I first posted a pic of the Summerhill LCBO back in September 2010 (HERE) and thought it was time to revisit it. After yesterday's pic I walked under the railway bridge and emerged to take this pic of the main entrance. Built in 1916 to be The North Toronto Railway Station, the building quit that function in 1930 and most of its exterior was covered by boarding as it operated as a Beer Store & a LCBO outlet. In 2004 it was beautifully restored and is now the largest liquor store in Canada. The tower is 140 ft tall and can be seen from far away as you walk along Yonge St which is Toronto's main street.
I was heading down Yonge St in the Summerhill neighbourhood just as a train rolled past the Summerhill LCBO (Ontario's liquor store). The building started life as a railway station and the trains actually run over this back entrance to the store. I'll show you the front and main entrance tomorrow.
I like seeing how neighbours have such different styles of decoration for houses that are structurally quite similar. These two in the Summerhill neighbourhood give a good example of different tastes. I can't really decide which I like best.
Just down the street from yesterday's post I spotted this elegant home with that wonderful rounded balcony. With a little research I discovered that the home was built in 1893 and now has heritage protection. And even though it is semi-detached it sold a few years ago for several million $. This is another one that I would love to see inside.
I was walking along near Yonge St in the Summerhill neighbourhood when I passed this tree in the front garden of a home. The glass pieces were attached to several metal rings which each rotated around the base in opposite directions which resulted in a new look all of the time.
This quirky laneway house was built in the 1880s as a blacksmith shop and through the years became a horse shed, then a sculptor's studio, and is now an award-winning single family home by Superkul Inc Architects. The building occupies the whole lot so a 2nd floor courtyard and roof-top garden were built and skylights run the length of the roof. On the exterior some panels of steel were salvaged from the original siding and were combined with new Corten steel panels on 2 sides while the other 2 sides have wood siding. It suits the historic Summerhill neighbourhood.
I was on the trail of a laneway house that I heard about in the Summerhill neighbourhood when I bumped into these 2 beautiful Airedale girls (Amber and Amy) out for a walk. After we visited for a while they posed nicely for me and I was on my way. Ten minutes later I ran into them again and they got as excited as if they had known me for years! Super dogs!
