Toronto houses #18

Bay-and-gable houses, a common style in Toronto. New buildings are often made in a simplified version of them. They were an effective way to conserve space when land was expensive. I guess they still are.

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Taken on Monday February 20, 2012
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Annemarie said:

HWW

wish you a happy Wednesday:)

2 years ago

John FitzGerald replied to Annemarie:

Thanks, Annemarie.

2 years ago ( translate )

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Beautiful architectural image.
hWW

2 years ago ( translate )

John FitzGerald replied to Jaap van 't Veen:

Thanks, Jaap.

2 years ago ( translate )

Roger (Grisly) said:

A very English style of house, John.

2 years ago

John FitzGerald replied to Roger (Grisly):

I know the type of English house of which you speak, Roger, but I hadn't thought about them till you mentioned them. Thanks for pointing that out.

2 years ago

tiabunna said:

An interesting architectural image. Similar to some houses I saw in Montreal.

2 years ago

John FitzGerald replied to tiabunna:

Thanks, Steve. Montreal architecture on the whole seems far superior to Toronto's.

2 years ago

Keith Burton said:

The style of the houses is very pleasant John.............I really like the ornate brickwork - something that probably wouldn't be cost effective to do nowadays.

Very well captured.

2 years ago

John FitzGerald replied to Keith Burton:

Thanks, Keith. I don't think brickwork like this was all that cost-effective when the house was built. I can think of only one other bay-and-gable in Toronto with brickwork like this, and I've seen hundreds of them.

2 years ago