I’ve walked by this colourful mural many times meaning to get a few shots of it, and I finally succeeded. The mural is painted on the side of 401 Games at 431 Yonge Street, just below College Street. Painted by… Read More »Mural at 431 Yonge Street
There’s nothing quite so rewarding in street photography as setting out for the day, having no destination in mind; you merely wind through the city with your camera wherever your feet take you, recording the city as it goes about… Read More »A City Stroll in Black & White
Many people are familiar with Graffiti Alley in the Queen Street West area, near Spadina Avenue. In recent years a second Graffiti Alley has sprung up, this one a little further west from the original. Graffiti Alley West is one… Read More »Graffiti Alley West
A few days after Halloween I took a walk through Cabbagetown on a beautiful, crisp fall day. The houses and streets were a weird and eclectic mix of post-Halloween gore, front yard kitsch, Autumn colours and falling leaves:
Underpass Park is truly an interesting and unique place in Toronto. Opened on August 2, 2012, the Park is located under the Eastern Avenue, Richmond and Adelaide overpasses. The actual address is 168 Eastern Avenue. Designed to transform derelict and… Read More »Underpass Park
Back on December 6, 2022 I published a post about the colourful murals outside a semi-neglected, mostly-deserted building on the southwest corner of Jarvis Street and Queen Street East (141 Queen Street East, to be exact). The only merchant in… Read More »Mural Update: iPot Cannabis
On an oddly-angled section of Dundas Street East, just east of Yonge Street, sits a heritage building which recently has become nothing more than a hole in the ground. Many will remember this building as the old Hakim Optical store… Read More »38 Dundas Street East
In Chinatown there exists a small lane dedicated to the memory of a remarkable Chinese-Canadian woman named Jean Lumb: Who Was Jean Lumb? Since coming to live in Toronto I have heard the name Jean Lumb mentioned but was not… Read More »Jean Lumb Lane
While in the Bloor Street West and Lansdowne area to photograph some utility box murals, I came across this colourful alley off Lansdowne Avenue, one block north of Bloor Street West. It was good to see a generous hit of… Read More »A Bit of Colour in an Unnamed Alley
I love Roncesvalles (aka Little Poland) – it has such a welcoming village-feel to it and exudes a laid-back yet slightly hip vibe. Roncesvalles Avenue itself stretches for 1.8 km, and is filled with gardens and charming, independent shops along… Read More »A Walk Down Roncesvalles Avenue
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