FELDMAN, Isadore (1887-1919), active in Toronto, Ontario from late 1911 until early 1915 when he was invited by his mentor James P. Hynes to join in a new partnership of Hynes, Feldman & Watson. Feldman was born and educated in Toronto, and served his entire term of training and apprenticeship in the office of J.P. Hynes from early 1908 until late 1911. He also attended night classes in the Atelier Lyle, a teaching studio established by John M. Lyle, and submitted one of his designs for “An Open Pavilion” which was published in the journal Construction [Toronto], iii, April 1910, 50. The following year, in 1911, Feldman commenced practise under his own name and specialised in the design of industrial and warehouse blocks for Jewish clients who worked in the garment trade. Many of these blocks, located in the industrial zone south of Queen Street West and west of University Avenue, still stand today, and have been adapted for new commercial and retail uses.
Feldman died suddenly in Detroit, Mich. on 9 January 1919 at the age of 32 years after suffering a bout of pneumonia (obituary Toronto Star, 11 Jan. 1919, 23; obit. Construction, xii, Jan. 1919, 11; obit. Contract Record & Engineering Review [Toronto], xxxiii, 22 Jan. 1919, 79). After this event, Watson moved to New York City to work for Warren & Wetmore, Architects, and Hynes promptly dissolved their partnership.
Isadore FELDMAN (works in Toronto)
ADATH ISRAEL JEWISH SYNAGOGUE, for the Roumanian Hebrew sect, Centre Avenue near Agnes Street, 1911; demol. c. 1960 (City of Toronto b.p. 27029, 12 May 1911)
WILSONIA APARTMENTS, Wilson Avenue at Queen Street West, Parkdale, for J. Arent, 1911 (City of Toronto b.p. 30193, 8 Sept. 1911)
COOPER CAP CO., Spadina Avenue at Grange Avenue, a five-storey warehouse, 1911-12 (City of Toronto b.p. 31832, 25 Nov. 1911; C.R., xxv, 20 Dec. 1911, 65; Const., vii, April 1914, 143, illus.)
ROTTENBERG BUILDING, University Avenue near Richmond Street West, for Henry Rottenberg Real Estate Ltd., 1911 (Const., v, Aug. 1912, 75-76, illus. & descrip.)
AMERICAN HAT FRAME MFR. CO., Bathurst Street at Wellington Street West, a three storey brick warehouse, 1912 (City of Toronto b.p. 35642, 28 June 1912)
INDEPENDENT CLOAK CO., Richmond Street West near Bathurst Street, a four storey brick warehouse, 1912 (City of Toronto b.p. 37072, 4 Sept. 1912)
QUEEN STREET WEST, near Tecumseth Street, a block of seven attached stores, with apartments above, for P. Shulman, 1912-13 (City of Toronto b.p. 1221, 28 Nov. 1912)
IMPERIAL CLOTHING CO., Richmond Street West near Duncan Street, a four-storey brick warehouse, 1913 (City of Toronto b.p. 2111, 19 Feb. 1913; blueprints City of Toronto Archives)
COLLETTE & SPROULE BOX MFR. CO., Portland Street near Adelaide Street West, a four-storey brick warehouse, 1913-14 (City of Toronto b.p. 8626, 18 Dec. 1913)
NATIONAL CHICLE CO., Richmond Street West at Peter Street, a three storey brick office building for W.H. Martin, 1914 (blueprints City of Toronto Archives)
TIP TOP TAILORS BLOCK, Richmond Street West near Duncan Street, for David Dunkelman, 1914 (City of Toronto b.p. 12423, 12 June 1914; blueprints City of Toronto Archives; Toronto Region Architectural Conservancy, Terra Cotta - Artful Deceivers, 1990, 118-20, illus. & descrip.)