In downtown Toronto there is a large waterfall mural painted on a brick wall – because of the bricks, the painting looks a bit more like water pouring over a dam. Still nice; still nature.
Another waterfall – a longer drop of water, this time on a door. All the murals here were painted by B. C. Johnson. There are five or six of them on different buildings, some waterfalls, and some landscapes.
below: Here a heron stands on a fallen tree beside the water. A birch trees is also on the shore. A waterfall is on the other side of the lake.
below: This building is overgrown with ivy which adds a nice touch to the scene. The door becomes a very thick tree trunk perched on a rock above the water.
below: Surprisingly, there is no puddle at the bottom of the steps (insert big smiling emoji here).
below: A real tree once grew here. I don’t think that it was a beaver that cut it down.
below: Where do you find Cottage Lane? South of Bloor, west of Yonge, then follow the signs… and the road less traveled.
I was not sure why it was named Cottage Lane since, to me, there isn’t much that is cottage-y here. The answer – there are 10 rowhouses on St. Nicholas Street that were built in 1883 and although the architectural style is ‘bay and gable’, they are referred to as the cottages of St. Nicholas Street. As you may have guesses, St. Nicholas Street backs onto this lane.
below: Looking north towards Bloor. Buildings that face Yonge Street are on the right and those on St. Nicholas Street are on the left.
Back in 2021, I posted some pictures from Sandown Lane (Cliffside, near Midland and Kingston Road) where there are many more paintings by B. C. Johnson.
as I walk Toronto 
well you found my murals. but you missed my biggest mural near 18 gloucester lane
Slowly but surely!
my mural on the side of rabba groceries 9 Isabella street on gloucester lane in parking lot. this mural has taken me over 8000 hours almost a year. i was paid well and the city gave me an award. i have been following you mary. many of the murals on sandown lane are being demolished for condos. i painted the waterfalls for the owners of the etheopian house. of smoke falls you must stand backj to notice they are in a great valley.
i am also the same person who created the Don valley rainbow in 1971, also sandown lane . i am a fine visual artist. not a graffiti artist. step back from my murals then you will see the depth of my waterfalls and their story
I’ll add a link to the Sandown Lane murals that I blogged about previously! Thanks for the reminder.