If you want to see wonderful original (or restored) Art Deco chandeliers in Toronto, you could visit the Allstream Centre (formerly the Automotive Building at the CNE), or the CIBC Mellon Building (formerly Canada Permanent Mortgage Corp.) on Bay Street.
Or, perhaps surprisingly, you could pay a visit to the Anshei Minsk Synagogue 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.
The synagogue, at 10 St. Andrew Street, is open daily with morning minyan at 7:30 am.
Why "surprisingly"? I thought Toronto's synagogues were a delight. And the locals made us feel very welcome.
ReplyDeletePeople often say that Melbourne and Toronto are very similar in character.