As I was walking down Yonge Street yesterday I happened upon this, faces playing peak-a-boo with passersby on the street. It’s a new 22 storey mural being painted on the north side of 423 Yonge Street. A ‘musical mural’ featuring the faces of musicians from the 1950’s, 1960’s, and 1970’s.
below: From top to bottom: Ronnie Hawkins, Glenn Gould, Diane Brooks, Jackie Shane and Muddy Waters.
below: The bottom of the mural
below: Looking up…. Shirley Matthews, B.B. King, Gordon Lightfoot and Oscar Peterson.
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