At 188 Carlton Street, on the corner of Bleecker Street, sits St. Peter’s Anglican Church, now known as Dixon Hall Neighbourhood Services. The English Gothic Revival-style building was constructed between 1865 and 1866, with additions and modifications over the years. In the late 1800s St. Peter’s was a refuge for the Underground Railroad. It was […]
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History In decades past, “the stockyards” at Keele Street and St. Clair Avenue West were just as the name implies: stock yards where cattle, sheep and pigs were slaughtered and sold for human consumption. The property began as a 30-acre lot but eventually expanded to be nearly 200 acres. A fire in 1908 burnt down […]
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 Innovation by Design”. Opened in the summer of 2019, Stackt Market is built entirely from […]
In a nutshell, St. Patrick’s Day observes the death of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. The holiday has evolved into a celebration of Irish culture with parades, special foods, music, dancing, drinking (and more drinking, and more drinking) and the wearing of a whole lot of green. Here’s a few shots of the […]
Renfrew Place sounds like a posh street but in actuality is a back alley. It’s located one block north of Queen Street West and runs between Simcoe Street and John Street: An interesting and colourful segment of Renfrew Place is the small section between St. Patrick Street and McCaul Street, which is where I captured […]
St. Andrew’s is located at 73 Simcoe Street, on the southeast corner of King Street West and Simcoe Street. The church was built in the Romanesque Revival style and opened for worship in 1876. At that time, its location at King and Simcoe Streets was a busy place and most of the congregation lived within […]
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 is Niyi Adeogun, an interdisciplinary artist, design engineer and creative entrepreneur. He has a passion […]
It was a sunny Sunday (finally!) this past weekend, so I opted for a little wander through Queen’s Park to shoot a few of the statues, monuments and memorials there. Tribute to Salome Bey, Canada’s Queen of the Blues Hours of the Day MonumentWhitney Plaza, 23 Queens Park Crescent East Ontario Police MemorialWhitney Plaza, 23 […]
St. Paul’s Basilica is the oldest Roman Catholic congregation in Toronto. It is located at 83 Power Street in the Corktown neighbourhood, near the intersection of Queen and Parliament Streets. Created by architect Joseph Connolly in the Romanesque Revival style, it opened in 1889. For the following text I’ve borrowed heavily from the History section […]
I recently walked College Street from end to end; here’s some of the street art I encountered along the way. Galipo Brothers Lane Across the street from the Portuguese Pioneers Parkette, Galipo Brothers Lane is a small laneway north of College Street connecting Crawford Street and Montrose Avenue. The mural pays tribute to the four […]
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We are lucky to have the wonderful square . It is quite festive.
I really love Allan Gardens. This Christmas show looks really wonderful. I will have to go and take a look
Yes it’s the little things like this that make Toronto a decent place to live.
Yes I went to take a look a couple of weeks ago! So freakin beautiful! It really is a fantasy…
Thanks for these photos, looks like they did a nice job on the square this year. Best wishes to you…