Three Deco-era skyscrapers: Canada Life (far left); Royal York Hotel (centre left); Canadian Bank of Commerce (centre right). |
This blog celebrates Art Deco architecture and design in Toronto and elsewhere around the world, profiling Deco buildings, activities and preservation issues.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
See Toronto's skyline circa 1930!
I just googled (digitally stumbled) upon a blog posting from Janet McNaughton that has some wonderful images of what Toronto's skyline looked like around 19230. Deco skyscrapers that we now perceive within a dense urban context were once landmarks on the skyline, with their pyramidally massed elevations that much more compelling. Check it out!
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