Building Storeys 2010-A Photo Exhibit of Toronto's Industrial Past
September 7, 2010
Parkview Neighbourhood Garden www.parkviewneighbourhoodgarden.org
Date: February 16 2010
Time: 12 to 5 pm daily
Location: Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W, 3 & 4 Floors
From Feburary 4 to April 25, 2010, Heritage Toronto will be showcasing photographs of Toronto's aging industrial spaces. Members of the Shadow Collective and DK Photo Group have documented Toronto's heritage buildings and sites.
A collaborative effort by Heritage Toronto and members of Toronto's Shadow Collective and DK Photo Group, Building Storeys is a visual documentation and anecdotal exhibit of our city's historical industrial buildings and sites. Building Storeys changes the perception of industrial heritage in our city, by revealing the hidden beauty of these sites.
Featured in the exhibit are 13 industrial buildings, including these notable City buildings:
- The John Street Roundhouse
- R.L. Hearn Generating Station
- R.L. Clark Water Treatment Plant
- Commissioners Street Transfer Station Commissioners Street
- Ashbridge's Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Ashbridge's Bay Treatment Plant Pumping Stations
- CNR Eastern Lines Locomotive Shop, 85 Laird Drive
- R.C. Harris Water Filtration Plant
- The Pease Foundry, 211 Laird Drive
- Toronto Island Water Filtration Plant
- North Toronto Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Canada Linseed Oil Mills
Admission is free and the exhibit is on from 12-5 daily.
To view the PDF invitation, click here.
For more information, visit http://www.heritagetoronto.org/building-storeys-2010
