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  • Overhead architecture showcases metal framing and historical piping used in the kilns and drying tunnels building during brick-making of the Don Valley Brick Works. Part of the Holcim Gallery, Evergreen Brick Works, Toronto (Canada).<br />
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Holcim Gallery is one of the most dramatic, and most functional, areas within Evergreen Brick Works. The 52,000-square-foot area housed three long tunnel kilns and six single-track drying tunnels.<br />
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Interpretive signage explains the stories of the brick-making process. This building speaks to the rich industrial heritage of the site.
    Evergreen Brick Works _MG_6657.tif
  • A section of the Frank Gehry Staircase, part of the architecture of the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario), Toronto, Canada.
    IMG00073-20110814-1156
  • Holcim Gallery during an evening event.<br />
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Holcim Gallery is one of the most dramatic areas within Evergreen Brick Works. The building features long tunnel kilns and drying tunnels lit by architectural lighting. <br />
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Interpretive signage explains the stories of the brick-making process. This building speaks to the rich industrial heritage of the site.
    Evergreen Brick Works _MG_6952.tif
  • Column of a Swaminarayan Mandir/Museum.
    Religious Buildings IMG_6730.tif
  • Since it was built in 1920 by Chapman and Oxley architects, the Leuty Lifeguard Station has helped to save thousands of lives. Over the years it has been moved four times to keep it close to Lake Ontario's edge. During the 1980's the Leuty had fallen into disrepair and was threatened with demolition. Local residents formed S.O.S. (Save Our Station), and enough money was raised to restore the structure. It has since been declared an important historic site by the Toronto (Canada) Historical Board.
    Winter _MG_6090
  • Since it was built in 1920 by Chapman and Oxley architects, the Leuty Lifeguard Station has helped to save thousands of lives. Over the years it has been moved four times to keep it close to Lake Ontario's edge. During the 1980's the Leuty had fallen into disrepair and was threatened with demolition. Local residents formed S.O.S. (Save Our Station), and enough money was raised to restore the structure. It has since been declared an important historic site by the Toronto (Canada) Historical Board.
    Winter _MG_6073.tif
  • Since it was built in 1920 by Chapman and Oxley architects, the Leuty Lifeguard Station has helped to save thousands of lives. Over the years it has been moved four times to keep it close to Lake Ontario's edge. During the 1980's the Leuty had fallen into disrepair and was threatened with demolition. Local residents formed S.O.S. (Save Our Station), and enough money was raised to restore the structure. It has since been declared an important historic site by the Toronto (Canada) Historical Board.
    Winter _MG_6088 - Version 2
  • Feline pet sitting on window sill in upscale bathroom, complete with large windows and soaker tub.
    Animals and Pets IMG_2222a.tiff
  • Feline pet sitting on window sill in upscale bathroom, complete with large windows and soaker tub.
    Animals and Pets IMG_2222b.tiff
  • Interior of elegant, upscale living room.
    House and Home P1010058.tif
  • Upscale, residential den, sunroom.
    IMG_P1010058.tif
  • University of Toronto.
    IMG_9862
  • Historic building in the Distillery neighbourhood of Toronto Canada.
    IMG_7286
  • Birds fly around the steeple of Cedar Park United Church of Canada, Montreal Quebec.
    Religious Buildings IMG_5714.tif
  • Queen of Peace Church, Mississauga, Ontario (Canada).
    Religious Buildings _MG_2608.tif
  • Window-lined restroom with soaker tub.
    House and Home IMG_6920.tif
  • Historic building in the Distillery neighbourhood of Toronto Canada.
    _IMG_7283
  • Interior of Queen of Peace Church, Mississauga, Ontario (Canada).
    Religious Buildings __MG_2614.tif
  • A stunning view inside Trinity College Chapel. A happy couple weds.
    Religious Buildings IMG_4776.tif
  • The Hal·szb·stya or Fisherman's Bastion is a terrace in neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque style situated on the Buda bank of the Danube, on the Castle hill in Budapest, around Matthias Church. It was designed and built between 1895 and 1902 on the plans of Frigyes Schulek. Between 1947-48, the son of Frigyes Schulek, J·nos Schulek, conducted the other restoration project after its near destruction during World War II.
    Hungary_DSCN1013.tif
  • The Danube is Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is notable for being classified as an international waterway.<br />
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The river originates in the Black Forest in Germany as the much smaller Brigach and Breg rivers which join at the German town of Donaueschingen. After that it is known as the Danube and flows southeastward for a distance of some 2850 km (1771 miles), passing through four Central and Eastern European capitals, before emptying into the Black Sea via the Danube Delta in Romania and Ukraine.<br />
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Known to history as one of the long-standing frontiers of the Roman Empire, the river flows through or acts as part of the borders of ten countries: Germany (7.5%), Austria (10.3%), Slovakia (5.8%), Hungary (11.7%), Croatia (4.5%), Serbia (10.3%), Bulgaria (5.2%), Moldova (1.6%), Ukraine (3.8%) and Romania (28.9%).
    Hungary_DSCN1017.tif
  • Buda Castle (Hungarian: Budavári Palota) is the historical castle complex of the Hungarian kings in Budapest, Hungary, first completed in 1265. <br />
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In the past, it was also called Royal Palace (Hungarian: Királyi-palota) and Royal Castle (Hungarian: Királyi Vár).<br />
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Buda Castle was built on the southern tip of Castle Hill, surrounded by what is known as the Castle District (Hun: Várnegyed), famous for its Medieval, Baroque and 19th century living quarters and public buildings. It is linked to Adam Clark Square and the Széchenyi Chain Bridge by the Castle Hill Funicular.<br />
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Buda Castle is part of the Budapest World Heritage Site, declared in 1987.
    Hungary_DSCN0971.tif
  • The beautiful Byzantine interior of the All Serbian Saints Orthodox Church, Toronto (Canada).<br />
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This beautiful church building is built in Byzantine style, which is traditional for Orthodox churches. The building has three balconies for choirs, hand crafted iconostasis, with icons produced in Belgrade.
    Religious Buildings _MG_7938.tif
  • Swaminarayan Mandir / Museum, Toronto Canada.
    Religious Buildings IMG_6734.tif
  • Window in soft focus.
    Window in soft focus. IMG_2585
  • Window and staircase railing in soft focus.
    Window and staircase railing in soft..2584
  • House and home: interior design.
    IMG_6880 - Version 3
  • The Hal·szb·stya or Fisherman's Bastion is a terrace in neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque style situated on the Buda bank of the Danube, on the Castle hill in Budapest, around Matthias Church. It was designed and built between 1895 and 1902 on the plans of Frigyes Schulek. Between 1947-48, the son of Frigyes Schulek, J·nos Schulek, conducted the other restoration project after its near destruction during World War II.
    Hungary_DSCN1016.tif
  • The Hungarian Parliament Building (Hungarian: Országház, literally translates to country house) is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary. It is one of Europe's oldest legislative buildings, a notable landmark of Hungary and a popular tourist destination of Budapest. It lies in Lajos Kossuth Square, on the bank of the Danube, in Budapest.
    Hungary_DSCN0955.tif
  • The beautiful Byzantine interior of the All Serbian Saints Orthodox Church, Toronto (Canada).<br />
<br />
This beautiful church building is built in Byzantine style, which is traditional for Orthodox churches. The building has three balconies for choirs, hand crafted iconostasis, with icons produced in Belgrade.
    Religious Buildings _MG_7939.tif
  • Candles visible through a window frame at night.
    House and Home IMG_1746.tif
  • Window and staircase railing in soft focus.
    Window and staircase railing in soft..2586
  • Window in soft focus.
    Window in soft focus. IMG_2583
  • Looking down at shoes tossed on carpeted front foyer, which leads up wood stairs and banister to second floor of home. Sunshine streams in through front door windows.
    House and Home IMG_7325.tif
  • OTP Bank is the biggest commercial bank in Hungary, operating in Central and Eastern Europe. The bank operates over 1000 branches, and serves over 10 million customers in 8 countries.
    OTP National Bank of Hungary, Budape...tif
  • Women's shoes. Bedroom fur rug.
    IMG_6975.tif
  • The Széchenyi Lánchíd Bridge, often referred to as the Chain Bridge, stretches between Buda and Pest (two districts of present-day Budapest). It is the first permanent bridge over the Danube River in Hungary.
    Hungary_DSCN1023.tif
  • OTP Bank is the biggest commercial bank in Hungary, operating in Central and Eastern Europe. The bank operates over 1000 branches, and serves over 10 million customers in 8 countries.
    Hungary_DSCN0966.tif
  • Hungary_DSCN0946.tif
  • Vintage Coca Cola Sign
    _IMG_2760
  • Swaminarayan Mandir / Museum, Toronto Canada.
    Religious Buildings IMG_6717.tif
  • The beautiful Byzantine interior of the All Serbian Saints Orthodox Church, Toronto (Canada).<br />
<br />
This beautiful church building is built in Byzantine style, which is traditional for Orthodox churches. The building has three balconies for choirs, hand crafted iconostasis, with icons produced in Belgrade.
    Religious Buildings _MG_7940.tif
  • Candles visible through a window frame at night.
    House and Home IMG_1746.tif
  • Bathroom faucet and sink.
    House and Home IMG_6950.tif
  • Reflection of St. Stephen's Cathedral, Budapest Hungary.
    Reflection of St. Stephen's Cathedra...tif
  • OTP National Bank of Hungary
    OTP National Bank of Hungary
  • Vintage Coca Cola Sign
    _IMG_2760
  • Swaminarayan Mandir/Museum
    IMG_6730.jpg
  • The Brides' Ballet: Several brides dance a lovely ballet among water fountains in the heart of downtown Toronto, Canada.
    The Brides' Ballet_IMG_0120.tiff
  • We use 100% fresh water. Beach Auto Wash.
    IMG_7639
  • High angle cityscape of Toronto (Canada) facing south with Lake Ontario and the CN Tower visible in the background.
    Cityscapes _MG_0333 - Version 2.tif
  • Brides dance a lovely ballet among water fountains in the heart of downtown Toronto, Canada.
    Lifestyle: The Brides' Ballet_MG_012..tiff
  • The Western Quarry Garden, which is adjacent to the Frances and Tim Price Terrace, is a popular spot for events, such as wedding ceremonies.<br />
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When the Don Valley Brick Works closed in 1989 due to depleting resources from the quarry necessary for brick production, the site remained vacant for years.<br />
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Between 1994 and 1997 the quarry was filled in and a public park was created.
    Evergreen Brick Works _MG_6764.tif
  • Light at the end of a drying tunnel.<br />
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Part of Holcim Gallery, the most dramatic space at Evergreen Brick Works was formerly the most functional part of the site. The 52,000-square-foot area housed three long tunnel kilns and six single-track drying tunnels.<br />
<br />
The Evergreen Brick Works project transformed an underused, deteriorating industrial site in the city's Don Valley into a regionally important, environmentally based community landmark to engage visitors in diverse experiences connected to nature and the city.  The LEED Platinum designed Centre for Green Cities is the only new building on the site. It incorporates a welcome centre, retail and amenity space, administrative offices, and workspace for the programme partners.<br />
To capture the spirit of the historic site and its industrial heritage, the Centre for Green Cities knits the new building into and around the existing elements. Old brick walls, steel structures, and metal sheds are retained and define the footprint of the building.  Public functions – event spaces and classrooms – are on the ground floor, immersed in the character of those existing structures. The second floor has a wrap-around balcony, occupying the space between an existing brick wall and the cantilevered floors above.  As an educational institute focused on outdoor education, the balcony offers exterior access to second floor classrooms as well as to Evergreen’s offices on the third floor, while providing an elevated view of both the Brickworks site and the visitor welcome centre.
    Evergreen Brick Works _MG_6692.tif
  • Interior, vertical view, of brick kiln artifact.<br />
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The Tunnel Kiln and Dryer Building is located at the southeast end of the property. The Wire-Press Brick Production Plant (Building 14) flanks it on the west. Part of the west wall abuts the Holding Room (Building 12). Behind (north of) Building 16, the concrete retaining wall was constructed about 1891 to separate the buildings from the quarry to the north.<br />
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The Tunnel Kiln and Dryer Building rises one extended storey on a concrete foundation. The long rectangular plan is aligned with the short end walls facing north and south. Constructed of steel with red and yellow brick cladding, the building is covered by a gable roof. The east, north and west walls are enclosed with brick, while metal cladding faces the south wall. <br />
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The “Brick Works Mural” (1996) by Toronto artist Sady Ducros extends across Buildings 14, 15 and 16, covering the lower part of the south walls. Building 16 shares one large interior space with the adjoining Holding Room (Building 12) and the Dry-Press Brick Production Plant (Building 15). Buildings 15 and 16 are all but identical, except that Building 16 is slightly larger in size.<br />
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The Tunnel Kiln and Dryer Building is contextually significant in relation to the Brick Storage Shed (Building 13), the Wire-Cut Brick Production Plant (Building 14), and the Dry-Press Brick Production Plant (Building 15) at the southeast end of the Don Valley Brick Works.
    Evergreen Brick Works _MG_6689.tif
  • Interior, horizontal view, of brick kiln artifact.<br />
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Character defining elements that contribute to the heritage value of the Don Valley Brick Works include its:<br />
- complex of 16 industrial buildings built over time ranging from 1891 to 1972 including the Office (Building 1), Welding Shop (Building 3), Sand-Lime Storage Building (Building 4), Lunchroom (Building 5), Sand-Lime Brick Production Plan (Building 6/7), Sand-Lime Brick Storage Building (Building 8), Clay-Shale Storage Building (Building 9), Clay-Grinding Building (Building 10), Screening and Dust Collection Building (Building 11), Stock Brick Dryer Building (Building 11B), Holding Room (Building 12), Brick Storage Shed (Building 13), Wire-Cut Brick Production Plant (Building 14), Dry-Press Brick Production Plant (Building 15), Tunnel Kiln and Dryer Building (Building 16), Valley Chimney and Chimney Court (Building 17)<br />
- expansive collection of industrial machinery ranging in age and reflecting production capabilities of the site. Machinery including the John Price Soft-Mud Press, Kilns, Clay and Shale Storage Hoppers, Storage Bins, Brick Presses, Metal Ceiling Fans, Industrial Style Pendant Ceiling Light Fixtures, Electrical Panels, Motorized Conveyors, Metal Containers, Grinders, Office Booth, Sieves, Dust Collectors, Dust Bins, Shale Bins, Wire Brick Cutter<br />
- archaeological features and remains related to the industrial use of the site<br />
- location in the Don Valley <br />
- proximity to other industrial sites, such as Todmorden Mills
    Evergreen Brick Works _MG_6688.tif
  • Carts were used to move bricks in and out of drying tunnels and kilns, part of the Holcim Gallery, Evergreen Brick Works, Toronto (Canada).<br />
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“Building 16” at the Brick Works housed several massive kilns built in the 1960s for firing and drying bricks. The kilns were fascinating artifacts, but their sheer size – 600 linear metres occupying three-quarters of the building – made the space impossible to use.<br />
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Dissecting the kilns to reveal their hidden spaces and internal workings, opened up the building, providing space for a large-scale contemporary venue (Holcim Gallery), and at the same time tells the story of this historic space.<br />
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Visitors can now access and explore the various interior spaces of the kilns, and learn about the different stages of firing brick: preheating, firing, and cooling. The rich, industrial masonry of this site is brought to life by a simple but strategic process of deconstruction and interpretation.
    Evergreen Brick Works _MG_6658.tif
  • Adult lifestyle. Woman's face reflected in mirror.
    House and Home IMG_8145.tif
  • Speed Bump Sign Beside House
    IMG_9447
  • One of the oldest industrial brick producing facilities in the province, the Don Valley Brick Works was the longest operating brick works in Toronto and Ontario. The company used the most advanced technical processes and equipment of the time, often simultaneously, and installed one of the earliest continuous kilns in Ontario. <br />
<br />
The wide-range of products made on-site were applied to numerous Toronto buildings, ranging from modest structures to the most recognizable landmarks of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. <br />
<br />
One of the site’s most outstanding characteristics is its ability to portray the complexity of a long standing and well used industrial site and brick works in which buildings and spaces are periodically being added to, demolished, adapted and reused to accommodate technical changes, new markets and new ways of marketing, social conditions, new materials and processes of construction and new forms of transportation, sources of capital and power.
    Evergreen Brick Works _MG_6953.tif
  • One of the oldest industrial brick producing facilities in the province, the Don Valley Brick Works was the longest operating brick works in Toronto and Ontario. The company used the most advanced technical processes and equipment of the time, often simultaneously, and installed one of the earliest continuous kilns in Ontario. <br />
<br />
The wide-range of products made on-site were applied to numerous Toronto buildings, ranging from modest structures to the most recognizable landmarks of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. <br />
<br />
One of the site’s most outstanding characteristics is its ability to portray the complexity of a long standing and well used industrial site and brick works in which buildings and spaces are periodically being added to, demolished, adapted and reused to accommodate technical changes, new markets and new ways of marketing, social conditions, new materials and processes of construction and new forms of transportation, sources of capital and power.
    Evergreen Brick Works _MG_6856.tif
  • Graffiti wall art and table visible at the end of a single track, drying brick tunnel.<br />
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The Tunnel Kiln and Dryer Building (Building 16) is an important component of the Don Valley Brick Works. The building was constructed in 1956-57 for the burning and drying of bricks. It replaced a number of earlier buildings, including a continuous kiln, the original sand-lime brick plant, the #3 stock brick production line, and the “Brick” Chimney, one of four predominant chimneys on the site.<br />
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The building contained three tunnel kilns that were fired by natural gas, with fuel oil as a backup. The railway-tunnel kilns, produced by G. W. Booth, were among the first installed in Ontario. Dry bricks were burned in one of two gas-fired Harrop tunnel kilns, each with the capacity of 38 cars. Six single-track tunnel dryers were located in the northwest corner. Each tunnel was 140 feet long and held 14 cars. Bricks were dried in two narrow track tunnel dryers next to the wire-cut brick dryer in the building. <br />
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Historically, Tunnel Kiln and Dryer Building reflected the ongoing brick making processes that were introduced in the 1890s and continued for almost a century in different locations on-site.
    Evergreen Brick Works _MG_6717.tif
  • Part of Holcim Gallery, the most dramatic space at Evergreen Brick Works was formerly the most functional part of the site. The 52,000-square-foot area housed three long tunnel kilns and six single-track drying tunnels.<br />
<br />
The Evergreen Brick Works project transformed an underused, deteriorating industrial site in the city's Don Valley into a regionally important, environmentally based community landmark to engage visitors in diverse experiences connected to nature and the city.  The LEED Platinum designed Centre for Green Cities is the only new building on the site. It incorporates a welcome centre, retail and amenity space, administrative offices, and workspace for the programme partners.<br />
<br />
To capture the spirit of the historic site and its industrial heritage, the Centre for Green Cities knits the new building into and around the existing elements. Old brick walls, steel structures, and metal sheds are retained and define the footprint of the building.  Public functions – event spaces and classrooms – are on the ground floor, immersed in the character of those existing structures. The second floor has a wrap-around balcony, occupying the space between an existing brick wall and the cantilevered floors above.  As an educational institute focused on outdoor education, the balcony offers exterior access to second floor classrooms as well as to Evergreen’s offices on the third floor, while providing an elevated view of both the Brickworks site and the visitor welcome centre.
    Evergreen Brick Works _MG_6693.tif
  • The Harrop single track brick-drying tunnel, Evergreen Brick Works, Toronto (Canada).<br />
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Founded in 1889 and opened for a century at this location, the Don Valley Brick Works was one of the oldest and largest brick works in the province and was the longest operating facility in Toronto and Ontario. Brick produced by the company encompassed technological innovations of the industry and were used in many of Toronto's landmark buildings, including Casa Loma, Old City Hall and Queen's Park. Clay and shale were extracted for brick production from the quarry to the north of the buildings, the north slope of which is of particular geological significance.
    Evergreen Brick Works _MG_6659.tif
  • Outdoor early morning portrait of happy couple in autumn, Toronto, Canada.
    Lifestyle _MG_5978
  • Toronto (Canada) cityscape at dusk, facing north, as seen from Centre Island with Lake Ontario in the foreground.
    Cityscapes IMG_6691.tif
  • The Brides' Ballet: Several brides dance a lovely ballet among water fountains in the heart of downtown Toronto, Canada.<br />
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Profits from print sales are donated to cancer research.
    _MG_0120_BW
  • Jacuzzi water tap.
    IMG_6948
  • Brass and fur detail of chair.
    _IMG_6891
  • House and home: interior design.
    IMG_6891
  • Hungary is probably the most well known wine country in Eastern Europe for two reasons - Tokaji and Bull's Blood. <br />
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Tokaji is a very sweet wine that was prized by the Russian Tsars, made in an oxidized manner similar to Sherry. <br />
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Egri Bikaver, or "Bull's Blood" is a wine of legend. As the story goes, back in 1552 the Eger fortress was under attack, and the defenders were badly outnumbered. To fortify themselves and give themselves courage, they drank the local red wine in large amounts, and the wine spilled on them while they did so. When the attackers saw the men running towards them with red liquid all down their chests, they thought the locals had been drinking bull's blood, and they fled in terror.
    Wine cellar stairway and entrance, H...tif