Monday, June 22, 2009

former Postal Delivery Building, Toronto - Part II

Yesterday I wrote about the 1939 former Postal Delivery Building which was incorporated into the Air Canada Centre where the Toronto Maple Leafs Ice Hockey team, the Toronto Raptors Basketball team and the Toronto Rock Lacrosse team play.

On eof the best parts of the old building that has been preserved is a series of reliefs depicting the history of human communication.

I love the way many of the panels curve around the corners of the building.

Speech, former Postal Delivery Building, Toronto
Speech

Drums, , former Postal Delivery Building, Toronto
Drums

Messenger, former Postal Delivery Building, Toronto
Messenger

Smoke Signals, former Postal Delivery Building, Toronto
Smoke Signals

Stage Coach, former Postal Delivery Building, Toronto
Stage Coach

Voyageurs, former Postal Delivery Building, Toronto
Voyageurs

Dog Sled, former Postal Delivery Building, Toronto
Dog Sled

Mail Carrier, former Postal Delivery Building, Toronto
Mail Carrier

Flying Boat, former Postal Delivery Building, Toronto
Flying Boat

Steamship, former Postal Delivery Building, Toronto
Steamship

Schooner, former Postal Delivery Building, Toronto
Schooner

Railway, former Postal Delivery Building, Toronto
Railway

Postal Van, former Postal Delivery Building, Toronto
1930s Canada Royal Mail Van

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2 comments:

  1. KatyaJune 24, 2009 at 11:04 AM

    They are great. They remind me of the panels in the Manchester Unity building in Melbourne.

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  2. David ThompsonJune 24, 2009 at 11:26 AM

    Thanks Katya. The best things about these panels are that they are at street level so you can really get up close to them.

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