Location: Lawrence Avenue, west of Don Mills
Date photo taken: 14 July 2019
Charles P. Staffer, a Hungarian born architect and artist, immigrated to Canada in 1957. He worked for the T. Eaton Company, designing and creating murals and other artworks. For the new store opening at the expanding Don Mills Centre, he created two murals, one for inside, and one for the exterior. Both drew on the surrounding neighbourhood for inspiration and both have survived the ongoing evolution of the mall, first to a fully enclosed shopping centre and then to the open-air retail and entertainment complex that exists today. When Cadillac Fairview demolished the old mall in 2006 both murals were removed, restored and then reinstalled. This one can now be found on the north side, facing Lawrence.
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