Architecture, Buildings
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Nobody's Home
Abandoned Houses of York Mills and The Bridle Path by Scott Kennedy
The scourge of the monster house affects communities all across Canada, so while the Toronto neighbourhood of York Mills is not unique in this respect, it has suffered more than most, owing to the generous size of its residential lots in what has...
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Lighthouse on the Prairies
The Story Inside the Jesus Elevator by Henry Vanderpyl
There is very little information about the Jesus Elevator on the internet. Somehow, even Wikipedia missed it. In this book, you are going to learn about Hartley Somerville, a prairie born-again farmer who purchased a 75 foot tall grain elevator...
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A Silent Profession
Asylums, Prisons and Architects by Arthur Allen
If the words "beautiful prison" are hard to say, does that explain why architects seldom, if ever, talk or write about the artistic merits and functional failures of asylum and prison design? In an attempt to understand this silence, and the...
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Secrets of the Span
Lions Gate Renewed by Lilia D'Acres
Lilia D'Acres, Lieutenant Governor Award's winner for 'Lions Gate' has written the second story of the bridge, highlighting the dishonouring of First Nations in the building process. The Lions Gate bridge refurbishment remains a world feat in...
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