One of three murals newly painted on the Danforth is one by Elicser Elliott on the southeast corner of Danforth & Donlands (once a 7-Eleven store). Four other artists were involved in this mural which is part of ‘Destination Danforth’, a pilot project that involved a number of infrastructure improvements such as bike lanes and patios as well as creative elements such as these murals.
On the front and sides of the old 7-Eleven is this mural:
below: The swirls were painted by Flips (Swirlgod and BSC – Blurred Sight Clreared)
On the back of the building along the alley, is a mural in black, white, and shades of grey. “Enemy of Justice is Ignorance Allied with Power”
below: “No justice for Breonna Taylor” plays on the TV while a policeman in 2020 vintage riot gear stands by the door.
below: The year 1955 references the day that Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man in Montgomery Alabama, 1 December 1955. It was the year that saw the birth of the African-American Civil Rights Movement in the USA. Police uniforms sure have changed!
This project was also a collaboration with the local BIA’s, StreetARToronto, and East End Arts.
Three other artists contributed to these murals: Spyone, Nick Sweetman, Smokestack Lightning, and Maysr
Oh wow – I totally missed the mural around the back. That’s excellent!
Not a bad excuse to walk in that area again! Apparently there is another mural being painted somewhere along the Danforth this month
Oh excellent – I’ll have to go back for sure then.
Gosh, I missed this one last fall, glad to catch it now. That Elicser: the faces are always so sad, even in the murals that are not at all about social protest… I always yearned to see him offer us a joyful face….