Curvy Room
This is the back of the George H Locke Memorial Branch of the Toronto Public Library located at Yonge St & Lawrence Ave. I will have to get a pic of the front one day when traffic is sparse but this back part is actually nicer with the big windows and the curved wall. George Locke was the chief librarian for the city from 1908 to 1937 and when this was built after the war in 1949 the decision was made to name it after him.
15 comments:
Love the use of the stone.
I wonder what that curved room looks like inside. It really is a nice looking building.
A very distinctive looking library!
That's a gorgeous building; love, love, love the stone. I'll bet it's just as nice inside.
Toronto is my favorite big city in Canada, I lived there for 5 years, many years ago, attending Ryerson.
It was great to see your photos today, glad I clicked through. Toronto is good at keeping historical houses and buildings intact and usable, something i appreciate.
A beautiful looking building and the stone work is fantastic. Must be nice inside too with lots of light with that curved window. Very nice!
That is a lovely structure. Good solid stonework, simple architecture.
How nice to remember George! Looks like a fine place to read of an afternoon
Beautiful building!
Library cards rock!!
I still have my Hamilton (Ont.) Public Library card.
Have a Happy Day!
Peace :)
very nice building
Like the oculus the best.
Hello, the curved wall and windows are awesome. I love big windows.
Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
The stonework is really nice Pat, I like the curved wall and I see that all the windows are a different style. They seemed to use a lot of stone in the late 50/60's.
A beautiful stone building, Pat !
What an interesting design for this library, and I'm hoping there's a reading area right there too!
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