Location: Shuter Street
Date photo taken: 16 October 2021
Happy Halloween!
28 Oct 2021
20 Oct 2021
Bell Box - Natasha Dichpan
Location: Logan between Gerrard and Dundas
Date photo taken: 16 October 2021
Image# 13 in the Bellbox Series
I just love this majestic looking fox. It's the work of artist Natasha Dichpan (@the_illust) and was painted as part of the Bell Box Murals Project in 2020.
13 Oct 2021
24 Mercer
Location: 24 Mercer Street
Date photo taken: 15 April 2015
When I'm out walking, I often stop and snap pictures of buildings and streetscapes that appeal. More often than not, there's a heritage element that I admire. Such was the case with this picture. The building at 24 Mercer was designed by architect John Tully and constructed in 1857 as a two-storey private home. While originally the street was largely residential - the 1884 Goad's Atlas of the City of Toronto shows it just doors away from a public school - after the Great Fire of 1904, much of this area was taken over by industry. This building was purchased by the Toronto Hat Block Company to provide manufacturing space and at some point after this, the third storey, with the plainer windows and different brick style, was added. Mercer Street is now returning to its residential roots. To the east of this building (right in this picture) now stands The Mercer, a 33 storey condo building. To the west is a boutique hotel. 24 Mercer itself is slated to become Bungalow on Mercer, offering 12 loft-style units in a tall thin building, anchored by the original portion of the historic facade.
6 Oct 2021
Passages - Don River
Location: Lower Don Trail
Date photo taken: 20 September 2015
On the Lower Don Trail where it passes under Don Mills Road, something lies waiting beneath the bridge. Have no fear, it's not a troll but rather an art installation called Passages. It consists of pieces of bright red canoes which have been set into the concrete at odd angles. It both celebrates the history of the Don River as an important artery and recreational waterway, and invokes its former power. Installed in 2015, it is the work of Labspace Studios, a sustainable arts enterprise.
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