At 7 Hart House Circle in the University of Toronto sits a bronze sculpture entitled Rune. Placed in 2001, the piece was created by artists Randy Gledhill and Berenicci Hershorn. What exactly is a “rune”? Merriam-Webster defines rune as: any… Read More »“Rune”
A little night photography for you. Actually, this post is part TOcityscapes and part photography experiment. It was a rainy evening when I took these night shots on the deserted corner of Dundas Street West and Spadina Avenue.
Opposite Bridgepoint Health Centre (now Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital) , near the intersection of Gerrard Street East and Broadview Avenue, there stands the Zhong Hua Men gate, aka Toronto Chinese Archway. The gate serves as an entrance-way to the Chinese community… Read More »The Toronto Chinese Archway
In front of the Hudson condo at 438 King Street West, there sits a sculpture by artist Jed Lind, entitled Ballast. Installed in 2013, Ballast is a patinated bronze sculpture of the prow of a ship, anchoring the corner of… Read More »“Ballast”
After years of planning to attend and then never going (hearing reports of the crush from massive crowds had turned me off), I ventured down to the Distillery District’s Winter Village last night. Luckily (for me, anyway) we’d had the… Read More »Distillery Winter Village
As it is every Christmas, the Allan Gardens conservatory is decorated and filled with thousands of flowering plants, over 30 varieties of poinsettia and seasonal topiary masterpieces made entirely of plant material. There are floral scenes with thousands of colourful… Read More »Winter Flower Show at Allan Gardens Conservatory
This year Holiday Fair joined together with the annual Cavalcade of Lights event at Nathan Phillips Square. I checked things out this past weekend at the heavily-attended event. Games & Midway for the Kids… Lots Of Lights… This year’s naturally… Read More »Holiday Fair & Cavalcade of Lights
Continuing on the store window theme, here’s what Saks Fifth Avenue, along Queen Street West, had to offer: The resemblance to Cousin Itt has been noted…
The Hudson’s Bay flagship store at Queen and Yonge Streets traditionally have superb Christmas windows, filled with a lot of intricate detail. I ventured down to the store last night with camera in hand and great expectations of a warm… Read More »Christmas Windows at The Bay
Located at the busy intersection of Yonge and Queen Streets, the Toronto Eaton Centre Bridge is a dramatic public landmark that replaces the previous pedestrian bridge, which was completed in 1978. The bridge spans Queen Street West and links the… Read More »Eaton Centre Pedestrian Bridge
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