April 13, 2008
Illustration Sunday: William Reynolds Block
Recent renovations at the ROM and OCAD have been subject to much discussion, but there’s more to Toronto than contemporary architecture. Though often overlooked, there are a variety of interesting historical buildings to be found around town. This concludes a series of three posts exploring some of these hidden treasures.
The William Reynolds Block has occupied the southeast corner of Yonge and Gould since 1888. An impressive example of the Renaissance Revival style, its features include repeating brickwork patterns and a flat-roofed tower.
Illustration by Kevin McBride. This drawing and others from the Buildings series are on display at The Cameron House (408 Queen Street West) until April 14th.
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That was the Edison Hotel and the men's taproom was on Gould St.
It's a pity this building has been so badly treated through the last decades. It could be a local "magnet" if properly restored.
Thank you for not reproducing the billboards.
A series of three postings? We need more! These were great.
The illustration looks so much better than the real life version.
Hmm, if I'm not mistaken, that would also be the former location of Nuts & Bolts, one of the oldest punk/new wave clubs in the city. (It would've been in there somewhere on the 2nd floor, entrance on the Gould St. side of the building, I think.) It was my first regular clubbing hangout for about a year, until it closed down.
Very nice at 3 stories, so no need for an elevator. Low maintenance, and no stairs or only one step to enter the ground floor shops.
Tuds
Thank you all for your input. People seemed to enjoy this series, so I'll try to do another installment of buildings in the near future.