My client and friend opening his new business said, “I need a logo that will work for my business and by the way, also has to work on a hockey shirt.” Roundhouse Pediatrics got its name from the locomotives that were serviced at the Roundhouse, in the Junction. Roundhouse Pediatrics provides pediatric and adolescent medicine care.

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and this years hockey shirt.

An emphasis on the “I” because on the first day of school each year, every teacher would mispronounce Annika's name as “Ann-eeka,” making her cringe inside and forever fret the first day of school. The books with one fallen over, reflect Annika’s personality.

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A trade show for moms and their babies to engage with retailers.

Sprouts. A play and learn place for kids 0-5. The clients business vision was an identity that could satisfy a potential business franchise across Canada.

Take a walk on Roncesvalles Avenue and you'll find Tangerine Hair Salon. Specializing in colouring, the client asked to modernize his identity. The logo was applied into existing signage.

This client, a music composer, wanted to update her existing logo. Her business involves composing, performing and teaching music. My work also included the design of her website.

Mannerisms is a game that teaches kids table manners with cards that rhyme and things to do. The project involved the design of the logo, cards and packaging.

Toronto Island Ferries: Sam McBride 1939, Thomas Rennie 1950

Toronto Island ferries have steadily taken passengers to Toronto Island since 1910. The Trillium: 1910.
William Inglis: 1935. Sam McBride: 1939. Thomas Rennie: 1951. Ongiara: 1963.

CBC News 2017:
“The iconic Toronto Island ferries will begin sailing into permanent dry dock within two years, but the city's still not sure what they'll be replaced with, or how much the new fleet will cost. Only the 107-year-old Trillium will be spared. The other four ferries will be phased out of service starting in 2020, according to city staff. The new ferries will have much larger capacities”

Sam McBride Ferry(1939) to Ward Island

The Sam McBride and sister ship, Thomas Rennie were built by the Toronto Dry Dock Company Limited. The Thomas Rennie was named after a former member of the Toronto Harbour Commission. The Sam Mcbride was named after Mayor McBride who died in his second term as Mayor(1936). On the island, McBride originally had a tent plot on what was called “Tent City” and later a cottage.

Plans are in progress to replace both ferries with bigger, faster boats.

Thomas Rennie(1951) from Sam McBride(1939)

Joy Oil Gas Stations 1936

Sitting at Lakeshore and Windermere, moved in 2007 from the north side of Lakeshore, is the renovated structure of the last Joy Oil Gas Station in Toronto.

In 1936 the Joy Oil Company built 16 of these castle like gas stations in Toronto. The company originated in Detroit as Sunny Service Oil in 1928. It sold gas a few cents cheaper than its’ competitors.

It remains locked behind a chain link fence, waiting.

Joy Oil Gas 1936

Oculus Pavilion 1959

At the time of this photo it was unclear as to the fate of this pavilion along a quiet trail in South Humber Park. In 2016 the Architecture Conservatory of Ontario put a halt on a renovation proposal that was considered “disrespectful.”

Architecturally, it represents Toronto’s mid-century concrete Modernist era. Public washrooms that were designed around the back have long been closed.

The pavilion originally had a sculpture of three flying birds connected to a stone on a cylindrical base. The sun shining through the elipse in the roof projected light on the scuplture. No longer there and no one knows what happened to it.

In 2019 it received a grant for restoration to begin in 2021.

Original design by architect Alan Crossley and “precast concrete pioneer” Laurence Cazaly.

Pizza Pizza

Surrounded by trees with Lake Ontario and a boardwalk path in behind and a steady flow of traffic on Lakeshore Road in front, sits a small round building occupied by Pizza Pizza.

Pizza Pizza was founded by Michael Overs, who opened the first location in Toronto on December 31, 1967, at the corner of Wellesley and Parliament Streets. It expanded throughout the Toronto area in the 1970’s and throughout the rest of Ontario in the 1980s and 1990s.

Wilderness Adventure Ride 1986

1985 Commercial: “The Wilderness Adventure Ride. At Ontario Place. It’s new it’s wild and it’s all yours.”

Ontario Place opened in 1971, originally to promote Ontario through exhibits and entertainment. In 1986, Ontario North Now, a themed amusement area included the Wilderness Adventure Ride. The log ride was natured themed with robotic moose and animatronic miners. In 2012, the Government of Ontario closed Ontario Place for redevelopment.

Dolores Claman theme from Ontario Place 1970s(40 sec in):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kZuw5UEKIE

Wilderness Adventure Ride 1986

1985 Commercial: “The Wilderness Adventure Ride. At Ontario Place. It’s new it’s wild and it’s all yours.”

Ontario Place opened in 1971, originally to promote Ontario through exhibits and entertainment. In 1986, Ontario North Now, a themed amusement area included the Wilderness Adventure Ride. The log ride was natured themed with robotic moose and animatronic miners. In 2012, the Government of Ontario closed Ontario Place for redevelopment.

Dolores Claman theme from Ontario Place 1970s(40 sec in):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kZuw5UEKIE

Wilderness Adventure Ride 1986

1985 Commercial: “The Wilderness Adventure Ride. At Ontario Place. It’s new it’s wild and it’s all yours.”

Ontario Place opened in 1971, originally to promote Ontario through exhibits and entertainment. In 1986, Ontario North Now, a themed amusement area included the Wilderness Adventure Ride. The log ride was natured themed with robotic moose and animatronic miners. In 2012, the Government of Ontario closed Ontario Place for redevelopment.

Dolores Claman theme from Ontario Place 1970s(40 sec in):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kZuw5UEKIE

Canada Malting Silo 1928

The Canada Malting silo is the last remaining silo in Toronto’s Harbourfront built to store barley. Constructed of concrete, it was a more efficient way to store grain. During the 1800’s elevators in silos were constructed out of wood and brick and due to the explosive nature of gain dust, silos would only last 12-15 years.

The Canada Malting silo was abandoned in the 1980s and destined for demolition, but it was designated a heritage site by the City of Toronto.The germination and kiln buildings were demolished in 2010. The silos will eventually be incorporated into future developments on the site.

“Urban explorers” have illegally broken into the Malting plant describing the interior as “the most potentially dangerous place to explore.” “It’s pitch black in many places, small bolts and pipes stick out of the floors, everything is covered in rust, there’s a constant unpleasant smell of musty grain and there’s lots of dust. There are lots of opening in the concrete floors-some drop several floors. There are doorways that take you on an express trip to death hundreds of feet below. Only a single iron handrail provides protection on a 10+ storey spiral staircase.”-infiltration.org

Sunnyside Beach

Since the 1890s, swimming at the end of Roncesvalles Avenue in Lake Ontario had been popular near a pumping station. This changed in 1913 when it was demolished for construction of a bridge connecting Lakeshore Road and the King/Queen/Roncesvalles intersection. A staircase was built for pedestrians to walk down to the shoreline and a slide was installed for bathers to slide down into the water. This area was later filled in and the beach was moved farther south.

The name “Sunnyside” was used to represent the beach and its surrounding area for more than 70 years before Sunnyside Amusement Park opened. It may have been named by John George Howard, a prominent citizen who in 1848 had built a home overlooking lakeshore on the “sunny side” of a hill.

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Sunnyside Gus Ryder Pool 1925

Throughout the fall ,winter and spring seasons Sunnyside Pool rests . In front traffic flows past, and behind Lake Ontario settles in for cooler weather.

In 1925 the largest swimming pool in Canada, opened in Toronto at Sunnyside Amusement Park. The “Tank” was one of the park’s first attractions. 91 metres long, 23 metres wide and big enough for 2,000 bathers, this above-ground pool was built in just over two months next to the Bathing Pavilion The need for a pool was the result of two previous cooler summers and cold temperatures of Lake Ontario. The bleachers, wooden diving board, and other features from the 1920s are all long gone. It’s official name was the Sunnyside Outdoor Natatorium.

Sunnyside Pavilion 1922

Sunnyside Pavilion was designed to provide changing facilities for swimming in Lake Ontario. Each wing had outdoor changing areas, lockers and showers, the east side for women the west for men. The building, constructed of concrete, cost $300.000 to build. Admission fees were 25¢ for adults and 15¢ for children. Bathing suits and towels could be rented. The staircase in the center led to an upper terrace which then led to a rear terrace that ran the length of the building.

Designed by Alfred Chapman who also designed the Princes' Gates and the Ontario Government Building at Exhibition Place.

Humber River Bridge 1916

Since the 1790’s the area around the Humber River has changed significantly. Numerous mills had operations on the river. By 1860, the Humber Valley was extensively deforested and farmed which resulted in increased flooding and ice jams. A bridge has been at this location since 1837. This bridge built in 1916 has withstood Hurricane Hazel (1954), and every annual thaw of the river since. The bridge is made of concrete with a stone facing.

Designed by Architect Frank Barber of Barber & Yonge.

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