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market day

Posted: August 14, 2025 in general Toronto
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A few scenes from the St. Lawrence Market on a busy summer afternoon

red, yellow, and orange cherry tomatoes, grown in Ontario, for sale, also some mangos and bananas, saint lawrence market

bakery and sandwich counters at saint lawrence market - parmigiana on a country bun, or a pea meal bacon sandwich,

a woman peers over the top of a display case full of cakes and pastries as two other women decide what to buy

piles of pasta in different shapes, for sale, saint lawrence market

crab legs and salmon pieces for sale at st lawrence market

baskets of peaches, baskets of strawberries and little boxes of blueberries

people waiting for food at Yianni's deli counter in st lawrence market

pedestrians on market street outside st lawrence market

bunches of asparagus for sale, 2 for seven dollars

a woman in produce, fruit, section of st. lawrence market, looking at small baskets of raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries,

a man in jeans and blue shirt, holding red shopping bag, is looking at a display case full of different kids of cheese

display case full of raw fish for sale, salmon, shrimp, and others, at fishmonger, st. lawrence market

a man reaches out to serve prepared food, st. lawrence market

different kinds of kebabs, uncooked, for sale at st. lawrence market, including mango salmon kebabs

bright yellow teddybear sunflowers for sale, in a bright green plastic bucket

a boy in a T shirt with bright colours and busy patterns, holds a drink, behind him is young man carrying containers of take out food, St. Lawrence market

St. Lawrence market man in shorts and sandals buying food from bakery, glass cases with other baked goods on display in the picture as well

St. Lawrence market, open top fridge for cheese, mostly brie cut in wedges, and wrapped in plastic, for sale

group of older people standing outside st lawrence market on a summer afternoon

Ontario Line – north end of Pape

Posted: June 22, 2025 in construction, locations, stores, transportation
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On a hillside along the Don Valley Parkway (DVP), there is a large construction project underway.  This is where the new Ontario Line subway will go underground after crossing the DVP by bridge.

construction site at north end of Pape, on hill overlooking Don Valley Parkway, workman leaning on fence, new entrance to Ontario Line being built here

From this angle it’s difficult to see the work that has been done on the north side of the DVP but the ground has been cleared for construction of the support pillars for the large bridge that will take the LRT from Don Mills Road to this point at the top of Pape.

looking across the DVP from north of Pape

It has altered the quiet East York neighbourhood at the north end of Pape.

sidewalk closed, cross left, new stop sign, at Minton Ave., make way for Ontario Line construction

top of Pape Ave., now a construction site

houses, red brick, two storey, on one side of the street, hoardings for construction on the other side

Ontario Line construction has also affected Pape Avenue.  Here at Cosburn, a long stretch of what used to be stores and restaurants are now behind plywood hoardings.   The main entrance to the station will be on the northwest corner of Pape and Cosburn.  The final decision on the look of the station is not yet made (according to the Metrolinx website) but at least some of the renderings show that Infrastructure Ontario is involved and maybe the site will include other uses such as housing or offices.

an older woman pushes her shopping under a passageway alonside plywood construction hoardings. Tops of old buildings about to be demolished can be seen on top

Demolition has started but it looks like this project is going to take a while.   The subway is going to run just west of Pape, under these buildings.  Construction will kill (has killed?) street life but traffic shouldn’t be affected as much.  Someone somewhere made that decision.

demolition of an old building, behind green hoardings

woman with a cane and pulling a shopping cart, walks past a construction site with green hoardings

below:  Some of the buildings from the back side, behind the plywood

back of buildings, alley view, empty and waiting for demolition, ontario line work, on pape,

 

big crane, construction site, apartment buildings in the background

below: There is a large Coca-Cola advert on the side of the building that is about to be demolished.
coca cola ghost sign on the side of a building about to be demolished

utility pole wrapped with pape village sign in red, beside plywood hoardings, mcdonalds in the background

below: Bethany Baptist Church

bethany baptist church on pape ave

looking west on cosburn at pape, construction of new subway station

looking west on cosburn at pape, construction of new subway station, with two red benches in the foreground

three young men sitting outside a coffee shop on pape avenue

payday loans, signs all over building on pape
below: There are little semi circular “ears” at the top of this building.  I doubt that they had a function but along with the 3-D pattern across the top of the building, it adds a little bit of interest to the street scene.

row of brick stores on pape including 1000 variety

below: Cat and dog at Floyd … while the crossing guard takes a break.

intersection of Pape and Flloyd, with cutout images of cat and dog high up on the brick wall of the nearest building, crossing guard is sitting on the bench

mural on the side of El Greco restaurant, a woman drinking a large mug of coffee

street art mural of an ancient Asian warrior

ghost sign on brick wall, auto mechanic ad,

large red vinyl arm chair with old fashioned hair dryer

Back in November 2024, I posted some photos of the changes around Pape station (at Danforth).  I ended that post just north of Danforth with the comment, “There is another station under construction at Cosburn, a few more blocks north but that’s for another day.”  I guess that you could say that now is that day.

below: The top sticker is for the Lemon Bucket Orchestra and on the bottom it’s something about Kirby and Zaku and if you are into such things you might understand the reference.

graffiti stickers on a pole, including one for the Lemon Bucket Orchestra

graffiti stickers, catchoo and trp613

some Parkdale doors and windows

Posted: March 31, 2025 in doors, stores, windows and walls
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below: Have a seat!  Let me show you a few interesting and colourful doors and windows that I have seen along Queen Street West.

2 wood chairs outside a coffee shop

below: We’re all in this together. Recognize the font? the style?  It’s a throwback to Honest Eds.

sign in window that says we're all in this together

outside wall painted bright blue, window,

below: Passing in front of Bone & Busk store.

Front window with two corsets, one white, and one red, of bone and busk store on queen west

below: Art frames the windows

part of a street art mural that frames the windows in a store, reflections in the window

below: Facial time, with love from Pepe!

old black mailbox on a white wall, with poster above showing a woman getting a facial, black scrawl graffiti below the mailbox

below: An abstract painting of a musician in hot reds and oranges covers this door.

dark wood door frame, abstract painting in hot colors, reds, orange, and some yellow, covers most of the door.

below: Welcome, but closed.

metal gate in front of door of store with closed sign, also a sign that says welcome

below: Luigi plays Tetris

in the window of a store, a figurine of Luigi from Mario brothers, with a toy tetris game

below: Grocery Coffee

from across the street, front of Grocery Coffee with a table and two chairs outside

reflection of woman looking at pastries for sale in a bakery window,

two men talking outside a tattoo parlour on Queen West, both wearing toques

below: In a quiet niche, a guitar player finds a place to play.

man plays a guitar in doorway of closed restaurant and cafe, guitar case on ground, pictures in window

a woman walks past Lee's Variety on Queen West, store is painted red, with large window in front,

below: Advertising their wares, phone accessories, backpacks, incense sticks, cat dog food, ice, beer, and key cutting… and many more inside!

window of convenience store, key cutting, with ads on boards outside on sidewalk

below: T.dot Variety

t dot variety store with a tree growing in front of it

below: Gumby lies in the window of Tammy’s wearing white boots and pink thong.  Not the Gumby of your childhood!

rainbow coloured bench in front of Tammys window, Gumby with white boots and pink thong, holding a microphone,

below: Mailboxes and stickers

2 doors on a building, the one on the right is covered with stickers

below: A peachy scene

doorway alcove painted with abstract person's butt in the shape of a peach

green door, with 2 green milk crates sitting on the doorstep

below: Mary stands outside a window of Our Lady of Lebanon Church

part of a dark red brick church, with arched window, white statue of Mary in front of the church

looking in a restaurant window, plastic pink flower, with reflections of street

I have chosen to focus on the content or the character of the windows and doors at street level. There is at least one, and probably more, stories that could be told about the doors and windows of Parkdale from an architectural perspective (commercial, and then residential…). I will leave you with a couple of examples but I will have to save the rest of the subject for another post.

upper level of 2 storey building, brick, with six windows, and pattern of yellow bricks,

toronto city street sign, Queen Street West, Parkdale, showing the upper level of the buildings across the street

Light Years and Modernism

Posted: March 19, 2025 in galleries
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A quick, and very selective, look at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), focusing on two exhibits, “Light Years, the Phil Lind Gift” and “Moments in Modernism”.

below: Rodney Graham, “Media Studies ’77” . This large installation (lit from behind) will bring back memories if you are of a certain age!

below: Welcome to Vancouver

below: A series of images by General Idea (There are actually 4 pieces in this series).  General Idea was a group of 3 Canadian artists, Felix Partz (aka Ronald Gabe), Jorge Zontal (aka Slobodan Saia-Levy) and AA Bronson (aka Michael Tims).  The three men met in Toronto in the late 1960s; their collaborative work then continued until the mid 1990s. They were pioneers in the field of conceptual photography.

below: William Kentridge, “Drawing for Another Country, Flooded Street”, 1994.   Kentridge was born in South Africa in 1955)

below: “River Road” by Canadian photographer Jeff Wall. The photo was taken along the Fraser River in Richmond BC and was taken in 1994.  It is shown here as a transparency over a lightbox so that it is lit from behind.

The “Moments in Modernism” exhibit is a re-working of artworks owned by the AGO.  Some of you may have seen one or two pieces before.

below: “Delta Tau” by Morris Louis, 1960.

below: “Abstraktes Bild”, 1986,  by Gerhard Richter (b. Dresden Germany 1932).

below: I have seen this before (and possibly shown it here?) and I like it as much as ever.  It takes a certain amount of audacity or gumption to create a painting like this. Robert Motherwell painted this – title: “Open No.37A: in Orange”, 1971, charcoal and acrylic.

Robert Motherwell painting, orange, with three thin black lines, like an unfinished square, top open

below: Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008), mixed media on panel, 1964 (only part of it is shown).   Rauschenberg made pieces like these that he called ‘combines’ and they were for stage decorations for performances by an experimental dance group (Merce Cunninham Dance Group).  In 1963 they did a world tour  called  “Story”where they made a different ‘combine’ for each performance.  This particular piece was made onstage at London’s Phoenix Theatre in August, 1964.

Robert Rauschenberg, combines, artwork,

The modernism exhibit is more extensive than I have made it seem.  I didn’t take many pictures of pieces that I had seen before which may or may not have been the right call.  Andy Warhol’s large silkscreen image of the 4 identical Elvis Presley’s holding a gun ready to shoot is on display –  the one where two Elvis’s are in bright colours and the other two are in black and white.     You can also see Alex Colville’s “Woman in a Bathtub” if you want (I think that it is the worst of Colville’s otherwise wonderful paintings).   In addition, there are works by Canadian artist Rita Letendre and Norval Morisseau, plus others.

Light Years continues until November 2025,
while Modernism continues until March 2026 (another year)

TTC riders at Runnymede

Posted: December 20, 2024 in public art
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More than three large murals by Elicser Elliott can be seen on some of the interior walls of Runnymede subway station.  Together, they form “Anonymous Somebody”

Elicser Elliot murals on walls of Runnymede subway station, riders on TTC subway train, some sitting, some standing and holding onto poles

They date from 2019 and are part of the TTC Public Art Program.

a couple hugging, in a mural on walls of Runnymede subway station, also a person sitting on red bench reading and holding a cup of coffee while waiting for subway train, two people on their phones,

There are a couple that I missed.  Like the ones shown here, they feature a diverse group of people that represent the people who use this Bloor West stop on a daily basis.

Elicser Elliot mural at Runnymede subway station, people walking, men and women, man in blue hoodie, woman holding phone, man in red hat and jacket

murals on walls of Runnymede subway station, riders on TTC subway train, some sitting, some standing and holding onto poles

Thankfully they are more cheerful, more positive, than the images at Union Station!

intersections – Queen and Spadina

Posted: November 20, 2024 in construction, history, old buildings, people, public art
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Subtitle: More Ontario Line mess

 

at corner of Spadina and Richmond, traffic light, with two Spadina street signs on it including old fashion district sign,

below:  Spadina and Richmond…. A giant thimble (by Stephen Cruise) sits on a stack of buttons.  Behind it, a building is shrouded in blue netting.

a couple walks a dog past sculpture at Richmond and Spadina that is a giant thimble on top of a stack of buttons

below:  Blue, blue, my world is blue… walking north on Spadina under blue netting that protects the sidewalk from work being done on the southwest corner of Queen and Spadina.  The whole block between Richmond and Queen is under wraps.  This is a future subway station with the imaginative name of Queen-Spadina.

people walking on sidewalk that is covered with scaffolding and blue netting to protect from a construction site, queen and spadina, ontario line construction

below: Southwest corner of Queen and Spadina

TTC streetcar on Queen, waits at red light at Spadina, people on the corner, tall building behind, pink signs advertising ontario line.

below: A look at what’s happening behind the hoardings….

Metrolinx construction site, hole in the ground, with hoardings, and shored up, some equipment,

below: Mcdonalds on the northwest corner is unaffected by the changes around it.

people waiting for green light, one man has a brown paper bag in his hand, mcdonalds at queen and spadina is in the background

below:  Looking south on Spadina with a good view of the southeast corner of the intersection with Queen West.

looking south on Spadina towards southeast corner of Spadina and Queen, tree, traffic,

below: There is a lot happening in the northeast quadrant, all by Metrolinx.   the yellow framework that protects and stabilizes a facade is becoming a common sight in Toronto.

below: In case you can’t remember what was on that corner, this is a photo taken back when they were laying streetcar tracks in 1912.  Most recently there was a CIBC bank on the corner.

black and white photo from 1912 of brick building on the northeast corner of Queen and Spadina.

Photo taken from WIkipedia Commons, in public domain. Originally from City of Toronto Archives.

below: A couple of the old houses/stores on Queen beside the old brick building seem remarkably unchanged since 1912.   (As a light grey car partially blocks the pedestrian crossing at the intersection).

a white car partially blocks the intersection as it goes southbound on spadina, pedestrians have to go around it while crossing on their green light. northeast corner of queen and spadina in the background

close up of an older brick building that has been gutted, but facade is being retained for redevelopment into metrolinx, ttc, subway station entrance

a woman wearing headphones walks past a construction site, on Spadina, other people on sidewalk crossing at traffic lights

graffiti on black hoardings, line drawing on bright green, picasso style, of a woman

below: The 510 streetcars are not running during this construction.

below:  But because the buses are too wide for the streetcar lanes, the middle of Spadina is very quiet… so I can stand here and take pictures.

standing in streetcar lanes, looking south on spadina, towards queen,

below: It also means that the replacement buses are now running… and competing with cars for a limited space.

a young man in blue winter jacket and baseball cap, walking on sidewalk past an orange sign saying pedestrian detour, and an arrow pointing right

below: Painting over the graffiti

below: Just north of Queen, there is a large vacant lot on Spadina.  So large you can see through to Cameron Street.

below: Cameron House and other houses on Cameron Street and beyond.

two young men on bikes wait at a red light, on Queen West at Spadina

stickers on crossing button at intersection, urban ninja squadron and feelings boi

people waiting on the southwest corner of padina and queen, waiting for their green light, pink hoardings for metrolinx construction behind them

looking out the window of a TTC spadina bus, looking at people waiting at bus stop, tall condos behind them, some reflections

end of summer = Ex time

Posted: August 31, 2024 in events, people
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As summer slowly winds down and August suddenly becomes September…..

Canadian National Exhibition, CNE: version 2024

riders, some upside down, midway ride
young couple sitting on a ride at the ex midway waiting for it to start

CNE midway, ride operator in red shirt, Canadian National Exhibition

midway ride, swingers, up high, round and round

a young couple on a ride at the Canadian National Exhibition midway, looking not too happy and one looks like they want to throw up

father and son sitting on a ride at the ex midway waiting for it to start

four happy women at winning a midway game

father and two sons playing miway game with trough of hundreds of yellow duckies

midway rides, upside down, spinning around

ring of fire midway ride, cne

a young woman in black shorts throws a baseball in attempt to get it to land in basket to win game on the midway

view of midway from Nunavut Dr, with CN Tower in the distance

water shooting target game at ex with motor oil theme, pennzoil, castroil, etc, lots of stuffed red lobster prizes on display

bust a balloon game at the ex, a girl is throwing a dart at the wall of balloons

an observant young girl watches an older person getting ready to thrown small orange ball at midway game

man wearing black cowboy hat is buying two cobs of corn to eat

two boys on skyline ride, cne, one is using his phone to check his hair

roller bowler midway game, large one yed monster on the roof

people in ride on midway

reflections of people and midway in a fast food stand at the ex

evening on the midway, cne, the Ex,

window of a fast food stand at the ex,Canadian National Exhibition, cotton candy

at a food stand, lemonade, at the ex, one father is buying food for his son, another father is arguing with his daughter

young couple walking down the midway, she has a cowboy hat on and a sleeveless shirt with american stars and stripes, Canadian National Exhibition

two young girls with black braids standing outside a midway ride, talking to each other, Canadian National Exhibition

people, adults, playing midway game for prizes, throwing wiffle ball onto board filled with holes

riders spinning backwards, midway ride, cne,

riders spinning backwards, midway ride, cne,

water shooting target game at the ex

two people on scrambler ride at Canadian National Exhibition, evening

young man, ride operator, standing at side by exit gate watching the crowds

CNE midway, people and rides

freakk fries food stand at the ex, with a crowd of people in front of it

food stand at the ex, cotton candy, cold drinks, sno cones two people standing outside of it, looking grumpy

people walking past a food stand called cafe, big white sign with capital letters to spell cafe

mother and daughter walking at c ne Canadian National Exhibition, with stroller full of a large stuffie prize, girl has words on t shirt that say wild heart

people playing roller bowler game where you roll a bowling ball to win a prize

people playing roller bowler game where you roll a bowling ball to win a prize

gambling, roulette, at midway, CNE, Canadian National Exhibition

two boys strapped into a ride, wide open mouths as they spin around,

spinning around and upside down on cne midway rides

a man sitting on a bench at cne midway, in front of three women who are fascinated by something that they see in the distance, Canadian National Exhibition

young girl standing up her stroller so that she can more easily see what's happening at a game on the c n e midway

cut out of the Icee Bear, in red shirt and blur pants, a white smiling bear, with people in the background, including a man trying to hug a woman, at the C N E, Canadian National Exhibition

toss a ring around a yellow rubber ducky midway game, with people behind

a man sitting on bench at CNE midway, with a person asleep on the bench beside him, lying down

boy sleeping in stroller as people walk past, at the ex

evening, silhouettes of people on the skyline ride at the ex

Other CNE posts (if you’re not overwhelmed already!)

1. Around and around we go (2022)

2. Into the night (2014)

3. Afternoon at the Ex (2022)

4. CNE (2013)

an evening out

Posted: August 18, 2024 in alleys, doors, graffiti and street art, people, stores, transportation
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This used to be Yonge Dundas Square (photo below) – soon it will be Sankofa Square. Or at least I think that’s what’s happening as there was some controversy over the name change. Although the name Yonge Dundas is very dull and unimaginative, that is what we’ve become accustomed to calling it. Some of us still claim that the Leafs play at the ACC or that the Blue Jays call the SkyDome home – yeah, we can be rather slow!

Whatever its name, that intersection is usually a colourful place on a summer evening.

musician, yonge dundas square, people watching red umbrellas

So that is where I started walking late in the afternoon the other day.  The walk was rather meandering, and did include a quick hop on a streetcar or two.  The weather was perfect and the streets were alive.  It was nice to see so many people out enjoying the evening.  Many (all?) of the curbside patios were busy too.

two men and a women talking and walking together

a man waits by bus shelter on dundas outside of H and M store

women walking, summer evening, two are talking, one is carrying a drink

below: Spiderman sits on a chair waiting for someone to hang out with.

spiderman sits in a chair

man sitting on bench inside bus shelter, people getting on and off streetcar, reflections,

reflections in a window, two levels of interior, with drug store and pharmacy on the lower level

a man sitting on sidewalk in blue t shirt, pan handling, two people on bike waiting for green light to cross Bay street

young man, topless, on skateboard, on street

a topless young man wearing a hat and jeans, and carrying a bag over his shoulder, in middle street, police car passes by, people on sidewalk turn to look because police car has short blast of the siren

below: Garfield is not amused (but he is shiny… or is that why he’s grumpy?)

clothing for sale, on sidewalk, at dundas and spadina, flatbed towtruck on street

two motorcycles parked, a pigeon on the sidewalk, and a couple at a table outside seven lives restaurant in kensington

a young couple on a pink motor scooter

below: On a balcony in Kensington, a war protest or at least a pro-Ukraine and anti-Russian statement.   Lots of sunflowers fill the space and Putin (presumably) is hung in effigy.

on a balcony in Kensington, many sunflowers, both real and fake, plants in blue and yellow pots, an effigy of putin, and a sign that says putin murdered over 200,000 men women and children

below: August is tomato season in Ontario!

boxes and baskets of tomatoes for sale outside of fruit and vegetable market

below:Buddha prays (meditates?)

fabric hanging outside a store, one with buddha, praying

below: A rare species spotted in Kensington – a rainbow tree

patio in front of a restaurant with a blue translucent fence, and a tree with trunk wrapped in stripes of yarn knitted

below: Shadow play on a Kensington graffiti wall.

man on sidewalk in front of graffiti in Kensington

below: Laundry time

man with red bag outside a coin laundry in kensington

below: This young man still watches over College Street (mural by Jarus).

mural on upper storeys, an image of a young man seated on ground, by jarus, above fast food restaurant of gyros, shwarma, poutine, souvlaki, felafal, and fries, and more, with new condo in background, people on sidewalk

below: Lord of the Fries!

sign on sidewalk for hogtown, lord of the fries

people walking on College Street

below: A creative use of a few chairs.

three turquoise plastic chairs in front of a store, written in red paint on chairs is the word open and a red heart

reflections in the window of an uncle tetsu cheesecake store

below: Mural by roam_t.o

mural by roam t o

below: Where danger lurks around the corner, unseen and unexpected!  (mural by Tensoe2 and Nick Sweetman)

mural on the side of a dominos pizza, animal with open mouth and big teeth, looks like it is after the people walking by on the sidewalk

below: Nazare Snack Bar

two stores on Dundas West, Nazare Snack Bar, and a convenience store, evening, people on the sidewalk talking

below: Taking a rest from riding on the broom?! Hallowe’en shopping done early!

mother and daughter sitting on streetcar, mother with shopping bag from halloween store and daughter holding a black witch's broom

below: A sign that claims that Ossington is the coolest neighbourhood. Any opinions?

sign on sidewalk on dundas, at ossington, claiming ossington to be the coolest neighbourhood, streetcar and street life in the background

below: Don’t text me!

don't text me

below: “Freedom is a state of mind” (not just another brick?)

graffiti, in white, on red brick, says freedom is a state of mind

below: Graffiti, text on a poster, by Kleeshay, “All the fun things we did when we were kids never stopped being fun we just stopped doing them”

text, black on white, by kleeshay on a wall at spadina and dundas

below: “We are taught to put emphasis on our differences because it would be too dangerous if we ever realized how much we have in common “

graffiti on a garbage bin, text, black on white, by kleeshay

below: A third Kleeshay poster – “You might forget who you are if you’re surrounded by people who act like you aren’t who you are. “

poster on an exterior wall, lots of text that says

below: Turtle Island, bald eagle

bicycle parked beside a metal utility pole, graffiti on pole, bald eagle with turtle island symbol inside it

 

below: Locked up; behind bars

black and white small graffiti of a mans face, behind metal bars of a gate

below: “Respect the Space”, an urban collage on a door in Keningston. “Baby’s first pistol” – yikes!
on a white door in Kensington, mailboxes and graffiti, text saying respect this space, stickers,

below: Another collage, sort of – I find it hard to believe that someone actually taped a coffee cup to a pole… but seeing is believing?
bits of old posters on a utility pole, an A and W coffee cup taped to the pole as well

below: Nothing fancy here, but I was fascinated by the old concrete posts that are keeping this fence up. She walked in front of me as I slowed down for a closer look…..

woman walking on sidewalk, walking past a fence made of concrete posts and metal bar, metal gate

below: This final picture is for the person who mentioned that they once thought of collecting images of all the shopping carts they saw abandoned around the city. Ever since reading that comment, I see shopping carts everywhere!!

a house with small frontyard, an old metal shopping cart in the yard

below: What do you see when you walk around Toronto?

lookin’ good – Pride 2024

Posted: July 2, 2024 in events, people
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canadian pride flag on a motorcycle

This is a blog post full of people shots from Sunday of Pride week-end.  Some taken during Church Street festivities and some along the parade route.   There are posed shots, selfies, and a few candids.  To me, Pride is about the people – the diversity of the crowd, the non-judgemental ‘come as you want’ attitude.  Put on your party hats and join the celebration.

crowd watching pride parade as woman on motorcycle passes by, waving rainbow flag,

men dressed up as dorothy from the wizard of oz, long brown braids, blue gingham dresses with white puffy sleeved blouses, shiny red shoes, at pride, two men hugging in the background

dykes on bikes on motorcycles, pre parade, rainbow flags, canadian flags,

hand on person's back, wearing t shirt that says pride is suicide prevention

women under rainbow umbrellas, pride parade

a couple looking a phone together, laughing, people behind them, pride parade

group of people standing on sidewalk, behind metal barricades, watching pride parade, rainbow flags,

pride, church street, man in rainbow hat, younger men in leather straps

woman in rainbow bra top and red skirt, beating on small drum in pride parade, spectators behind her, one woman taking pictures with phone

two people in pride parade, holding banner, cheering and smiling, one arm in air, wearing yellow vest, also rainbow flag over shoulders

two people walking down street, pulling wagon, with a trojan t shirt, other person lifting up top to reveal bare stomach

man wearing black and yellow dog muzzle as well as a gas mask, pride parade

traffic box painted with keith harig figures and words love is love, two young girls beside it, rainbow pride flag

two people holding hands, close up shot, from behind, person on right is wearing bright yellow green and red striped top, arm on left has hearts drawn on it

black woman with short hair, large glasses, yellow t shirt, behind her is a large pink feather, pride parade

young boy on adult shoulders, looking skeptical,

black man, and other people, under a large trans flag in turquoise, white, and pink stripes, walking in pride parade

crowds on yonge street during toronto pride parade 2024

woman on a float with black parasol, pride parade, spectators on roof of payless shoe store behind her

woman wearing a t shirt that says i make boys cry

two women with yellow t shirts, posing, one with a paper fan that says liberal on it, pride parade

people dancing on the sidewalk as they watch pride parade

police and other people watching parade, group in red t shirts marching, as hey turn from bloor onto yonge

people on sidewalk during pride parade

group of young people standing by a small tree, by sidewalk, watching pride parade, with coffee cups in their hands,

three women posing for a photograph, smiling, laughing,

young woman sitting on another person's shoulder, arm in air, taking a photo in a crowd, pride parade

people sitting on parade route, pride, older man looking at young woman dressed in grey, with many tattoos on arms

person with blue, white, and pink trans flag on shoulders, carrying a hand drawn sign that says piss off pierre

couple posing for photo at pride parade

woman helping another person tie rainbow bandana around his head

woman in orange sun hat and bright colourful reflective sunglasses

topless man, grey hair, holding his phone

two women standing in road, crowds, both with a young child in a stroller

Dyke March 2024

Posted: June 29, 2024 in events, people
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Another June, another Dyke March!

line up of dyke march southbound on yonge, with pink banner in the front

Dykes on Bikes led the parade as usual.

cheering dykes on bikes in parade

two women on motorcycles, dykes on bikes, rider in the back is also holding a big dog, laughing

dyke march image, woman in black sleeveless top is taking phone picture of others in dyke march

dykes on pikes, parade

women holding pink dyke march banner in a parade

two drummers drumming and laughing while walking in dyke march in toronto

policeman in yellow vest with back to camera watching parade goes by, one of the women in the parade watches him out of the corner o her eye as she walks past

below: Olivia Chow walks in the parade along with a Phenomenal Gaysian!

mayor of toronto, Olivia Chow, walks in Dyke March along with people holding a banner with her name on it,

NDP group in dyke march, with banner that says big dyke energy, led by Kristyn Wong-Tam with a blue megaphone. She is MPP for Toronto Centre

dyke march

dyke march, with flag in rainbow colours that says peace, Cheri DiNovo, carrying flag and giving peace sign with fingers. She is United Church minister and former politician.

two people holding hands, one is holding the index finger of the other, in a parade

women walking in dyke march, one is pregnant, carrying sign that says, 15 years a family, one baby and one on the way

people in the upper windows of aroma espresso bar on yonge, with rainbow flgs, watching dyke march below

dyke march, person wearing pink cowboy hat

 

person with lavendar hair and bright red glasses carrying a fan that says shady queen

rainbow coloured sign held up in parade that says loving is hard

photo from toronto dyke march, south asian women carrying pink sign that says lesbians do exist

woman with short dark hair , 2 small pride flags tucked into the back of her top

woman walking a dog in a parade. dog is wearing a rainbow coloured outfit

woman holding open umbrella and walking in parade, striped pride colours, other people walking too, yonge street, toronto

young southeast asian men with bike helmets on, standing on sidewalk, watching dyke march

dyke march, sign that says i put the bi in bitch

woman wearing red hat that says canada is taking selfie with another woman in dyke march

women by a bus stop on yonge, during dyke march. one is in cat costume with ears and another is draped in pink flag, with long blonde hair

woman in parade, sticking her tongue out

people walking in dyke march, one woman is smiling and waving a flag

women holding a banner for gals together, pals forever

middle age man trying to take a picture of a woman with a bubble blower as she walks in a parade

person in pink glasses and many blue and pink necklaces, dyke march

person wearing red bandana as a head scarf, with small lesbian pride flag inserted into knot of bandana

trans marchers in dyke parade

woman waving large flag in a parade

woman with umbrella that says love girls on it, watching parade

smiling woman, wearing t shirt that says dyke

family group poses for family selfie before dyke march parade starts, men wearing fedoras

father and daughter sitting on sidewalk watching parade, girl has a lesbian pride flag wrapped around her shoulders

person with rainbow flag draped over shoulders, giving a thumbs up sign

two people sitting on a sidewalk watching parade go past, one is wearing a brown cowboy hat

dyke march, person holding hand written sign that syas looking for a super graphic ultra modern girl

woman wearing a striped crocheted dress and bright pink shoes

dyke march, one woman is looking back at another who is scantily dressed in a very small bikini

person taking pictures, across street from zanzibar tavern

men watching a dyke march parade

crowd watching dyke march including a woman with purple hair and platform black and white shoes

crowds lining streets at yonge and gould to watch dyke march parade go by

a couple walking down the sidewalk, she is wearing a black dress and boots,

young woman wearing a head scarf, with drink in hand, taking pictures at a dyke march

man has hands on face of female police officer

woman taking a picture of two other older woman, at dyke march

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