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Imperial Optical Company 1913
Photos by Alan L Brown - Posted August, 2014
On the southeast corner of Dundas Square and O'Keefe Lane stands this white building. A 2014 Heritage Toronto plaque, attached to the wall beside a store, has this to say:
Coordinates: 43.655814, -79.379860 |
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The architecture firm of Bond and Smith designed this nine-storey commercial office building clad with decorative white glazed terracotta. This building was the first in a cluster of three constructed for the Imperial Optical Company. Known for its production of eyewear and optical instruments, the company was once the largest of its type in Canada.
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