as I walk Toronto

Watching over some of Toronto’s streets are a number of ‘good guys’ from TV series, video games,  and movies.  These first appeared a little over a year ago.  In fact, they were mentioned in most of the Toronto media last summer.  Although I had heard of them before, I only recently noticed a few of them.

below: just south of Dupont Street, Steven Seagal

There are now more than 75 (or even 90?) pictures glued on to existing Neighbourhood Watch signs.
They are the work of Andrew Lamb, a pseudonym.

below: In Kensington, Wesley Snipes as Blade

below: Xena the warrior princess watches over Vermont Ave.

 below: On Roxton Road, Agents Mulder and Scully from the TV series, the X Files.

below:  A faded picture of a group of Transformers on Palmerston Blvd.

below: Super Grover from Sesame Street on Wright Ave (near Roncesvalles)

below: Mel Gibson as Martin Riggs and Danny Glover as Roger Murtaugh, good guys from the ‘Lethal Weapon’ movies, watch over Atkins Avenue.

below: Samus Aran from the Nintendo video game Metroid

below: Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley in the ‘Alien’ movies

below: The Thunderbirds from the 1960s British TV series watch over the north end of Borden Street.  They were part of International Rescue, an international life saving organization and their story was told using electronic marionettes and scale models.

 

below: Grace Jones and Arnold Schwarzenegger in ‘Conan the Destroyer’

This is only a small sample of the heroes that adorn our streets.  Maybe you have seen some of the others – Batman, Nancy Drew, the Hulk, Robocop, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Yoda, and even Bill Cosby as Cliff Huxtable.   As I researched these signs I found them online so if you haven’t seen them on the streets, here is the link to the website that has photos of them all.