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a little alley

Posted: May 22, 2014 in graffiti and street art, locations
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A little dead end alley in Kensington and the graffiti I found there.

Looking through a chain link fence towards a short laneway. There is graffiti on the walls of the buildings that back onto the alley

A chain link fence at the end of the alley.

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Street art piece of a semi clad woman and a male nude, reaching for each other. They are larger than life, and higher up on a wall.

I love the way that the faces are incomplete compared to rest of the anatomy.

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A graffiti piece of a black hooded figure. Someone has tagged over part of it in large white letters. The next person has put an orange line through the white tags and then added the words Fuck You learn some respect

The seemingly endless battle between graffiti artists and those who wantonly tag over their work.

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A collection of small tiles that have been painted over by a larger piece of street art

squares pieced together

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Multicoloured graffiti that covers a door as well as the wall.

hidden doorway

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black outline picture of a tea cup and saucer, with steam rising from it, on top of green and purple graffiti

steaming

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Doorway covered with stickers and scribbles

chaos with stickers and scribbles

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Graffiti of a pinkish face with bared teeth. CHainlink fence on the left of the photo.

grimacing skull by the fence

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Sonya’s Park

Posted: May 21, 2014 in graffiti and street art, locations
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Sonya’s Park, a small green space on Oxford Street.

On the east side of the park there is a brick wall that had a number of scenes painted on it.   The pictures depicted a trip to Kensington market, circa 1885.  Some of the murals remain intact while others have been defaced.

A play structure with slide is on the left of the picture, a woman is sitting on a bench on the right side. Row houses on the opposite side of the street can also be seen. There are some large trees too.

Oxford St., from the park.

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Spring plants are growing in front of the wall on which there is a mural on a brick wall depicting a scene from a visit to Kensington Market circa 1885. A small girl is standing beside a cart.

Trip to Kensington market, circa 1885.  The first of the murals on the brick wall on the east side of the park.

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Large white tags obscure part of a mural depicting Kensington market in the past

Once upon a time there was a mural there. Sadly, taggers have made their presence known.

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mural on a brick wall depicting a scene from a visit to Kensington Market , people buying fruit and vegetables from a street vendor. Spring plants are growing in front of the wall.

buying fruit and vegetables, circa 1885

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a large tag over another mural. Someone has then written large red letters that say Stop not taggin art

stop not taggin art & watch yourself

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A brick wall that runs across the back of the park. It is covered with graffiti. There is a metal gate in the center and you can see that there is more graffiti on the walls of the alley behind.

at the back of the park

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A chain link fence in front of a piece of graffiti in oranges, yellows and purple

diamonds of colour

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A city of Toronto sign that has had four stickers attached to it.

Plea no the, Elder abuse, and Don’t worry CAMH is only a block away, all on one sign

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walking Graffiti Alley again

Posted: August 22, 2013 in graffiti and street art, locations
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Behind the south side of Queen St. West, starting at Spadina and heading west.  At Bathurst there is a slight detour because someone built a Loblaws grocery store and a condo in the way.   But just turn south to Richmond and walk a short distance west.  On your right there is a small alley; follow this lane to almost Dufferin street – if there is no construction in the way!

I have walked this route many times.  Sometimes there are new things to see, or changes have occurred.  Sometimes I just notice things that I missed on previous visits.

Larger than life.

Larger than life.  The woman on red has been there since the first time I walked this way a couple of years ago.  The aquatic scenes on the building across the alley are a more recent addition.

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Tom and Jerry and their never ending chase scene.

Tom and Jerry and their never ending chase scene.

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The alley changes with the seasons. Even here there is greenery.

The alley changes with the seasons. Even here there is greenery.

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Sunshine and shadows in the lane.

Sunshine and shadows in the lane.

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Looking out over the alley.

Above the alley.  She now appears in a few places.

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Tag inserted between two windows

Tag, baker, inserted between two windows

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I just want people to like me. A sticker in McDougall Lane, a good use of US Priority Mail labels.

I just want people to like me. A sticker in McDougall Lane, a good use of US Priority Mail labels.

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I resurrect the destructed poster with a few tags added accompanied by a girl with a broken heart.

I resurrect the destructed poster with a few tags added accompanied by a girl with a broken heart.

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Black and white graffiti on a wall and door. There is life sized picture of a man on the door. He is holding a red heart in his hands.

He evolves. First his face was added – with googly eyes and his tongue stuck out. Now he seems to be anatomically correct as well!

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Graffiti of many caricature images of Rob Ford. Most are black and white but one is red and white. Some of the edges are beginning to rip.

Starting to fray at the edges

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back of a building on Queen St. that has a large red and blue tag on it. There is a large green skull-like picture on the door. Four blue recylcing bins are by the door.

Garbage bins guarding the door.

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Uber's yellow bird is laughing and drinking something from a can. Somone has added the words grain fed to his forehead.

I’m not sure what he’s drinking, but apparently he’s grain fed.  He looks a bit grubby because he’s sitting on the ground next to the dust and dirt in the lane.

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A smiling Cheshire Cat and a few other creatures.

A smiling Cheshire Cat and a few other creatures.

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A concrete block wall that has been painted an orangish red colour. Someone has stenciled the word soul on it..

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