View Full Version : EASTside Toronto: Ravines, Posh, Vics, Grit, && Density!!


The 'Sauga
July 6th, 2007, 01:06 PM
**MIA, are the ravine and the posh neighbourhood (Rosedale) pics. I'll upload and post them late.

Okay, so before I start I m apologize for the overall lack of quality and skill of the photographs. They were most taken in horrid and rainy conditions and often photos were rushed because this as one of the few times I have ever done a phototour all by myself, so I felt quite uncomfortable taking shots of random urban scenes with people around and often in sketchy neighourhoods.

So anyways, without any further delays here are my pics:

Collier Street, a nice side street east of Rosedale and Yorkville lined with Victorians.

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The Manulife headquarters building on Bloor Street East

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Nice church across the street

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Looking down Jarvis Street.

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Despite being an infamously hideous pomo building, the Rogers building did provide me with this awesome perspective

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This led to some nice back street with some nice Vics...forgot what the street name was though... =\

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Now we reach St. Jamestown, a series of apartment complexes that constitute one of TO's densest areas...also known to be a gritty area.

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Sherbourne Street

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Hong Kong style density shot! lol

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The former beautiful Second Empire, Knights of Columbus building now going to have a 32 storey condo built behind it

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Dayumm!!! (Yeah I'm obsessive over Vics)

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Didn't notice this was a funeral home until now, hope it's not a bad omen =(

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I love this church

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Earl Street, a hidden gem of a street lined with also nice Vics

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Some nice Jarvis mansions

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Don't get what all the hype about Jarvis being a notoriously slutty area is...I didn't notice any hookers here =\

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This led to another neat little back street leading to Church Street

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Church Street, ironically named while being the home of Toronto's gay community

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Jarvis Collegiate

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Thats gotta be the nicest "Mac's" in Toronto

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The Radio City condo and National Ballet School complex, modern and historic in absolute harmony

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Almost impossible to capture a shot of this building because of the trees in the way

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Blurry but nice view of the Carlton Street streetwall. Almost died in the process of taking this photo...damn you Mercedes Benz :hell:

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Allan Gardens, almost totally deserted on this rainy day

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Only me, some random hobos, and a helluva lot of nasty pidgeons

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This portion of Sherbourne Street is infamously filled with some of the "unclassiest" people in town. =( Nice buildings though...

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This church might look nice and harmless but is actually a shelter for numerous homeless people and druggies

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Yeah, the rain started to REALLY pour now, but I remained determined

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Yuck and poo, Dundas Street East, IMO possibly the worse part of town

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Around here, I encountered about 3 prostitutes, the skankiest and in my case the first hookers I've ever met in the city =(

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Sure hella happy to leave that area

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Some French school downtown

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More row homes

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Beuatiful Georgian row homes on Jarvis

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The Merchandise Lofts building

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St. Michael's Catholic Boys Choir School. I actually was given a chance to audition a place at this school but never made it, thus hindering my potential future music vocals career...meh never believed I stood much of a chance anyways...

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St.Mike's Cathedral, my fav in the city

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Massey Hall

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Back alley grit!

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Looking up Yonge Street

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Okay okay, I broke my own rules here. This isn't exactly an east side downtown shot but I couldn't resist, I loved the angle

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The Confederation Life Building, this street scene looked very London-ish to me

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Victoria Street, very underrated

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Excelsior Life complex

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SP!RE, the new condo, a modernist beau

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The Rosewater supper club building, a remnant of the former grandeur and class of Toronto Street

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The King Edward hotel along King Street East

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Colbourne Street

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The British Colonial building

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Front Street East has my favourite building in the city

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The Gooderham building, the original Flatiron

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Random shots of KIng Street while going home on the streetcar

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To be finished...

Top Gear
July 6th, 2007, 04:23 PM
nice shots!

vancouverite/to'er
July 7th, 2007, 06:04 AM
Great tour!!
I haven't been to T.O since I left 2 years ago. im hopefully coming back in three years though,
lol, coffee times gone high end.

Marco Polo
July 7th, 2007, 08:37 PM
I just love Toronto.

Clay_Rock
July 7th, 2007, 09:03 PM
Excellent pictures of Toronto!

Fanatic74
July 7th, 2007, 11:45 PM
I love TO

KevD
July 8th, 2007, 09:57 AM
Great pics. Thank for showing us an amazing part of Toronto.

oliver999
July 8th, 2007, 10:10 AM
love to live in those streets.