Earlier this month, the Star had a great feature about Toronto’s fire-hall crests and how they reflect the character of the city’s neighbourhoods. I love flags, heraldry, sports logo — any simple, graphic identity — so the full page gallery of crests was a treat for me.
I had intended this post to link to some of the crests, praising some and comparing others unfavourably to minor league hockey logos. There doesn’t seem to be an online version of the Star’s gallery of crests, but I had found most of them on the city’s fire service website, back on Jan. 3 when the article was published.
They’re all gone now.
Does Toronto’s blanket signage policy, which apparently forbids the fire stations from displaying the crests on the halls, also extend to the website?
#1 by Leo - March 24th, 2009 at 11:48
I have collected the station crests from the fire halls. they are great. I don,t understand why Toronto has not allowed them to be displayed.