tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74381157181267709112024-02-20T18:02:01.167-08:00Art Deco TorontoThis blog celebrates Art Deco architecture and design in Toronto and elsewhere around the world, profiling Deco buildings, activities and preservation issues.Tim Morawetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346251582068091555noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438115718126770911.post-3131425064222545932014-04-21T05:51:00.000-07:002014-04-21T05:51:21.419-07:00Streamlined Moderne in Dar es Salaam!Art Deco in Tanzania? Who knew!<br />
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Thanks to my niece (who did volunteer work in Africa recently) for showing me the book, Street Level' by Sarah Markes. It contains lovely pen-and-ink sketches of buildings in Dar. This is just one of them!<br />
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<br />Tim Morawetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346251582068091555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438115718126770911.post-10930803335726985612014-04-21T05:44:00.000-07:002014-04-21T05:44:06.309-07:00Experiencing Toronto's Deco skyscrapers... on your own<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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In 2012 and 2013, I was fortunate to be given the opportunity to lead a walking tour of downtown Art Deco buildings, as part of <a href="http://heritagetoronto.org/" target="_blank">Heritage Toronto'</a>s walk series. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not sure what building we were looking at in this view of the 2012 walking tour (perhaps former Toronto Stock Exchange). There was very bad construction noise that year, even on a Saturday morning!<br />
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For that tour, Heritage Toronto and I created this <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/TimMorawetz/walking-tour-brochure-art-deco-towers-of-bay-street" target="_blank">brochure</a> which provides some useful info if you decide to take the tour on your own! Wait for a sunny day when the temperature's just right (late April / May, and September / early October are the best times in my experience). Remember to wear comfortable shoes, be safe when crossing streets, and bring along your camera!<br />
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<br />Tim Morawetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346251582068091555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438115718126770911.post-90508326940543921572014-04-15T20:01:00.003-07:002014-04-15T20:03:36.054-07:00Where did those wordless years go?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZG2azu49B7GK-q3yReoDu_6LishZh7QqCNDTflZRI5jmyg3aNUHHqs2fFQJBE_hwUDV3xUUXhdDKdUUyktIzex-Kse7waXZ0h4yBkOTObYI_QgeCnjNVhIKeFb3K4piqj4pW6o5QmhiY/s1600/question+markk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZG2azu49B7GK-q3yReoDu_6LishZh7QqCNDTflZRI5jmyg3aNUHHqs2fFQJBE_hwUDV3xUUXhdDKdUUyktIzex-Kse7waXZ0h4yBkOTObYI_QgeCnjNVhIKeFb3K4piqj4pW6o5QmhiY/s1600/question+markk.jpg" height="200" width="197" /></a><span class="userContent">If you're wondering why there's a three year gap in my blog posts, it's
because I've been posting on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ArtDecoToronto?ref=hl" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/ArtDecoTim" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, but not here.<br />
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(I'm working on upgrading my Glue online presence as well... Stay tuned!)
</span>Tim Morawetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346251582068091555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438115718126770911.post-14644864205662595382012-06-06T12:11:00.003-07:002013-10-21T16:41:53.022-07:00Streamlined Moderne house in Hamilton NOW SOLD<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">The award-winning, 1939 'Hambly House' in Hamilton, designed by <a href="http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/architects/view/565">Edward Glass</a>, has sold since it was put on the market in sometime in the spring of 2012.<a href="http://170longwood.ca/"> Click here</a> to learn more about the house itself and its history.</span></div>
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On Saturday June 16 at 10 am, award-winning author Tim Morawetz will be leading a <a href="http://www.heritagetoronto.org/discover-toronto/walk">Heritage Toronto</a> walking tour entitled 'The Art Deco Towers of Bay Street.'<br />
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The free, 90-minute tour will walk past seven high-rise office towers, financial institutions and a department store.<br />
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House, 55 York St, just north of Front Street and the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, and wraps up at the corner of Bay and Richmond Streets.<br />
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The tour happens rain or shine, and wear comfortable shoes!Tim Morawetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346251582068091555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438115718126770911.post-23315496784416853462012-04-09T04:48:00.000-07:002012-04-09T04:48:04.615-07:00Magnificent chandelier lights up downtown Toronto synogogue<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJbTmrJillCEThSTwGGrzH9t3Sw_PycSCx5vJNIjOB3I-VHinZPciQbKNgsr9RZp2d_yuy3qiGgO04WI_wfM_Kec-p4HfR1FYIpTWWp8A_Xa07Q43Ay0UQMXXZBLriutTvDoNwEJYw2M/s1600/Anshei+Minsk+Synagogue+chandelier+churchshul3_jpg_1392247cl-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJbTmrJillCEThSTwGGrzH9t3Sw_PycSCx5vJNIjOB3I-VHinZPciQbKNgsr9RZp2d_yuy3qiGgO04WI_wfM_Kec-p4HfR1FYIpTWWp8A_Xa07Q43Ay0UQMXXZBLriutTvDoNwEJYw2M/s320/Anshei+Minsk+Synagogue+chandelier+churchshul3_jpg_1392247cl-8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you want to see wonderful </span><span style="font-size: small;">original (or restored)</span><span style="font-size: small;"> Art Deco chandeliers in Toronto, you could visit the <a href="http://www.allstreamcentre.com/media/photo_gallery/photos37.php">Allstream Centre</a> (formerly the Automotive Building at the CNE), or the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alfredng/2519142119/">CIBC Mellon Building</a> (formerly Canada Permanent Mortgage Corp.) on Bay Street.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Or, perhaps surprisingly, you could pay a visit to the </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.theminsk.com/">Anshei Minsk Synagogue</a> in Toronto's Kensington Market and see this magnificent chandelier featuring broad terraces and universal fan-shaped Deco motifs interspersed with the Star of David. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">The synagogue, at 10 St. Andrew Street, is </span>open daily with morning minyan at 7:30 am.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJVlN-913DMdLXIANUq4831mCUUcokkqL1zW6snSuRr94AonToGySyUJJZ7ACy5oHelEHFX9_a8FMu-KDZZdZ5MGJ3FtlMEwno_C3GGB8eCW_Xob_FZirtaSeXTZlyoqREqtTW-QmYGE/s1600/Anshei+Minsk+Synagogue+exterior+churchshul3_jpg_1392247cl-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJVlN-913DMdLXIANUq4831mCUUcokkqL1zW6snSuRr94AonToGySyUJJZ7ACy5oHelEHFX9_a8FMu-KDZZdZ5MGJ3FtlMEwno_C3GGB8eCW_Xob_FZirtaSeXTZlyoqREqtTW-QmYGE/s320/Anshei+Minsk+Synagogue+exterior+churchshul3_jpg_1392247cl-8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div>Tim Morawetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346251582068091555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438115718126770911.post-8584892316088962122012-04-09T04:04:00.000-07:002012-04-09T04:04:51.947-07:00Decadent dresses from between the wars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHJjyzREhbpv0VG7TrwpZiSKFa3-rzCHjp6BTvuNcBmC0kFYrcPbHsq_5pkxm9MbmPMgrGTovLyY4LPWoCQa6cB4qXEYD5l71pNSSC_wwmd-UxRZSa2A_hxGCIuHLoV6grKGeotbOnXs/s1600/gold+lame+deco+gown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHJjyzREhbpv0VG7TrwpZiSKFa3-rzCHjp6BTvuNcBmC0kFYrcPbHsq_5pkxm9MbmPMgrGTovLyY4LPWoCQa6cB4qXEYD5l71pNSSC_wwmd-UxRZSa2A_hxGCIuHLoV6grKGeotbOnXs/s200/gold+lame+deco+gown.jpg" width="110" /></a></div> Do you know how to tell the difference between women's fashion from the 1920s and the 1930s?<br />
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If not, then you should check out the following <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS8TEokB3Sg&feature=relmfu">video</a> that features the curators of a new exhibit at the <a href="http://museumofvancouver.ca/exhibitions/exhibit/art-deco-chic">Museum of Vancouver</a> entitled <b><i>Art Deco Chic: Extravagant Glamour Between the Wars</i></b>. The garments and accessories on display come from the private collections of Ivan Sayers and Claus Jahnke, as well as from the MOV and other’s collections.<br />
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Drawing inspiration from geometric shapes to evoke elegance and modernity, the fashion design of the era was also influenced by an increased ability to travel world wide – bringing inspiration not only from modernism, but from faraway places such as Russia, Egypt, and Mexico.<br />
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Notable Vancouver items include a black beaded gown worn to the opening of the city's Commodore Cabaret in 1929; a red and gold lamé evening dress made from fabric depicting the battles of the Trojan War; and a modest, yet stylish, navy polka dot dress made by the Aurora Dress Company of Vancouver around 1927.Tim Morawetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346251582068091555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438115718126770911.post-34725618842119028332012-03-21T19:05:00.000-07:002012-03-21T19:05:02.736-07:00Art Deco architecture across Canada – sneak peak!<div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JpQ3BUXrEXxtSo5yNM5qvyYVtmZf-z7EWQxUQL6ZKm4tnFAF3CTkdnQmLkDkgHx4mc1CVbdnYSe9zGCdZ67yBYKqt-Mjbq1ZysihXjYM4Tf4apuitxRF_Y4v3ybYlUH6BRkQ1xJR_bk/s1600/Bata+Shoe+Musuem+logo+no+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JpQ3BUXrEXxtSo5yNM5qvyYVtmZf-z7EWQxUQL6ZKm4tnFAF3CTkdnQmLkDkgHx4mc1CVbdnYSe9zGCdZ67yBYKqt-Mjbq1ZysihXjYM4Tf4apuitxRF_Y4v3ybYlUH6BRkQ1xJR_bk/s320/Bata+Shoe+Musuem+logo+no+pic.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
This Sunday afternoon (March 25), Tim Morawetz is delivering an illustrated lecture entitled 'Art Deco Architecture Across Canada' as part of the Roaring Twenties Lecture Series at the Bata Shoe Museum in downtown Toronto.<br />
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<span style="color: #660000;">*</span> Montreal's best Deco Roman Catholic Cathedral<br />
<span style="color: #660000;">*</span> Toronto's legendary Maple Leaf Gardens<br />
<span style="color: #660000;">*</span> Hamilton's newly restored Hambly House <br />
<span style="color: #660000;">*</span> Winnipeg's best Moderne high school<br />
<span style="color: #660000;">*</span> Calgary's dismantled York Hotel <br />
<span style="color: #660000;">*</span> Vancouver's spectacular Marine Building<ul></ul>This talk is a chance to preview some of the buildings that will be featured in Tim's upcoming book to be published later this year.<br />
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<div class="events_date_logistics_pre-reg">Lecture tickets are $16, which includes Museum admisison and a short tour of the Roaring Twenties exhibition following the lecture (free for Bata Shoe Museum members). Pre-registration is required; call 416-979-7799 x240 or email <a href="mailto:programs@batashoemuseum.ca">programs@batashoemuseum.ca.</a></div>Tim Morawetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346251582068091555noreply@blogger.com0327 Bloor St W, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1W7, Canada43.6673747 -79.40012643.419028700000005 -79.867045 43.9157207 -78.933207tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438115718126770911.post-3445195887054754582012-01-27T07:54:00.000-08:002012-01-27T07:54:53.153-08:00Delightful Art Deco typefaces<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6ql1I-UNttSdOvdhY6rErbvFqsfV9rCplQZBqa2L4PBcReW_X8ktJs9q2n2FPFy2EVSL_BvfHPRZpZknVPAbtKu8ZrjlvPxlovX61gJylbX-_b49mhZ8TgrBSmmWEwJGmjRV3W7yYKc/s1600/modernistic-type003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6ql1I-UNttSdOvdhY6rErbvFqsfV9rCplQZBqa2L4PBcReW_X8ktJs9q2n2FPFy2EVSL_BvfHPRZpZknVPAbtKu8ZrjlvPxlovX61gJylbX-_b49mhZ8TgrBSmmWEwJGmjRV3W7yYKc/s320/modernistic-type003.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks to 'The Daily Heller' blogger </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Steven Heller </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">– who is also prolific author of <a href="http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Deco-Type-Stylish-Alphabets-20s-Steven-Heller-Louise-Fili/9780811811354-item.html?ikwid=steven+heller&ikwsec=Home">books on Art Deco design</a> and the practice of graphic design in general – for profiling some dynamic typefaces that helped define the Modernistic era in a specimen sheet from 1930! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Check out his <a href="http://view.designcommunity-hub.com/?j=feca11737364037d&m=fe9915707463077577&ls=fe68167076650d7c7315&l=ff60107876&s=fe8617767c6c007a71&jb=ffcf14&ju=fe851d797560017b7c&et_mid=536070&rid=3698474&r=0">blog post</a> to see some other wonderful examples of fonts. </span><br style="font-family: inherit;" /></span>Tim Morawetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346251582068091555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438115718126770911.post-21087263885062578962011-12-22T07:33:00.000-08:002011-12-22T07:34:38.633-08:00Check out this cool Italian pasta packaging, circa 1934<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqEQ8sa9MOSbED_D5-woYOB2fxNguSOOg5nIyE6k77VU6c54w7GsSAM8YJYp_ghwX5pJhQ2nRIit-lIt9axAMU3zHemaHhLjaWf5tMdCltnpyaQWvLjU3VwpZ3KvIL5kA9UmYsMrb2ms/s1600/Buitoni.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqEQ8sa9MOSbED_D5-woYOB2fxNguSOOg5nIyE6k77VU6c54w7GsSAM8YJYp_ghwX5pJhQ2nRIit-lIt9axAMU3zHemaHhLjaWf5tMdCltnpyaQWvLjU3VwpZ3KvIL5kA9UmYsMrb2ms/s320/Buitoni.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><a href="http://view.designcommunity-hub.com/?j=fecb117374650c7f&m=fe9915707463077577&ls=fe68167076650d7c7315&l=ff60107876&s=fe8617767c6c007a71&jb=ffcf14&ju=fe961d767564047e72&et_mid=531182&rid=3698474&r=0">Click here</a> to learn more about the Buitoni Foods Corporation!Tim Morawetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346251582068091555noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438115718126770911.post-33640445607900740822011-09-16T10:52:00.000-07:002011-09-17T08:51:38.698-07:00Tragic loss of Moderne high school in British Columbia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIWgTl6eaNRW0Jg3PqfYxpCtXNH3hpsAgNhnKY2i7Xsm_lo7XglLnfMJB_PaFO2HrMrAIiVis7_IXYQWa7aX2_l99dGydXDbPbHLodMnRirJfWL5KCfB3XG6DMB-YjQob-_o9zkTj_88/s1600/S_Okanagan_Secondary_Schl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIWgTl6eaNRW0Jg3PqfYxpCtXNH3hpsAgNhnKY2i7Xsm_lo7XglLnfMJB_PaFO2HrMrAIiVis7_IXYQWa7aX2_l99dGydXDbPbHLodMnRirJfWL5KCfB3XG6DMB-YjQob-_o9zkTj_88/s320/S_Okanagan_Secondary_Schl.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">The 1948 Streamlined Moderne style Southern Okanagan Secondary School, located in Oliver, B.C., was consumed by fire on Monday, Sept. 12. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The school had been undergoing a $29-million renovation, and while the new gymnasium, science laboratory and cafeteria were saved, the south and east wings were destroyed, as was the cherished and historic auditorium.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Thanks to Robert Hill, author of the <a href="http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/">Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800–1950</a>, for passing along that the school was designed by </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span>Theo Korner and Harry W. Postle in 1945–46.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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Tim Morawetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346251582068091555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438115718126770911.post-5215334062912084002011-07-04T09:08:00.000-07:002011-07-04T09:09:45.378-07:00Discover the life story of Italian illustrator Paolo GarrettoIf you love Deco-style illustration, then you should check out this two-part article by design blogger Steven Heller that tells the life story of Italian illustrator Paolo Garretto (1903-1989). <a href="http://imprint.printmag.com/daily-heller/paolo-garretto-part-1/?et_mid=509992&rid=3698474">Part one</a> is here, <a href="http://imprint.printmag.com/daily-heller/paolo-garretto-part-2/">part two</a> is here.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1aQF96Y-_iQ7cHT82r5i2q9pC0OWu5U9Rfnu1juWUbl7dxUpg9x_1cC0tpNW0kfN2s0IpXQXu_B7_-NjK08sT_0dpJI5NLL5g9LtctqwU7e89BE6txvo3NFtiajQDNYemGrVpBtZXXjg/s1600/Garretto+car+picture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1aQF96Y-_iQ7cHT82r5i2q9pC0OWu5U9Rfnu1juWUbl7dxUpg9x_1cC0tpNW0kfN2s0IpXQXu_B7_-NjK08sT_0dpJI5NLL5g9LtctqwU7e89BE6txvo3NFtiajQDNYemGrVpBtZXXjg/s320/Garretto+car+picture.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Heller notes that Garretto's "airbrushed caricature epitomized Deco styling. During the Twenties and Thirties he was a master of international advertising design and editorial art, as inventive as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_Mouron_Cassandre">A.M. Cassandre</a>, as prolific as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Carlu">Jean Carlu</a>, as witty as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Covarrubias">Miguel Covarrubias</a>. His geometric conceits captured the romance of the industrial age. <br />
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</div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://imprint.printmag.com/daily-heller/paolo-garretto-part-1/">Garretto's graphic approach</a> was based on simplification of primary graphic forms into iconic depictions and loose, but poignant likenesses. Vibrant, airbrushed color was his trademark, and he also experimented with different media to create exciting new form, including experiments with collage and modeling clay which proved fruitful. Without his superb draftsmanship what is now pigeon-holed as Deco styling would surely have been a superficial conceit, but his conceptual work was so acute, and his decorative work was so well crafted that he eschewed these pitfalls.</div>Tim Morawetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346251582068091555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438115718126770911.post-87540644214574648782011-06-20T06:34:00.000-07:002011-06-20T06:34:33.527-07:00Shoot-em-up digital Deco<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSvKhDV5u1KsI9bZ8fE2DC-haL5G-BR5REWsthyphenhypheniuEX3po5gf2DrseOlXVVyi2cZ_LEiX6oXZ-yYyFmxodbYAEyU-ds7zqk7PUv8iJb5hWfLXagTRxleaHm0cLbtHwkYeEQ8pJsd85TU/s1600/bio+shock+game.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSvKhDV5u1KsI9bZ8fE2DC-haL5G-BR5REWsthyphenhypheniuEX3po5gf2DrseOlXVVyi2cZ_LEiX6oXZ-yYyFmxodbYAEyU-ds7zqk7PUv8iJb5hWfLXagTRxleaHm0cLbtHwkYeEQ8pJsd85TU/s320/bio+shock+game.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Okay, so you may not be into video games, especially M (Mature) rated ones that are rather violent.<br />
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But if you like the Art Deco aesthetic, then you might enjoy looking over the shoulder of someone playing the video game BioShock.<br />
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You'll find some elegant geometric-patterned wall panels, and plenty of multiple-plane detailing on columns and trim.<br />
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It's just one more example of how the Art Deco style has permeated popular culture! <br />
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Tim Morawetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346251582068091555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438115718126770911.post-68601217596897965772011-06-03T07:35:00.000-07:002011-06-03T07:35:30.817-07:00Deco drives artwork of 1927 car parts catalogue cover<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYZRfnB9s_YzMZxl2rtioGfB2wQ_gJhJvosFMxO4YWz6GWv2StxgMB1HXEFuWsJxPtxb7UaSLItC1eY1_mrK9QRPVCdAlMFgyVLm88dlvAs9FpmhcqRdYdr_eR8-DoDBDeMjHqo_IZkc/s1600/Auto-parts-060311+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYZRfnB9s_YzMZxl2rtioGfB2wQ_gJhJvosFMxO4YWz6GWv2StxgMB1HXEFuWsJxPtxb7UaSLItC1eY1_mrK9QRPVCdAlMFgyVLm88dlvAs9FpmhcqRdYdr_eR8-DoDBDeMjHqo_IZkc/s400/Auto-parts-060311+cover.jpg" width="250" /></a></div>Even thought the illustrations within this 1927 Parisian motor parts <a href="http://view.designcommunity-hub.com/?j=fec4117073630474&m=fe9915707463077577&ls=fe68167076650d7c7315&l=ff60107876&s=fe8617767c6c007a71&jb=ffcf14&ju=fe921c707461027574&et_mid=506709&rid=3698474&r=0">catalogue</a> are crisp and free of decoration, the front cover certainly reflects its time and place in design history.Tim Morawetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346251582068091555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438115718126770911.post-61294630286366267972011-04-09T05:15:00.000-07:002011-04-09T05:18:31.947-07:00You've got (Art Deco) mail!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizo_6FJtiFUnwimDGLUATsYCp8xrg3ylPC_hL3cUpx-_e4tNc6nhrBbXOudDUpktKZGksMHR-LWCpKoD202BgnOeHPR3QrDLdaIfkOXvROfAHQ-kJqG5A7OJMJ5AZ6r4KGW2PHu_57h0U/s1600/Deco+stamps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizo_6FJtiFUnwimDGLUATsYCp8xrg3ylPC_hL3cUpx-_e4tNc6nhrBbXOudDUpktKZGksMHR-LWCpKoD202BgnOeHPR3QrDLdaIfkOXvROfAHQ-kJqG5A7OJMJ5AZ6r4KGW2PHu_57h0U/s400/Deco+stamps.jpg" width="211" /></a></div>Canada Post has released the designs for a series of <a href="http://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/personal/collecting/stamps/2011/2011_architecture_art_deco.jsf">five postage stamps</a>, to go on sale June 9, that feature five Art Deco structures from across Canada.<br />
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Stamp designer Ivan Novotny of Taylor | Sprules says: “Many of the great (Art) Deco buildings across this country have very distinct silhouettes that were defined by the principles of the movement. It’s the commonly overlooked extraordinary details that adorn these great spires that demand a closer look.”<br />
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The five buildings featured in the series are:<br />
<ul><li><span style="color: #660000;">MONTREAL</span>: <b>Cormier House</b> – Ernest Cormier (architect and engineer); 1930–31</li>
<li> <span style="color: #660000;">OTTAWA</span>: <b>Supreme Court of Canada</b> – Ernest Cormier (architect and engineer); 1939</li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">TORONTO</span>: The <b>R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant</b> – Thomas C. Pomphrey (designer, of engineering firm Gore, Nasmith and Storrie); initial phase designed 1932–1937 and opened 1941</li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">REGINA</span>: <b>Dominion Building</b> – Reilly and Portnall (architects), 1935–37</li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">VANCOUVER</span>: <b>Burrard Bridge</b> – George Lister Thornton Sharp (architect), 1930–32</li>
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If I was asked to add five buildings to turn this into a top-ten list, I would recommend:<br />
<ul><li><span style="color: #660000;">QUEBEC CITY</span>: <b>Price Building</b> – Ross and MacDonald, 1929–30</li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">TORONTO</span>: <b>Garden Court Apartments</b> – Page and Steele, 1939–42 </li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">CALGARY</span>: <b>(former) Bank of Nova Scotia</b> (Eighth Avenue West) – John M. Lyle, 1929</li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">VANCOUVER</span>: <b>Marine Building</b> – McCarter and Nairne, 1929–1930</li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">VANCOUVER</span>: <b>Vogue Theatre</b> – Kaplan and Sprachman, 1940–41 </li>
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What great Canadian Deco buildings would <b>YOU</b> add to the list?Tim Morawetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346251582068091555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438115718126770911.post-7913143110391928882011-03-23T14:22:00.000-07:002011-03-23T14:22:46.820-07:00Check out this dozen Toronto Deco photos!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_c0oKExJ7cV2HuD5y0wQyhIvbPXONC9QnBzErCv0Qw0ELZ0dnL1Xl4k-yGxfSqOOoCCNmBTjFL0mucZc2zUCOlUA47r5aBgYAK6NZjIX_3mEoe91h6p4NMncYVm_sW_r8dsoX8Pz3nrY/s1600/logo+Canada%2527s+history.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="76" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_c0oKExJ7cV2HuD5y0wQyhIvbPXONC9QnBzErCv0Qw0ELZ0dnL1Xl4k-yGxfSqOOoCCNmBTjFL0mucZc2zUCOlUA47r5aBgYAK6NZjIX_3mEoe91h6p4NMncYVm_sW_r8dsoX8Pz3nrY/s200/logo+Canada%2527s+history.gif" width="200" /></a></div>A <a href="http://canadashistory.ca/Magazine/Online-Extension/Articles/Living-History--Toronto-Art-Deco.aspx">brief profile</a> of the <a href="http://www.artdecotoronto.ca/book.php"><i>Art Deco Architecture in Toronto</i></a> book has just been published in <a href="http://canadashistory.ca/home.aspx"><i>Canada's History</i></a> magazine that features a dozen photos of Tim Morawetz's favourite Deco buildings in the city.<br />
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These are just some of the 70-odd buildings featured in the book.<br />
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Enjoy!Tim Morawetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346251582068091555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438115718126770911.post-69533461941576308832011-02-10T04:26:00.000-08:002011-02-10T04:26:27.184-08:00News from Miami BeachAs you'll see in the <a href="http://www.mdpl.org/">Miami Design Preservation League</a>'s February 2011 <a href="http://myemail.constantcontact.com/MDPL-Newsletter---February-2011.html?soid=1102588435669&aid=phQlJ15igB8">newsletter</a>, the advocacy campaign to protect the historic district's vacant windows from being used for ad space was successful. Also, read about the various activities that made the city's Art Deco Weekend such a great event.<br />
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(Miami Beach is the birthplace of the International Congress of Art Deco Societies, the governing body that's responsible for overseeing the bi-annual World Congress on Art Deco® -- the ultimate experience for Deco aficionados. The next one is being held in <a href="http://www.artdecobrasil.com/home.php?url=congresso&idioma=en">Rio de Janiero</a> in August 2011.)<br />
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Miami Beach, Florida and <a href="http://www.artdeconapier.com/">Napier, New Zealand</a> are two communities that have very effectively leveraged their Art Deco heritage and created ongoing events that celebrate their cultural value while also fostering economic activity!Tim Morawetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346251582068091555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438115718126770911.post-84120784535607873112011-01-28T15:14:00.000-08:002011-01-28T15:14:50.500-08:00URGENT: Help stop the defacement of Miami Beach's Art Deco district!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUujYQWRlXlyfR54YloRjQtPUJDDeLqrBVdQM81hwt8LChAh6vSHdZkStQLE-lHeMKPe5bE6F1xv6QC6F3LBaKAei7tHDPz1F7pL2-Y4JtcjV9LZor_0vixQ7-oJcUImopnNe5biWcsw0/s1600/Picture+71.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="55" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUujYQWRlXlyfR54YloRjQtPUJDDeLqrBVdQM81hwt8LChAh6vSHdZkStQLE-lHeMKPe5bE6F1xv6QC6F3LBaKAei7tHDPz1F7pL2-Y4JtcjV9LZor_0vixQ7-oJcUImopnNe5biWcsw0/s400/Picture+71.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />
The Miami Design Preservation League is encouraging Deco-lovers and others to make their voice heard and help persuade the Miami Beach City Commission NOT to liberalize its proven sign laws at a committee meeting on Monday, Jan. 31.<br />
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If the laws are weakened, Miami Beach could soon have full-sized advertising signage in empty store windows, and potentially allow for roof-top billboards – the scourge of so many other cities.<br />
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If you feel strongly about preserving the character of this unique historic district, please <a href="http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Action-Alert--Storefront-Billboard-Advertising-Proposed--AGAIN-.html?soid=1102588435669&aid=_VWB09bS360">click here</a> and send a email to the Mayor and Commissioners.<br />
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Thanks in advance for your support!Tim Morawetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346251582068091555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438115718126770911.post-13177520946026989332011-01-05T03:56:00.000-08:002011-01-28T15:08:16.209-08:00How Deco helped sell glamour and style<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHS_JbePw1QFA2FtWD8HdpolJf72_u1tpS4TKay9E-J5WBX3Lwa1RiuWJ5OiPCfnx4t86-AXd-ujxhQibhVAXpHL8ZAaG57zWV0rGgSmNxA62LabYCs0eKtvtz77OmrckMQj4QGhNGQo/s1600/Miami+Art+Deco+Weekend+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHS_JbePw1QFA2FtWD8HdpolJf72_u1tpS4TKay9E-J5WBX3Lwa1RiuWJ5OiPCfnx4t86-AXd-ujxhQibhVAXpHL8ZAaG57zWV0rGgSmNxA62LabYCs0eKtvtz77OmrckMQj4QGhNGQo/s1600/Miami+Art+Deco+Weekend+logo.jpg" /></a></div><br />
The weekend of January 14 to 16, 2011 is the annual Art Deco Weekend in Miami Beach, Florida, and the theme this year is Selling Glamour & Style.<br />
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As usual, the weekend includes a lecture series (highlighting the influences of the Art Deco era on the modern marketing machine),guided historical walking tours, a couture fashion show, furniture exhibit, film series, weekend drive parade and classic car fest. <br />
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<a href="http://www.mdpl.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60&Itemid=76">Click here</a> for details.Tim Morawetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346251582068091555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438115718126770911.post-73801576343408482042010-12-04T09:50:00.000-08:002010-12-04T09:50:15.220-08:00Thinking of a Deco home renovation?<div style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="goog_1104436260"></span><span id="goog_1104436261"></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkL43tXWWWMZ8hvKlucsmH0lPjD47dAAohZ9YG7NEx2KMimqsJpAWBl2zypquS6PfWpPVV-k4glQEZ8THgBjxmMSwqEsDhxRoEGbVEaKyssHgNojzubjntlJpLRd1ZlpuPE57wt31hfc/s1600/ADMS+reno_kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkL43tXWWWMZ8hvKlucsmH0lPjD47dAAohZ9YG7NEx2KMimqsJpAWBl2zypquS6PfWpPVV-k4glQEZ8THgBjxmMSwqEsDhxRoEGbVEaKyssHgNojzubjntlJpLRd1ZlpuPE57wt31hfc/s200/ADMS+reno_kitchen.jpg" width="200" /></a>Our friends in Melbourne Australia have recently updated their popular<i> </i><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><i>Guide to Renovating Art Deco</i>. The new version, published by the <a href="http://www.artdeco.org.au/welcome.html">Art Deco and Modernism Society</a>, contains 35 articles collected from their Spirit of Progress newsletter and is richly illustrated with colour images. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">It's available in either a CD version, selling for $22 (Australian dollars) plus overseas shipping, and a hard copy version for $33 plus shipping. The mailing address to order is:</span><br />
<div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Art Deco and Modernism Society</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">, PO Box 17, Camberwell, Victoria, 3124, Australia. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div></div>Tim Morawetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346251582068091555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438115718126770911.post-44099005094555093202010-11-29T10:43:00.000-08:002010-11-29T10:48:12.211-08:00A 'supreme' example of French-flavoured Deco<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOEqerTBgGLuuTOuhYgFHZzv0kigIvfIs1Pk7tx9OkY6uK5Kbhjqmd1Baa56erD2bk72vGxgQi9sowpXDeScNKTXBQukht8uCag-ByHc0PfzNchvSlt0Swsq_3434RxkFlAt0fOfcXk8/s1600/Supreme+Court+window.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOEqerTBgGLuuTOuhYgFHZzv0kigIvfIs1Pk7tx9OkY6uK5Kbhjqmd1Baa56erD2bk72vGxgQi9sowpXDeScNKTXBQukht8uCag-ByHc0PfzNchvSlt0Swsq_3434RxkFlAt0fOfcXk8/s320/Supreme+Court+window.jpg" width="238" /></a></div>The Supreme Court of Canada building in Ottawa, designed by Montreal-based architect Ernest Cormier, is one of the most refined examples of Art Deco in the country.<br />
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The building elegantly combines Stripped Classical features such as fluted pilasters, coffered ceiling panels and a striking symmetrical marble staircase with geometric frosted panes of glass in the front facade windows and thoroughly modern chandeliers.<br />
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It is said that the Prime Minister of the day, William Lyon Mackenzie King, insisted that Cormier add the chateau-style copper roof to the building to make it blend in with its neighbouring buildings. Nonetheless, the building's Deco charm easily shines through!<br />
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Thanks to David Thompson's <a href="http://artdecobuildings.blogspot.com/2010/11/interior-supreme-court-of-canada-ottawa.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ArtDecoBuildings+%28Art+Deco+Buildings%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher">blog posting</a> for this photo and for reminding me about the wonders of this building (which coincidentally, was the reason I got interested in Art Deco in the first place!).<br />
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Check out the 360-degree <a href="http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/vis/tour/index-eng.asp">virtual tours</a> of the building from the government's official website.Tim Morawetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346251582068091555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438115718126770911.post-84991370481494614522010-10-17T06:09:00.000-07:002010-10-17T06:09:46.684-07:00Feature attraction! gas, milk and a coffee<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allenby (later Roxy) cinema as Hollywood dinner theatre in the 1980s.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEion7qBv7jlVC1QugtRMqPQWU-LPr7Dp2brzKldMA6VMhQRfj0zb08lZ0Bcoz-WDujuH2HtzLBQEoJjqdP2E24nnGzEicvcwam-ILJh6Gsc_zDMuP9UoseQfJa8PCzLwgCnShxpuOJfuIs/s1600/Post-Roxy+Cinema+1980s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>Toronto's Allenby cinema – located at 1215 Danforth Ave., just east of Greenwood Ave., later rebranded the Roxy – was designed by noted theatre architects <a href="http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/architects/view/1542">Kaplan and Sprachman</a> in 1936. (After its cinema days were over, it was known to a generation of mostly youthful Torontonians as the home of midnight showings of <i>Rocky Horror Picture Show</i>, and as then as the Hollywood Dinner Theatre before lying closed and derelict for more than a decade. <br />
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About a year ago, things began happening when <a href="http://www.imperialoil.ca/">Imperial Oil</a> (which owned the corner lot, formerly the site of a gas station), began transforming the tired but still intact yellow brick building with decorative stone details into a state-of-the-art On the Run convenience store.<br />
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rebuilt, including neon lettering.</td></tr>
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With the building now essentially finished, Torontonians who once eagerly lined-up to watch the latest movie now line up in droves to get their daily fix of <a href="http://www.timhortons.com/ca/en/about/index.html">Tim Hortons</a> coffee!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At end of August, the hoarding was still up. <br />
The contemporary On the Run entrance <br />
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</tbody></table> Kudos to Imperial Oil for their wisdom to preserve and restore so much of the building to create a unique 'c-store' experience, and to <a href="http://era.on.ca/home/">ERA Architects</a> and <a href="http://www.teksign.com/company.html">Teksign</a> for pulling it off!<br />
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Read the story about the building's transformation in articles by <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/reel-revival-danforth-theatre-restoration-boosts-neighbourhood/article1758056/">Dave Leblanc (The Globe and Mail)</a> and <a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/article/847460--hume-tim-does-its-bit-on-the-danforth">Christopher Hume (The Toronto Star)</a>. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Footnote: Other Deco-era cinemas in Toronto designed by Kaplan and Sprachman are the former Eglinton cinema (400 Eglinton Avenue West, 1934-36); the former Bayview (1605 Bayview Avenue, 1936), the former State (1610 Bloor Street West, 1937), the Metro (679 Bloor Street West, 1938) and the Paradise (1008 Bloor Street West, 1939). Two other Deco cinemas (the Pylon – 608-610 College Street, 1939, now the Royal; and the Kingsway – 3030 Bloor Street West, 1939-40) were designed by different architects. Source: <a href="http://www.artdecotoronto.ca/book.php">Art Deco Architecture in Toronto</a> by Tim Morawetz, 2009.</span>Tim Morawetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346251582068091555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438115718126770911.post-14530089201477952382010-10-05T22:57:00.000-07:002010-10-06T12:54:46.749-07:00Art Deco 'scores a hat trick' at 2010 Heritage Toronto Awards<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Tim</b> <i>(far right)</i> and <b>Catherine</b> <i>(to Tim's right)</i> <br />
receive their awards on stage at <a href="http://performance.rcmusic.ca/venues/koernerhall">Koerner Hall</a> <br />
in this rather blurry smartphone photo.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Tim Morawetz is proud and delighted to announce that his book, <i>Art Deco Architecture in Toronto: A guide to the city's buildings from the Roaring Twenties and the Depression</i>, which was previously named a 'Finalist' in the 2010 <a href="http://www.heritagetoronto.org/news/story/2010/09/08/2010-heritage-toronto-awards">Heritage Toronto Awards</a>, ended up winning an 'Award of Merit' at the event earlier this evening. (The book was one of three Merit Award recipients, from a field of 10 worthy contenders.) A full listing of all the winners and finalists in all categories is available <a href="http://www.heritagetoronto.org/news/story/2010/10/04/2010-heritage-toronto-award-recipients">here</a>.<br />
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Tim eagerly shared the recognition with the book's graphic designer, his colleague and friend Catherine Hamill of Norton Hamill Design.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC66qUzJgsTZ8jF7lJIUDEhf7GdMGrDOG4C2gEiCbWrgXalCuYDnYYNdtlcH4mPtpblYA5E6hsRq4sQzFe09_6-IafxukTOmBnXBnX94SA43ivwzLYvSkp_5GTNpdfC74FMTawxMz-z7c/s1600/Lyle+book+Small.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC66qUzJgsTZ8jF7lJIUDEhf7GdMGrDOG4C2gEiCbWrgXalCuYDnYYNdtlcH4mPtpblYA5E6hsRq4sQzFe09_6-IafxukTOmBnXBnX94SA43ivwzLYvSkp_5GTNpdfC74FMTawxMz-z7c/s200/Lyle+book+Small.gif" width="200" /></a>In addition, the Deco era was celebrated, in part, when the 'Award of Excellence' was very deservedly presented to <i>A Passionate Traditionalist: John M. Lyle, Architect </i>(Coach House Books, 2009) by Glenn McArthur. This book is the definitive work on the life and work of <b>John Lyle</b> – a man who many would say was the premier architect of the first half of the 20th century in English-Canada, and a master and promoter of 'Canadian-themed' Deco architecture at one point in his illustrious career.<br />
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Finally, the revitalization of the <b>Automotive Building</b>, 105 Princes' Boulevard on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition – arguably Toronto's best example of the Stripped Classical variant of Art Deco architecture – now the Allstream Centre, was also recognized with an Award of Merit in the 'William Greer Architectural Conservation and Craftsmanship' category. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allstream Centre – <b>AFTER</b></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="inline inline-center"><span class="caption"><b></b></span></span><span class="inline inline-center"><span class="caption"><b></b></span></span><b style="font-weight: normal;">Thanks to the vision of heritage consultants </b>Andre Scheinman; E.R.A. Architects Inc., James Bailey Architect, together with the work of Vanbots Construction Corp. and Clifford Restoration Ltd., the 1929 building was restored and rehabilitated into a conference centre. The original Art Deco style building envelope and north and south lobbies were restored and new conference rooms and support spaces inserted into the original open exhibit hall. Restoration work included repairing exterior cast stone and masonry, reintroducing multi-pane windows to match the originals, cleaning and repairing terrazzo floors and refurbishing or recreating original light fixtures.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <span class="name">Georges Laraque and </span><span class="name">Anabelle Langlois with classic lotus-leaf Art Deco decoration behind.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGAvcOY1maIV82cwEUgoqJA6CYjNzPRVJLGkcgiohykXVha1vtj-Lb43xzuZBCdYXOrAYBYXQQ7YqS-4quR0or2IvGrMCeur_Wr9ezFQJ5385ktZ1TYjS0ItQQN-ZsdO8E35vQKahaglo/s1600/George&partner+Deco+bkgrd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>But this year, despite the fact the show now originates from a brand-new, custom-built set in a giant production studio, the show's designers have retained the Gardens decor. (<a href="http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/09/24/torontos-newest-rink-ready-for-battle-of-the-blades/#ixzz11f9onwIj">Read more</a> from <i>National Post</i> columnist Peter Kuitenbrouwer about the creation of the show's set in the Pinewood Studios Toronto.)<br />
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</tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOmuMjjHMwJS81VMxDTZ6Wnc3aEnkD372451GfBf43jCLkKPzeOvZlLEIEdPzuSmdD3E3LpUM24-5HIEPGckrRB02Tbu-c4DfRTolo4cDTTT5bQSYZEwNQsF6w2BrOuicJRAk8SPz7wM/s1600/Gardens+vertical+windows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>For instance, the sides of the hall are adorned with crisply fluted vertical piers topped with the Gardens' signature zig-zag details.<br />
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More boldly, there are decorative screens around the ice surface that feature timeless Deco lotus leaves.<br />
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To me, the fact this shamelessly populist reality TV show is putting Art Deco front-and-centre is the best proof that this style truly resonates with the general public!<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiP3nHMpp1fCpsvAMXVqsEmKEhCyyDL_kHtsTBf_iK5PeZkiZjQ-NbSd5sQJZsjoGsROPmKzh0QLz-OLF3wHJfp1BARxQ4ciKsb0Oa0Igvmx02savkhmvfnH4Paz59_RumBGAIivsAVAw/s320/Gardens+window+capitals.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice the bold zig-zags and horizontal stone detailing on the Gardens' facade. </td></tr>
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