I discovered this row of colourful garage doors in a Dundas Street West back alley off Trinity Bellwoods Park













Toronto Through My Lens
I discovered this row of colourful garage doors in a Dundas Street West back alley off Trinity Bellwoods Park
These mural shots are from a wall behind the buildings on Bloor Street West at Bathurst Street. When you exit the Bathurst subway station you will see these murals on your left, at least you could when I took these images a while ago. There’s a chance these murals may have since changed on this wall, so it’s soon time for a revisit to investigate.
I couldn’t find anything on the web regarding the history or backstories of these murals, but I think they’re fairly impressive.
This painting, on the side of a building behind Yonge Street, near Grenville Street, was unveiled in 2010. The unassuming alley is the final stop on the journey taken by hearses carrying the remains of fallen Canadian soldiers from Canadian Forces Base Trenton to the coroner’s office on Grenville Street.
In September 2013 the mural was seriously vandalized, totally ruined with spray paint. The original artwork featured a dove, wings spread wide, over a field of poppies. The original artists returned to the scene, though, and began to completely redo the mural. They first primed the defaced wall by painting it black, then set to work with a new design that echoed the imagery of the original mural.
This new rendering features two doves, a Canadian flag and the silhouette of a soldier set against a luminous sky, which graffiti artist Jessey Pacho describes as “a very serene, heavenly cloud feeling.” Artist Kedre Brow also contributed to the recreation of the mural.
Hopefully this one will stay intact. It hasn’t been defaced since 2013, so fingers crossed. Suggestion to the store in this laneway: it would be *much* nicer and more respectful if the dumpster were removed… I’m just sayin’.
At the address of 99 Yorkville Avenue there is a courtyard currently hosting some very impressive murals (with no tagging or graffiti!). Annually, the Yorkville Village hosts an event called, surprisingly enough, Yorkville Murals. This annual festival celebrates public art and offers a unique opportunity to see new murals, meet and discover the mural artists, and enjoy food and drinks in a fun atmosphere at the heart of the city. The 2022 event has passed, but some of the impressive murals remain.
Sites when passing through Yonge & Dundas earlier today:
This past weekend I found these on Walton Street, just south of Gerrard Street West. They’re not actually murals, but are window coverings for a shop that is soon going to open – sure beats brown paper. On these, moods and characteristics are displayed in several languages; an interesting and unique concept.
I recently walked College Street from end to end; here’s some of the street art I encountered along the way.
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 Galipo brothers – Natale, Aurelio, Francesco and Giuseppe. They were master ice cream makers from Capo D’Olando, Sicily who established one of Little Italy’s oldest landmarks, the Sicilian Sidewalk Cafe.
Sherbourne Street, a depressing street at the best of times, is not normally known for its murals and/or artistic sensibility. I don’t how long they’ve been there but I recently discovered four new (to me) murals that appeared since I was last down this street.
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Yes, it needed To go. I lived nearby and would pass this hospital many times over the years. Looking forward…