Hope in the City Mural

Location: Gerrard, just east of Parliament

Date photo taken: 23 July 2016

This mural, painted on the side of Double Take, a second-hand store operated by the Yonge Street Mission, was unveiled in 2013. The hands are meant to represent not only a range of cultures but also different socio-economic backgrounds, reflecting the demographics of both the neighbourhood and the people the Yonge Street Mission serves. The hands reach for the sky, a gesture, as the name of the mural implies, of hope, but also of inclusion and strength. The mural was executed by a local team, Toronto Muralists.