In my previous post on Beaty Boulevard Parkette I mentioned nearby Budapest Park, located at 1575 Lakeshore Boulevard West. Beaty Boulevard Parkette is located at the busy junction of Queen Street West, King Street West and Roncesvalles Avenue. From the… Read More »Budapest Park
You know it’s springtime in Toronto when the cherry blossoms suddenly pop out for their all-too-brief stay. In Japan, flower viewing is an age-old tradition called hanami. Called sakura in Japan, the cherry blossom trees bloom in Toronto at the… Read More »Cherry Blossoms
Beaty Boulevard Parkette is a long, finger-like patch of grassy, manicured land situated near the intersection of Queen Street West, King Street West and Roncesvalles Avenue: There’s plenty to see and do in this historic neighbourhood; if one crosses the… Read More »Beaty Boulevard Parkette
These cast bronze figures, located in the driveway of the Park Hyatt Toronto hotel at 4 Avenue Road, are entitled Mixer. The work is created by sculptor An Te Liu, a Taiwanese-Canadian artist living and working in Toronto. Mixer envisions… Read More »“Mixer”
Photo Project Using a filter and utilizing some moody street lighting, my intent was to emulate – if possible – those wonderful, grainy old 1940s/50s night images of a large urban centre in the wee hours. I captured these images… Read More »Night Walk On Yonge Street
When the solar eclipse passed over Toronto this past Monday (April 8, 2024) I dashed out of my workplace on Wellesley Street East with camera in hand and shot a few images as the darkness progressed. Although we were not… Read More »Wellesley Street East During Solar Eclipse
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
Stackt Market is a truly unique concept. Located at 28 Bathurst Street at Front Street West, Stackt Market has been awarded “Public Space of the Year” by Designlines Magazine, and is also the winner of “Retail Innovation for Fast Company’s… Read More »Stackt Market
Toronto Comicon is an annual comic book and pop culture convention held in Toronto at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre since 2001. When it comes to the worlds of Fantasy, Sci-fi, Cosplay, Roleplay, LARPing, etc., I’m quite out of the… Read More »Toronto Comicon 2024