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Building Storeys 2010 Photo Exhibit

January 29th, 2010

February 4th  2010 marks the opening of Heritage Toronto’s second annual photo exhibit

Building Storeys 2010: A Photo Exhibit of Toronto’s Industrial Past.  The free exhibit will be held from February 4th – 27th at the Gladstone Hotel, on the 3rd and 4th floors.

The exhibition is a collaborative effort by Heritage Toronto and members of Toronto’s Shadow Collective and DK Photo Group, Building Storeys is a visual documentation and anecdotal exhibit of our city’s historical industrial buildings and sites. Building Storeys changes the perception of industrial heritage in our city, by revealing the hidden beauty of these sites.

 Thursday  February 4 – Saturday February 27th 2010

The Gladstone Hotel

3rd & 4th Floors

1214 Queen Street West Toronto

Show hours: 12:00 – 5:00 pm daily

Cost: Free

The exhibit will feature 13 industrial buildings, including notable City buildings:

The John Street Roundhouse

R.L. Hearn Generating Station

R.L. Clark Water Treatment Plant

Commissioners Street Transfer Station Commissioners Street

Ashbridge’s Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant

Ashbridge’s Bay Treatment Plant Pumping Stations

CNR Eastern Lines Locomotive Shop, 85 Laird Drive

R.C. Harris Water Filtration Plant

The Pease Foundry, 211 Laird Drive

Toronto Island Water Filtration Plant

North Toronto Wastewater Treatment Plant

Canada Linseed Oil Mills

For more information visit:

http://www.heritagetoronto.org/building-storeys-2010

http://www.buildingstoreys.com