….of Dovercourt and Bloorcourt (south of Dupont and east of Dufferin)
Apparently there are over 250 kilometres of alleys and lanes in Toronto. I am not sure how many are in the Dovercourt Village neighbourhood, but here are some pictures of what I saw when I walked the other day.
In many ways there is a similarity to most lanes – the garages and fences, the two storey houses, mostly brick, a few old trees, and the pavement in rough shape but there is always some interesting things to be found.
below: Somehow the back part is still standing!
below: A narrow, skinny house with an extra layer of blue tarp privacy.
below: Happy dancing in the streets of Toronto – or close enough!
below: Monsters romping and flying around the black and white city
below: “I want a cup of chai from the former Pink Palace”.
below: An infill house in the lane.
below: And another infill….
below: Large blue bear mural on a garage door by Jeff Blackburn
below: Falling apart. Fake brick. Asphalt based siding such as this bit here became a popular alternative to painting wooden structures as early as the 1930’s. It was very popular in the 1940’s and the 1950’s in North America where it was used both for low-cost housing (and garages) and for covering the deteriorated exterior walls of older homes.
below: and a garage in need of some paint and TLC.
below: “We are all sacred”. Scared might work too.
below: Art before dishes – a wonderful sentiment that I hope you agree with!
below: Another garage door, some more peeling paint, and a faded face with pointy ears.
below: Building back and up
below: An oldie, a Lovebot the robot
below: A surprise find, and another oldie – I didn’t realize that any of these old Rob Ford portraits by Spudbomb still existed. This one dates from 2011. Remember those days?
below: Bastards in rust
below: I am going to pretend that it says “Tag here”.
below: One more garage door
below: Someone’s lurking above us
below: One large iguana, or perhaps a chameleon. Whichever it is, it doesn’t look very happy.
below: The brick building is on Dovercourt, just north of Bloor…. which is as good a place as any to end…. until next time that is.