Traffic Signal Box - Roaring Bear

Location: corner of Trinity Bellwoods Park, near Dundas St. W. and Montrose

Date photo taken: 9 June 2014

Image #8 in the Traffic Signal Box Series

Good morning bear! Not a morning person either? I can relate. This is the second traffic signal box decorated by Jeff Blackburn to be featured on NeaTO. He has been invited to paint two boxes each year of the Outside the Box program, bringing his total to 8 so far. 

Jazz Raccoon

Location: Queen St. W. at St. Patrick

Date photo taken: 1 April 2015

Image #3 in the Traffic Signal Box Series

This jazz loving raccoon sits outside longtime live music venue The Rex. Not so long ago, this space hosted a smiling fuschia grizzly bear which artist Jeff Blackburn painted as part of the Outside the Box project back in 2013. Based on the number of images posted online of the box, the bear was incredibly popular. This might explain why, when the city totally upgraded the box with new equipment and a new shell, they asked Blackburn to create something new. He chose to channel the spirit of Miles Davis in a very Toronto way. Love it.