A view of a specially designed small classroom in the pavilion originally occupied by the Metropolitan Toronto School for the Deaf, Davisville P.S.
Date2017
Names
MacCallum, Peter
(photographer)
Format
Davisville Public School photo series #9.
Davisville Junior Public School was one of several innovative structures designed by Peter Pennington, chief design architect for the Toronto School Board in response to the baby boom that followed the Second World War. It opened in 1962, and at different times it also housed the Metropolitan Toronto School for the Deaf, and the Spectrum Alternative School. In 2016, to accommodate a large increase in enrollment, the Toronto District School Board decided to demolish and replace the entire school building rather than renovate it or build an addition. Despite considerable opposition from groups concerned with the preservation of Toronto's architectural heritage, the school was closed and demolished in 2018. Since other architectural photographers had already documented the school's exterior, Peter MacCallum sought permission to photograph its interiors, and was able to get access for two days in September, 2017, as it was being prepared for the students' return from their summer holiday.
Davisville Junior Public School was one of several innovative structures designed by Peter Pennington, chief design architect for the Toronto School Board in response to the baby boom that followed the Second World War. It opened in 1962, and at different times it also housed the Metropolitan Toronto School for the Deaf, and the Spectrum Alternative School. In 2016, to accommodate a large increase in enrollment, the Toronto District School Board decided to demolish and replace the entire school building rather than renovate it or build an addition. Despite considerable opposition from groups concerned with the preservation of Toronto's architectural heritage, the school was closed and demolished in 2018. Since other architectural photographers had already documented the school's exterior, Peter MacCallum sought permission to photograph its interiors, and was able to get access for two days in September, 2017, as it was being prepared for the students' return from their summer holiday.
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Medium
DimensionsImage size: 10.2 cm x 11.4 cm (4 in. x 4 1/2 in.)
Language
ProvenanceGift of Peter MacCallum.
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
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Copyright HolderMacCallum, Peter
Call Number / Accession Number2021-25-9-8
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Neighbourhood:North Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
