Lovebot and Grominator seem to have developed a friendship.
They have begun appearing in public together.
Lovebot seems to have had an influence on Grominator.
on Queen St. West near Dufferin
But they can still be found on their own, all over town.
on Brock Ave., near Dundas West
at 1505 Dundas West
on Brock Ave., near Dundas West
on the Humber River
We’ll keep an eye open for other lovebot and grominator sightings!
There is a gorgeous new mural on both side of a small lane on the west side of the Lula Lounge, Dundas Street West. Painting by Fiya, Shalak Atack, Essencia, Smoky, Sweetman, and Sapiens.
at the end of the alley
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Millwood Bridge
also known as the Leaside Bridge
I first visited this site late in March. For one reason or another I didn’t get around to adding the photos that I took that day to this blog. I was back yesterday on another grey day. There are now leaves on the trees and the graffiti on the concrete has been painted over.
below: The Don River flows under the bridge. In the distance, top right, is the Don Valley Parkway.
There was also some graffiti and street art on the concrete supports at the north end of the bridge. These have now been painted over. The graffiti on the metal portions of the bridge remains.
below: Two of the paintings that are now gone.
Lovebot didn’t want to stick to the paint on the girder but he hung around long enough to get a picture.
All bridges have a character of their own including the Glen Road bridge.
below: Looking east toward Glen Road from the Beltline Trail that follows the Yellow Creek. Photo taken a couple of weeks ago just before the leaves started growing.
The following photos were taken under the north side of the bridge. On the day that I was there, it was impossible to cross the creek – something to do in the future!
Graffiti and/or street art on the north side of the railway underpass on Bloor St. West between Dundas West and Perth Avenue. It is also by the Bloor GO station and where the West Toronto Railpath crosses Bloor Street.
Painted April 17, 18 and 19, 2015 by 26 artists led by Cruz1
This was spudbomb was added a few days later.
This was another StreetARToronto project.
More lovebots that I have seen in the past couple of months –
since back when there was snow on the ground. He certainly gets around!
below: At the bottom of the stairs over the train tracks, Dundas West, in the Junction
below: A very large 3D looking lovebot in a little alcove on Keele St. near the railway underpass
below: lovebot waits to cross the street.
below: Lovebot and a friendly dinosaur together in the snow near the AGO
below: A rusty gameboy lovebot
below: A lovebot and grominator hybrid
below: Standing beside Lee’s Palace, Bloor St. West
below: Watching over Nathan Phillips Square
below: Lovebot on a crumbling corner on Ossington
below: Double! Two lovebots on an old orange door at Queen and Sherbourne.
below: Lovebot waits for a TTC streetcar
below: This lovebot lives with the folks at Toronto Collective
The last time I ventured into a Toronto ravine on my own the path was a icy so I didn’t go far. Now the ravines are clear of snow and ice – just watch out for the mud! I was under the railway bridge at Summerhill (just east of Yonge St) this past weekend and I encountered a number of people and faces.
UPDATED: Construction here has finished and the hoardings have been removed. These murals no longer exist.
A couple of years ago, the city started a project to replace the water mains that run under Gerrard Street. As part of that project, a section of Allan Gardens was dug up to provide access to the underground mains. The site was barricaded by wood hoardings. These hoardings have since been covered by a large mural titled ‘Nindinawemaaganidok / All My Relations’. Twenty one artists contributed to the painting of the mural.
The north side of the wall:
Four themes appear in this mural, Community, Water, Anishnawbe Teachings and History of the Land. Animals such as buffalo, deer, wolves, turtles, and beaver are common motifs.
The east side of the wall:
below: Sky Woman
South side (along Gerrard Street):
West side:
If construction goes according to plan, the hoardings should come down by the end of May 2015. As to whether or not this deadline will be met is anyone’s guess.
The artists: Tannis Nielsen, Phil Cote, Natasha Naveau, Rosary Spence, Gwen Lane, Angela Malley, Judy Rheume, Gary M. Johnston, Amanda Murray, Rebecca Baird, Cotee Harper, Graham Curry, Briana Stone, Lyndsey Lickers-Nyle Johnston, Isaac Weber, Honey Smith, Shelby Rain McDonald, Paula Gonzalez-Ossa, Kalmplex, Adrion Corey Charles, Ron Razor and Steven Henderson.
Link to more information (as well as a video) about this project
On a warm sunny Saturday in April.
People out and about in Kensington enjoying the day.
On Dufferin St., just north of Eglinton there is a bridge under the Beltline Pathway.
The old railway bridge crosses the road and metal culverts provide passageways for the sidewalks on both sides of the street. It was painted in November 2014.
One of the sidewalks is closed because of construction on the north side.
In fact, the area looks a bit messy at the moment.
This was a project by STEPS (Sustainable Thinking and Expression on Public Spaces) in collaboration with artists Alexa Hatanaka and Patrick Thompson, local residents, Friends of the York Beltline and local Eglinton-Lawrence Councillor Josh Colle.
The mural was funded by the City of Toronto’s StreetARToronto program with support from area businesses and associations.
Link to a video on the making of this mural.
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