Honest Eds
This will bring back memories for a lot of people. These shots are from February 2017, so they’re too new to fall into my From the Vaults category, but too old to be considered new cityscapes (if that makes any… Read More »Honest Eds
Fantasy Farm
At 50 Pottery Road, across the street from the Todmorden Mills complex, is a banquet hall and event centre called Fantasy Farm. The location is surrounded by greenery and parkland and – except for the traffic on Pottery Road –… Read More »Fantasy Farm
“Pi”
Last week I happened across a curious piece found at 220 Bay Street, nestled in a passageway behind the TD Centre off Wellington Street West. Created by Canadian artist Evan Penny, this large sculpture – entitled Pi – is of… Read More »“Pi”
“Family Group”
This bronze sculpture entitled Family Group by artist Almuth Lutkenhaus resides in Berczy Park in the St. Lawrence neighbourhood. The sculpture is a family unit depicting a father, mother and two children. The man and the woman are facing each… Read More »“Family Group”
“Fair Grounds”
Fair Grounds (2001-2003) is a work by Canadian artist Michel Goulet. It is comprised of two parts, a part residing on each side of the main entrance to the Icon II condo at 250 Wellington Street West. Part 1: The… Read More »“Fair Grounds”
“Neighbours”
On the St. Michael’s College campus of University of Toronto, there resides a bronze sculpture entitled Neighbours. Created by artist Joe Rosenthal, the piece was installed in 2001. Two figures lean on opposite sides of a railing with their gaze… Read More »“Neighbours”
Northrop Frye Statue at Victoria College
For more than half a century, renowned literary critic Northrop Frye made Victoria College at the University of Toronto his intellectual home: he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Philosophy, taught English to students from 1939 to… Read More »Northrop Frye Statue at Victoria College
Jarvis Street Heritage
I’ve been working on this post for months, off and on. Originally I had entitled it Jarvis Street Mansions and thought I’d focus exclusively on the remaining mansions from Jarvis Street’s so-called golden era. As I walked up and down… Read More »Jarvis Street Heritage
Happy Canada Day!
Time for some fireworks! The photoset below is from the Canada Day celebration of our 150th birthday. On July 1, 2017 the CN Tower hosted a massive fireworks display with a live music stream of Canadian music from Boom 97.3.… Read More »Happy Canada Day!
“Untitled (Toronto Lamp Posts)”
In the Canary District on Front Street East there resides a chaotic sculpture by artist Tadashi Kawamata. Untitled (Toronto Lamp Posts) is a twelve-metre-high tower that contrasts with the geometry of the condos, street lines and organized public space of… Read More »“Untitled (Toronto Lamp Posts)”