Esquire Theatre
Brantford, On
Clearly, I've been lacking the weekly posting - but I have been gathering a lot of pictures of the area. A lot of developments have also happened within the area, and they fit this project's idiom perfectly.
I can't remember ever being in this building, but it is a symbol for how things in Brantford are done wrong.
The Esquire is a (former) theatre built in 1934, designed during a period of art deco. Art deco, by-the-way, is my person favourite style of architecture and one that seems to be sacrificed more then any others in this area. The style is usually very different from surrounding buildings, and it sticks out. Currently, the building is vacant due a fire that happened within the last 10 years. Stating that, I have to state the obvious: this building hasn't been used in 10 years. How do we subject timeless pieces of art to such disregard and allow massive construction of completely disposable retail strips? Too many times does free parking come out as the only answer.
My first introduction to this piece was within the Brantford Expositor. City Council is currently judging if this piece is even worth saving, or if it's better to completely demolish and leave a gapping hole until some 'better' idea comes about. The city's heritage community is asking to keep the falc
onish statue that adorns the tops...but they haven’t said anything about how simple it is to keep the facade. It's all rather disappointing.
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