Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Blue Bird Building

This is the name of a small commercial building on Adelaide St W which is slowly being surrounded by condo buildings and may itself be on the verge of redevelopment so I though I had better catch their pleasant signage before it is gone. At first I thought it was just a whimsical name but info I found suggests that it was originally built for manufacturing for the Blue Bird Dresses company many years ago and is now occupied by various small businesses. Nice sign.
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22 comments:

  1. BirdmanFebruary 20, 2013 at 10:05 AM

    Heck! Is there at least a blue bird house around> I hope. hahahaha

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  2. Sallie (FullTime-Life)February 20, 2013 at 11:54 AM

    Would hate to see that one go

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  3. MarleenFebruary 20, 2013 at 2:00 PM

    Nice sign, clear for everybody.

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  4. LowellFebruary 20, 2013 at 2:32 PM

    The question is would a bluebird wear a blue bird dress? I've got a Rainbird sprinkler system for our yard - that's a crazy name. Have you ever heard of a rainbird?

    I think it it nice they kept the sign even though the Blue Bird Dresses company is long gone.

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  5. UnknownFebruary 20, 2013 at 3:17 PM

    i like the whimsical name, too. Blue Bird as an apparel brand sounds different. nice address, too.

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  6. DebFebruary 20, 2013 at 5:05 PM

    Maybe someone will paint a Yellow Bird on here before it goes for good!
    Great name for a building.

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  7. LesleyFebruary 20, 2013 at 5:09 PM

    I wonder how long they lasted - I've never heard of them
    (obviously way before our time, eh?!)

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  8. JackFebruary 20, 2013 at 5:11 PM

    Thanks for interpreting that unusual name for us. I often run across a street or building with a weird name and later discover the perfectly logical reason for the name.

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  9. Gerald (SK14)February 20, 2013 at 5:43 PM

    great that you investigated the history and recorded it before it is lost

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2013 at 6:46 PM

    wonder why it's called blue bird.

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  11. JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)February 20, 2013 at 6:48 PM

    Great sign - I love the story behind it.

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2013 at 7:11 PM

    Funny how my brain reads it as yellow bird :))

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  13. ArtandArchitecture-SF.comFebruary 20, 2013 at 8:48 PM

    What a great capture, glad you found out the background, I thought when I saw it, what a fun name.

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  14. RandyFebruary 20, 2013 at 9:32 PM

    Interesting name for a buidling and dresses.

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  15. Yogi♪♪♪February 20, 2013 at 10:57 PM

    I like how the old buildings etched their name in stone. Such confidence!

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  16. Martha ZFebruary 20, 2013 at 11:39 PM

    It was common at one time to inscribe the company name on the building. Now, walking through old downtowns can be a lesson in the economic history of a place.

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  17. Tanya BreeseFebruary 21, 2013 at 7:48 AM

    i like the simplicity of this one!

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  18. EG CameraGirlFebruary 21, 2013 at 9:56 AM

    Too bad another part of Toronto is turning into condos!

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  19. PerthDailyPhotoFebruary 21, 2013 at 9:56 AM

    It would have been interesting to see Number 444 Adelaide St. when it was in full swing as a dress company hey Pat.

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  20. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2013 at 10:54 AM

    Now that is a very readable, very solid looking sign... well captured!

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  21. HalcyonFebruary 22, 2013 at 8:09 AM

    Ah, more condos to come!

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  22. William KendallMarch 5, 2013 at 3:23 PM

    Quite a whimsical name!

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