Social media has lit up with photos of a space-ship like structure in a secluded meadow and woods in South Humber Park.

Some area residents and others are asking online what the structure is, or was used for, as it is cool-looking from photos that were posted on the Internet.

The abandoned public washroom was built 59-years ago and still stands out to onlookers, who are the many cyclists and pedestrians using the Humber River Recreational Trail.

The Park Pavilion, or commonly called the Oculus Pavilion, or just the Oculus, “stands as an understated monument to Toronto’s mid-century concrete Modernist era.”

The Oculus was designed by architect Alan Crossley and built by Toronto Parks in 1959 as public washrooms, which have long been shuttered up.

The pavilion originally featured a dramatic sculpture at the centre of the oculus, which was perfectly framed by the circle of sunlight. That integral component is missing today. The stone base on which the pavilion sits is now dotted with weeds sprouting in between the cracks, while the slender steel columns, once a gleaming white, have since been painted a deep rusty red.

Parks officials are said to be in conversation with Heritage Preservation Services for advice on how to preserve with the aging pavilion. There has been no word if any changes are forthcoming.