My memory about the building in the foreground and its status when they built the Lyton House- comments and corrections welcome.
My classmate was living at Lyton House (his father the owner) when I first visited him in 1958. It had 4 levels and modern look on the front with two entrances one of which I used. Inside the lobby, the place looked historic, nothing modern including the stairs to the upper level. It had an elevator. In my 1960 (or 1961?) visit, he gave me a tour of the rear of the building. Construction activity everywhere I think was for finishing the service lane and new homes on Minden Avenue.
We walked up the interior stairs to the top level. What I saw and walked on matched well with the features shown on the top level (with six openings) of the original building, in terms of design, layout and dimensions.
Counting the 6 openings from the east corner, beyond the first was the L-sharp covered balcony. I walked there but not near the low hazardous railings, and saw the side of the building's rear extension. Beyond the second opening was a large window for the corner bedroom where his relative was staying. I can still say today exactly where they placed the large bed. In this photo, the large building on the north side of Mody Road was still there during my early visits, then one day it was gone. Next opening - a door to the interior hallway. I don't remember seeing any pitch or flat roof.
They preserved a part of the original building, and this explains about the age of the lobby. The tour was given as the last chance to see the building before demolition. Next was the 9-level Lyton Building completed in 1962.
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Lyton Building, Lyton House, and earlier
My memory about the building in the foreground and its status when they built the Lyton House- comments and corrections welcome.
My classmate was living at Lyton House (his father the owner) when I first visited him in 1958. It had 4 levels and modern look on the front with two entrances one of which I used. Inside the lobby, the place looked historic, nothing modern including the stairs to the upper level. It had an elevator. In my 1960 (or 1961?) visit, he gave me a tour of the rear of the building. Construction activity everywhere I think was for finishing the service lane and new homes on Minden Avenue.
We walked up the interior stairs to the top level. What I saw and walked on matched well with the features shown on the top level (with six openings) of the original building, in terms of design, layout and dimensions.
Counting the 6 openings from the east corner, beyond the first was the L-sharp covered balcony. I walked there but not near the low hazardous railings, and saw the side of the building's rear extension. Beyond the second opening was a large window for the corner bedroom where his relative was staying. I can still say today exactly where they placed the large bed. In this photo, the large building on the north side of Mody Road was still there during my early visits, then one day it was gone. Next opening - a door to the interior hallway. I don't remember seeing any pitch or flat roof.
They preserved a part of the original building, and this explains about the age of the lobby. The tour was given as the last chance to see the building before demolition. Next was the 9-level Lyton Building completed in 1962.