In front of Manulife’s headquarters at 200 Bloor Street East, there is currently a display honouring Canadian Armed Forces members who made the ultimate sacrifice. As a gesture of thanks and remembrance, more than 12,000 flags are planted on the… Read More »“12,000 Canadian Flags to Remember Our Fallen Heroes”
Sculptor Shayne Dark, a Kingston native, has three sculptures which dot Toronto’s downtown condo landscape. I. Double Vision Double Vision is located on the northwest corner of Jarvis and Charles streets in front of X Condominium at 558 Jarvis Street.… Read More »Condo Sculptures
At 1033 Bay Street, there stands this bronze, marble and mosaic monolith. It was designed by Hamilton-based artist Robert Bowers and installed in 1988 as part of the Polo Club condominium complexes that went up at that time on Bay… Read More »Untitled Sculpture
Flow Blue is created by artist Marlene Hilton Moore. Located at the Encore Condo at 23 Carlton Street, this treed walkway leads from the condo entrance to neighbouring Granby Street. The blue trees were installed in 2008 and are 17… Read More »“Flow Blue”
Passing through Union Station last week I noticed a new (to me) installation. Do Something, is a project Gord Downie launched before his death. A Bit Of The Backstory Chanie Wenjack Chanie Wenjack, misnamed Charlie Wenjack by his teachers, was… Read More »Gord Downie Reconciliation Project in Union Station
The fog we had the other night made for an interesting sunset on the skyline
I discovered this row of colourful garage doors in a Dundas Street West back alley off Trinity Bellwoods Park
While running errands last weekend, I passed through the construction hoarding of the massive conversion/construction project in which the historic St. Charles Tavern building, on Yonge Street above College, is being integrated into a new highrise residence. On the hoarding… Read More »“Meet Me Under The Clock”
I applaud whoever is doing Dudley Hardware’s window displays lately; they have a distinct sense of camp, especially for their Halloween windows:
A shot from earlier today