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from a few alleys north of the Danforth

Posted: August 25, 2024 in alleys, doors, graffiti and street art, windows and walls
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cracks in the pavement,
weeds, shrubs, trees and other green things,
windows and walls, stairs and balconies,
infill housing and new structures, rooflines,
old textures and rusty hinges,
colours, graffiti, and peeling paint.
solitude

These are a few of the photos that I took as I walked alleys and lanes north of the Danforth, shown in no particular order.

Starting with, Hey Gwan!

behind a store on the Danforth, a green compost garbage bin and a pile of 6 concrete blocks

rusty hinge on a gate in an alley

old Mercury Grand Marquis car from the early 1990s, pale yellow, parked in alley beside yellow garage

view from lane to back of red brick house, wood fence and two garages in the foreground

weeds growing in the cracks of the pavement in an alley, sewer grate too,

blue sky with a few clouds, a hydro pole with a street light on top, many wires attached to it, also a no parking sign

at the end of an alley, blue car parked behind red wood garage, houses on street facing the lane

looking down a lane towards a 2 storey house with green upper storey, row of garage, midrise brick apartment building in the background

three red chairs, outside, by a black wall with white drawing that is either angel wings or eyes,

infill housing, new residence, in alley

rear of store, 2 storeys, alley view, stairs to upper level, small balcony, wood pallets stacked beside stairs, back of billboard on the roof, pink graffiti on wall on right side, also vine growing up that wall

wood gates and greenery, behind houses, view from the alley

graffiti stickers on pole including a large eye with a pink tear drop and text that says boys don't cry....much Also a black and white sticker with crying cat and words kirby, zaku

large trees in a backyard, alley view

two black cars parked behind a building, by alley

alley view, open garage door, kids toys outside

a Tims coffee cup and a box of Heineken beer bottles, on the ground, against a wall with a mural, a pair of bare legs standing on rocks in the water

window in wall with street art that has been tagged over

exterior metal stairs run diagonally in front of a window made of glass tiles

alley view, metal exterior stairs, window in red brick building, old brick smokestack, balconies on upper level, archway over lane to exit to street

a very small window in a garage clad in fake brick shingles,

in an alley, view of back of houses, different depth of buildings, wood fence, cement block garage with red door, balcony with bright green railing,

teal coloured garage door with eyes spray painted on it

garages in alley

painting of a blur bird on pink and yellow background, on a concrete garage in alley

red brick wall with white spray paint question marks and some words written in white or black

red shovel leaning agains a concrete wall with blue graffiti

jumble of wire shapes in a gap in the fence

a laneway with wood fences, large trees, and a couple of garages

drawing with black marker on electrical boxes on outside of a building

laneway view, exterior metal stairs, garages with graffiti, trees,

text above street art says percy watters

concrete wall with street art, patched over parts of it with grey concrete

green vine growing in front of street art on garage door

paper paste -up graffiti in alley