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Part of the scenery: Not too many people today would contend that the new city hall, whose design American architect Frank Lloyd Wright said resembled a headmarker for a grave
Part of the scenery: Not too many people today would contend that the new city hall, whose design American architect Frank Lloyd Wright said resembled a headmarker for a grave

Part of the scenery: Not too many people today would contend that the new city hall, whose design American architect Frank Lloyd Wright said resembled a headmarker for a grave

Date9/12/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Part of the scenery: Not too many people today would contend that the new city hall; whose design American architect Frank Lloyd Wright said resembled a headmarker for a grave.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0111287F
The attractiveness of the City Hall complex puts into sharp focus what we lack in other parts of the city, contends Professor J. Spelt in the letter below. (Picture was taken from City Hall tower.)
The attractiveness of the City Hall complex puts into sharp focus what we lack in other parts of the city, contends Professor J. Spelt in the letter below. (Picture was taken from City Hall tower.)
3/23/1972
A Frank Lloyd Wright type of house in suburbia
A Frank Lloyd Wright type of house in suburbia
6/27/1964
The New Osgoode Hall at York University contains too much variety in building materials, says architect Harvey Cowan
The New Osgoode Hall at York University contains too much variety in building materials, says architect Harvey Cowan
6/12/1969
The New Osgoode Hall at York University contains too much variety in building materials, says architect Harvey Cowan
The New Osgoode Hall at York University contains too much variety in building materials, says architect Harvey Cowan
6/12/1969
Ten Avoca Avenue is a new condominium apartment building whose design is a good one in the view of architect Harvey Cowan. But it's still a convention(...)
Ten Avoca Avenue is a new condominium apartment building whose design is a good one in the view of architect Harvey Cowan. But it's still a convention(...)
9/3/1969
Would she be Amused?, Laboring under its weigh of 300 pounds, workmen carry an oil painting of Queen Victoria down the stairs of old City hall today
Would she be Amused?, Laboring under its weigh of 300 pounds, workmen carry an oil painting of Queen Victoria down the stairs of old City hall today
2/18/1966
Architect Harvey Cowan stands in a kitchen--his own--whose design is as up-to-date as our modern appliances
Architect Harvey Cowan stands in a kitchen--his own--whose design is as up-to-date as our modern appliances
10/15/1969
Target in war of Halls, Like a target for bombing, the old City Hall stands beside its new rival whose presence threatens it with obliteration
Target in war of Halls, Like a target for bombing, the old City Hall stands beside its new rival whose presence threatens it with obliteration
4/15/1966
The French school. Part I : l'écho de Paris : a selection of familiar phrases which a person would daily hear said around him if he were living among French people : with a vocabulary of all the words and idioms used in the work
The French school. Part I : l'écho de Paris : a selection of familiar phrases which a person would daily hear said around him if he were living among French people : with a vocabulary of all the words and idioms used in the work
1843
Frank Gallo. Born in Toledo, Ohio in 1933. Exhibited in many major U.S. cities, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York
Frank Gallo. Born in Toledo, Ohio in 1933. Exhibited in many major U.S. cities, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York
7/7/1967
Pentland and Baker Architects entry, City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, architectural model
Pentland and Baker Architects entry, City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, architectural model
1958
Architects' Co-Partnership entry, City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, architectural model
Architects' Co-Partnership entry, City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, architectural model
1958