

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  21. LesleyMay 6, 2015 at 7:34 PM

    Neat font they use for their logo.

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  22. AnonymousMay 6, 2015 at 7:46 PM

    I like the font, too. Nice brick building, too.

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  23. JackMay 6, 2015 at 8:31 PM

    This is another fine old building that is having modern architecture press it on all sides.

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  24. LoisMay 6, 2015 at 8:54 PM

    How interesting! I would enjoy exploring inside that one.

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  25. RandyMay 6, 2015 at 9:26 PM

    I like the font on the window.

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  26. StephanieMay 6, 2015 at 10:06 PM

    Love those red bricks!

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  27. UnknownMay 7, 2015 at 12:57 AM

    Interesting history, I like the building.s
    Greetings.

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  28. KarlMay 7, 2015 at 4:49 AM

    Interesting architecture, I like the colour too.

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  29. Gemma WisemanMay 7, 2015 at 4:56 AM

    I like how the building style seems to make the most of the street corner position. A fascinating piece of architecture.

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  30. betty-NZMay 7, 2015 at 6:02 AM

    That's a lovely building. The 'signage' is very minimal but effective.

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  31. EG CameraGirlMay 7, 2015 at 10:13 AM

    I like the architecture. It has so much more charm than most building built today.

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  32. PerthDailyPhotoMay 7, 2015 at 10:28 AM

    Perfect for Alliance Francais Pat, I think ours is in a slightly more modern building but a lovely older area.

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