Calgary Trend House

1. •From ‘chicken coop’ to cherished: the Calgary Trend House
   Dave LeBlanc, Globe & Mail, June 5, 2013
   

2. •Calgary To Have Share of Trend House Project
   Calgary Herald, July 4, 1953
   

Special 8 page section in the Calgary Herald, announcing the opening of the Calgary Trend House, April 17, 1954:

1. •Trend House Displays Plywood’s Hidden Values
   

2. •Display House to Show Calgary Building Trend
   

3. •Lumber Grading Explained
   

4. •Calgary Couple Gets Building Trend Preview
   

5. •Bathroom Is Streamlined
   

6. •Builders Applauding Wide Use of Plywood
   

7. •Furnishings Picked By Experts in Design
   

8. •Simple Rules Make For Good Painting
   

9. •Roof Design Impresses Builder
   

10. •Western Red Cedar Shingles Specified
    

11. •Women Will Like All-Wood Interiors
    

12. •Varied Uses Found For Western Red Cedar
    

13. •Coast Hemlock No Longer Cinderella Wood
    

14. •Electricity Important In ‘DreamHouse’ Design
    

15. •Trend House Open To The Public
    Calgary Herald, April 20, 1954
    

Victoria Trend House

1. •Gwen Cash and the Trend House - via Every House Has A Story
   

2. •Victoria Trend House via Historic Places.ca
   

3. •Preserving a modernist Trend House
   Tom Hawthorn, The Globe & Mail, Aug 1, 2011
   
   

Vancouver Trend House

1. •The North Vancouver Trend House - via Every House Has A Story
   

Toronto Trend Houses

1. •Fate binds Trend house and architect
   Dave LeBlanc, Globe & Mail, April 16, 2005
   

2. •Trending Toward Modernity
   Dave LeBlanc, Globe & Mail, Jan 16, 2004
   

3. •“Old Modern” House Bucked Trend At Doors Open
   Ellen Moorhouse, Toronto Star, April 24, 2008
   

4. •Trend House Post Mortem
   Adam Sobolak, May 9, 2006
   

5. •Toronto’s Timeless Trend House via Toronto Modern
   

Montreal Trend House

1. •A model of 1950s design, but time is up
   Dave LeBlanc, Globe & Mail, Feb 03, 2011
   

2. •Michael Goodfellow’s website on the Montreal Trend House
   

3. •Trend House to be demolished
   Karen Seidman, The Gazette, Mar 22, 2011
   

4. •‘What a coward’: Massad to Mayor Pollock
   Sarah Leavitt , West Island Chronicle, Mar 22, 2011
   

5. •Historic House: All In A Weekend
   CBC Radio, Feb 27, 2011
   

6. •Fate of Trend House being reconsidered - Beaconsfield council agrees to review decision to demolish Woodland Ave. residence
   Karen Seidman, The Gazette, Feb 24, 2011
   

7. •Historical society rallies to save Trend House in Beaconsfield
   Karen Seidman, The Gazette, Feb 17, 2011
   

8. •Montreal Trend House to be lost?
   ERA Architects Blog, Feb 14, 2011
   

9. •Montreal 'Trend House' is in good hands
   Dave LeBlanc, Globe & Mail, July 21, 2006
   

10. •Trend House offered for sale (1955) Real Estate Ad
    

Some articles in the Montreal Gazette, announcing the opening of the Montreal Trend House, May 25, 1954:

1. • Western Woods Wonderful to work with says Trend House Contractor
   

2. • Trend House The Answer to Modern Over-Streamlining
   

3. • Arborite used extensively in Trend Houses

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