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Architect Donald Schmitt looks into his Queen St. W. living room via a third-storey light well.
Architect Donald Schmitt looks into his Queen St. W. living room via a third-storey light well.

Architect Donald Schmitt looks into his Queen St. W. living room via a third-storey light well.

Date4/15/1987
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133417F
Donald Schmitt's light-filled living room includes large square windows split by a circular column he designed to enclose heat ducts.
Donald Schmitt's light-filled living room includes large square windows split by a circular column he designed to enclose heat ducts.
4/15/1987
Relaxing in Venetian splendor of their formal living room are Victor Biasi and Richard, 10. Because Victor has lived in Venice most of his life, practically all the furniture in the room has been imported from Italy. Although the home on Glenview Ave. in North Toronto looks English on the outside, inside it is transformed into a touch of Venice transported to Toronto.
Relaxing in Venetian splendor of their formal living room are Victor Biasi and Richard, 10. Because Victor has lived in Venice most of his life, practically all the furniture in the room has been imported from Italy. Although the home on Glenview Ave. in North Toronto looks English on the outside, inside it is transformed into a touch of Venice transported to Toronto.
5/27/1971
A family without a home, John Edward Norton sits with his wife, Annie Mae, and 17-year-old daughter Greer who holds their 9-year-old daughter Alwyne, a cerebral palsy victim, in one of the three crowded rooms on the third storey of the Gilbert Hotel in downtown Trenton
A family without a home, John Edward Norton sits with his wife, Annie Mae, and 17-year-old daughter Greer who holds their 9-year-old daughter Alwyne, a cerebral palsy victim, in one of the three crowded rooms on the third storey of the Gilbert Hotel in downtown Trenton
12/14/1971
His plan to preserve Pickering, Architect William Beddall looks over sketches of a plan he has proposed to revitalize commercial core (background) of Pickering Village.
His plan to preserve Pickering, Architect William Beddall looks over sketches of a plan he has proposed to revitalize commercial core (background) of Pickering Village.
12/19/1976
Tribute To The Living: Solomon Rajanayagam looks at a stained-glass window, installed in his honor, with his wife, Rosalind, and Rev
Tribute To The Living: Solomon Rajanayagam looks at a stained-glass window, installed in his honor, with his wife, Rosalind, and Rev
7/24/1994
Meticulous handcrafting: That's what keeps renowned architects and major developers knocking on Ed Cotton's door. His model for Fidinam Inc. of a 37-storey tower in Chicago's banking district involved sculpting to scale elaborate 90-year-old carvings on its first three floors.
Meticulous handcrafting: That's what keeps renowned architects and major developers knocking on Ed Cotton's door. His model for Fidinam Inc. of a 37-storey tower in Chicago's banking district involved sculpting to scale elaborate 90-year-old carvings on its first three floors.
11/8/1983
Architect Irving Grossman, who believes high-rise apartments should provide residents with a feeling of identification, discusses plans for the YWCA's 14-storey complex for single working people with two of his advisers
Architect Irving Grossman, who believes high-rise apartments should provide residents with a feeling of identification, discusses plans for the YWCA's 14-storey complex for single working people with two of his advisers
2/9/1972
Rown and beige graphic in the Rosedale living room of Frank Milus, a landscape architect, and wife, June, was created by artist Alan falconer, above
Rown and beige graphic in the Rosedale living room of Frank Milus, a landscape architect, and wife, June, was created by artist Alan falconer, above
4/1/1977
H. S, (Stan) Bond won't retire although he'll soon be 94. He's too old to renew his driver's license so makes his sales calls via bus and streetcar. Bond thinks today's company managers would do a better job if they were given bonuses for boosting profits. His customer say he knows merchandise well.
H. S, (Stan) Bond won't retire although he'll soon be 94. He's too old to renew his driver's license so makes his sales calls via bus and streetcar. Bond thinks today's company managers would do a better job if they were given bonuses for boosting profits. His customer say he knows merchandise well.
1/4/1973
Guest room: John Leslie checks out his new guest room -- a coffin -- for size, as son Mitchell, 2, looks on
Guest room: John Leslie checks out his new guest room -- a coffin -- for size, as son Mitchell, 2, looks on
5/18/1981
A gamble: Gus Fisher will have to wait a year before he knows whether he ows this three storey store on Queen St. W. near Dufferin one of three properties he bought at a tax sale yesterday for $28,000. The owners can reclaim them by paying teh taxes, with
A gamble: Gus Fisher will have to wait a year before he knows whether he ows this three storey store on Queen St. W. near Dufferin one of three properties he bought at a tax sale yesterday for $28,000. The owners can reclaim them by paying teh taxes, with
2/1/1981
Right: Architect Bill Strong likes to travel with a three-piece suit, feels it always give him well-put-together look.
Right: Architect Bill Strong likes to travel with a three-piece suit, feels it always give him well-put-together look.
4/18/1975