PriestOfSyrinx Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 (edited) As a huge fan of the song Subdivisions I decided to finally go check out the iconic area where the high school exterior/interior shots were filmed. It is common knowledge that the high school scenes were shot at L'Amoreaux Collegiate Institute in Scarborough. The school is about 20 minutes from me and I was on my way to Scarborough for something so I figured I'd take a drive by. As it was a weekend, I could not get into the inside of the school (I suspose I could have tried as the pool facility is open on weekends however I didn't really have time to sneak around). Upon arrival, I immediately recongized the outside of the building from the video. The building is completely original and many of the doors/signs (Cafeteria loading, fire exit) look like they are original from the 70s/80s. The music video shows a very different student demographic compared to what the area is now like. The intersection where the high school is located (Warden and Finch) is dominantly Chinese-Canadian area, a big change from 1982 where you'd see people by the name of "Dave Glover". Still, I found it extremely cool to see the exterior is identical to that shown in the video. Have a look at some pics I took and then watch the video here http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v507/jagflyer/20140118_124954.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v507/jagflyer/20140118_125010.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v507/jagflyer/20140118_124945.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v507/jagflyer/20140118_124938.jpg Edited January 18, 2014 by PriestOfSyrinx 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theanalogmiddleagedman Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Cool. I am obsessed with Subdivisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefunk Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Wow, it hasn't changed at all! Thanks for the pictures, PriestOfSyrinx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 What an amazing track, one of my favorites. Even though I was not the guy in the video, my high school life was most certainly reflected by that character. In some respects being a Rush fan back then caused some of that isolation but even back then I knew I was right about Rush. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Very, very cool- thanks for posting the pics. And I hadn't seen the video for decades, literally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PriestOfSyrinx Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 Watching the video and seeing the school in person really reminded me of my high school years. I wasn't really a nerdy outcast per-se but I never was a social butterfly riding around in cars with friends all the time either. Even though high school was 7 years ago it seems like an eternity. I took a walk through my old school a few months ago (I go visit every year as it's only 5 minutes away) this song kept repeating in my head. Not much has changed on the inside/outside except for a different demographic of students. Back in high school I remember really being into Pink Floyd during grade 9/10 and around grade 11-12 I started getting into Rush. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Watching the video and seeing the school in person really reminded me of my high school years. I wasn't really a nerdy outcast per-se but I never was a social butterfly riding around in cars with friends all the time either. Even though high school was 7 years ago it seems like an eternity. I took a walk through my old school a few months ago (I go visit every year as it's only 5 minutes away) this song kept repeating in my head. Not much has changed on the inside/outside except for a different demographic of students. Back in high school I remember really being into Pink Floyd during grade 9/10 and around grade 11-12 I started getting into Rush. 7 years ago? Damn I'm old.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobo73 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 "common knowledge"-uh.....yeah...totally.;) very nice! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losingit2k Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I love me some Subdivsions! First song I ever learned by RUSH on the Keyboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentCornerEmptyStage Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) The same hall that Dave Glover walks through in the Subdivisions video can be seen in this recent YouTube video (1:32-2:24):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE71T32Mgkc PS: You may want to mute the audio in the clip and ignore all of the dancing! Edited January 23, 2014 by SilentCornerEmptyStage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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