Hello to my faithful subscribers! Just a quick post today to let you know that TOcityscapes is going on a little hiatus. I am off to Tuscany, Italy on a much-delayed photography trip. There won’t be any TOcityscapes posts for… Read More »TOcityscapes Hiatus
A private road north of St. Joseph Street, west of Bay Street, is home to red brick Edwardian style mansions that were built in 1892 by Remigius Elmsley as the first subdivisions in the City, located on the former family… Read More »Elmsley Place Mansions
Well, early spring in Toronto could only mean one thing – time for the Cherry Blossoms to pop. This spring I didn’t have the time or fortitude to fight the crowds out at High Park, so I’ve posted my shots… Read More »Cherry Blossoms
I don’t often say this about sculptures or artwork I come across in the city, but this one leaves me cold and uninspired. Created by artist Mark di Suvero, this piece is entitled No Shoes and is located in Corktown… Read More »“No Shoes”
This one has been on my shot list for quite some time, and I finally got around to photographing it. This visual assault on the senses is known as Leslieville’s Crazy Doll House and has been quite the neighbourhood attraction;… Read More »Leslieville’s Crazy Doll House
Sitting in front of the Gardiner Museum at 111 Queen’s Park is a curious ceramic and bronze sculpture entitled Cracked Wheat. Created by artist Shary Boyle in 2018, this quirky and cracked flask-shaped vase stands tenuously on two little gold… Read More »“Cracked Wheat”
I came across these last weekend, painted on the side of a building on the northwest corner of Bay Street and Adelaide Street West. Quite good, I think. According to the bio on the right of the image, the creator… Read More »Street Art by Niyi Adeogun
Installed in 2020, Dreaming is a fairly new creation residing at the Richmond-Adelaide Centre, 100 Adelaide Street West. Spanish artist Jaume Plensa is known for creating large-scale public art installations in major cities, including New York, London, Singapore, Tokyo, and… Read More »“Dreaming”
I discovered this poster on a utility box outside of Ryerson… errrrr… excuse me, Toronto Metropolitan University, and couldn’t decide who it is. I’ll put it to a vote and you can decide. Is this: The votes are in… survey… Read More »Identity Crisis
This mural is entitled Lovebot, by artist Mathew Del Degan. It’s located on Mutual Street, just below Dundas Street East, on the side of the Purple Haze cannabis shop. The panel on the side of the mural reads: Lovebot lovingly… Read More »“Lovebot”