Art studio, view no. 1, Davisville P.S.

Davisville Public School photo series #27.

Davisville Public School was one of several innovative structures designed by Peter Pennington, chief design architect for the Toronto School Board (TDSB), in response to the baby boom that followed the Second World War. It opened in 1962, and at a different time 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 TDSB 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. Mr. MacCallum received permission to photograph the school's interiors and these views were taken in September 2017, as it was being prepared for the students' return from their summer holiday.