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Times & Guide (1909), 12 Sep 1963, p. 21

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FOUR DIFFERENT STYLES of Semiâ€"Detached homes can be | ate the seen in this photograph token in Etobicoke‘s Martingrove | designe Estates in the central part of the township. Although the ideo ‘ Semis f of the "Semi‘‘ is not new the techniques now used to separâ€"| penses WE WILL COMPETE WITH ANY FREE MAKING PROBLEMS WHICH MAY ARISE REGARDING OUR PRICE ON MAKING CUSTOM MADE DRAPERIES (NOT FACTORY MADE) ALL WORK GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY LONGEST ESTABLISHED DRAPERY HOUSE IN THE KINGSWAY 1949â€"1963 / DRAPERIES * SLIPCOYVERS * REUPHOLSTERING * BROADLOOM / HOUSEHOLD & GIFT LINENS *WINDOW BLINDS +*NET CURTAINS LARGE SELECTION OF THE NEWEST FALL FABRICS AND COLOR RANGE _ ® SHEERS & BOUCLE Plains and figured: Priced from $1.69 to $3.95 per yard. § °e DaAmMASKS °* Small & large designs: Priced from $2.95 per yard up ® COTTONS Plains, florals suitable for slipcovers and draperies $ Priced from $1.95 per yard up. ® ANTIQUE SATINS Plains, florals and abstract designs: Priced from $1.95 per yard up. A. E. LePAGE * ess? noor w * BE. 3â€"2111 WESTWAY OFFIGE westway ruaza CH. 1â€"8565 KIPLING & DIXON RD. cVAE um O Eponcpreenmaagaane. t i2 6 .+3 y egai oT (Rcarrie PV i BEBP ty * 108 a 0: +4 wb AUUHERE TY (W):| f . $ H{ + SF # +if fi wl Ditle |:*x] tifr]}) glv} § ) q8E *) [# i¢f 1. id P P ult P a#f P] $!) f * ‘r lf"'\ ‘i P % } .‘ $ d ':\'?1’ & * J‘i l 4d "AVL * ber" 4 fa, #**s 4 j 111 % bam f= z4 *L M §3 DR igtad Urca P t * ¢ 1. , W wl h iga"* t it‘s COOPERâ€"DAVIS LIMITED n vaa) ~Oc i: P o sc ®) )/( 9 ioi LIVING 4oÂ¥ ’ it‘s COOPERâ€"DAVIS LIMITED 50th Anniversary Serving Etobicoke A phone call will bring our qualified interior decorator into your home to proâ€" vide you with expert advice on selection of fabrics, patterns, suggested color schemes for your draperies, slipcovers, reâ€"upholstering & broadloom FREE HOME INTERIOR DECORATOR SERVICE 231â€"7541 REALTOR 3076 BLOOR STREET WEST LIMITED (BRENTWOOD &" MONTGOMERY) THE KINGSWAY FREE PARKING REAR OF STORE NO OBLIGATIONS FOR A FLAIR The firm opened its first office at Bloor and Runnymede then moved to Bloor and Jane and later to their present location on Bloor at Kingsmill. Collett said the new Westway office will inâ€" crease their staff to 10 salesmen managed by Cliff Bacher. ‘Etobicoke Recreation Collett, who has been a real estate agent with LePage‘s for over 17 years, stated much of the firm‘s success can be attributed to their well known representaâ€" tives who reside in the townâ€" ship To celebrate their Golden Anâ€" niversary in Etobicoke, A. E. Leâ€" Page Ltd. has opened a new ofâ€" fice in the Westway Plaza. to serve residents in the northern end of the township, said Jim Collett, Viceâ€"president and Manâ€" ager of the firm‘s Kingsway ofâ€" fice. At Central and Pine Point Arenas a full slate of activities including figure skating, hockey and public skating will keep these buildings active from Celebrate | 50 Years . In Etobicoke This fall and winter, the Etoâ€" bicoke Recreation Department will once again operate an exâ€" tensive and varied recreation program for all ages, in Etobiâ€" coke. > Eop o e [ARBTE & WETERR 209. T IETNIDUECs ate the units make them virtually sound proof. Each unit il}ro.dy to mov: in. Today‘s sucâ€" designed to give the owner as much privacy as possible. Many|cessful builders are those offerâ€" Semis feature four bedrooms, yet the taxes and heating exâ€"|ing the most imaginatively planâ€" penses are considerpbly lower than single units. ned housing for the best possible Photo: Howard Anderson ‘ V@lue. 231â€"7901 Programs Begin In October "Take a look at this, for inâ€" |stance," he said. "This is the ‘latest Saracini supersemi plan What about that fourth wall? |It is believed that in semiâ€"deâ€" |tached homes the connecting wall was sometimes a source of entertainment where you could listen in to family spats |and other interesting goingsâ€"on | and where the "other half" could do the same, at will. 1 "It‘s both," said D. A. Saraâ€" ‘{cini of Saracini Construction. “"I'here’s a natural demand for {more and better housing â€" more *spfice, more of the "niceties" of today in every priceâ€"class of home. But, along with the deâ€" ‘mand, we have constantly inâ€" | creasing land costs in all of rhe‘ 'better areas, constantly increasâ€"| ing costs of servicing and conâ€"! stantly increasing costs of mainâ€"| tenance. It‘s true that home ownâ€"| ‘ership is the goal of every famâ€" ily â€" but just owning a home is not the end â€" it‘s only the ‘beginning. That home must be‘L maintained, which means taxes,‘ heating and other responsibilâ€" ities of upkeep â€" all of which ‘have created the demand for the semiâ€"detached home to fill] ‘the original demand." soever, are you? The type of semi you‘re speaking of went out with high button shoes! Can you imagine folks today putting up "You‘re ruling out a good many years of progress in that statement," he said. "You‘re not giving builders any credit whatâ€" â€" the Montrose. It has two storeys, two‘ washrooms, four bedrooms and 1,377 square feet of living space â€" it‘s a roomy tached house, not only would it cost more to buy, but it would cost considerably more in mainâ€" tenance. As a semiâ€"detached house, the taxes are decidedly lower and your heating costs are cut by approximately oneâ€"third â€" remember, you have only three outside walls." What‘s the reason for the sudâ€" den upsurge of popularity for the semiâ€"detached homeâ€"is this a natural or a created demand? Building Improvements Other sport activities that will be offered are beginners‘ ski classes for adults and children, adult men‘s basketball, and laâ€" dies‘ afternoon skating. poonloticabesbvntnits Bs In addition there will be apâ€" from 12 to 18. proximately 45 locations of naâ€"! In addition many a tural ice (some with boards and community groups will lights) allowing unorganized|hours of enjoyment and hockey and skating on a wide tion to residents m ba basis dependent, of course, on choral groups, drama, sy favorable weather conditions. As orchestra and oil paintin in the past, hockey and football’the help and guidance of leagues will be operated indeâ€"|creation Department. pendently by various community| Further information o1 groups and citizens on facil.itieslactivities provided will provided ‘by the Municipality. |tained in the fallâ€"win There‘s No 4th Wall In A Semiâ€" Detached The artificial outdoor rinks: Sir Adam Beck, Humber Valley, Parklawn, and West Mall also will see many thousands of parâ€" ticipants in organized public skating, hockey clinics, hockey games and ladies‘ skating>which will put these rinks to full usage from _ November until March, 1964. morning into the late hours, midâ€"October and provide inâ€" from October until April 30th,|struction in dressmaking, millinâ€" 1964. ery, bridge, golf, oil painting, The artificial outdoor rinks:|etc., at various elementary Sir Adam Beck, Humber Valley,}schools throughout the area. Additions, Alterations, Repairs Residential â€" Commercial Industrial ® Partitions â€" closets ® Kitchen cupboards â€" washrooms ® Roof Dormers and Repairs Floor Tile ® Recreation & Sunrooms, etc. Adult activities will start in FRANK RUSSELL & SON BE. 31691 if this were a deâ€" Summing it all up, the popuâ€" ‘larity of the _ semiâ€"detached home has been brought about by ’the fact that it‘s cheaper to buy, cheaper to maintain (including taxes) and there‘s still another ‘important item â€"it has a very high reâ€"sale value. The semiâ€"deâ€" tached home makes it possible for families to locate in a desirâ€" able residential community where the detached home of the same quality would be out of reach economically The fourth, or connecting wall, is built today to such specificaâ€" tions that it‘s practically "everyâ€" ‘thingâ€"proof," he said including |soundproofing. Building methods, \building codes, and "just plain \builders‘ good sense" have made sure of, that difference. with such conditions â€" for any reason >‘ in October, or by calling the Reâ€" creation Department at BE. 1â€" 4161, local 301, any day during the week. nours of enjoyment and instrucâ€" tion to residents m badminton, choral groups, drama, symphony orchestra and oil painting, under the help and guidance of the Reâ€" creation Department, Further information on all the activities provided will be conâ€" tained in the fallâ€"winter broâ€" chure which will be distributed to all township residents early For the children the popular ballet, drama and choral group classes will be held in selected locations and a heavy registraâ€" tion is expected at all classes. For the teenagers a teen town program is planned to provide leisure time activity for children from 12 to 18. In addition many associated community groups will provide comparing as many as six or This emphasis on careful planâ€" eight houses or apartments beâ€" ning reflects itself in more tasteâ€" fore making a selection. Long ful design evident in new apartâ€" gone are the days when a buildâ€" ment buildings and detached u,cfuld ll‘ap up poorly designed homes now being developed. It and poorly constructed strawâ€" berry boxes and, quite literally, have a waiting list of families ready to move in. Today‘s sucâ€" * - : + & JA € M The renting and buying public â€" the West End Meiro public found conventional apartments With the absence o hmmâ€"mmm-umm-m»mm:.,, unsuitable environment hltnfl:e. children mz ticated in its choice of homes, whether detached, semiâ€"detached or which to. raise their children; ©DPlete . safety . in anartmants |Nusds cce ds 2 People are shopping carefully, * The Lennox Furnace is the cleanest â€" quietest â€" and most efficient oil fired furnace built today. More reâ€" search has gone into the Lennox Furnace than any other furnace made in Canada. May we have the opportunity of making your present furnace operate more efficiently or replacing it with a new Lennox. Your fuel consumption will be high â€" and you will not get the heating comfort for which you are paying. It‘s the some as a car that is tem or more years old â€" your gasoline consumption is high â€" and you do not get the mileage you are paying for. You can have a new Lennox Furnace installed, and the 20â€"40 per cent saving you will realize on fuel cost, over your present furnace, will soon pay the cost of a new Lennox. To give you the winter protection you wish to have. IF YOUR FURANCE IS TEN CR MORE YEARS OLD "IT I§s OBSOLETE" DICK MITCHELL HEATING Now 0o o 0o HEAR THIS Sophisticated Trend To | CALL With rentals in the area of $150 per month for a fullyâ€"equipâ€" ped, heated threeâ€"bedroom, garâ€" den homes are appealing to a wide variety of families, includâ€" ing young couples who have Secondly: to provide the adâ€" vantages of a detached home: The maisonette provides garden areas and play areas for the chilâ€" dren. In appearance they resemâ€" ble single floor apartment buildâ€" ings but «.c in fact fullâ€"sized, twoâ€"storey homes, built in clus: ter fashica. is also reflected in the new types of houses which have recently added a refreshing dimension to the choice of accommodation available in the Metropolitan area. especially with acti : young faâ€"\twoâ€"storey garden homes, with milies, is the maisonette or garâ€" underground parking situated den home, as it has come to be beneath landscaped courtyards. known. These distinctive homses â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"_â€"_________ have been designed w ith WO mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmcmmmmmmmmmime objectives in mind. First, to inâ€"| corporate the best features of apartment living: no unforeseen expenses, no down payment, a fixed budget, no maintenance, a ®# % fully â€" equipped home â€"* the important benef:. of time free L'"I for relax.tion, entertainment and social activity, All of us have a little speck of fight underneath our peace and goodwill to men â€" just a speck, for revolutions and great emergencies, you know â€" so that we should not subâ€" mit to be trodden quite flat by the first heavyâ€"heeled agâ€" gressor that comes along. For appointment . . . â€"Oliver Wendell Holmes. Would you like your home to reflect . .. ROBERT WATSON A SPECK OF FIGHT 2932 BLOOR ST. WEST BE. 9â€"3 501 °* YOUR PERSONALITY ° YOUR PATTERN OF LIVING °© YOUR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS A COMPLETELY PERSONALIZED DECORATOR SERVICE RESIDENTIAL and COMMERCIAL LIMITED Interior Design and Decorative Accessories Members of S.1.D.0. and A.1.D. THE ADVERTISER â€" Thursday, Sept. 12, families in which the father is |subject to transfer from city to |city . and couples with grown |children who have found their homes too costly and too botherâ€" 401 area, Adrian Court, 1'.-: other underway beside the ber in Thistletown, is offering a choice of bungalow, split level or twoâ€"storey garden homes, with underground parking situated The Rubin Comporation, with one maisonette development alâ€" most completed in the Islingtonâ€" Our service men will also check your heatâ€" ing unit for all noâ€"heat or emergency calls. It is in the interest of our firm to have nothing but a satisfied customer. During the coming heating season this serâ€" vice includes a regular overhaul of your heating unit in addition to a courtesy call to be sure that all is working properly. Should you feel that you are not getting the attention that your heating unit requires, Dick Mitchell Heating Ltd. will be more than happy to check any or all of your heating units. GEO. E. BROWN Dick Mitchell‘s reliable service men will look after your heating unit‘s needs at a cost which is included in the price of the oil. For 35 years we have specialized in Bel. 1â€"2 216 LENNOX FURNACES HEATING & SERVICE Mortgages, Appraisals and CALL US DAY OR NIGHT Etobicoke selling homes. Property Management LIMITED 3048 BLOOR ST. W. Realtor We Handle The wearer is a dedicated indiâ€" form of the Canadian Red Cross, be the enjoyable, well planned community that we now ehjoy. this are further insurance that the Westâ€"end will continue to fluelrt;rihahlihfu‘.‘ When you see the * t BE. 1â€"5651 for INTERIORS €4.%

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