The sculpture Michael is located at St. Michael’s College quadrangle at Queen’s Park Crescent East. Michael was commissioned by the Collegium in 1977 in commemoration of the 125th Anniversary of the Foundation of St. Michael’s College. The sculpture, by artist… Read More »“Michael”
Passing by the Bloor Street United Church at 300 Bloor Street West a couple of weeks ago, I was quite surprised by the renovation/demolition taking place there. Located in Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood, the 19th century Neo-gothic structure is undergoing a… Read More »Bloor Street United Church
A sculpture by Lea Vivot entitled The Endless Bench sits outside the main entrance of Sick Children’s Hospital at 525 University Avenue. It was donated to the hospital in memory of the artist’s son. Two young women seated on the… Read More »“The Endless Bench”
I’ve always enjoyed the annual Bloor-Yorkville Icefest, and it was great to see it return this past weekend after being waylaid for a couple of years by COVID-19. Despite that, though, I was so incredibly disappointed in this year’s offering… Read More »Bloor-Yorkville Icefest 2023
On the waterfront, behind the Canada Malting Co. towers on Eireann Quay, sits Ireland Park. The Park commemorates the Irish Famine migrants who arrived on Toronto’s shores between 1846 and 1849. An Unfortunate End During 1847 alone, at the peak… Read More »Ireland Park
So, it’s time for another installment of From The Vaults – so called as these are cityscape photos from many years past which I had originally shot on film, then scanned to digital only recently. This short sequence (hey, this… Read More »From The Vaults: Toronto Skyline, 1985
The Toronto AIDS Memorial, designed by Patrick Fahn, is located in Barbara Hall Park (formerly Cawthra Square Park), on Church Street above Wellesley, next to The 519 Church Street Community Centre in the heart of Toronto’s gay community. Michael Lynch… Read More »The Toronto AIDS Memorial
Uno Prii (February 28, 1924 – November 27, 2000) was an Estonian-born Canadian architect. He designed approximately 250 buildings, many in Toronto, but also around southern Ontario and the United States. Some of Prii’s best-known works are apartment buildings in… Read More »Uno Prii’s Annex Apartments
This post is 3 parts photo experiment mixed with 1 part TOcityscape. Here I’ve used a special lens to achieve this effect: you’ll either love it or hate it… In & Around Allan Gardens Jarvis Street Baptist Church
Barbara Barrett Lane is located just south of Bloor Street West, running between Brunswick Avenue and Borden Street. The lane is just at the north end of David French Lane, home of another richly-decorated lane. The Lane is home to… Read More »Barbara Barrett Lane
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