Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto

Despite a construction date of 1951, the Bank of Nova Scotia in King St West, Toronto offers a lot for fans of Art Deco architecture.

The answer, as explained in Tim Morawetz's book Art Deco Architecture in Toronto is that the initial design was done by John M Lyle between 1929-36 but died before the building was constructed.

The building was redesigned and completed by Mathers and Haldenby with Beck and Eadie between 1946-51.

My favourite part of the building are the reliefs depicting figures from classical mythology by artist Frederick Winkler.