A lot of things from that era are like that here, even some bungalows, etc. You know how everyone after WWII was obsessed with the suburban lifestyle? Here that had an added layer - we just joined Canada, so they built a Little Canada neighbourhood, a showcase of how mainlanders lived - all the streets have names for Canadian politicians, provinces, and cities. It's not far from Elizabeth Towers.
Anyhow, the quirk here is that almost all of our suburbia until I believe the mid-1970s was built by a crown corporation and a significant number of the properties were marketed toward the upper class. Blue blood families were told it was embarrassing to live in a four-floor rowhouse with the kitchen in the basement and the servants' quarters in the attic - they should be living the North American dream in a bungalow or spacious apartment with all the modern amenities.
So, overall, identical to everywhere else at the time with that one exception. You can find generic-looking bungalows here with marble stairs inside, chandeliers, etc. It comes across as new money, but it was built to trick old money.
And it's all hideous. The only ones I like are the handful of bungalows with Labradorite floors. It's such a beautiful, local stone - shines like the northern lights in different angle. This particular piece is kind of shitty, but it's the only video I could find that wasn't 12 minutes long and by "healing properties of crystals!" crazies:
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