Celebrating the heritage of Canada’s coolest community

Below, I’ve posted the media advisory for the upcoming Don Mills heritage event. Is celebrating ten years as a Ontario heritage community a weak excuse to throw a party? Maybe so. But getting Macklin Hancock, Douglas Lee and Henry Fliess together should make for an amazing time for those who appreciate the community and all of its values and principles. Hell, how often do you get a meet the designer of 15 authentic mid-century modern homes (thank you Mr. Fliess!)?

Attention: City, Lifestyle and Architecture Editors

DON MILLS CELEBRATES TEN YEARS AS AN ONTARIO HERITAGE COMMUNITY

Community members to pay tribute to the builders of Canada’s first planned subdivision

DON MILLS, ON (February 22, 2007) — On Wednesday, February 28, the Don Mills friends, a volunteer group of Don Mills residents, and other members of the community will be hosting a heritage event to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Don Mills’ designation as a Heritage Community by the Ontario government. Macklin Hancock, the community’s lead designer, will be on hand for the celebration, along with distinguished Don Mills architects Douglas Lee and Henry Fleiss.

What: Celebrating the heritage of Don Mills – a tribute to the builders of Canada’s first modern planned community

Who: Macklin L. Hancock. A Harvard graduate, urban planner Macklin Hancock was selected by brewery magnate E.P.Taylor to design Don Mills, a self-contained community distinguished by consistent design principles and modernist style.

Henry Fliess. A renowned architect, Henry Fliess designed 15 modernist homes for the community’s residential area, with some 300 to 400 built. Fliess also designed Sherway Gardens with fellow Don Mills architect James Murray.

Douglas Lee. A distinguished architect, Douglas Lee played a leading role in the design of Don Mills.

When: Wednesday, February 28, 2007
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Where: Don Mills Library
Downstairs Auditorium
888 Lawrence Avenue East (Lawrence and The Donway West)

About Don Mills Friends

Don Mills friends is a volunteer group of Don Mills residents and friends who are working towards seeing a new indoor mall constructed on the Don Mills Centre site and towards ensuring that the character of the area is maintained with the new development. For more information, visit www.donmillsfriends.org.

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For more information, please contact:
Paul Zanettos
Don Mills Friends
(416) 893-5435
pzanettos@rogers.com