My Toronto

[androiduk]

Yonge & Eglinton looking north to NYCC


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/yongegnrth.jpg

[androiduk]

Richmond & Church


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[thecharioteer]

Yonge & Eglinton looking north to NYCC


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Great pictures, andoiduk! You've got a real eye. Is it just me, or does this pic have a certain South American vibe to it?

[barrytron3030]

i for one hate squirrels. that hawk should receive the order of ontario; he already lives in the neighbourhood!

[androiduk]

U of T Engineering students following old traditions during frosh week by doing something gross with that horse.


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[androiduk]

George Brown House on Beverly St.


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[androiduk]

Fleetwood Apartments on St. Clair, east of Avenue Rd.


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[androiduk]

Sweeet! Jarvis north of Wellesley, formerly Angellini's


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[androiduk]

Church & Dundas. I'm happy the building is still there but couldn't you tone it down a bit Pizza Pizza


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[androiduk]

600 Parliament just north of Wellesley


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[androiduk]

Do you ever get the feeling someone's watching you?


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[androiduk]

Soldiers Tower, U of T


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[androiduk]

Coral Gables apartments at Jarvis & Wellesley. 1 of 3 identical buildings


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[androiduk]

Belting out classics (I Can See Clearly Now) at an Italian festival on College St.


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[androiduk]

Former home of deported Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel (minus the barbed wire and cameras)


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/zundel.jpg

[androiduk]

Lord Lansdowne School on Spadina Crescent.


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[Mustapha]

Lord Lansdowne School on Spadina Crescent.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/lansdownschool.jpg

Was the busy place 3 years ago when 'Hairspray' was filming here.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v176/JeffLow/hairspraypubb.jpg

[Dilla]

Former home of deported Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel (minus the barbed wire and cameras)


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/zundel.jpg

Is that on the north side of Gerrard, just east of Sherbourne?

[barrytron3030]

zundel's old stomping ground is located at 206 Carlton, just east of Ontario Street.

[Long Island Mike]

Everyone: 9/19 - The Fleetwood Apartments have an undeniable Art Deco look...
9/20 - Honey's Beestro - nice stone work!
Church/Dundas Pizza Pizza-I agree-it looks like a whole different building up above the first floor...when did The Sterling Bank of Canada fold if anyone knows?
9/21 - Play the 80s Rockwell song "I got the feeling that somebody's watching me..."
in short-Yes,Definitely! Thoughts by LI MIKE

[Goldie]

Long Island Mike asked about the Sterling Bank of Canada:

The Sterling Bank of Canada existed from 1905 to 1924. It merged with The Commerce in 1928.

In the early years, it issued bank notes like this (see thumbnail).

[androiduk]

Waiting for the Jonas Brothers, Queen & John


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/jonas.jpg

[androiduk]

Entrance to Mt. Pleasant Cemetery


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[androiduk]

St. Jamestown. 15,000 people on 32 acres. According to my calculations, that equals 120,000 people per square kilometre, making this one of the most densely populated areas on the planet. And they're adding 1 more building.


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[Urban Shocker]

I believe the population there is actually falling - the cockroaches are walking out in protest over the housing conditions.

[androiduk]

Fueling up on Parliament St.


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[androiduk]

A number of buildings like this for sale across the city. Hard to re-use.


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[androiduk]

The crazy retail environment that is Yonge St.


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[androiduk]

Barbershop on College St. Look closely in the window. I don't think I've ever seen a stuffed animal head in a barbershop.


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[androiduk]

Oddfellows Hall at Yonge & College


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto/odd.jpg

[androiduk]

Yorkville and Yonge. Looks very quaint now and will look even more so when the new Four Seasons goes up a few doors down.


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[GenerationW]

Barbershop on College St. Look closely in the window. I don't think I've ever seen a stuffed animal head in a barbershop.
Maybe it doubles as a Montana's.

[Long Island Mike]

9/24: Yes-Coffee is "rocket fuel" to some-NOT ME! I like my tea...
9/25: Oddfellows Hall at Yonge and College is a classic... LI MIKE

[androiduk]

A performer from Buskerfest in the St. Lawrence neighbourhood


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[androiduk]

Allan Gardens at Jarvis & Carlton


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[androiduk]

College Park. Pleasant days like this are quickly becoming rare as Autumn approaches


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[androiduk]

Mackenzie House


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[androiduk]

The view from Mackenzie House


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[androiduk]

Checking out the latest animal offerings in Cabbagetown


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[androiduk]

Bloor & St. George


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[androiduk]

Roberts Gallery at Yonge & Isabella. The oldest fine art gallery in Canada


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/roberts.jpg

[androiduk]

The two most important things you need in old age, good friends and good food. Provence, Amelia St.


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[androiduk]

The Studio Building. Former studios to some Group of Seven members. Nestled in the Rosedale Valley on Severn St.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/studiobldg.jpg

[androiduk]

Spadina Station, Walmer St. Nice building but in serious need of maintenance.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/ttcwalmer.jpg

[androiduk]

Bloor St. The hot dog and the Rolls Royce.


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[Edward]

The street in front of it could use some work as well.

[Mustapha]

Bloor St. The hot dog and the Rolls Royce.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/dogrolls.jpg

Finally, a food shot. What took ya', I was running out of patience.:)

[androiduk]

Ashley China's annual 'car on a tea cup event'. This year the car is a Tesla.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/carteacup.jpg

[androiduk]

Dupont Station


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/dupontstn.jpg

[androiduk]

TTC HQ and Davisville Station


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[androiduk]

New & old garbage receptacles


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[androiduk]

Masonic Temple, Yonge & Davenport


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/masonic1.jpg

[androiduk]

Seaton House, George St. The largest men's hostel in the city


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/seatonhouse.jpg

[Long Island Mike]

Android: 9/29 - That hot dog needs some sauerkraut or relish also...
quite a contrast to the Rolls Royce...
10/1 - That is the proverbial "Car in a China Shop" - Literally!
10/2 - New and old(90's?) garbage receptacles...I remember the trash (80's) receptacles with the flip door that said: "Ricky Receptacle Says Thank You"
best from my trips-that was absolutely Toronto to me!
LI MIKE

[mr airbus]

this has probably been covered. But what happens with the fancy foot pedal when its got snow and ice jammed under it in January?

[wonderboy416]

this has probably been covered. But what happens with the fancy foot pedal when its got snow and ice jammed under it in January?

I haven't been in Toronto for a year now, but I'm guessing you should put the garbage into the bin the old fashioned way? There's no way they only operate by foot pedal.

[androiduk]

Ben Mulroney and Tanya Kim in Yorkville


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/bentanya.jpg

[androiduk]

Tribute to Darcy Sheppard on Bloor St.


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[androiduk]

College looking east towards Yonge


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/collegelong.jpg

[androiduk]

There's Moore Henry inside.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/agomoore.jpg

[androiduk]

If I was a 12 year old with a nice big rock, could I resist this?


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto2/bottles.jpg

[androiduk]

Why even bother painting the tops


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/subwaycars.jpg

[thecharioteer]

College looking east towards Yonge


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/collegelong.jpg

I love the way you make the city look in your telephoto shots; the topography, the buildings, the urbanism. Great work!

[androiduk]

^ Thanks thecharioteer

[androiduk]

Yonge & Balmoral, built 1911


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/firestclair.jpg

[androiduk]

"reputable since 1955", that's more than I can say. Bathurst & Dupont


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[androiduk]

Yonge & Davisville. One of Toronto's earliest office to residential conversions. Done by Huang & Danczkay


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/huangdanz.jpg

[CityPlaceN1]

Very nice.

[androiduk]

Carlton & Sherbourne


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/chewchew.jpg

[androiduk]

St. James Cemetery near Parliament & Bloor


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[androiduk]

Bloor Cinema near Bathurst & Bloor


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[Mustapha]

Carlton & Sherbourne


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/chewchew.jpg

The owner went to a lot of expense and trouble to do that. Nice addition to the neighbourhood. Thanks for capturing it, androiduk.

[Long Island Mike]

Android: Good pic of a nicely painted mural of a British-style steam train-a good addition to Chew Chew's Diner! I second Mustapha on this one! LI MIKE

[androiduk]

Hazelton Ave.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/lotuschurch.jpg

[androiduk]

Knox College @ U of T


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[androiduk]

Step right up folks, get yer ladders right here. Nettleships hardware on Parliament St.


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[androiduk]

Neurosciences building @ U of T. College & Queens Park


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/neuro.jpg

[androiduk]

Trippy. Stare at the top half of the picture for a few seconds. That's how they get people to lay out $5000 for a purse, they hypnotize them.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/vuitton.jpg

[androiduk]

Boy, not much room in some of these downtown neighbourhoods. Park Rd & Collier


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[Long Island Mike]

Android: The more I look here the more I am enjoying these pics!
10/7 - Quite a contrast between that new sports car below and that old building in the background...
10/7 - The ladders as mentioned make me think of the Tom Waits song "Step Right Up"...
10/8 - Yes - That LV facade can definitely do something to your eyes if you stare at it too long...
10/8 - Now THAT is what I call CLOSE CLEARANCE...
LI MIKE

[dt_toronto_geek]

Click on the thumbnail to enlarge, then click again on the image for full size.

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx341/scullydog259/th_homeless_Oct8-09.jpg (http://s770.photobucket.com/albums/xx341/scullydog259/homeless_Oct8-09.jpg)

[androiduk]

Radar trap on Bathurst. That black cat is about to bring someone some very bad luck


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/radar.jpg

[androiduk]

Yonge looking north from Queen


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[androiduk]

St. Clair West Station, Heath St. entrance


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[TheProfessor]

Excellent pictures as usual, keep them coming.

[Long Island Mike]

Android: Concerning today's pics 10/9:
1- That new St.Clair West TTC Subway entrance looks good-how old is it?
2- The pic of Yonge Street looking N from Queen looks quite interesting with those new lightpoles-how old are those if you or anyone know?
3-That makes me think for some reason of the "Stray Cat Strut" by the Stray Cats - 1982 vintage-a LI band by the way...yes-TPD is watching...You!
LI MIKE

[androiduk]

Android: Concerning today's pics 10/9:
1- That new St.Clair West TTC Subway entrance looks good-how old is it?
2- The pic of Yonge Street looking N from Queen looks quite interesting with those new lightpoles-how old are those if you or anyone know?
3-That makes me think for some reason of the "Stray Cat Strut" by the Stray Cats - 1982 vintage-a LI band by the way...yes-TPD is watching...You!
LI MIKE

I don't know how old that station is Mike, maybe someone else does. I really like it except for the exposed concrete pillars out front. It would have been nice if they covered them in metal. The light poles on Yonge St. were erected in the last 12 months.

[androiduk]

A couple of neglected Coach Houses on U of T property near Queens Park


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/coach1.jpg

http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/coach2.jpg

[androiduk]

Ernest Hemingway's former home during 1923-24. 1599 Bathurst


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[androiduk]

De La Salle College on Avenue Rd. Annual tuition is just under $12,000


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[androiduk]

Forest Hill Village near St. Clair & Spadina. Annexed by the City of Toronto in 1967


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[androiduk]

Michael Snow's 'Flight Stop', 1979, inside the Eaton Centre


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[androiduk]

Balmoral Apartments at Avenue Rd. & Balmoral


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/balmoral1.jpg

[androiduk]

The brand new knock-offs right next door


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/balmoral2.jpg

[androiduk]

The famous Dutch Dreams ice cream parlour at Vaughan & St. Clair


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/dutchd.jpg

[jimbogreen]

Love, Love, LOVE this thread!

Thanks for the hard work, androiduk. I really can't wait to get to TO now! (damnit its not for 7 months yet!)

[dt_toronto_geek]

St. Clair West Station, Heath St. entrance


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/heathsubway.jpg

That's so much better than this high profile, tortured mess (Wellesley Station) -

Click on the thumbnail to enlarge, then click again on the image for full size.

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx341/scullydog259/th_wellesley_stn_Oct13-09.jpg (http://s770.photobucket.com/albums/xx341/scullydog259/wellesley_stn_Oct13-09.jpg)

vs. how it looked in 1953 -

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx341/scullydog259/th_wellesley_subway1953.jpg (http://s770.photobucket.com/albums/xx341/scullydog259/wellesley_subway1953.jpg)

[androiduk]

^ Yup, it's a real mess alright. The only thing I can see them doing is getting rid of that brown corrugated facing and turning it into creative advertising space a la Yonge & Dundas. They need the $ don't they?

[androiduk]

Love, Love, LOVE this thread!

Thanks for the hard work, androiduk. I really can't wait to get to TO now! (damnit its not for 7 months yet!)

Thanks very much jimbo

[androiduk]

Arcadian Court on the eighth floor of the Bay store at Queen & Bay. Opened March 11, 1929


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[androiduk]

Avenue Road looking south from below St. Clair


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[Mustapha]

Arcadian Court on the eighth floor of the Bay store at Queen & Bay. Opened March 11, 1929


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/aracdiancrt.jpg

This has got to be the longest existing restaurant in the city now, isn't it?

[androiduk]

Timothy Eaton Church on St. Clair. Does any other Toronto family have their own church ?


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/timmyhurch.jpg

[Mustapha]

Timothy Eaton Church on St. Clair. Does any other Toronto family have their own church ?


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/timmyhurch.jpg

Yeah, but they're not building anymore anytime soon.:)

[Edward Skira]

[QUOTE=androiduk;325610]Timothy Eaton Church on St. Clair. Does any other Toronto family have their own church ?

Cathedral of the Transfiguration built by Stephen Roman in Markham (Cathedraltown) could be considered one.

[Urban Shocker]

Arcadian Court on the eighth floor of the Bay store at Queen & Bay. Opened March 11, 1929


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/aracdiancrt.jpg


Of course it didn't look anything like that "good taste" faux monstrosity when it opened.

[Swamp Thing]

Of course it didn't look anything like that "good taste" faux monstrosity when it opened.

Oh, good. It's not just me then.

(But what a great shot, androiduk! It really shows the room's grand scale and potential in the hands of the right interior designer.)

[androiduk]

This has got to be the longest existing restaurant in the city now, isn't it?

The Arcadian Court opened in March 1929 , then the Royal York Hotel opened in June 1929. But the King Eddy opened in 1903, so maybe they have the oldest restaurant in the city.

[androiduk]

Massey Hall and the Pantages Tower


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/masseypan.jpg

[androiduk]

Yonge St. cops taking a break from crime fighting


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[androiduk]

Dalhousie looking south from Gould


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/dalhousiechurch.jpg

[Conrad Black]

Great shot!

[Necessary Evil]

I don't know how old that station is Mike, maybe someone else does. I really like it except for the exposed concrete pillars out front. It would have been nice if they covered them in metal. The light poles on Yonge St. were erected in the last 12 months.

Well, the Spadina line opened in 1978, but I don't know if the canopy to the Heath Street entrance of St. Clair West was built at that time. It probably was - it has some design elements from the Yorkdale station. Note the windows at the top are shaped like subway windows just like the Yorkdale Station; also the style is somewhat remenicscent of Eb Zeidler's designs - see Eaton Centre, Ontario Place (buildings from the 1970's) and somewhat of a precursor to his Toronto Centre for the Arts up in North York.

[androiduk]

Maybe the city should invest in more bike racks


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/2bikes.jpg

[androiduk]

112 StClair W. One of the more attractive contemporary residential buildings in the city.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/112stclair.jpg

[androiduk]

Gardiner Museum at Queens Park & Bloor


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/gardiner.jpg

[TorontoArchitect]

A little portion of Downtown.
From 25 Saint Mary Street.

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/8863/p1010927b.jpg

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/2608/p1010718gk.jpg

[Long Island Mike]

Android: Concerning that signpost "bike rack" pic on 10/16 I will mention that a signpost is NOT the best place to lock up a bicycle-I recall a buddy of mine telling me about bikes being stolen in NYC by thieves actually lifting them up and over the top of the signpost-especially if they were chained up somewhat loosely and fit around the sign itself.

That Kryptonite lock helps-but what would stop a dedicated thief from removing the sign-especially if it is attached on with traditional fasteners like nuts and bolts? There's nothing wrong with good strong bike racks!
LI MIKE

[CityPlaceN1]

112 St Clair looks great.

[androiduk]

^ Check out the penthouse available in this building. Only 6.5 million.

http://www.mls.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=8106278

[androiduk]

The lush grounds of 25 St. Mary St. Such settings are becoming increasingly rare downtown,


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto2/25mary.jpg

[androiduk]

Yonge, just north of St. Clair. Traveling north on Yonge St. from Queens Quay, this is the first church you'll run into. Coincidentally, there's another one across the street.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/1stchurch.jpg

[androiduk]

Queen looking west from Bay St.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/canlifnite.jpg

[dt_toronto_geek]

The lush grounds of 25 St. Mary St. Such settings are becoming increasingly rare downtown,



In late spring, summer and fall check out Alexander Street. The Greenwin Properties (40 & 50 Alexander + 55 Maitland) maintain their grounds impeccably and still mantain their large, fab '60's water feature as does the CityPark Co-op properties directly across the street with it's stunning English gardens & green spaces along Alexander, and in between each building.

[androiduk]

Make sure your condo corporations reserve fund is maintained. This downtown co-op recently spent $2 million to repair the salt damaged underground parking and now another $2 million to repair the balconies.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto2/50glouc.jpg

[androiduk]

Castle Frank subway station. Probably due for a makeover in the next few years


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto2/casfrank.jpg

[androiduk]

Croft St. formerly Ulster Ave. Named after John Croft, the only person to die in the great fire of 1904


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/croft.jpg

[androiduk]

Broadview north of Queen. Just in case you were wondering where it was.


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[androiduk]

Don Jail


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[androiduk]

Filmore's Hotel, George & Dundas


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/filmores.jpg

[barrytron3030]

thank you again, mr. photo-of-the-day

[Edward Skira]

He's Mr. Photo Of The Day recently because I'm trying to not just emphasize new projects and skyline shots. We need other photographers to do the same. And his shots are great as well.

[Mustapha]

Croft St. formerly Ulster Ave. Named after John Croft, the only person to die in the great fire of 1904


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/croft.jpg

I wonder what the 'street life' here is like.. especially at night. After all, it's laneway housing..

[androiduk]

New entrance to Chinatown East. I was expecting a bit more colour.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/eastchintown.jpg

[androiduk]

Calling all travel writers, get your supplies right here.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/travelwrite.jpg

[androiduk]

Charles, east of Church. This is currently a rooming house but I can't figure out if it used to be residential or commercial.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/charlesroom.jpg

[UserNameToronto]

I wonder what the 'street life' here is like.. especially at night. After all, it's laneway housing..

x2. That looks awesome street--all infill?

[Long Island Mike]

Android: 10/20 -The TTC Castle Frank Station looks OK for it age now that it is just past 40 now - it was nicely designed in a utilitarian era.

10/21 - Is the Don Jail still a jail? I remember the Nick Gaol AYH Hostel in Ottawa was a former jail-cells were used for bed space. I can't shake the thoughts of Elvis doing "Jailhouse Rock" or nicknames like the hoosegow,the joint,the hole,the Big House...that's enough.

10/21- Filmore's Hotel looks like an old classic...

10/22 - That "travel writers" pic looks like it was in a antique or flea market-with that projector in the background to show the travelogues or home made Super 8
film flicks...the typewriters look like late 60s/early 70s to me. Those globes can be dated by looking at the country names that no longer exist-like the USSR.

Thoughts from LI MIKE

[Spoonman]

Croft St. formerly Ulster Ave. Named after John Croft, the only person to die in the great fire of 1904


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/croft.jpg

I often stroll along Croft St. on the way over to Manic Coffee and picture the laneway lined with infill housing like this and that converted munitions factory. There's great potential for this and other laneways in the city, if only the moratorium on laneway housing were lifted.

[androiduk]

St. Matthews Lawn Bowling Clubhouse in it's new home on Broadview just north of Gerrard. Built in 1906, it was moved 500 metres from it's previous location in front of the Don Jail


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/stmattew.jpg

[androiduk]

1 King West. Those top floors look very empty


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/1kwst.jpg

[androiduk]

Adelaide looking east towards Church. Vu is in the distance


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/adeladttc.jpg

[Conrad Black]

Those top floors at 1 King are empty. Great units. I wonder why they can't sell? Anybody have the inside info?

[gabe]

The three-floor penthouse was on the market for like $6 million when 1 king opened. Now that Harry is gone i wonder what the new owners plan to do with the empty penthouse and other empty units. I stayed at One King about 2 years ago, i took the elevator to one of the floors near the top and the entire floor was dark with no cparpet and looked like it was being used for storage, :confused: Seems like a waste having prime real estate that high up sitting empty.

[androiduk]

Colborne Street


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/colborne.jpg

[androiduk]

Queen East & DVP. A strip mall bites the dust. Any tears.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/stripmall.jpg

[androiduk]

Hair of the Dog, Church & Wood


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/hairdog.jpg

[androiduk]

Peekaboo


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/peekaboo.jpg

[androiduk]

The northwestern edge of the West Donlands site


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/wdonlands.jpg

[androiduk]

Leather vendor at Church & Maitland


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/leathrvendr.jpg

[Long Island Mike]

Android: More good "My Toronto" pics here-In today's "Leather vendor at Church/Maitland" I noticed the NYPD ESU jacket on the left with the last name of the officer and shield number on it. Yes-the young lady looks good if you ask.
LI MIKE

[androiduk]

^ I hate to tell you this Mike but the 'lady' is a guy. This is the gay village after all. Great legs though.

[Mustapha]

Hmmm, steaming hot cuppa, but no place to park.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v176/JeffLow/DSC_0010-1.jpg

[Nick Nack]

An excellent thread. I enjoyed all the photos of your Toronto !

[androiduk]

^ Thanks Nick Nack and welcome to UT.

[androiduk]

Rosewater Supper Club, Toronto St.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/rosewater.jpg

[Nick Nack]

^ Thanks Nick Nack and welcome to UT.



Thank you for the Welcome. I can't help but feel at home !

[androiduk]

Queens Quay & Bathurst


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/malting.jpg

[androiduk]

Last rites?


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[Urban Shocker]

http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/malting.jpg

A nasty shock awaits if you choose Door Number Three.

[Nick Nack]

http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/malting.jpg

A nasty shock awaits if you choose Door Number Three.



Not if you look outta the broken window in the door. :rolleyes:

Watch the pigeon poop on your shirt !

[Long Island Mike]

Android: I wanted to mention that NYPD Jacket-Emergency Services Unit.
That lady could be a lesbian and not into guys at all for all we know.
If she is really a he it makes me think of the Aerosmith song
"Dude Looks Like A Lady"...LI MIKE

[androiduk]

Queen, east of Broadview. Built in 1905, the architects were Darling & Pearson who also did the ROM and the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa. Obviously, at the time, CIBC thought this an important area to do business. Now, this building houses a clothing store and I don't think there are any banks in the neighbourhood.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/bankcloth.jpg

[androiduk]

Old folks in Chinatown East making some extra green on the side.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/oldchina.jpg

[androiduk]

The dog has a great view from this Distillery condo


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/distillguitar.jpg

[androiduk]

Wellesley looking west from Church St.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/wellsleywest.jpg

[androiduk]

?????


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/mercedestruk.jpg

[androiduk]

One by one, the pawnbrokers near Church & Queen are slowly disappearing.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/pawnchurch.jpg

[Long Island Mike]

Android: 10/28 - That guitar has me wondering: Is this the residence of a well-known musician? Yes-that dog probably has quite a view!

Prey/Slay/Display:Say What? With no front license plate and the dirty windshield is this vehicle off the road as I suspect? That MB truck perhaps seen better days...LI MIKE

[androiduk]

^ Yes Mike, the truck seems to be abandoned. It's on a lot down by the waterfront. I can't believe nobody snagged the Mercedes medallion.

[androiduk]

The demolished house that was here has left a perfect imprint. Church & Dundas


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/houseprint.jpg

[androiduk]

Roncesvalles & King


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[androiduk]

From RCM on Bloor


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[androiduk]

Church of the Redeemer, Bloor & Avenue Rd.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/inredeemr.jpg

[androiduk]

Nice scale to this old home on Broadview north of Gerrard.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/oldbroadview.jpg

[androiduk]

Bloor & Jarvis looking east


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/nightfence.jpg

[androiduk]

Bloor looking east from Dundas


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/blrdundas.jpg

[androiduk]

This squatter near Fort York has made a home for himself complete with furniture


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/ftyorksquat.jpg

[androiduk]

What a mess! Roncesvalles looking south


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/roncesttc.jpg

[androiduk]

The view from Ireland Park


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/irelandpark.jpg

[androiduk]

I can't believe you can still see Canada Life from Bathurst & Front


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/canlifebathurst.jpg

[androiduk]

Construction site on Fleet St.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/pipes.jpg

[TKTKTK]

Android: 10/28 - That guitar has me wondering: Is this the residence of a well-known musician? Yes-that dog probably has quite a view!

I doubt it, but there's 4 or 5 units in that building with that acute glass corner. No one seems to really know what to do with it. It's also really not that far from the street, so what ever's in there is very much "on display" (which I don't find very residential).

[Urban Shocker]

I think something is being done with those prow spaces, though - they're being enjoyed for the extravagant and unique bits of real estate that they are.

[TKTKTK]

I think something is being done with those prow spaces, though - they're being enjoyed for the extravagant and unique bits of real estate that they are.

True, but I find it egotistical and showy in a really self-conscious way; "Look!!! I've got nice guitars!!!"

I can't think of a more public private-residential space in the city. It's like people are living in the windows at the Bay.

[Urban Shocker]

Exhibitionists have rights too.

[Long Island Mike]

Android: I do really like this photo section-I will mention these pics:

11/3: Bloor looking E from Dundas-a good telephoto pic of that RR bridge with the road dip-with the Hudson's Bay Centre at Bloor/Yonge visible...
-Give that homeless person credit for finding that spot to set up his abode...
-Roncevalles TTC Streetcar tracks removal and replacement-steel,concrete and
wood ties to be picked up...replacing trolley tracks can be major work!
LI MIKE

[egotrippin]

True, but I find it egotistical and showy in a really self-conscious way; "Look!!! I've got nice guitars!!!"

I can't think of a more public private-residential space in the city. It's like people are living in the windows at the Bay.

Whoever lives there probably doesn't know much about guitars and music anyway; more of the type who buys a bunch of kit to show off but plays perhaps once a week.

For starters, (s)he should know that storing guitars in the direct sunlight like that isn't good for them. It could warp the wood, or do worse damage.

[TKTKTK]

The dog has a great view from this Distillery condo


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/distillguitar.jpg

As much as I think it's a little tacky, maybe they're on to something with this. Condos usually lack a way of personalizing the exterior of your unit the way you can with a house. This weird window sliver space is like an public niche to show people a bit of your personality: this person likes music, another has a telescope (they must like astronomy), another has a painting and easel (can't see what painting, but what a stupid place for it anyway).

What would you put in your weird window sliver?

[egotrippin]

A big ol' assortment of plants. Honestly, what could be better? Most plants need a lot of light, and this is a prime piece of indoor space that provides that. For the most part, keeping things in direct light like that is ill-advised. The sun can be quite damaging to many possessions, whether it be damage by warping, bleaching, overheating, and so on.

[androiduk]

Yonge & Davisville. This mostly intact house has somehow survived.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/housedavisvil.jpg

[androiduk]

The fantastic windows of Quantum near Yonge & Eglinton. A kind of Moderne, nautical mix


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/minto.jpg

[androiduk]

Island airport ferry. One of the shortest ferry rides in the world at 121 metres.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/airferry.jpg

[paraone]

That guitar also looks like a Gretsch so they can be anywhere between $2000 and $10,000 so it appears the guy has more money then brains. Still I don't think you'd buy a Gretsch if you can't play.

Great Pics BTW, keep em coming

[androiduk]

Shuter & Church


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/churchmural.jpg

[androiduk]

The old Brighton Cinema at Roncesvalles & Galley, now a variety store. Behind the coolers at the rear of the store, the theatre might be mostly intact.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/brighton.jpg

[androiduk]

Bathurst looking north from Front St.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/bathurstnorth.jpg

[Mustapha]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v176/JeffLow/DSC_0120.jpg

[androiduk]

^ Nice pic Mustapha. I wonder how long it took them to do that. There used to be a company that specialized in that type of work and their logo was "a rare medium well done"

[paraone]

^ I think the company your referring to was called Murad, was bought by CBS outdoor in something like 1997-98. I actually did some freelance for them when I was in highschool/college.

[androiduk]

^ That's the company, thanks paraone.

[Goldie]

Here's 1) Kingston Rd. towards Markham
and 2) Markham towards Lawrence

[androiduk]

Great recycling of a building in the Roncesvalles neighbourhood


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/hiprkgarage.jpg

[androiduk]

Bathurst Street Bridge at Front


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[androiduk]

Skateboarders having fun at HTO Park on Queens Quay


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[Uncle Teddy]

Great shot!

[androiduk]

Broadview Hotel built circa 1891. Queen & Broadview


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/jilly.jpg

[androiduk]

U of T, Russell St. Landscaping building?


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/shovelbldg.jpg

[androiduk]

Roncesvalles & Dundas


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/boxing.jpg

[khristopher]

http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/photos/2009/11/flatiron_lit_night_tall_long_01.jpg

Source (http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/09/11/11/)

[androiduk]

^ Beautiful!!! Thanks k.

[androiduk]

One of the new Wave Decks on Queens Quay


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/wavdek.jpg

[androiduk]

Using every square metre of the city


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/xpresswy.jpg

[androiduk]

Church St. Village


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/chvillage.jpg

[Mustapha]

Using every square metre of the city


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/xpresswy.jpg

The cars whipping by the windows must be interesting.

[Mustapha]

Has this been shown before here at UT? If so, forgive me.



Bertmount Avenue.


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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v176/JeffLow/CSC_0014.jpg

The householder here; a lady, was quite nice. She was outside doing maintenance on this, um, state of affairs. I asked permission to take a picture. She said no one ever asks; and obviously gave me permission.

[Goldie]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v176/JeffLow/CSC_0016-2.jpg

I can't make out that sign on the fence.
Is it a warning of TV surveillance?

[Mustapha]

I can't make out that sign on the fence.
Is it a warning of TV surveillance?

Yessir, it says: "Closed Circuit Television".

[khristopher]

http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/photos/2009/11/city_between_buildings_clouds_01.jpg

Source (http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/09/11/12/)

[tissot]

Using every square metre of the city


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/xpresswy.jpg

This reminds me of Tokyo. Must be the mixture of concrete and greenery.

[Long Island Mike]

Android-11/9 Bathurst Bridge looking E towards Downtown-a interesting pic before the coming bridge renovation...
11/10 Broadview Hotel-an old classic...note the "cobra-style" light bracket above the traffic light-I remember that Toronto began installing these in the 80s-quite different from the older fancy light brackets...
Those boxing gloves at Roncevalles/Dundas make me think about the phrase
"Put'em up!" - made for a future boxing giant perhaps...
11/11 That pic of the Gooderham Flatiron Building by Khris at night is quite neat...
11/11 Wave Deck-imaging teenagers doing bicycle stunts on that...when I was that age it would have been tempting...
Gardiner Expressway overpass close to building-I noticed the column renovation - where is this location?
11/11 Those pics Mustapha took of the doll/character collection at that Bertmount Avenue house reminds me for some reason of the Beatles album cover of the "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" LP-how many characters can YOU name? The second pic makes me think "So THAT is where the dancing baby from the 'Ally McBeal' show ended up...with a kidnapped blue M&M mind you!!!" LI MIKE

[Mustapha]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v176/JeffLow/CSC_0016-2.jpg
Oh wow, I really wanna see this live. Is that a recent picture? I mean, does the house still look like that?


It's recent Elli, I took it yesterday. On Bertmount just north of Queen.;)

[TheProfessor]

I really wonder what the neighbors must think and/or feel about that. I'd also like to know how it impacts property values in the area.

[yyzhyd]

http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/photos/2009/11/flatiron_lit_night_tall_long_01.jpg

Source (http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/09/11/11/)

The lighting looks amazing! I wiish there was more of it around town.

[CityPlaceN1]

That is a great shot.

[Asterix]

The cars whipping by the windows must be interesting.

The building in the picture is actually a parking garage (so probably not too many residents to admire the view):

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Lakeshore+Rd.,+Toronto,+ON&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.644639,74.091797&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Lakeshore+Rd+E,+Toronto,+Toronto+Division,+O ntario,+Canada&ll=43.640944,-79.380652&spn=0.005699,0.009044&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=43.641384,-79.381225&panoid=cmA5d_NkWd2aclErnwwvrw&cbp=12,198.87,,1,0.2

Of course there are still plenty of condos close (but not quite that close) to the Gardiner along to the west.

[androiduk]

A very Canadian Autumn scene on Queens Quay


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/fallcanoe.jpg

[androiduk]

Interior of the Queens Quay Terminal Building


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/qqtermint.jpg

[androiduk]

Holy Flatiron Batman!


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/flatironsphereut.jpg

[Goldie]

I just wanted to be sure that the night photo of the Flatiron Building is credited to Sam Javanrouh, a fantastic Toronto photographer.

He posts a different photo each day at: http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/

[androiduk]

'Community' 2001 by Kirk Newman. Manulife, 250 Bloor East


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto5/community.jpg

[androiduk]

One of the first condos on Queens Quay


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/qqcondo.jpg

[androiduk]

Streetcar reflection from a hot dog cart


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/ttcreflect.jpg

[androiduk]

Writing in the rain? Actually, this man is sitting beside a water feature in a Yorkville park


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/fountaintman.jpg

[androiduk]

'You can'... bet it's only a matter of time until this sign hits me in the head


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto2/girlredeemr.jpg

[androiduk]

2nd floor of the Colonnade Building at 131 Bloor West. Lots of good art shows here, especially poster art


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto4/japanfdn.jpg

[Long Island Mike]

Android: 11/13: That pic of the reflection of the streetcar on the stainless steel side of the hot dog cart is quite interesting and almost puzzle-like.
11/14 I will bet sitting next to that water feature is quite popular on a hot Summer day...
You mean the sign's COVER will come to make itself known to that person
placing those letters especially if the support board is not placed correctly...
LI MIKE

[Mustapha]

Perhaps the building owner has gone off to Home Depot for a new one. Old doors are you know, drafty, heavy...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v176/JeffLow/CSC_0022.jpg

[androiduk]

One last look at the Sony Centre before it changes forever



http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/hummingbird.jpg

[androiduk]

GO Train waiting for passengers at Union Station


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/gotrain.jpg

[androiduk]

The beautiful Music Garden at Queens Quay and Spadina


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/musicgdn.jpg

[androiduk]

Between Queens Quay and Front St. views don't last long because of the abundance of new condos


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/noview.jpg

[androiduk]

Spectators watching the Santa Claus parade from the fire escape of Massey Hall. They were kicked out shortly after by Police


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/masseyspectatrs.jpg

[androiduk]

Coloured toilet paper used to get a bum rap but I guess it's back in fashion


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/toiletpapr.jpg

[Long Island Mike]

11/14: Huron/College old doors: Is that glass original? I know those doors are old but they don't make them that way any more...
11/17: GO Train at Union Station-a good telephoto pic of a long train there...
Santa Claus Parade spectators on Massey Hall fire escape before being escorted off by the Police...I understand wanting to watch a Parade but what if one of them gets hurt some way...especially if any have been drinking.
I recall prime places at NYC's St.Patrick's Day Parade to watch have been off-limits because of abuse like drinking in public before a hard crackdown in the mid 80s...You find a good spot and then...it's off limits! LI MIKE

[androiduk]

Interesting reflections at Yonge & Richmond


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/pianocar.jpg

[androiduk]

Toronto's finest getting into the Christmas spirit


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/rudolfcop.jpg

[androiduk]

Between Shuter & Dundas another Yonge St. building bites the dust


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto6/yongedemolition.jpg

[Mustapha]

11/14: Huron/College old doors: Is that glass original? I know those doors are old but they don't make them that way any more...
LI MIKE

Good question. I don't know the answer. :o

androiduk, the coloured toilet paper ... they still sell this in Germany, don't know where else...

[wwwebster]

Between Shuter & Dundas another Yonge St. building bites the dust

245 Yonge? The original home of Tip Top Tailors!