Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Adas Israel Synagogue series

Building sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

5-1

File

1

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

architectural drawing

Date

1958-1960

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

14 architectural drawings : 68 x 102 cm or smaller

Admin History/Bio

Max Hoffman and Sam Katz were the co-chairmen of the Adas Israel Building Fund Committee.

Scope and Content

File consists of records documenting the construction and fundraising activities for the erection of a new building for Adas Isreal Synagogue. Included are brochures, bulletins, correspondence, a meeting invitation, floor plans, detail sketches, a site plan, photographs of the proposed model of the synagogue, and an architectural sketch of proposed menorahs for the synagogue. Also included are floor plans for the cantor's home at 126 Cline Ave. and the Ritualarium (Mikvah) at 11 Cline Ave.

Name Access

Hoffman, Max

Katz, Sam

Repro Restriction

Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

677

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Feb. 1965

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of an old building opposite New City Hall in Toronto.

Name Access

Toronto City Hall (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

Places

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds

Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series

Photograph collection sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

61

Series

2-2

File

88

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1975-1977

Physical Description

68 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

This file consists of photographs of the northern YM-YWHA under construction and several images of the completed building and its components, such as the interior of the men's health club, the gymnasium, the Leah Posluns Theatre and some exterior shots of the entrance and the Koffler Gallery.

Repro Restriction

Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Source

Archival Descriptions

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Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Central Region sous-fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

28-1

Series

7

File

198

Material Format

textual record

Date

1963-1966

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

The file consists of architectural drawings of 2nd and 3rd floor plans, the kitchen and coffee shop located in the new Zionist Centre, list of members of the office planning sub-committee, minutes of meetings and a report of the building committee.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Morris Norman collection

Franklin family legal documents series

Level

File

Fonds

22

Series

2

File

18

Material Format

textual record

Date

1947

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

This file contains a house and store lease for the property owned by the Franklin family at 85 Queen Street West.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Morris Norman collection

Franklin family legal documents series

Level

File

Fonds

22

Series

2

File

20

Material Format

textual record

Date

1950, 1956

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

This file contains house and store leases for the property owned by the Franklin family at 595 Queen Street West.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Morris Norman collection

Franklin family legal documents series

Level

File

Fonds

22

Series

2

File

21

Material Format

textual record

Date

1926, 1949-1950

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

This file contains house and store leases for the property owned by the Franklin family at 597 Queen Street West, as well as a letter from the Legal Department of the City of Toronto regarding the erection of fire escapes on the property.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Morris Norman collection

Franklin family legal documents series

Level

File

Fonds

22

Series

2

File

22

Material Format

textual record

Date

1955-1956

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

This file contains house and store leases for the property owned by the Franklin family at 599 Queen Street West.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Morris Norman collection

Franklin family legal documents series

Level

File

Fonds

22

Series

2

File

24

Material Format

textual record

Date

1901-1955

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

This file contains house and store leases, a deed of land and statutory declarations for the property owned by the Franklin family at 605 Queen Street West. The Franklin family bought the property in 1912 from the Protestant Orphans' Home of Toronto.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

2

File

9

Material Format

textual record

Date

1955-1956

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence relating to the expropriation of the Queen Street property by the Metropolitan Toronto. An appraisal report which outlines the compensation that Sol Edell would receive is also included.

Name Access

Edell's Drug Store

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

2

File

4

Material Format

textual record

Date

1947

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Admin History/Bio

In 1947, Sol Edell opened his drug store at 1978 Queen Street in a building which he had rented from Ross Cameron.

Scope and Content

File consists of lease agreement between Sol Edell and Ross Cameron, the owner of the building. Also included is a description of the janitor services referred to in the lease.

Name Access

Edell's Drug Store

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

2

File

10

Material Format

textual record

Date

15 Oct. 1956

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a legal document relating to the sale of the Queen Street store to Metropolitan Toronto.

Name Access

Edell's Drug Store

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6038

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1975 and 1980]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Name Access

Jewish Home for the Aged (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

Old age homes

Places

Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-11-6

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

7

File

4

Material Format

textual record

Date

1963-1964

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence from J. P. Conforzi and Associates, consulting structural engineers relating to the construction of the Shomrai Shabbos synagogue.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

3

File

35

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1924

Physical Description

7 architectural drawings : blueprints ; 41 cm length or smaller and 8 cm diam.

Scope and Content

File consists of architectural drawings of an apartment building located on Beverley St. for Mr. Benjamin Brown (in trust). Floor plans, sections and elevation drawings are included.

Places

Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Photographic and audiovisual collection series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

27

File

513

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[Jun. 1980?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of one photograph of the exterior of the UJA building at 150 Beverley Street. Also in the shot is the old Chudleigh House (152 Beverley Street), at the corner of D'Arcy.

Notes

Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.

Availability of other formats: Also available as a digital image.

Subjects

Buildings

Places

150 Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Toronto Zionist Council sous-fonds

Level

File

Fonds

28-2

File

20

Material Format

textual record

Date

1962-1964

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

The file consists of correspondence related to the construction of the New Zionist Centre including lists of invitees to the committee meetings; an offer to purchase the Zionist Centre building at 651 Spadina Avenue, Toronto; minutes of meetings; reports; budgets; notices of meetings; memoranda and correspondence between committee members and a draft of House Rules for the New Zionist Centre.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

676

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Feb. 1965

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of a Broadway Theatre and another building on the south side of Queen Street West, Toronto.

Name Access

Broadway Theatre

Subjects

Architecture

Theaters

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Morris Norman collection

Franklin family legal documents series

Level

File

Fonds

22

Series

2

File

23

Material Format

textual record

Date

1954, 1958

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

This file contains a house and store lease and an agreement for tenancy for the property owned by the Franklin family at 601-603 Queen Street West.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

2

File

5

Material Format

textual record

Date

1947-1952

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of legal documents relating to Sol Edell's purchase of the Queen Street store and adjacent property from Ross and Yvonne Cameron. Also included is Sol Edell's mortgage for the property.

Name Access

Edell's Drug Store

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

674

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Feb. 1965

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of the south side of Queen Street West, Toronto.

Name Access

Toronto City Hall (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Streets

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Deltex Draperies Ltd. and Dodd's Draperies Ltd. series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

4

File

13

Material Format

textual record

architectural drawing

Date

1975

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

6 technical drawings : blueline ; 75 x 105 cm or smaller

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence relating to the construction of a new Dodd's Draperies Ltd. store by Sol Edell at 1447 Bathurst Street. Also included are floor plans, elevation drawings, section drawings and a topographic plan.

Name Access

Edell, Israel

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

673

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Feb. 1965

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Queen Street West at York Street.

Subjects

Streets

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

York Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Samuel Crystal fonds

1967 UJA Mission series

Level

Item

Fonds

145

Series

1

Item

58

Material Format

graphic material

Other Title Information

Title based on contents of image.

Date

1967

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available as TIFF file.

Subjects

Buildings

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3748

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[194-?]-[195-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Adath Israel Congregation, Toronto. Burning of Mortgage on Bathurst St. Building. Probably late 1940s to early 1950s.

Name Access

Adath Israel Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Rites and ceremonies

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1985-5-11

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds

Publications and publicity series

Level

File

Fonds

14

Series

10

File

10

Material Format

textual record

Date

1983-1986

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Admin History/Bio

The Constructive Comments newsletter was issued between August 1983 and May 1986 to keep board members, staff, patients, and residents updated on the progress of construction for the new Baycrest Hospital.

Scope and Content

File consists of issues of the Constructive Comments newsletter.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

David Pinkus fonds

The Kiever Shul series

Construction and restoration file

Level

File

Fonds

138

Series

5

File

20

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

graphic material (electronic)

architectural drawing

Date

1927-[ca. 2009]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

29 photographs : col. (27 negatives); 10 x 15 cm and 35 mm

Other material

Scope and Content

File consists of records documenting the construction and restoration of the Kiever Shul. Included are architectural drawings; textual records such as correspondence, notes, price lists, fundraising speech, and Toronto building permit; and graphic material such as photographs, sketches, and a printed copy of a photo collage.

Notes

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION NOTE: Also included are 1 optical disc; 1 collage : col. photographs; 4 sketches; and 9 architectural drawings. The optical disc contains 225 MB of photographs and comes with 27 negatives.

STORAGE LOCATION NOTE: Eight of the nine architectural drawings are stored in box 8 on shelf 124-5; the optical disc is stored in drawer 4 on shelf 147.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Photographic and audiovisual collection series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

27

File

294

Material Format

graphic material

Date

6 Oct. 1977

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w (2 negatives) ; 21 x 26 cm and 28 x 28 mm

Scope and Content

File consists of one photograph and two negatives depicting the Construction Division. Identified in the photo are (standing) Al Badner, Morley Sirlin, Bill Stants, Sid Racko, and Hy Shore; (seated) David Robbins, Tubby Cole, and Martin Mendelow.

Notes

Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.

Availability of other formats: Also available as digital images.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Clanton Park Synagogue series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

6

File

1

Material Format

multiple media

Date

1955-1961

Physical Description

11 technical drawings : 73 x 90 cm or smaller and other material

Admin History/Bio

Bregman and Hamann was the architectural firm which was hired to design Clanton Park synagogue.

Scope and Content

File consists of records documenting the construction of Clanton Park Synagogue. Included is the contract between the architects and Clanton Park, correspondence, floor plans, plot plans, elevation drawings, and detail drawings. Also included are slides with architectural renderings of the Synagogue's reception hall and two drawings of a goblet and a crown. Finally, file consists of one 16 mm film reel featuring scenes of the Synagogue's construction.

Notes

Physical description note: includes 1 folder of textual records, 2 drawings, 4 slides, and 1 film reel (ca. 3 min.).

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Zionist Centre cornerstone ceremony series

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

3

Item

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1962

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Name Access

Gilbert, Al, 1922-

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Zionist Centre cornerstone ceremony series

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

3

Item

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1962

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Name Access

Gilbert, Al, 1922-

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Morris Norman collection

Franklin family legal documents series

Level

File

Fonds

22

Series

2

File

19

Material Format

textual record

Date

1948

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

This file contains a house and store lease for the property owned by the Franklin family at 104 1/2 Queen Street West.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

672

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Feb. 1965

Physical Description

2 photographs (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of the southeast corner of Queen and Bay Streets, Toronto.

Subjects

Streets

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Bay Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

678

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Feb. 1965

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of a Toronto streetscape.

Subjects

Streets

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Bay Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

2

File

6

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1947

Physical Description

3 technical drawings : blueprints ; 64 x 89 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of a floor plan and glass and metal detail drawings.

Name Access

Edell's Drug Store

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Morris Norman collection

Franklin family legal documents series

Level

File

Fonds

22

Series

2

File

25

Material Format

textual record

Date

1906-1932

Physical Description

3 cm of textual records

Scope and Content

This file contains the original deeds of land, mortgage papers, purchase offers, leases and title abstracts for lot four, the property owned by Henry Franklin at the southeast corner of Queen and Bay (Terauley) streets. Specifically, this was the property that included the Colonial Theatre at 43-45 Queen St. West, which Henry Franklin owned and operated.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2004-5-69

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

24 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Date

[ca.1948]-1953

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs documenting the construction of the New Mount Sinai Hospital at 550 University Avenue, Toronto.Included are photos of a building fund exhibit, surgeons in an operating room, and mother and baby in a maternity ward room.

Administrative History

The New Mount Sinai Hospital was first envisioned in 1944 and the sod turning was held in 1948. The hospital moved from the Yorkville location with the opening of the new building in 1953. In 1974 Mount Sinai moved to a third location next door at 600 University Avenue. The old site at 550 University has been used by several rehabilitation organizations, and is currently a branch of the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute.

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Jewish community building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

1

File

1

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1940

Physical Description

12 architectural drawings : pencil on tracing paper ; 48 cm length or smaller and 7 cm diam.

Admin History/Bio

Founded in the 1920s, Camp Yungvelt was originally situated on Lake Wilcox. Two years later it moved to Pickering, where it operated until it closed in the 1950s. It was established by the Workmen's Circle, as a Yiddish summer camp for Jewish children. Camp Yungvelt was known for accepting the children of poor immigrants for a small fraction of the regular fee.

Scope and Content

File consists of architectural drawings of several new buildings that were erected at Camp Yungvelt. Floor plans, a foundation plan, and several elevation drawings are included.

Subjects

Camps

Repro Restriction

Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Pickering (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

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Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Photographic and audiovisual collection series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

27

File

231

Material Format

graphic material

Date

28 Sep. 1976

Physical Description

6 photographs : b&w (6 negatives) ; 28 x 28 mm

Scope and Content

File consists of six negatives depicting a group of women visiting the new Koffler/Posluns building.

Notes

Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Proposed new building for Atlas Radio Corporation sub-series

Level

Sub-series

Fonds

27

Series

1-6

Material Format

architectural drawing

Responsibility

Wingold Construction

Date

1954

Physical Description

7 drawings : blueline prints ; 84 x 108 cm or smaller

Scope and Content

Sub-series consists of plans and specifications detailing factory partitions, office layout, roof framing, room finish schedule, building elevations and sections.

Notes

Title taken from one of the drawings.

Wingold Construction project #542.

Physical Condition

Several drawings are torn and water-damaged.

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

3

File

54

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1926

Physical Description

22 architectural drawings : 12 blueprints, 10 pencil on tracing paper, 1 hand col. pencil crayon ; 55 cm length or smaller and 10 cm diam.

Scope and Content

File consists of architectural drawings of a six storey apartment building designed in the Art Deco style. Elevations, floor plans and a block plan are included.

Notes

Formerly listed as Commission V.

Physical Condition

Tracing paper is torn and fragile.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1484

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1920

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Left to right: Max Sherman, Goldie Sherman, Min Sherman.

Name Access

Sherman, Goldie

Sherman, Max

Sherman, Min

Subjects

Hardware stores

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-28

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Hoffman family fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

6

Series

3

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

[195-]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Admin History/Bio

The Hoffman residence in Hamilton had been custom built for the family.

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence from the contractor listing the materials which would be used to build the Hoffman residence, the details of work which would be done and the construction timeline.

Name Access

Hoffman, Max

Hoffman, Celia

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Elmdale Investments series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

3

File

2

Material Format

textual record

architectural drawing

Date

1955-1957

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

22 technical drawings : 18 blueline drawings and 3 brownline drawings ; 63 x 120 cm or smaller

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence with the architects, Bregman and Hamann, and the contractors relating to the cost of the construction of the plaza. Also included are floor plans, site plans, elevation drawings, electrical drawings, and a presentation sketch.

Name Access

Bregmann and Hamann

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Family and Child fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

79

Item

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Sep. 1985

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

The Elm Ridge Group Living Residence was opened in 1985. It was was operated by Baycrest and run in partnership with Jewish Family & Child Services.

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of the construction of the Elm Ridge Group Living Residence taken in Sep. 1985.

Name Access

Elm Ridge Group Living Residence (Toronto, Ont.)

Access Restriction

Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3370

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1933

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 11 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the Moses' news stand on Durham Street in Sudbury, Ontario.

Notes

Title taken from writing on photograph.

Subjects

Newspaper vendors

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Sudbury (Ont.)

Accession Number

1982-10-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Jewish community building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

1

File

6

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

[ca. 1915]

Physical Description

2 architectural drawings : pencil and hand col., watercolour, 1 on cardboard backed paper ; 52 x 41 cm or smaller

Admin History/Bio

The Chevra Tehillim congregation was established in 1887 and held services at various locations until it moved to its permanent home at 69 McCaul Street in 1905. Around 1910, the congregation had the McCaul premises remodeled. The synagogue remained on McCaul Street until 1952, when it merged with Goel Tzedek to form the Beth Tzedek synagogue, currently Canada's largest. The Beth Tzedek synagogue is currently located on Bathurst Street. The McCaul Street premises was demolished in the late 1950s.

Scope and Content

File consists of two colour drawings of a proposed new Ark for the McCaul Street Synagogue. They were drawn by Benjamin Brown as a proposal for redesigning the Ark during the 1910s. According to an interview with Brown in 1973, this ark was his first commission after he opened his office at 600 Bay St.

Notes

It is possible that Item #16 is a design of the Ark for the Beach Hebrew Institute.

Subjects

Torah arks

Repro Restriction

Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Source

Archival Descriptions

• 

Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

3

File

13

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

[ca.1930]

Physical Description

9 architectural drawings : 1 blueprint, 7 pencil on tracing paper, 3 hand col. pastel, 1 on verso of blueprint ; 47 cm length or smaller and 7 cm diam.

Admin History/Bio

Owned by Mr. A. Levy, Levy Auto Wreckers was one of Canada's largest auto wreckers during the 1930s. The head office was located at 735/737 Queen Street West and it had a branch office at 464 Queen Street East.

Scope and Content

File consists of architectural drawings of the head office of Levy Auto Wreckers. Floor plans, elevations, and sketches are included.

Physical Condition

Drawings are fragile, one is torn in half.

Related Material

See File 49-3-27 for plans of a branch office at 464 Queen Street East.

See File 49-5-10 for plans of stores for Mr. A. Levy on St. Clair Avenue that were designed by E. Telfer Arnoldi.

Places

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Jewish community building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

1

File

2

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1919-1922

Physical Description

136 architectural drawings : pencil, some hand col., watercolour, on linen weave and tracing paper ; 100 x 90 cm or smaller

Admin History/Bio

The Henry Street Beth Jacob Synagogue was founded by Toronto’s Polish-Jewish Community, as the successor of an older, smaller synagogue on Elm Street. It was the first synagogue in Toronto that was designed by a Jewish architect, Benjamin Brown. Located at 23 and 23 ½ Henry Street, the synagogue was dedicated in 1922, at a cost of $156,000, and could accommodate up to eight hundred worshippers. It was built in Romanesque style and was notable for its stained glass windows and retractable roof that was used on Sukkoth. It also contained a vaulted ceiling capped by a large dome and four smaller ones. The building was eventually sold and converted into a church. It is the current site of the Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church.

Scope and Content

File consists of architectural drawings of Beth Jacob Synagogue. Contained within are basement, floor, stairwell and roof plans, load plans, sections, and elevation drawings. Also included are detailing of windows, the Ark, entrances and other structures and objects.

Notes

Most of the drawings are stored in four rolls, the remainder are encased in five sheets of Melinex. Due to the fragility of these drawings, the medium, extent and sizes of them are based on the descriptions compiled by Steve Speisman. It is recommended that a conservator examine these drawings.

Name Access

Beth Jacob Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Physical Condition

Some drawings are frayed and torn.

Places

Henry Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

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Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

3

File

58

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1939

Physical Description

5 architectural and technical drawings : pencil on tracing paper ; 51 cm length or smaller and 6 cm diam.

Admin History/Bio

Imperial Optical was founded in 1900 by Mr. Percy Hermant and was the first prescription lens business in the Maritimes. Percy headed the company until his death in 1959, and under his leadership the company eventually grew to be the largest company of its kind in the British Commonwealth. The head office was located in the Hermant Building (named for Percy) at 21 Dundas Square. After Percy's death, the company passed into the hands of his son Sydney, who sold majority control to the Caribbean based Harcourt Carter Optical in 1965. By 1991, Harcourt Carter Optical had assumed total control of Imperial Optical.

Scope and Content

File consists of floor plans, elevations, sections and a roof plan of a two storey building for Imperial Optical at 270 Ontario Street. Building contained a storage facility, a garage, janitor's quarters and an employees' restaurant.

Notes

Formerly listed as Commission IX.

Related Material

See File 49-3-106 for the architectural drawings of the Hermant Annex.

See File 49-3-37 for the architectural plans of a proposed storage building for Mr. Percy Hermant at 179 Ontario Street, and for a biography of Mr. Hermant.

See File 49-3-63 for the architectural plans of alterations to the ground floor of the Hermant Building.

See File 49-3-97 for the architectural drawings of the Hermant Building.

See File 49-3-100 for architectural drawings of Montgomery's Tavern, located on the ground floor of the Hermant Building.

See File 49-3-93 for the architectural drawings of a factory for Imperial Optical at the S.W. corner of Dundas and Ontario Streets.

Source

Archival Descriptions