as I walk Toronto

Graffiti Alley is still an interesting place to explore.  Unlike some street art locations that have succumbed to the scrawls and tags of the less well-intentioned, good art and ideas can still be found here.  At present, adding to the eclectic nature of the graffiti in Graffiti Alley are a few interesting portraits done on half skateboards (or at least on wood in the shape of a skateboard). Most are screwed onto wooden utility poles. This post was from January 2025 – a year later I found some skateboards that either I had missed the first time, or they had been added later. I also found that some of the originals had been defaced. I have mixed the two sets of photos into this post.

below: One on natural wood colour and the other in vibrant red.  The sticker says Positive Creations.  This is the 2025 version.

below: Photo taken in 2026

below: 2025, pink and blue women

below: A man with a mustache that looks a bit like Freddie Mercury

below: Three on the same pole in Graffiti Alley – A red person with shaggy hair and light blue glasses as well someone with very long orange hair.

below: At the bottom, a quizzical look on a pink face.

below: From 2026 (as are the rest of the images)

below: Old Joy is also a 2026 addition.

below: These may have been included in the above images from 2025 but they have been defaced so much that I am not sure.   The top one looks like it might have been a multi-legged creepy crawly thing with pincers in front.

It’s possible that there are more…. Also, if anyone has any idea as to who has painted these, please let me know!