Bladen Wing

The Recreation Wing, or ‘R-Wing’ and later the Bladen Wing, opened in 1973. This building included classrooms, office space, a gymnasium, sports facility, and a fine arts studio (source: “Historical Timeline” University of Toronto Scarborough About Us, accessed on February 24, 2022 at  https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/aboutus/historical-timeline ). This building was part of “Phase 2(a)” of the master plan designed by John Andrews International Pty. Ltd. However, these plans were modestly scaled back following a construction freeze implemented by the government of Ontario in 1971 (source: John Ball, The First Twenty-Five Years). 

Currently, the Bladen Wing, or BV, holds the UTSC Bookstore, as well as classrooms, computer labs, and study spaces.

Page Bibliography

Ball, John. The First Twenty-Five Years 1965-1989: Scarborough College, University of Toronto. Scarborough, Ontario: Scarborough College, University of Toronto, 1989.

No author listed. “Historical Timeline.” University of Toronto Scarborough About Us. Accessed on February 24, 2022 at https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/aboutus/historical-timeline.

Images

University of Toronto Scarborough Library, Archives & Special Collections, UTSC Archives Legacy Collection, identifier: o2011002F1-1-4_25. This image is available at https://collections.digital.utsc.utoronto.ca/islandora/object/photoservices%3A526.

University of Toronto Scarborough Library, Archives & Special Collections, A.F.W. Plumptre fonds, CA UTSC 009-1-5.

University of Toronto Scarborough Library, Archives & Special Collections, UTSC Photographic Services Collection, identifier: 2012-001C-6-1-44. This image is available at https://collections.digital.utsc.utoronto.ca/islandora/object/photoservices%3A526.

University of Toronto Scarborough Library, Archives & Special Collections, Greg Fitz fonds, CA UTSC 017-2-7.

“UTSC Bookstore” by SM 108 and is available as public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UTSCBookstore.jpg.

The photos from 2022 were taken by Maria Bacchus.

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