Saturday, November 12, 2011

The Balmoral Apartments


The main north-south street through this tony neighbourhood is Avenue Rd and during the 1920s and 30s a series of wonderful apartment buildings were constructed along it to just south of St Clair Ave. The developers knew that they had to build beautiful buildings in order to make apartment living appealing and the result is a collection of quite interesting ones including this one, The Balmoral, which is my favourite. Designed by architects S.B. Coon & Son, it was constructed in 1927-28 in a Tudor-inspired style with its grandest feature being the large arched entrance with pinnacles and carved shield & name. The building has been lovingly restored and maintained through the years and once again I would love to see the inside!
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15 comments:

  1. LúciaNovember 12, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    It's very elegant, I like it.
    Wouldn't you love to check the view from the top of the buidling too? ;-)

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  2. LowellNovember 12, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    I'd love to see the inside, also, if you ever get the chance. Maybe you could find out if one is available and pretend you are interested? I'm sneaky like that.

    Grand and elegant.

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  3. SharonNovember 12, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    This is a gorgeous building. I bet the apartments have large rooms with high ceilings.

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  4. LindaNovember 12, 2011 at 4:30 PM

    That's quite a mix of influences - Scottish name and Tudor style.

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  5. DebNovember 12, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    I wonder if it is the sort of place people choose to live for many years, or if apartments change hands regularly? Well proportioned rooms I expect.

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  6. Paul in Powell RiverNovember 12, 2011 at 5:04 PM

    definitely has more character than most of the boxes they build today.

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  7. JackNovember 12, 2011 at 5:55 PM

    The decade of the 1920s was a good one for residential architecture. I'll bet this apartment building has handsome and spacious units.

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  8. AnonymousNovember 12, 2011 at 6:04 PM

    Beautiful capture Red Pat!

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  9. RandyNovember 12, 2011 at 11:18 PM

    What a beautiful building.

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  10. MoNovember 13, 2011 at 5:40 AM

    Very grand

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  11. BirdmanNovember 13, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    I'm sneaky like Lowell too. Sounds like a plan. An amazing facade.

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  12. LesleyNovember 13, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    I am imaging lovely big rooms with hardwood floors and oak trim and doors.... it is a grand looking building!

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  13. Leif HagenNovember 13, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    I prefer these older apartments to the newer ones which you posted today! Love the architectural details and character. We used to live on Wellesley Ave just 3 blocks from St. Clair Ave in St. Paul....

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  14. EG CameraGirlNovember 14, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    Oh YES! I agree I'd like to see the interior!

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  15. UnknownNovember 29, 2021 at 11:02 AM

    We live there now .

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