Croft Street

Yesterday Marcia and I went to the see "The Hermitage Revealed" at the Bloor Street Cinema.

After the movie, we walked over to Croft Street  to look at some of the murals on the garage doors and brick walls.

There is a plaque at the College Street end, describing the "Great Toronto Fire of 1904".

Here are some of the murals.

 

 

That's All Folks!

519 CC Mural

Recently, I have been posting pictures on Facebook of the mural on the North side of the 519 Community Centre.

Now that it is finished and Pride Weekend is almost upon us, it is time to put these pictures on my blog!

In the beginning, with all the blue fencing, and lots of construction.

Ah, yes, now we can see the figures.

Looking Good!

They are also working on more of the same, along the bottom of the wall.

Still working on it.

Almost finished!

This is the final look.
You can see it for yourself, by visiting the newly named Barbara Hall Park.

Sidewalk Art

After reading an article about this local artist, I started thinking that I could watch out for "Sidewalk Art", while being a flaneur, this year.

According to Spacing magazine,” Victor Fraser has been changing the face of Toronto’s downtown sidewalks for over 20 years”. 
Most of his works have been in chalk; but some have been a little more permanent. 
An example of his painting can be seen at the corner of Richmond and Spadina. There is a sculpture there that was installed back in 1997.

In 2006 Victor painted a 25 metre long tape measure alongside the thimble. It was removed once, but re-appeared again. 
To the best of my knowledge, it is still there. 

Another permanent piece of art is at the end of Chesterhill Road (a lookout spot), where he has painted a zodiac in this cul-de-sac.

I will be searching for more sidewalk art in the near future, and will post some under a new label.