Blast From the Past - Croft Street Garage

 

Location: Croft Street

Date photo taken: 29 August 2013

This mural is one of many that adorn Croft Street, a laneway running between College and Harbord. Or rather, it did. It was painted over, or the garage door replaced, sometime between June 2016 and July 2018. While these eyes may no longer watch over the lane, there are still more than enough murals along this stretch to qualify it as one of the most Instagrammable spots in Toronto.

Nature Man

Location: Croft St.
Date photo taken: 29 August 2013
Image 16 in the Mural Series

Croft Street is one of Toronto's hidden treasures. While there are a few homes here, it's technically a lane so it's pretty quiet in terms of traffic. It's also a very colourful place thanks to the many garages which have been covered with murals. This is a detail from one of my favourites, and I thought that this cold snap in the dead of winter was a great time to share it. It was painted back in 2006 by Viviana Astudillo as part of a larger anti-graffiti program targeting Croft St. She was still a teenager at the time.