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.
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
Street art and murals
close to the intersection of Niagara Street and Graffiti Alley.
below: A mural on the side of a house on Niagara Street.
Some of the paint is starting to peel but otherwise it is in good shape.
Signature at the top right seems to be Robert Rian Cruz. Other names are written on the bottom left: doz, nose, cora, anto, wizwon, flur, and markis
below: Make It by Aaron Li-Hill
In Graffiti Alley but visible from Queen St. West at Niagara.
On Queen St. West, just before it meets Roncesvalles Ave., is the Corona Restaurant and Nightclub. Along the wall of this building are a number of pieces of street art. Only a small section is visible from the street.
If you follow the alley that runs behind Queen St., you will find more street art alongside the same building.
The back part is a mural entitled ‘Destination Mammal Cabana’ by Birdo, Spudbomb and SKE1. It was painted in 2012.
On the north wall of the same building…..
If you look closely at the above picture, on the right hand side metal pole supporting the landing, is a sticker. Below, that sticker up close.
Looking west along the alley towards Roncesvalles Ave.
but if you walk slightly west, away from Roncesvalles, you will encounter two more pieces by Birdo. The ‘Dreamer’ is on the same building as the Destination Mammal Cabana that is pictured above.
Irene Ave. is a short street that runs behind the north side of Bloor Street West between Carling and Shaw streets, just east of Ossington Avenue. Irene Avenue Parkette takes up most of the south side of Irene Avenue. There is an alley that runs between the park and the back of the stores on Bloor West.
The Christie Ossington Neighbourhood Centre, through the Graffiti Arts portion of their LOFT program, has sponsored a number of murals in this alley.
This is what it looked like on a cold afternoon last week.
The next picture was taken in June of 2012.
The mural is still there but I couldn’t take a proper photo of it last week as there was a car parked too close.
When I walked around the block to check out the fronts of these buildings, this is what I found
A mural by Elicser and to the right the LOFT Youth Centre for Social Enterprise and Innovation.
Honest Eds, a Toronto icon, at the corner of Bathurst and Bloor since 1948
Looking south from Bloor Street towards the parking lot behind Honest Eds.
There are a few murals on the buildings that back onto the parking lot.
Trumpet players on the back of the Victory Cafe at the corner of Markham and Lennox Streets
Woman with boxing gloves has been on the back of Trainers Fitness for a few years. The newer dog is painted on the back of A Leg Up Pet Services.
Purple behind Southern Accent restaurant and a mural painted by Christie Ossington Neighbourhood Centre through their LOFT program.
Trace is the name of a mural on Gerrard St. East near Main Street.
It was painted by Mat Hand in 2009.
website for more information about the artist
New faces in the alley, or at least they are new to me. Seen yesterday.
and a froggie face too.
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The Tower Automotive building is on Sterling Ave. in the Junction. This ten storey building was built in the 1920s. Tower Automotive went bankrupt in 2005 and the building has been empty ever since. A number of years ago there was talk of turning it into studio space but for a temporary art installation or two, nothing has been done with this heritage building.
A chainlink fence surrounds the north part of the site.
….. but part of the fence was down and nobody was working on the site, so in we went.
Some of the graffiti on the west side of the building:
moving around the building
on the east side of the building
The sign says “Draft of Subdivision Proposal, 158 Sterling Rd. – Castlepoint Studio Partners Limited has made an application to subdivide the property at 158 Sterling Road into 7 blocks in order to create a mixed use development that will have building heights ranging between 2 – 17 storeys.
Both Adelaide St. East and Richmond St. East pass over King Street as they converge into Eastern Avenue. Recently the concrete supports that help hold up these overpasses have been painted in bright, bold pictures. The murals are entitled ‘Frozen Memories’ and they were designed and painted by street artist Shalak Attack with help from Bruno Smoky and Fiya Bruxa.
Each pillar has a large face on the side that faces King Street and a picture that depicts something representative of Corktown on the other sides.
These murals are a part of the StreetARToronto Underpass Program or “StART UP.”
Enoch Turner established Toronto’s first free school in the Corktown area in 1848.
Two of the main industries in Corktown were bricks and beer. One pillar pays homage to the people who worked in these industries, including this bricklayer.
This mural is a another tribute to the early days of Corktown. Sailing ships, maps and compasses are for the immigrants that came here. The first church built in Corktown was Little Trinity in 1843. It’s stained glass window is shown here.
other views
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