Tag Archives: Art Deco

Olympic update

Posted on March 3, 2014 by natalie

You might remember that I pledged to make a donation to Egale of 50% of my pattern sales during the Olympics. I’m happy to report that I remembered to pay, even if I forgot to tell you about it! I … Continue reading →

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Rochester Deco

Posted on August 16, 2013 by natalie

Last week was a big family vacation/travel/wedding week. We started off with a trip to Rochester, NY. Our main goal was to visit our American “family”. I hadn’t seen Grandma for a few years, and she’s going to be turning … Continue reading →

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Knitting Camp: the journey and architecture

Posted on August 2, 2013 by natalie

So much happened at Knitting Camp, but with such a long journey (~18 hours each way), there were things that I didn’t want to forget about. I didn’t manage many photos, but we saw a lot of scenery. On the … Continue reading →

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More Ontario Art Deco

Posted on July 11, 2013 by natalie

So last week when I went to Guelph for my mother’s birthday, I still kept my eyes open. First of all, I had intentionally planned to take some photos of the lovely Dominion Public Building in downtown Guelph. It has … Continue reading →

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Art Deco in Montreal

Posted on June 25, 2013 by natalie

It’s been almost 2 weeks since my friend Louise & I visited Montreal, but now that I’ve been through all the pictures I can finally show you a little of our Art Deco tour of the downtown. We drove to … Continue reading →

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Forced appreciation of architecture

Posted on June 18, 2013 by natalie

The Doors Open Ottawa event was just a couple of weekends ago, and I took the kids out to the Lemieux Island Water Purification Plant. On the way out the kids were asking exactly where I was taking them, so … Continue reading →

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My Toronto Art Deco Trip – finale

Posted on June 4, 2013 by natalie

(continuing on from part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4 of my trip to Toronto) At the relatively early hour of 9:30 am I had completed my downtown walking tour of Art Deco buildings. Last on the list was a … Continue reading →

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My Toronto Art Deco Trip – part 4

Posted on June 2, 2013 by natalie

(continuing on from part 1, part 2, and part 3 of my trip to Toronto) From Commerce Court North I went to look at the Canada Permanent Trust Company Building at 320 Bay. Apparently it has (had?) some wonderful elevators, but that wasn’t … Continue reading →

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My Toronto Art Deco Trip – part 3

Posted on May 31, 2013 by natalie

(continuing on from part 1 and part 2 of my trip to Toronto) I last left you on University Ave. in Toronto. At this point, according to my notes, I was supposed to proceed south on the subway. The weather was … Continue reading →

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My Toronto Art Deco Trip – part 2

Posted on May 29, 2013 by natalie

(continuing on from part 1 of my trip to Toronto) It was just before 7:00 am and I was at Maple Leaf Gardens. Built in just under 6 months in 1931, it was ready for the start of the hockey … Continue reading →

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