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Tag Archives: art deco architecture
A trip to France
Late in May I surfaced from what felt like a fog due to lack of sleep and tried to find out when the Doors Open Ottawa event was. It’s the one weekend a year when buildings, many not usually accessible, are … Continue reading
A walk around the park
Remember a couple of weeks ago when I was in downtown Ottawa? The classes with Nancy Bush were at the top of a hotel right beside the massive Museum of Nature, and at lunch time I went out to hunt … Continue reading
Posted in Art Deco, inspiration
Tagged Art Deco, art deco architecture, Ottawa, Park Square, The Trafalgar, Windsor Arms
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London Art Deco
One of the places we visited this summer was London, Ontario. We stayed in a hotel fairly close to downtown, so I did a little research on Art Deco buildings and I picked two candidates. First up was the Canada … Continue reading
Posted in Art Deco
Tagged art deco architecture, Canada Trust, Dominion Public Building, London, Ontario
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Art Deco in Montreal
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
Posted in design, inspiration
Tagged 1414 Drummond, 155 St. Antoine, 1684 Maisonneuve, 225 Notre Dame, 235 St. Jacques, 255 St. Jacques, 500 St. Francis Xavier, Aldred Building, Art Deco, art deco architecture, Crescent Building, Ernest Cormier, Montreal, Montreal Art Deco, Pavilion Roger Guidry, Peterson Hall
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Forced appreciation of architecture
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
My Toronto Art Deco Trip – finale
(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
Posted in design, inspiration
Tagged Art Deco, art deco architecture, R.C. Harris, R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant, Toronto
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My Toronto Art Deco Trip – part 4
(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
My Toronto Art Deco Trip – part 3
(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
My Toronto Art Deco Trip – part 2
(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
Another deco design: Empire State Gloves
I have a thing for Art Deco Architecture. I’ve already done designs based on the Chrysler Building and the Eiffel Tower, so it was probably inevitable that I would love the latest design from Stephanie Earp of Van Der Rock … Continue reading
Posted in knitting
Tagged art deco architecture, deco, design, empire state gloves, knitting, stephanie earp, van der rock, van der rock yarns
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