As a follow up to my last post, now I will look at Riverside Park West.
Campeau built similar plans to those in Riverside Park East in the area, but there are some new designs as well - some of which are quite modern (c. 1962):
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I absolutely love the facade of this house! My favourite features are the horizontal windows just below the roof between the rafters. I also appreciate the straightforward and practical floor plan - living spaces to the front, bedrooms to the back and the bathroom in the core. |
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It appears that few with modern facade were actually built, but I found this one! On the plan the roof appears flat, but in reality there appears to be a shallow slope. |
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The same plan, but with a hipped roof. |
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This facade option proved more popular compared to the flat roof version and there are quite a few in the area - above and below. |
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The reverse plan was also available with bedrooms at the front. |
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This design also has a great modern facade with floor-to-ceiling windows. |
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At one point in time the bayed windows were added, making the facade less modern. |
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It appears that part of the carport was enclosed - perhaps with an expanded entry area. |
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The peaked roof version. |
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The carport on this house has been enclosed, but still must be passed through to access the front door. |
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Notice how the windows on the house below have been shortened - in comparison to the full-sized windows above. |
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I quite like the asymmetrical modern facade of this design. |
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The floor-to-ceiling windows have been shorted on this house. |
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This house has the carport enclosed as a garage. They must have built a passageway from the door next to garage to reach the main door. |
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A great sprawling rancher with large windows! |
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This back-split plan was not built often. |
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An older Campeau plan - or custom built...I am not sure. This brick pattern around the windows look like shutters - what a cool idea! |
The following designs are similar to those found in the Eastern section of Riverside Park.
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This house looks like the windows might be original - in all of their enormous splendour! |
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An added bumped-out entrance. |
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Pop top over the enclosed carport! Notice the older Campeau design next door. |
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The addition on the back of the house on the right would be inconspicuous if it were not for the popped out window peaking over the roof. |
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Located in the north-east quadrant are these three-storey townhouses with luxurious plans for the time. Notice the fireplace in the master bedroom. |
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These are the two-storey plans in the same area. |
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This unique townhouse complex, called Ridgewood, by Campeau, has interesting facades. Similar plans were also built in Leslie Park as rentals. They were renovated and turned into condos a few years ago and now look quite different:

The original floor plans for Ridgewood:
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The Ridgewood complex has and intriguing crescent shaped layout. |
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Hugging Riverside Drive and overlooking Mooney's Bay is a cluster of townhouses by Urbandale (c. 1976) which includes the interesting back-to-back townhouse plan below: |
The southern reaches of the area had semi-detached houses built by Urbandale with unique facades and original plans:
While this cluster of semi-detached houses may be on the tail end of the mid-century period (c. 1977), I think think they fit in with the architecture of the era. The modern windows, mixture of materials and contemporary facades makes for an interesting streetscape.
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