Architectural Index for Ontario


Information on Building Type: Community Centres

Address: 140 Antibes Drive
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Antibes Community Centre

Dates
Building completed feb. 1999

Architects: Teeple Stephen
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1999 July 26-27 44 7

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Address: 260 Augusta Avenue
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: St. Stephen's Community House

Dates
Foundation started Oct 2001

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Liberty Gleaner 2001 Nov 2

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Address: 0 Bathurst Street
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Hinder Park Pavilion

Dates
Building completed c1992

Architects: Ferguson & Ferguson (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1992 July 28 37 7

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Address: 91 Bellevue Avenue
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: St. Stephen's Community House
Notes: Initially the home of Reverend Alexander Gilray. In 1916, the Nathanael Institute occupied the house. Became St. Stephen's Community House in 1962.

Dates
Building completed 1887
Altered 1932,1952

Architects: Gregg William
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Bellevue avenue: an architectural and social study 1993 n/a 18-19
Historical walking tour of Kensington Market... 1993 n/a 19

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Address: 275 Broadview Avenue
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: YMCA - Broadview

Dates
Building completed 1911
Demolished yes. date?

Architects: Burke Horwood & White (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Contract Record. -- 1911 Feb. 28 25 1st
Toronto Architect Edmund Burke 1995 n/a 91-93

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Address: 958 Broadview Avenue
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Estonian House
Notes: Initailly built as the Chester Public School 1981-1959.

Dates
Building completed c1891
Altered 1960

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
ETC News 2001 Aug 1,9 14 30th

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Address: 1120 Broadview Avenue
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Massey Centre for Women

Dates
Building completed c1991

Architects: Reuber Paul
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Progressive Architecture 1992 August 61-63 n/a n/a

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Address: 325 Burnhamthorpe Rd.
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: YMCA - Mississauga


Architects: Moriyama & Teshima (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Process: Architecture 1992 n/a 78-83 107
Toronto Star 1988 DSec. H11 Sat. 3rd

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Address: 0 Canadian Road
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Greek Community Centre

Dates
Design conceived c2001

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Toronto Star 2001 Nov B5 Mon 5th

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Address: 373 Cedarvale Avenue
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Cedarvale Park Community Building


Architects: Markson Jerome
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Jerome Markson Architects 1981 n/a 84

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Address: 89 Church Avenue (NY)
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Mitchell Field Community Centre

Dates
Building completed Sept. 1998

Architects: Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1999 July 27 44 7
Canadian Interiors 1999 Mar/Apr 26-27 36 2

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Address: 36 College Street
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: YMCA - Central no.1
Notes: Occupied nos. 36-40 College Street. The cornerstone and time capsule were moved and incorporated into the foundation of the YMCA of Metropoilitan Toronto (1984) at the no. 20 Grosvenor Street entrance.

Dates
Design conceived 1911

Architects: Burke Horwood & White (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Bulletin / Soc. for the Study of Arch. in Canada 1996 March ? 16 1
Construction 1914 Feb. 51 + 7
Construction 1914 Jan. 31-32 7
Construction 1919 Jan. 10-11 12
Contract Record and Engineering Review 1912 March 60 26 13th
Contract Record. -- 1911 Aug. 60 25 9th
Contract Record. -- 1911 April 54 25 12th
Toronto Architect Edmund Burke 1995 n/a 96-98

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Address: 931 College Street
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: West End YMCA no.2
Notes: First "West End" YMCA was located at Queen Street West and Dovercourt - built 1889 by Gordon & Helliwell.

Dates
Building completed 1911
Altered 1982

Architects: Brook Carruthers Shaw (firm)
Burke Horwood & White (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1982 Sept. n/a 27 9
Toronto Architect Edmund Burke 1995 n/a 91-95

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Address: 212 Cowan Avenue
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Masaryk Hall
Notes: Initially built for the Parkdale Curling Club. Changed to the Pavlova Roller Rink, c1907. Purchased in 1944 by the Masaryk Memorial Institute, alterations were made, and used for recreational, social, cultural and educational activities. May be listed under another address of no. 450 Scarborough Golf Club Road.

Dates
Building completed 1897-1898

Architects: Darling & Pearson (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
ACORN 1984 Summer 6 9 2
Newsletter / Architectural Conservancy of Toronto 1986 April 5 n/a n/a

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Address: 155 Crawford Street
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Trinity Community Recreation Centre
Notes: Located in Trinity Bellwoods Park.

Dates
Building completed 1950s
Altered c2000

Architects: Levitt Goodman Architects (firm)
Oleson Worland Architects (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
AZURE 2000 Jul?aug 46-48

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Address: 3701 Danforth Avenue
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Variety Village


Architects: Bregman + Hamann Architects
Designers: Tyrcz, Marie
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Architecture Concept 1981 Sep/Oct 19-20
Canadian Interiors 1981 October 19-23 18 10

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Address: 39 Davenport Road
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Jesse Ketchum Hall
Notes: Given by Jesse Ketchum (1782-1867) for the use of the Temperance Movement. Over the years, the building was used by the Good Templars, the Debating Society, the Brass Band,and other groups. In 1888 the trustees changed the name of the Temperance Hall to Ketchum Hall.

Dates
Building completed 1848
Altered 1888
Demolished 1986

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Newsletter / Architectural Conservancy of Toronto 1986 April 4 n/a
Newsletter / Architectural Conservancy of Toronto 1987 Jan. 6 n/a

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Address: 465 Dundas Street East
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Regent Park Community Health Centre

Dates
Building completed C1999

Architects: Diamond A.J. Donald Schmitt
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 2001 June 20
Canadian Interiors 2000 Jul/Aug 30-35 37 4
Globe & Mail 2001 June R3 Wed 20th
Perspectives: Newsletter of the Ontario Assn of Ar 2000 sUM. 13 8 2

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Address: 200 Eglinton Avenue East
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: North Toronto Memorial Com
Notes: North Toronto Memorial Community Centre

Dates
Design conceived c1989

Architects: Oleson Worland Architects (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Architecture Canada: the Governor General's awards 1994 n/a 86-91
Canadian Architect 1993 October 20-23
Canadian Architect 1996 Nov. 26-27 41 11
Canadian Architect 1989 Dec. 39-40 34 12
International Contract 1993 July 46-51
Toronto Contruction News 1993 Jul/Aug 15-17 11 4
Works : the architecture of A.J. Diamond... 1995 n/a 64-66

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Address: 230 Esplanade
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: St. Lawrence Community Ctr.

Dates
Building completed c1993

Architects: Oleson Worland Architects (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1993 Oct. 28-29
Globe & Mail 1998 Aug. C15 Sat. 15th

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Address: 14 Front Street West
Type of Building: Community Centres
Notes: Occupied street nos. 14-16 Front Street West.

Dates
Building completed c1855

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Spirit of Place 1988 n/a 15

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Address: 350 Grandravine Drive
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Oakdale Community Centre

Dates
Building completed March 1999

Architects: Giannone Ralph
Patkau Architects (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1999 July 22-26 44 7
Globe & Mail 2000 Feb. R4 Wed. 23rd

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Address: 20 Grosvenor Street
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: YMCA - Central no.2 (current)
Notes: Alternative address is occasionally listed as no. 15 Breadalbane Street.


Architects: Diamond A.J. Donald Schmitt
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1982 Dec. 20-23 27 12
Canadian Architect 2001 June 10-11
Canadian Architect 1985 april 24-34 30 4
Canadian Interiors 2000 Jul/Aug 30-35 37 4
Canadian Interiors 1987 Nov/Dec 38-41 24 12
Globe & Mail 1985 Mar. ? 16th
Globe & Mail 1985 Sept ? 9th
Interpretation of Architecture 1986 n/a 9-10
Royal Architectural Inst. of Canada 1986 Awards... 1986 n/a 87-90 n/a
Toronto : le nouveau Monde 1987 n/a 24,28
Toronto Star 1988 Dec. H11 Sat. 3rd
Toronto Star 1985 Oct. ? 26th
Works : the architecture of A.J. Diamond... 1995 n/a 30-37

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Address: 0 Harbourfront
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Harbourfront Community Ctr.

Dates
Building completed c1997

Architects: Carruthers Shaw & Partners Ltd.
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Award Magazine 1998 Feb. 45 12 1

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Address: 850 Humberwood Boulevard
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Humberwood Community Centre


Architects: Moffat Kinoshita Assoc. (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1993 Feb. 14-23

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Address: 6000 Leslie Street
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Cummer Community Centre

Dates
Building completed c2000

Architects: MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Archits
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Perspectives: Newsletter of the Ontario Assn of Ar 2001 Sum. 14-15 9 2

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Address: 349 Ontario Street
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Central Neighbourhood House
Notes: First (1911) opened at 84 Gerrard Street West . Moved to 25-27 Elm St. in 1919. Moved to 12 Pembroke St. for one year in 1928. Moved back to 349 Ontario St. in 1929. A new buidling was completed in 1970.


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Toronto Star 2001 Sept. M4 Sat 15th

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Address: 2 Orianna Drive
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Alderwood Centre
Notes: Comprised of the Sir Adam Beck Junior School and the Alderwood Action Day-Care Centre (address is 544 Horner Ave.) as well as the Alderwood Public Library and the Alderwood Pool (at no. 2 Orianna Drive).

Dates
Officially opened Mar 4 2000

Architects: Stratton Bruce
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Toronto Star 2000 Feb. M15 Sat. 26th

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Address: 1081 Progress Avenue
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Burrows Hall
Notes: Other part of this complex is the Chinese Cultural centre, located at no.5183 Sheppard Avenue East.

Dates
Foundation started c1997/1998

Architects: Chan Patrick
Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Award Magazine 1998 April 46-47 12 2

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Address: 765 Queen Street East
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Ralph Thornton Centre
Notes: SEE: Saulter Street Branch Library


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
n/a n/a n/a

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Address: 870 Queen Street East
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Jimmie Simpson Rec. Centre


Architects: Wilson Newton Roberts Duncan (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1975 Nov. 30-32 20 11

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Address: 0 Queen Street West
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Shaftesbury Hall
Notes: Built for the Yonge Men's Christian Association, and contained a reading room, a lecture hall, classrooms, committee rooms and a gymnasium in the basement.

Dates
Building completed 1982
Demolished yes

Architects: Smith & Gemmell (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Toronto Architect Edmund Burke 1995 n/a 91

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Address: 1087 Queen Street West
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Great Hall
Notes: Originally the site of the West End YMCA.

Dates
Officially opened 1890

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Liberty Gleaner 2001 Nov 7

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Address: 750 Spadina Avenue
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Jewish Community Centre


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Annex Gleaner 2001 Sept 1,12 7 5

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Address: 0 Stanley Road
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: Stanley Community Centre

Dates
Foundation started 1993

Architects: Natale Scott Browne (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1993 Oct. 7 38 10

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Address: 1386 Victoria Park Avenue
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: O'Connor Community Centre


Architects: Markson Jerome
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Jerome Markson Architects 1981 n/a 45

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Address: 67 Wales Avenue
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: St. Christopher House

Dates
Building completed 1912
Demolished 1973

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Historical walking tour of Kensington Market... 1993 n/a 12

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Address: 0 Yonge Street
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: YMCA

Dates
Building completed late 1890s?

Architects: Gordon & Helliwell (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Toronto Architect Edmund Burke 1995 n/a 91

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Address: 5100 Yonge Street
Type of Building: Community Centres
Name of Building: North York Civic Centre
Notes: City centre complex includes offices, hotel, library, community centre, shops, restaurant and a subway station.

Dates
Building completed c1982

Architects: Moriyama & Teshima (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1983 Jan. 6 28 1
National Post 2000 oct. F7 Sat. 21st
Process: Architecture 1992 n/a 133 107
Toronto : le nouveau Monde 1987 n/a 48-49
Toronto Star 1987 June A6 Fri 5th