Deco Details

 

This is one of the garage entrances to yesterday's apartment building. There are actually 3 buildings side by side with all the same wonderful deco facades making up a wonderful complex. I wonder what the interiors are like.

Deco Charm

 

This is the entrance to yet another of the older apartment buildings that are on Avenue Rd south of St Clair W. This one was built in 1931 and features wonderful Art Deco details more of which I will show you tomorrow. This building also has heritage protection.

A Deco Delight

 

 I have always loved this Art Deco style apartment building on Eglinton Ave. Built in 1939, it looks like a place that Poirot would live in don't you think?

A Space

 

I have long admired a wonderful Art Deco building on Bathurst St (see HERE). I recently heard that there were new owners and that there was an event space at the back which that weekend was featuring some kind of design event so I went by mostly to see the building from the inside. The display was underwhelming but I did like the space. It had been a warehouse for the tile company who built the building in the 1930s.

Deco Building

 

This is part of the Royal Theatre building which I showed you a few weeks ago. It was probably used as part of the theatre when it was a cinema but now houses a chicken sandwich place. Too bad they didn't do a sign with an art deco flavor to go along with the wonderful details on the building itself.

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Refreshed

It was good to see that these doors with all the Art Deco features have been refreshed. The wood had been looking rather weathered and the metal a bit tarnished. Now they all look gorgeous but it is too bad that someone tagged the building itself.

Looking Good

 I have long admired this Art Deco building on Bathurst St that has had a lot of renewal except for those wooden front doors which were in poor condition. I went by recently and the doors have been refreshed and the whole place looks wonderful with really nice details. The building houses studios and offices and I think one living space.

Art Deco On Avenue Road

This wonderful Art Deco building is one of three neigbouring buildings built in 1931 and known as the Mayfair Mansions. All three have deco detailing even into their rear parking entrances. They all have heritage protection.

Vintage Deco

I showed this apartment building on St Clair Ave W in a summer shot in 2014 and was recently walking by and thought a winter shot was in order. Called the Fleetwood Apartments, construction took place in 1939 and the building now has heritage protection. You can see the 2014 post HERE.

Infill In Little Italy

I've always liked this Art Deco style building in the Little Italy neighbourhood which is built in the middle of ordinary semi detached homes. It turns out that it was actually 2  boring square flat fronted buildings which were purchased in 2002 and joined together with new details giving them the Deco flair. There are now 5 condo units in there.

Decidedly Deco

This Art Deco apartment building on St Clair Ave near Yonge St is famous for being the longtime home of world famous pianist Glenn Gould who spent most of his adult life here. It is wonderful to see an old beauty like this being maintained and in no danger of being replaced by a condo tower.

More Deco

I showed you the other side of this building that houses a brewery and an event space back in June (HERE) and went back to catch a pic of the other side which had been the main entrance to the building when operated by the city. I love that the Art Deco features have been so lovingly restored.

Art Deco Reuse

This wonderful Art Deco building was built in 1933 as part of a city waste management complex but is now wonderfully renovated and restored. It now houses Grace, an event venue, and Toben, a catering/event space. Fabulous isn't it?  
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Decidedly Deco

We had our annual Doors Open event a week ago and my first stop was the Junction Brewery which is located in this wonderful Art Deco building in the Junction neighbourhood. This building was built in 1933 as a garbage incinerator for the city. Trucks would drive right in and dump their load into great pits where the garbage would be burned with the smoke and gases escaping through huge 200 and 150 ft tall chimneys. The chimneys are gone and the building has been totally renovated and renewed and now has heritage protection. Part of it is the brewery and part, including the top floor, is now an event space. Fabulous isn't it?

Little Art Deco Fence

I spotted this little fence in the Annex neighbourhood and liked the fact they went to the trouble of making it a little unusual. And one can never have too much Art Deco flavour around.

Deco On College St

I took this pic a few weeks ago before the leaves came out on the trees so that you can see most of the wonderful Art Deco details on this College St building. I couldn't find any info on its original occupant but it was a paint store for many years before becoming a computer store. There is a bit of a campaign going on to attempt to have some of the buildings along this part of College St heritage protected but I'm not sure if it has been successful.  
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Deco Decay

I was taking a shortcut when I passed this low rise apartment building and noticed the birds above the door so pulled over immediately. It is hard to believe that a building with such wonderful Art Deco details would be allowed to fall into such a state of disrepair. There are occupied apartments so I think there must be another door they use rather than this one. I hope someone restores this place soon! And this is in a desirable part of town.

Saved

This is almost a drive-by pic as I was driving along Dandforth Ave in the east end of the city, an area I don't often go to and I spotted The Allenby Theatre and quickly pulled over. This Art Deco beauty was constructed in 1935 and was hugely popular until being renamed The Roxy in the 1970s. It became famous in the city for showing the Rocky Horror Picture Show and did well for many years until finally closing. In 2007 it was given historical protection and so it avoided being torn down but it no longer operates as a theatre. The facade and box office have been restored but the rest of the building was changed and it is now a Tim Horton's outlet (the famous Canadian coffee & donut shop). I intend to go back one day to check out the details and have a look inside. 
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Deco Details

The Horse Palace which I showed you yesterday has many wonderful Art Deco details on its walls. I particularly like these low relief horse heads that are carved into the limestone!

A Palace For Horses

This is one of the entrances to the Horse Palace at Exhibition Place. This heritage Art Deco beauty opened in 1931 to support the equestrian events at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and still today houses a private riding academy and provides space for the horses of the mounted unit of the Toronto Police. There are wonderful carvings in the limestone over the doors which may be a bit hard to make out in this pic. I'll show you a close-up of some tomorrow.
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