Out of Order

 

Location: Lawrence and Orton Park Road

Date photo taken: 7 September 2020

Image #14 in the Traffic Signal Box Series 

Here is yet another traffic signal box upgraded through the City's Outside the Box program. It was done in 2016 but I just stumbled across it on the weekend. It's a new favourite and a great example of why it pays to look at both sides.

Echoes - I Am Looking For a Job And I Found It

Location: Lawrence Ave. E. bridge over Highland Creek
Date photo taken: 13 October 2015

This is a small snippet from the lengthy community-inspired mural that runs along the south side of the Lawrence Avenue bridge spanning Highland Creek Park. Made up of imagery and text reflecting the diverse members of the neighbouring communities, this Mural Routes project was completed in the summer of 2011 by local artists and a large group of volunteers. To see more, check out this earlier NeaTO post or watch the slideshow on Mural Routes' website.

Taber Hill Memorial

Location: Bellamy Rd north of Lawrence Ave.
Date photo taken: 18 February 2017

This small, unassuming little hill near Markham Road and Lawrence is the resting place of over 500 individuals. It is a Huron/Wendat burial mound. It was discovered in 1956 when construction equipment was brought in to level the site. When bones were uncovered, experts were brought in to evaluate the site. It was determined that the skeletons were buried in a ritual manner consistent with the Wendat Feast of Souls. Walter Kenyon, who supervised an archaeological examination of the site, described it as "the most significant ethnological discovery in Canada's history." The site was quickly designated as a historical site and the bones were re-interred. Representatives of the Iroquois Six Nations were invited to supervise an Iroquois Feast of the Dead reburial ceremony which took place over three days. In 1961, a memorial was placed at the top of the mound, to inform visitors of the significance of the site.