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| | | | Re: Midtown Toronto school demo. < Reply # 1 on 1/3/2019 12:33 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | I was wondering when the time would be right to make a thread on it. A private thread is a start, I guess. Davisville Public School / Metro Toronto School for the Deaf (MTSD) was opened in 1962. The school featured space-age architecture popular in Toronto schools built at the time (See also: City Adult Learning Centre, Regent Park Public School). Inside, the school had small and specialized rooms optimized for MTSD's educational needs. Over the past 15 years, numerous high-density condos have been built around Yonge and Eglinton, now spreading south to Davisville and other smaller streets near it. The schools became overburdened with the influx of students. MTSD was relocated, and the third floor of the school hosted Spectrum Alternative Senior School. In 2016, it was decided Davisville Public school shall be demolished and a larger building constructed to meet the growing demand for elementary students. With the completion of this building, Davisville will host students from kindergarten to grade 5, and the nearby Hodgson Senior School will take students grade 6-8. Given that this school was built in the 60s, there was little thought given that its dated architecture could be considered heritage in any way. There was very little, if any debate over preservation. Only small groups of people involved in the debate considered the building worth some degree of preservation. Here's a sampling of my photos. I'll post more as I upload, but you can always see the full collection here: https://www.flickr...fleetsurbex/NB8h3o The asbestos tarps are gone, and the walls have begun to be crushed... To the nursery... Bonus portrait shots:
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| | | Re: Midtown Toronto school demo. < Reply # 2 on 1/3/2019 1:21 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by Fleeting I was wondering when the time would be right to make a thread on it. A private thread is a start, I guess. Davisville Public School / Metro Toronto School for the Deaf (MTSD) was opened in 1962. The school featured space-age architecture popular in Toronto schools built at the time (See also: City Adult Learning Centre, Regent Park Public School). Inside, the school had small and specialized rooms optimized for MTSD's educational needs. Over the past 15 years, numerous high-density condos have been built around Yonge and Eglinton, now spreading south to Davisville and other smaller streets near it. The schools became overburdened with the influx of students. MTSD was relocated, and the third floor of the school hosted Spectrum Alternative Senior School. In 2016, it was decided Davisville Public school shall be demolished and a larger building constructed to meet the growing demand for elementary students. With the completion of this building, Davisville will host students from kindergarten to grade 5, and the nearby Hodgson Senior School will take students grade 6-8. Given that this school was built in the 60s, there was little thought given that its dated architecture could be considered heritage in any way. There was very little, if any debate over preservation. Only small groups of people involved in the debate considered the building worth some degree of preservation. Here's a sampling of my photos. I'll post more as I upload, but you can always see the full collection here: https://www.flickr...fleetsurbex/NB8h3o
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7900/32704062008_99f682b1eb_c.jpg The asbestos tarps are gone, and the walls have begun to be crushed... https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4915/46525661692_20c8b02bf6_c.jpg To the nursery... https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1962/31523649508_703e67978c_c.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1952/31632698558_f753d96251_c.jpg
https://farm2.stat...2_661ef0ac12_c.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1932/45505306501_e172a292e1_c.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1930/44591595995_7d1399feda_c.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1970/44484771945_f0f6af85b4_c.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1947/31523574588_35668d16d7_c.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1969/45348095812_25b80a197c_c.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1942/30459052587_6b622f3839_c.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1903/30459041667_1ef556aa5d_c.jpg Bonus portrait shots: https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1939/45348082312_8d951fef37_c.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1963/45505365161_00aed83666_c.jpg
| Nice photos! This one really didn't sit for long like other schools. Like the rooftop shot.
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