This past weekend saw the two-day Festival of South Asia take over Gerrard Street East from Glenside Avenue to Coxwell Avenue. The main focus of the Festival of South Asia is to celebrate the diversity of South Asian culture. The… Read More »Festival of South Asia 2023
It was a sunny day for my Leslieville photowalk. I started my ramblings on the corner of Dundas Street East and Broadview Avenue, then slowly worked my way further east, then south, to Queen Street East. I called it a… Read More »A Walk Through Leslieville
That’s right – I started this blog on July 31, 2022. Happy First Birthday! Thank you to all my loyal subscribers for sticking with me all this time. There’s still a lot more TOcityscapes to come! If you’d like to… Read More »TOcityscapes is One Year Old!
At 10 Niagara Street, on the corner of Portland Street and Niagara, sits Victoria Memorial Square: Victoria Memorial Square is a park and former cemetery. It was established in 1793 as the burial place for those affiliated with the nearby… Read More »Victoria Memorial Square
Is no historic building safe!? Passing these beautiful old brownstones on Maitland Street last week I noticed that a rezoning proposal has been submitted for 36 and 42 Maitland Street. These buildings are known as The Maitlands and managed by… Read More »Atrocity on Maitland Street!
About 10 years ago, there was a successful and productive project called The Church Street Mural Project. The mural project adorned walls up and down Church Street, from the south-facing wall of The Marquis of Granby pub (now defunct) to… Read More »“UltraChurch: 50 VIP Party People – 1948-2014”
On my way to photograph Victoria Memorial Square (stay tuned for a future post on that) I passed through the Portland Street and Wellington Street West area. Here’s a bit of what I encountered: I found this graffiti and artwork… Read More »In & Around Portland Street
RC Coffee (short for Robo Café) kiosks are popping up around Toronto. So far in my travels I’ve come across two locations – one near the St. Lawrence Market area, and the other at 475 Yonge Street, above College Street.… Read More »RC Coffee
The 51st annual Festival of India (also known as Ratha-Yatra) took place this past weekend in Toronto. The very first Festival of India in Toronto launched in 1972, and has been growing steadily every year. This year’s Festival of India… Read More »Festival of India 2023
On September 29, 2022, a new park opened to the public – the Dr. Lillian McGregor Park. The park is located at 25 Wellesley Street West and encompasses the lot bounded by Wellesley Street West to the north and Breadalbane… Read More »Dr. Lillian McGregor Park