My Toronto

[androiduk]

Lakeshore & Rees looking east


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/gardinergarage.jpg

[DRKSTR47]

Woo Hoo very dark / SIN CITY Set.............great shot!!

[Tewder]

This would be considered ironic art if Douglas Coupland were Mexican.


Adelaide & Peter


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/corona.jpg

[barrytron3030]

This would be considered ironic art if Douglas Coupland were Mexican.

And that is why I do not consider Douglas Coupland much of an artist.

[Long Island Mike]

King near Strachan


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/eyes.jpg

This one has me thinking "The walls have eyes..." or "I got that feeling somebody's watching me" ...remember that Rockwell song lyric from the 80s?...LI MIKE

[Long Island Mike]

Clock on the island firehall


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/fireclock.jpg

This one looks like something that would make Salvador Dali proud...a thought on the night we "spring ahead" for EDT...LI MIKE

[androiduk]

Million Dollar condos near Cherry St.? Nope, just another setup for a movie set. This time Toronto stands in for Boston.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/tremont.jpg

[androiduk]

Outside the National Club on Bay st. near King


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/bayfog.jpg

[androiduk]

Henry Moore at the AGO


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/moorebw.jpg

[Observer Walt]

How the *bleep* could we have missed that? I was astonished, for a minute. Good shot, androiduk (as usual)!

[androiduk]

University College

http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/universitycollegenight.jpg

[androiduk]

Esplanade & yonge


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/esplanadecn.jpg

[androiduk]

Detail from the artwork made of nails in the lobby of City Hall.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/nailart.jpg

[androiduk]

Ancient elevator in the Oddfellows Building at College & Yonge


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/oddlift.jpg

[Goldie]

Ancient elevator in the Oddfellows Building at College & Yonge


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/oddlift.jpg

I certainly must have used that elevator when I worked in the I.O.O.F. building 60 years ago!

[androiduk]

Sussex & Huron


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/chelseashop.jpg

[androiduk]

Davenport & Belmont. Another 7 or 8 towers are scheduled to go up in this view.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/4seascluster.jpg

[HHC]

Million Dollar condos near Cherry St.? Nope, just another setup for a movie set. This time Toronto stands in for Boston.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/tremont.jpg

Lol that's pretty hilarious, any idea which movie it is?

[androiduk]

^ No idea HHC but the posters are gone now.

[androiduk]

York & Queen


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/yorkst.jpg

[androiduk]

CN Tower being squeezed out by new developments.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/cnsqueeze.jpg

[FAC33]

Lol that's pretty hilarious, any idea which movie it is?

And did that thing actally say "the latest edition to the Boston....." (down at the end....)

Edition?

[Long Island Mike]

Detail from the artwork made of nails in the lobby of City Hall.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/nailart.jpg

Android: I remember this artwork well-from its prominent place near the main entranceway to City Hall...is is quite imaginative and I recall looking close at it at least once admiring how intricate it actually is...LI MIKE

[androiduk]

Detail from 199 Yonge


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/199yonge.jpg

[androiduk]

Brickworks in the Don Valley


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/brickworx.jpg

[androiduk]

Yonge & Temperance. The Arcade Mall is being turned into a giant fitness club.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/arcadeshadows.jpg

[androiduk]

Unicycle on the Prince Edward Viaduct


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/unicycle.jpg

[androiduk]

Front & Church


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/flatnight.jpg

[androiduk]

City Hall. Trying to get that perfect photograph.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto12/photomirror.jpg

[Riverman]

That's a nice little bar in the basement of the Flatiron Building.

[Goldie]

That's a nice little bar in the basement of the Flatiron Building.

This must be the place:

[androiduk]

Good bones!


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto12/bones.jpg

[androiduk]

Chowing down near St. James Cathedral


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/birdfeeder.jpg

[Riverman]

This must be the place:

That's the one!

[androiduk]

Bloor & St. Thomas


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/chanelgirl.jpg

[androiduk]

One residents feelings about a new condo that could replace their apartment building.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/grinch.jpg

[androiduk]

Samuel L. Jackson on the set of 'The Samaritan' on Gloucester St.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/samuelljackson.jpg

[androiduk]

Sears and Merchandise Buildings near Jarvis & Dundas


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/searsmerch.jpg

[androiduk]

Toronto cops nab another bad guy. I don't know how they even saw him with all that camouflage on.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/copcamouflage.jpg

[androiduk]

Shadows on Bloor


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/1bloorshadows.jpg

[androiduk]

Ceiling inside CIBC at King & Bay


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/cibceiling.jpg

[androiduk]

From the AGO


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/cnago.jpg

[androiduk]

The newly completed Uptown Condominium with the Royal Conservatory of Music in the foreground.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/uptownrcm.jpg

[androiduk]

St. James Cathedral & the CN Tower. Two communications towers from different eras.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/churchcn.jpg

[androiduk]

Gladstone Hotel. As this Canada Goose surveys the disappearing green spaces in the King/Dufferin neighbourhood the best thing he can hope for is lots of green roofs.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/liongoose.jpg

[androiduk]

From Jarvis & Front.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/mktspire.jpg

[androiduk]

Conversation on Bay St.


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[androiduk]

LCBO near Lakeshore & Yonge


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/lcbo.jpg

[androiduk]

Kids promoting TVtropolis on Yonge St


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/tvtropolis.jpg

[androiduk]

Yonge & College looking west.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/shadowbike.jpg

[androiduk]

Uptown & Crystal Blu looming over Yonge St.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/uptownblu.jpg

[androiduk]

Long time Av & Dav restaurant Joso's.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/josos.jpg

[androiduk]

Now that's a good news day!


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/newsday.jpg

[androiduk]

Probably another victim of Toronto's highrises. According to FLAP http://www.flap.org/ about 1 million birds a year collide with Toronto buildings.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/deadrobin.jpg

[androiduk]

Old style Toronto police cruiser. The yellow cruisers were discontinued in 1986.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/yellowcruiser.jpg

[Spoonman]

Uptown & Crystal Blu looming over Yonge St.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/uptownblu.jpg

You actually managed to make the Uptown precast look good in that shot!

[ladyscraper]

Probably another victim of Toronto's highrises. According to FLAP http://www.flap.org/ about 1 million birds a year collide with Toronto buildings.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/deadrobin.jpg


Fantastic photo.

[detroitbootybass]

Great photos... please don't stop!

[androiduk]

Casa Loma and the dome of the Toronto Archives in the foreground.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/archivesloma.jpg

[androiduk]

Regent Park revitalization


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/rp1a.jpg

[androiduk]

Dreaming of spring at City Hall


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/bwcolornps.jpg

[androiduk]

A foggy commute on Yonge St. during morning rush hour


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/foggyonge.jpg

[androiduk]

The preacher, the horseman and the guy in the green sneakers.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/preacherhorse.jpg

[androiduk]

A lttle slice of Yonge St. Oddfellows Hall.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/yongeodd.jpg

[toronto3]

Fantastic photo.

dam cruise control setting

[Aladone]

I haven't been through this thread in a long time. Excellent Photos!

[androiduk]

Brock & Dundas. I believe this is the old Brockton Town Hall. Apparently there are jail cells still in the basement. They can be accessed by a door just in front of that red truck.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/brockton.jpg

[androiduk]

From the CBC Museum on Front St.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/mikes.jpg

[Goldie]

From the CBC Museum on Front St.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/mikes.jpg

Here's Lorne Greene with a similar gadget (1944).

[J T CUNNINGHAM]

"Here's Lorne Greene with a similar gadget (1944)." QUOTE Prof Goldie.


Lorne Greene, aka The Voice of Doom.

Regards,
J T

[J T CUNNINGHAM]

"Please post me or guide me to view.Thanks a lot." QUOTE David, aka Stateside David.


Below is the main portal relating to fun & games re Toronto pics:

www.toronto.ca/archives


Regards,
J T

[androiduk]

Yonge & Dundas. Islam is free but if you want Elvis to dance, you gotta pay.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/islamelvis.jpg

[androiduk]

Regent Park makeover.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/rp1c.jpg

[dbailey62]

From the CBC Museum on Front St.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/mikes.jpg

.... and if any of you who have visited the CBC Museum in the past are wondering why it has become a bit rough around the edges, perhaps a bit dusty, some displays no longer work, and is no longer updated in any way, it is because CBC laid off the people who built and maintained the museum a couple of years ago.

There are a lot more artificacts sitting in a back room that should be displayed but one heckuva lot more artificacts that have been disposed of or just happened to disappear.

[J T CUNNINGHAM]

"one heckuva lot more artificacts that have been disposed of or just happened to disappear." QUOTE dbailie62.


Are you saying that theft has occured at Mothercorp during the last two years?

(ROTFLMAO)


Regards,
J T

[dbailey62]

"one heckuva lot more artificacts that have been disposed of or just happened to disappear." QUOTE dbailie62.


Are you saying that theft has occured at Mothercorp during the last two years?

(ROTFLMAO)


Regards,
J T

Sold actually. Props, sets and costumes mostly. Certain items that were to be held for the museum disappeared from storage before the items could be picked up. Poof, gone.

I believe most of the wardrobe/costumes ended being sold to Malabar.

[androiduk]

One of the many playful carvings on U of T buildings. This one is on the western edge of University College.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/lizardsut.jpg

[androiduk]

Lakeshore & Bathurst looking east.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/bathlshore.jpg

[androiduk]

Early stages of the 'U' construction site at Bay & St. Mary


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/um07.jpg

[androiduk]

Rosedale Station. I've always found it curious that one of Toronto's most prominent neighbourhoods ended up with one of the city's crappiest subway stations. And somebody grab that kid.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/rosedalestn.jpg

[barrytron3030]

Rosedale Station. I've always found it curious that one of Toronto's most prominent neighbourhoods ended up with one of the city's crappiest subway stations. And somebody grab that kid.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/rosedalestn.jpg

Rosedale residents don't have to use it, so why would they care?! The station is for their servants who come in from the suburbs.

[androiduk]

Davenport & Bedford. One of the earlier commercial to residential conversions.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/creed.jpg

[androiduk]

Man in black on a blue fire escape.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/blufirescape.jpg

[androiduk]

Looking northwest from Allan Gardens.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/allangdnschurch.jpg

[androiduk]

Storefront studio of celebrity photographer George Pimentel


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/pimentel.jpg

[androiduk]

Inside the CBC building on Front St.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/tempo.jpg

[androiduk]

"We've only been going out for 2 weeks, maybe another month and then you can use my skateboard."


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/skaterboy.jpg

[androiduk]

Richmond west of Yonge


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/spring2011.jpg

[androiduk]

The hat, the shades, the burns, the pipe - that's one cool looking dude. I'm gonna call him Bob.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/pipe.jpg

[dtour]

Haha nice capture. Love your work. Inspires me to go out and shoot some pics myself.

[androiduk]

Hanging out in the 'blue beast' on Church St. Look at those heat waves in the background, summer's almost here.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/bluelincoln.jpg

[androiduk]

A very hairy man trying to get a good pic of Shania Twain at her book signing in Indigo


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/shania1.jpg

[androiduk]

Photos outside the Italian Consulate, part of contact (http://scotiabankcontactphoto.com/2011-theme).


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/photoitalian.jpg

[androiduk]

Sun kissed flags in Nathan Phillips Square


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/sunnyflags.jpg

[androiduk]

Outside the AGO on Dundas.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/crookedstreet.jpg

[androiduk]

Horizontal texting @ Varsity Stadium


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/textgirl.jpg

[philofra]

The TD Centre. Isn't it great?:

http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/8729/dscn4015.jpg (http://img813.imageshack.us/i/dscn4015.jpg/)

Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

[mattelderca]

Bathurst, south of Bloor. Looks good cleaned up, I hope they have enough $ to finish the job.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto11/yellowchurch.jpg

Some of my handiwork there! My father and then myself where the maintenance managers there for some time. The metal stairs next to the phone booth are from the Rolling Stones, Steel Wheels tour set. I installed them and poured the sidewalk all by myself, in about 1996. My father over saw an extensive reno back in the eighties, but it was still far from it's former glory.It seems to be getting closer now.

[androiduk]

Thanks for the interesting info mattelderca. I especially like the history of that staircase, I'm going to pay more attention to it next time I walk by.

[androiduk]

Chalk artist outside the Eaton Centre. With never ending rainstorms this year it must be a challenge to make $.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/chalkgirl.jpg

[androiduk]

CIBC & ScotiaBank near King & Bay


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/cibcscotia.jpg

[Goldie]

Outside the AGO on Dundas.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/crookedstreet.jpg

This one's outstanding - I love it!

[androiduk]

^Thanks Goldie.

Regent Park. Out with the old, in with the new.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/regentcranes.jpg

[androiduk]

Vault in the basement of 1 King West.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/vault2.jpg

[Long Island Mike]

Outside the AGO on Dundas.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/crookedstreet.jpg

Android: Neat picture with the TTC CLRV Streetcar on the mirrored glass...
I really think this is postcard-quality! LI MIKE

[Long Island Mike]

The TD Centre. Isn't it great?:

http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/8729/dscn4015.jpg (http://img813.imageshack.us/i/dscn4015.jpg/)

Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

"Touchdown Towers" (my name for them) are a 1960s era Toronto classic! LI MIKE

[Long Island Mike]

Rosedale Station. I've always found it curious that one of Toronto's most prominent neighbourhoods ended up with one of the city's crappiest subway stations. And somebody grab that kid.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/rosedalestn.jpg

Andriod: Rosedale Station - built for the original Yonge Street Line in the early 50s - has always had sort of a plain look to me...remember the architecture of the TTC
Subway was 1950s utilitarian...but as recent pictures show has not aged that well...

I found it interesting that some of that line's ROW was covered over time by "air rights" development but this station has remained the same...

I also remember the manicured almost parklike land along those sections also...even in the 80s they looked to be maintained...

I wonder if development was ever planned for the Rosedale Station's vicinity...

Long Island Mike

[Long Island Mike]

A foggy commute on Yonge St. during morning rush hour


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/foggyonge.jpg

Android: This looks like one of those cool,foggy and humid days in the Spring or Fall...neat capture looking N on Yonge with a telephoto lens! LI MIKE

[Long Island Mike]

From the CBC Museum on Front St.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/mikes.jpg

Android: Neat microphones - great collectibles perhaps on display...I enjoy this type of stuff...LI MIKE

[Long Island Mike]

Now that's a good news day!


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/newsday.jpg

Android: I would not mind obtaining all three of these papers just to read about those headlines...especially that article on the CN Tower's "decline"...LI MIKE

[Long Island Mike]

Probably another victim of Toronto's highrises. According to FLAP http://www.flap.org/ about 1 million birds a year collide with Toronto buildings.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/deadrobin.jpg

Android: So THAT is what killed Cock Robin! Actually this is not funny...when innocent birds become victims in this manner...LI MIKE

[androiduk]

Yellow cabs and GO trains


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/checkergo.jpg

[androiduk]

Reflections on Queens Quay


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/stainlessquay.jpg

[androiduk]

Catching some rays near Union Station


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/head.jpg

[androiduk]

Harley-Davidson, 'The Better Way'


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/ttcbiker.jpg

[Conrad Black]

Some really good shots here androiduk.

[TheProfessor]

Some really good shots here androiduk.

Agreed, I really enjoy coming to this thread every few days and seeing the new photos. Nice work as always.

[Irishmonk]

More superb shots--the quality seems to keep going up. The dead bird shot in particular is both heartbreaking and powerful. Thanks for sharing.

[Long Island Mike]

Yellow cabs and GO trains


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/checkergo.jpg

Android: This is interesting noting the contrast between the green and white GO bilevel cars and the yellow taxis...

I want to ask if this is something new in Toronto or are these being used for something like a movie shoot? The medallion numbers are not the correct NYC format which is
1A23...is 123A a new Toronto taxi medallion type?

If they are a new type color I feel that enough time has passed since the Metro Police had yellow police cars there probably would not be any confusion between the two...

LI Mike

[Long Island Mike]

Reflections on Queens Quay


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto13/stainlessquay.jpg

Android: This is some picture...using the stainless steel surface of a food cart...I see a TTC CLRV Streetcar,School Bus and is that BC Place in the background?

LI MIKE

[androiduk]

Thanks for all the kind comments folks. LI Mike, the yellow cabs are from a movie shoot, a common sight again on Toronto's streets. The building reflected in the stainless steel is a condo on Queens Quay.

[androiduk]

Even clowns get flat tires.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/clowntire.jpg

[androiduk]

Shot through the fence at Varsity Stadium and tweaked a little.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/stripedcn.jpg

[tomms]

impressive set of images androiduk, they gradually get better with every page

[androiduk]

^ Thanks very much skywalker. Coming from someone as talented as you is like a triple compliment. And congrats on your recent 'exposure'.

[androiduk]

A family enjoying one of the grassy knolls at Sugar Beach


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/sunsilhouette.jpg

[androiduk]

A bank with a sense of humour. Close up of the grill work covering the windows at the new ING Bank. Yonge & Shuter.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/ing2.jpg

[androiduk]

Crane operator at 'L Tower' bringing up the port-a-potty so he can take a bathroom break.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/lpotty.jpg

[androiduk]

Red & Blue coloured glasses


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/redblue.jpg

[androiduk]

Contemplating ???? at Corus Quay


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/corusguy.jpg

[androiduk]

Heading home after a day at the Royal Conservatory of Music. You really have to be dedicated to lug that thing around.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/museummusician.jpg

[Tewder]

... it's days like this he wished he had taken up the triangle.

[Oldcamera]

Police Museum on College St.


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

The front desk and communication call box unit all came from the Old No 7 station at Ossington and Bloor (building still there) Stories abound of Sgt William "Wild Bill" Kelso who commanded the front desk. Street cars heading south on Ossington would slow down in case a typewriter flew through the front window thrown by Sgt Kelso. Sometimes called a "sadist in uniform" (by lawyer J.J. Robinette) the burley Kelso once stopped a runaway horse on College St with his bare hands.

[androiduk]

Looking south over Varsity Stadium


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/varsitywall.jpg

[androiduk]

Ryerson. As soon as the temperature climbs, humans love to get those clothes off.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/blueguitar.jpg

[androiduk]

Looking east from Ontario Place


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/westview.jpg

[androiduk]

Summer's here and brides are everywhere. This popular spot for wedding photos at Osgoode Hall was hosting at least three wedding shoots. I've heard of fights breaking out at some of the more popular locations.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/osgoodwed.jpg

[androiduk]

Part of the city's war on posters.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/posterguy.jpg

[androiduk]

The battle ahead.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/posterwindow2.jpg

[androiduk]

A few days ago Jackie Evancho was performing at YD Square to promote the new season of America's Got Talent. I was photographing her before she went on stage and was struck by the many personas I saw in such a short time. She seemed very at ease and it didn't look like an upcoming performance before thousands of people had any effect on her. It must be very tricky being a child star and even more so for the parents who have to let her enjoy her childhood while promoting her talents, without exploiting her. At 11 years old she's already had a very interesting life and who knows what the future holds. She could fade away in a few years or be a lifelong star like Streisand. Below are a few pics showing her different sides.


Minutes before her concert, playing like a typical 11 year old.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/evancho2.jpg


As a loving daughter


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/evancho3.jpg


Surrounded by her handlers and promoters. This is big business.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/evancho1.jpg



Just before she goes on stage. The guy on the left holding a promo piece. I wonder if she has any say in the direction of her career.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/evancho4.jpg



On stage and on screen. The transformation is complete. The effortless flexibility of a child.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/evancho5.jpg

[androiduk]

King, just east of Bay.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/cibcentr.jpg

[androiduk]

Nice to see the fountain at City Hall is working again.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/fountain.jpg

[Long Island Mike]

Heading home after a day at the Royal Conservatory of Music. You really have to be dedicated to lug that thing around.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/museummusician.jpg

Android and Tewder: I was thinking of a Fiddle...or the easiest instrument of all to carry: a Harmonica...LI MIKE

[androiduk]

'Oakley' - the man and the store.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/oakley.jpg

[androiduk]

Lady in Red. Bloor & St. George


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/redups.jpg

[androiduk]

Hard Rock Cafe. Nice to know the guitar is Canadian Made.


http://andrewfare.com/UTB/mytoronto14/hardrockguitar.jpg

[androiduk]

Roofline of the Legislature Building at Queens Park


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[Edward Skira]

I'm not sure if you are doing something different but your pictures now take days to load. I'm not finding that with anybody else.

[PinkLucy]

I've noticed the same thing, and sometimes they don't load. I thought it was just me. I never had any problems with the pics til a week or two ago.

[donoreo]

I occasionally get a really slow load on the photos, but today they are fine.

[PinkLucy]

Good for me today too; yesterday they wouldn't load at all, this morning they came up quickly with no issues.

[androiduk]

Thanks for the info folks. I'm not doing anything differently and I'm not a real techie so I'm not sure what's going on. I have noticed in the last 3 weeks or so that it takes a long time to upload my photos (sometimes as long as a minute) and about 50% of the time I find the whole site very slow to navigate around. Anyone has any ideas, please let me know.

[androiduk]

Nice contrast at King & Bay.


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[androiduk]

Bloor St. reflected from a store display


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[androiduk]

^^^ Either coincidence or something was fixed because today the pix loaded instantaneously.

[Edward Skira]

Your files are really large. Try making them smaller. Let's see if that does it.

[androiduk]

Escaped cons stop for a quick photo op.


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[androiduk]

University Arts Centre at U of T.


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[androiduk]

Victoria & Shuter looking north.


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[androiduk]

Yonge/Dundas Square


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[Long Island Mike]

Yonge/Dundas Square


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Android: That is an interesting spot to find some shade...what kind of bird was in the cage? Shouldn't the cage be in the shade also?

On a hot day you need to improvise...LI MIKE

[androiduk]

Angry sky.


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[androiduk]

Friendly sky.


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[androiduk]

I quite like this little building at Dundas & Victoria and I hope it isn't demolished. It was recently vacated by Hakim Optical who moved across the street. I'd like to see a restaurant on the ground floor with a nice big patio fronting on Dundas.


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[androiduk]

From Woofstock which was held this past weekend in the St. Lawrence neighbourhood. When you clean this dog, do you bathe it or vacuum it?


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[Long Island Mike]

...or do you MOP it? I can't help but feel sorry for a dog with a coat like that because they suffer in the heat of Summer...that dog breed is definitely a type from a much colder climate then what Toronto and Southern Ontario offer for a good portion of the year...LI MIKE

[androiduk]

Promo for the Green Lantern movie which opens on Friday.


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[androiduk]

Four Seasons reflected in the window display at Ashley's on Bloor.


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[androiduk]

The CN Tower looking particularly gigantic from this angle


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[androiduk]

One of the new style paperboxes being tried out downtown. Looking at that guy with the netbook, I'm wondering just how long print media can hang on.


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[androiduk]

Very intimidating sculpture at Queen & Victoria


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[androiduk]

Front & Bay. Part of Union Station's makeover.


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[androiduk]

25 The Esplanade. Soon to be boxed in by L Tower and Backstage.


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[androiduk]

Terrace attached to the Royal Bank Towers. One of those little know places of refuge in the core. This can be accessed from Front or Wellington.


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[androiduk]

Near Yonge & St. Clair. One of my favourite houses in the whole city.


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[androiduk]

Hey look at me, look at me.


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[Long Island Mike]

Front & Bay. Part of Union Station's makeover.


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Android: I noticed the construction outside the E end of Union Station-I recall that this area pictured was used once for rental cars and the arched connector was the main pedestrian connection between the GO Transit main rail concourse and the TTC Y-U-S Subway and I recall how crowded it would become during rush hours...hopefully new and improved access helps...

The tipoff to me of the location is the Royal Bank towers across Front Street...my favorite Toronto newer-architecture buildings! LI MIKE

[androiduk]

Looking at this property on Spadina you'd never know this city has any bylaws at all. I think it's been like this for about 10 years.


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[androiduk]

Promo for the Molson Indy at Ashley China on Bloor.


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[mattelderca]

Looking at this property on Spadina you'd never know this city has any bylaws at all. I think it's been like this for about 10 years.


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At least they have painted the plywood since 2009! Google streetview (http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ll=43.655065,-79.398999&spn=0.00072,0.001717&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=43.655159,-79.399042&panoid=KETlNXW2iehTsI3Ea5YbSQ&cbp=12,213.67,,0,0.63) was taken at about that time as you can see the manufacture date on the plywood as 09 and the District 9 posters on the hording.
I suspect this wondeful shot was taken from a CLRV?

[androiduk]

Taking a nap at City Hall. I wonder if you feel refreshed after being in that position. Kinda looks like Ernie Eves.


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[androiduk]

Yonge & Yorkville. Interior of recently bankrupted bakery/cafe 'Le Pain Quotidien'. What a beautiful setup. If you re-open as an eatery you'll have to do zero renos.


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[androiduk]

The relatively deserted Queens Quay East. With the addition of East Bayfront, West Don Lands and the Cherry & Lakeshore site, this could turn into a very busy thoroughfare.


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[androiduk]

Working with the wolves at James Cooper Mansion.


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[androiduk]

Spadina & Harbord. Sometimes our city changes by razing entire blocks and rebuilding and sometimes like this, one house at a time.


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[androiduk]

Sheraton Centre. First time I've seen these. They have 2 charging stations for electric cars.


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[androiduk]

A totally seamless addition to College Park to accomodate the new Sobeys grocery store.



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[androiduk]

Lobby of the CBC building on Front St.


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[Therion]

Ceiling inside CIBC at King & Bay


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Ironic that the Canadian bank with the biggest write-offs during the financial crisis has the word "prudence" in its motto. Beautiful ceiling, though.

[Edward Skira]

A totally seamless addition to College Park to accomodate the new Sobeys grocery store.

College Park now has a Metro and a Sobeys?

[androiduk]

Stormy weather over City Hall as the mayor's participation in Pride activities comes under the microscope.


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[androiduk]

Bay St. looking north from Queen. Another crane for 'Motion' will be added to this scene in the coming days.


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[androiduk]

Bow of the 'Empire Sandy' near QQ & Spadina


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[androiduk]

Long time vintage culture shop 'Monster Records' now replaced by a Bubble Tea spot.


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[4land]

I like the #8 picture looking up the sky and wonder what waiting for up in there? Just a though. :)

[androiduk]

Pride parade at Yonge & Bloor. By next years parade this site should be one giant hole in the ground.


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[androiduk]

Wrapped in the flag for Canada Day.


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[androiduk]

Crane congestion at Yonge & Gerrard for the Aura Condominium


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[androiduk]

Tourists posing for pics at City Hall


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[androiduk]

Artwork from the rapidly changing Regent Park neighbourhood.


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[androiduk]

Jack Layton, just before participating in the Pride parade.


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[androiduk]

New road near Cherry & Mill St. leading into the new West Don Lands development.


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[androiduk]

Colourful umbrellas at the Pride parade.


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[SP!RE]

Your pics. of Toronto are some of my favourites. Awesome work, androiduk. And thank you :)

[androiduk]

^ Thanks very much SP!RE

Kensington/Chinatown, the most colourful neighbourhood in the city.


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[androiduk]

Workers at the Maple Leaf Gardens site having lunch.


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[Edward Skira]

Memory lane: Commemorate The New UrbanToronto 2010: Photos by androiduk http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2010/01/commemorate-new-urbantoronto-2010-photos-androiduk

[J T CUNNINGHAM]

Androiduk is the Alexander W Galbraith of our time.

Regards,
J T

[androiduk]

^ Nice compliment JT, thanks very much!


Good turn out for the Outdoor Art Exhibition at City Hall



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[androiduk]

Cooking up a storm outside the Convention Centre on Front.


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[Riverman]

That's the first time I've seen water in the pond in front of City Hall. I take it the repairs are complete.

[mattelderca]

I have always loved the view from that walkway! Last time I was down there it was in pretty bad shape, sad. And I had heard plans of removing it, that would be a huge loss IMHO.

[androiduk]

That's the first time I've seen water in the pond in front of City Hall. I take it the repairs are complete.

I think there is a water feature and a stage to be added to the square and the skating rental/restaurant is almost finished on the southwest corner of the square.

[androiduk]

Reflections from a restaurant sign at Front & Simcoe.


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[androiduk]

I'm looking forward to capturing the looks on people's faces when this new 'CN Tower Walk' feature is finished in a few weeks.


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[androiduk]

No matter what postal code you're in, there are probably many condos going up in this boom. The 'Modern' is in the background of this shot.


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[androiduk]

This unsuspecting guy is about to get very dirty, very quickly as a filthy train passes under the Spadina bridge.


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[androiduk]

Two friendly looking dogs waiting patiently for their owner on Queen West.


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[androiduk]

The ultra clean lines of Casa on Charles St.


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[J T CUNNINGHAM]

"The ultra clean lines of Casa on Charles St." QUOTE androiduk.


"Tailored", is the word that comes to mind.

Regards,
J T

[4land]

Nice pictures you got.

[kevinsuwala]

androiduk Those are some incredible pictures you have! Nice job!

[androiduk]

^^ Thanks very much folks.

TV funnyman Colin Mochrie doing street interviews at Queen & Bay



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[androiduk]

The road to River City. Looking south on Bayview from Dundas. Not much there now but soon to be home to thousands of people.


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[4land]

Those Two friendly looking dogs waiting patiently for their owner on Queen West are nice, what camera did you use? may i ask?

[androiduk]

^ Canon T2i with a Tamron 18-270 lens.


Engine compartment of an electric car at a Green event on Yonge St.


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[Mustapha]

Looks like it could be in Miami, but it's 3110 Yonge, just north of Lawrence.

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[androiduk]

Outdoor Art Exhibition. For once, when a child says something ridiculous like; " Mommy, there's a man inside this box" - they're not exaggerating.


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[androiduk]

One of the many 'artbikes' now populating city streets. This one's on Yonge near Shuter.


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[androiduk]

A little digital painting of College @ St. George


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[4land]

Looks like it could be in Miami, but it's 3110 Yonge, just north of Lawrence.

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Love the picture and the fish, mustapha's pictures are surely one of a kind.

[EVCco]

Outdoor Art Exhibition. For once, when a child says something ridiculous like; " Mommy, there's a man inside this box" - they're not exaggerating.




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!? What The ?!

[androiduk]

^ Yeah, kinda weird. He was writing something all over the inside of that box. Hard to say how long he was in there but I don't imagine it was too long on such a hot day.

[androiduk]

Metropolitan Church at Queen & Church. This was the site of a tent city that got out of control a number of years ago. The police were called in to dismantle it and now private security keeps things under control.


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[androiduk]

Lots of free advice to be found in Toronto alleyways.


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[androiduk]

Chowing down at City Hall. It would be nice to see more of these chess modules in the city. It promotes socializing and animation on the streets and it just looks so damn civilized when you see people playing chess..


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[androiduk]

Queens Quay West. Nothing like extreme heat and construction dust to make you want to leave the city in the summer.


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[Tewder]

Chowing down at City Hall. It would be nice to see more of these chess modules in the city. It promotes socializing and animation on the streets and it just looks so damn civilized when you see people playing chess..

Do you remember the chess tables alongside Sam's back in day? I agree that it is a nice use of public space, even if just as a place to nosh.

[androiduk]

Berczy Park. "When he's not looking, grab that shovel and we can use it to dig ourselves outta here."


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[androiduk]

Running out of room on Bay St.


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[androiduk]

Cows put out to pasture while renos take place @ TD Centre.


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[androiduk]

Doors and ladders to nowhere at Five St. Joseph.


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[androiduk]

Detail from Old City Hall


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[androiduk]

Looking south on University Ave. toward Gerrard.


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[androiduk]

Church St. looking south from Gloucester. Only 1 high rise planned for this street at the moment (@ McGill) which is surprising given it's proximity to downtown.


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[androiduk]

A murder of crows outside the convention centre. When Hitchcock made his thriller movie 'The Birds', he certainly picked the right type of bird, they are spooky looking, even in daylight.


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[androiduk]

Looking very much like an art installation, the new Draper St. bridge awaits assembly.


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[androiduk]

Detail from the Bloor St. viaduct.


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[androiduk]

Information Technology can make you very sleepy.


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[androiduk]

Toddmorden Mills in the Don Valley.


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