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Posted: 20 Sep 2020

Taken: 20 Sep 2009

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Spadina Road, Toronto, 11 years ago today

Spadina Road, Toronto, 11 years ago today
On the left is 9 Spadina Road, an Annex-style house built in 1889. Annex houses have Romanesque Revival ground floors and Queen Anne Revival upper floors. Elsewhere they'd be considered a variant of Queen Anne Revival, but in Toronto the style was named for the neighbourhood it first became prominent in.

The building on the right is Tartu College (1969, Tampold and Wells) on Bloor St. W., a residence for University of Toronto students. It is named for the Estonian city and funded chiefly by the National Estonian Foundation of Canada and Tartu Institute.

The view hasn't changed. Here's a longer and more recent view:
www.google.ca/maps/place/9+Spadina+Rd,+Toronto,+ON+M5R+2S9/@43.6674738,-79.4042123,3a,75y,93.38h,91.75t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s64aB4Osd-NHc7_fsoy8Yfw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m5!3m4!1s0x882b349633f43a5f:0xa976d6ea57c435c0!8m2!3d43.6675844!4d-79.4039791

Fred Fouarge, Diane Putnam, kiiti, Ruebenkraut and 15 other people have particularly liked this photo

14 comments - The latest ones
 Joe, Son of the Rock
Joe, Son of the Rock club
Nice cloud formation, John. I love the colour contrast between the orange building and the blue sky. All the best, Joe
4 years ago.
John FitzGerald club has replied to Joe, Son of the Rock club
Thanks, Joe. I hadn't thought about the complementary blue and orange, but it definitely is an asset, so thanks again.
4 years ago.
 rdhinmn
rdhinmn club
Nice, clear colors, and contrails (?) Quite a contrast in styles, too.

I do think your opening "On the right..." should be "On the left..." though.
4 years ago.
John FitzGerald club has replied to rdhinmn club
Thanks, Bob, especially for the correction. I've never been good at distinguishing left and right, but I actually noticed the mistake while I was typing then forgot to correct it. So thanks, too, for getting the photo correctly oriented. Actually, left is the north side, so I guess it's correctly borealated now.
4 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Old and new !!
Well seen and captured John.
Have a safe week ahead.
4 years ago.
John FitzGerald club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen club
Thanks, Jaap. All the best to you, too.
4 years ago.
 neira-Dan
neira-Dan club
superbe compo et contraste
4 years ago.
John FitzGerald club has replied to neira-Dan club
Thanks, neira-Dan
4 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
The juxtaposition of these two buildings makes for a cracking shot John. They couldn't be more different, but they both quite beautiful.

I love those clouds too!
4 years ago.
John FitzGerald club has replied to Keith Burton club
Thanks, Keith. The Annex, especially the eastern part, is full of picturesque old houses by good architects. When I first got interested in photography I was taking photos of them. Maybe I'll post them again.
4 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
As already noted, an interesting image of contrasts: colours and building styles.
4 years ago.
John FitzGerald club has replied to tiabunna club
Thanks, George.
4 years ago.
 Diane Putnam
Diane Putnam club
Oh, fantastic! That contrail floating up out of the building - love it!
4 years ago.
John FitzGerald club has replied to Diane Putnam club
Thank you very much, Diane. That's exactly what I was feeling. Right place at the right time.
4 years ago.

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