Photograph of a model design proposed for the redevelopment of the old stock exchange building. The design included a tower with 13 storeys of office space and 11 storeys of condominiums. The design was never implemented, and instead the Ernst & Yonge Tower was constructed on the site.
Photographs of the exterior of a trolley streetcar built into a glass enclosure on the side of a building, operated as a restaurant. A TTC streetar can be seen exiting the station adjacent to the restaurant in one of the photographs. An article on the interior decoration was published in the May 1980 issue of Canadian Architect magazine.
Photograph of the exterior of a low-rise office building at night. Office has a large decorative concrete mural above the main entrance designed by Don Wallace, Primavera Design Group, and the related article in Canadian Architect magazine discusses the creation, shipment and installation of this piece.
Detail of an entranceway to the chapel wing of the Gothic revival building, showing decorative stonework typical of the style: stone tracery, pointed arches, clustered columns (collonnettes) and elaborate figure carving.
Photograph of a low-rise residential co-operative housing complex located at 1974 Victoira Park Avenue in Toronto. A piece of paper adhered to the verso of the photograph gives deails of the 1962 CHDC National Award competition for Multiple housing.
Illustrations showing an idealized reconstruction of the section of the Gardiner Expressway and Lakeshore Boulevard, crossing the Don Valley Parkway and extending to the waterfront. Drawings include mixed-use infills under the Gardiner (with the existing Lakeshore roadway relocated south toward the water), and the creation of a Garden Boulevard to the east with commercial uses on either side. Ponds, lakes and fountains are inserted along the shoreline. The designs were commissioned as part of an OAA Charrette, and the images were published in the July 1987 issue of Canadian Architect magazine.
Aerial view of the apartment tower, showing Humber river and nearby Old Mill Inn. A stamp on the back of the photograph gives the architect as Raymond Mandel, and the photographer as Jack Mitchell.
Exterior views of mid-rise concrete building, partially open at ground level to act as an event podium, supported by large concrete pillars. One view, taken at a distance, shows a statue in foreground.
File consists of a publication from the motion picture The Road Home. Released in 1988. Directed by Jerzy Kaszubowski. Distributed by Nostar Enterntainment Inc. Starring Rafal Synowka, Jerzy Binczycki, Marzena Tybala, Slawa Kwasniewska and Boguslaw Linda.
File consists of film stills from the motion picture The Sailor's Return. Based on the 1925 novel by David Garnett. Released in 1978. Directed by Jack Gold. Distributed by Pan-Canadian Film Distributors. Starring Tom Bell, Shope Shodeinde and Elton Charles. Drama.
File consists of film stills from the motion picture Sixteen Candles. Released in 1984. Directed by John Hughes. Distributed by Universal City Studios, Inc. Starring Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Justin Henry and Michael Schoeffling. Comedy, romance.
File consists of film stills from the motion picture Spring Break. Released in 1983. Directed by Sean S. Cunningham. Distributed by Columbia Pictures Industries. Starring David Knell, Perry Lang and Paul Land. Comedy, romance.
File consists of film stills from the motion picture The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart. Released in 1970 in Sweden. Directed by Leonard Horn. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Starring Linda Gillen, Michael Greer and Dianne Hull. Drama.
File consists of film stills from the motion picture Still of the Night. Released in 1982. Directed by Robert Benton. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and United Artists. Starring Roy Scheider, Meryl Streep and Jessica Tandy. Crime, drama, mystery.
File consists of film stills from the motion picture El super. Based on the play by Iván Acosta. Released in 1979. Directed by Leon Ichaso and Orlando Jiménez Leal. Distributed by Pan-Canadian Film Distributors. Starring Raimundo Hidalgo-Gato, Zully Montero and Reynaldo Medina . Drama, comedy.
File consists of film stills from the motion picture Terror in the Aisles. Released in 1984. Directed by Andrew J. Kuehn. Distributed by Universal City Studios, Inc. Starring Donald Pleasence, Nancy Allen and Fred Asparagus. Horror, documentary, thriller.
File consists of film stills from the motion picture La traviata. Based on the opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Released in 1982 in Italy. Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. Distributed by Universal City Studios Inc. Starring Teresa Stratas, Plácido Domingo and Cornell MacNeil. Drama, music, musical.
File consists of film stills from the motion picture Tribute. Based on the play by Bernard Slade. Released in 1980 in Canada. Directed by Bob Clark. Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox. Starring Jack Lemmon, Robby Benson and Lee Remick. Comedy, drama.
File consists of film stills from the motion picture Umberto D. Released in 1952 in Italy. Directed by Vittoro De Sica. Distributed by Dear Film. Starring Carlo Battisti, Maria Pia Casilio and Lina Gennari. Drama.
File consists of film stills from the motion picture Used Cars. Released in 1980. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Distributed by Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. Starring Kurt Russell, Jack Warden and Gerrit Graham. Comedy.
File consists of film stills from the motion picture Weekend of Shadows. Released in 1978 in Australia. Directed by Tom Jeffrey. Distributed by Roadshaw Entertainment. Starring John Waters, Wyn Roberts and Graham Rouse. Crime, drama.
File consists of film stills from the motion picture Why Would I Lie? Released in 1980. Directed by Larry Peerce. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Starring Treat Williams, Lisa Eichhorn and Gabriel Macht. Comedy, drama.
File consists of film stills from the motion picture Windy City. Released in 1984. Directed by Armyan Bernstein. Distributed by CBS, Inc. Starring John Shea, Kate Capshaw and Josh Mostel. Drama.
File consists of film stills from the motion picture Winter Kills. Released in 1979. Directed by William Richert. Distributed by Avco Embassy Pictures. Starring Jeff Bridges, Juhn Huston and Anthony Perkins. Drama, thriller.
File consists of film stills from the motion pictures The Tragic Diary of Zero the Fool (1970), X: The Man with X-Ray Eyes (1963), Yellowbeard (1983), Yojimbo (1961) and Yoyo (1965).
File consists of film stills from the motion picture Yes, Giorgio. Released in 1982. Directed by Franklin J. Schnaffer. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and United Artists. Starring Luciano Pavarotti, Kathryn Harrold and Eddie Albert. Comedy, musical.
File contains film stills and textual records related to Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation's tentative release schedule for the Fall/Winter season of 1991. Films included are "The Super", "29th Street", "Shining Through", "For the Boys", "Grand Canyon", and "Jack the Bear".
File contains film stills and textual records related to Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation's release schedule for the Fall season of 1990. Films included are "Pacific Heights", "Miller's Crossing", "Marked for Death", "Home Alone", "Predator II", "Edward Scissorhands", and "Come See the Paradise".
Bottles of photographic chemicals used by Brodie Macpherson in his home lab. Most are glass bottles with cork stoppers, a few Seagram's beer bottles and other re-purposed household containers, with handwritten labels indicating their contents.
Television series that aired from May-October 1976, featuring musical variety productions from CBC centres outside Toronto, two each from Vancouver, Montreal, Halifax, Edmonton, and St. John's. The programs were pilots for future CBC productions and featured local talents from each of the regions.
Performance and broadcast of a song called "Black Hallelujah" composed by Russ Little and Norm Symonds; a 60 minute gospel music version of the trial and crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
File contains agreements and correspondence between The Ryerson Press and Frederick Philip Grove. Included is an agreement for Ryerson Press to attain the rights to previously published books - "Search for America"; "Fruits of the Earth"; "Settlers of the Marsh"; "Our Daily Bread"; and "Generations". The other agreement is for the abridged (school) edition of "Search for America".
File contains an agreement and a memorandum of agreement between The Ryerson Press and Cy Groves for the books "Rhetoric for Moderns" and "Plays on a Human Theme - being an anthology three plays".
File contains agreements between The Ryerson Press and Amelia Beers Garvin [Katherine Hale] for several books. Included are: 1) agreement between Ryerson, Amelia Garvin and the estate of John W. Garvin for the book "Cap and Bells". 2) agreement for book "Isabella Valancy Crawford" as part of the Makers of Canadian Literature series 3) agreement for book "Morning in the West" 4) agreement for book "Ontario Roads and Byways" 5) agreement for book "The Flute and other poems" 6) agreement for book "Historic Homes of Canada"
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and the Alumnae Association of the Hamilton General Hospital School of Nursing for the book "The History of the School of Nursing of the Hamilton General Hospital" authored by Marjorie Freeman Campbell.
File contains agreements between The Ryerson Press and Doris Hedges for the books "The Flower in the Dusk", "Crisis", and "Words on a Page and Other Poems".
File contains two agreements between The Ryerson Press and John W. Holmes, in his role as executive secretary for the Canadian Insitute of International Affairs, for the books "India Today" by W. E. Duffett, A. R. Hicks, and G. R. Parkin and "Population: Canada's Problem" by Stephen Cartwright.
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and J. Ray Hord, in his role as representative for the Board of Evangelism and Social Service, United Church of Canada, regarding the book "Communist Faith and Christian Faith" by Donald Evans. Also in the file is a contractual letter between The Ryerson Press and SCM Press Ltd. for publication of the book in the U. K.
File contains a licensing agreement between The Ryerson Press and Follett Publishing Company for the publication and sale of "Up a Road Slowly" by Irene Hunt in Canada.
File contains correspondence between The Ryerson Press and Claude Hurtubise (Editions H. M. H. Ltdd) regarding the translation of the book "Convergences" by Jean LeMoyne.
File contains an agreement between The Ryerson Press and Patrick H. Irwin regarding the book "Business Planning: Key to Profit Growth". Also in the file is correspondence regarding translations of the work.