Hot Off the Press- My new pix of Toronto

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Another old Art Deco office tower, The Sterling Tower. Currently it is being renovated:





Excavation work for the huge new Bay Adelaide complex:





Future site of the Trump Tower, new neighbour for the old Victorian National Club:



I.M. Pei's CIBC tower:



and again, the CIBC tower from a different vantage point:



and a peek at the CN Tower!!

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To continue our "Look Up" tour, some more office towers in the area:







some of Toronto's mounted police:







Roy Thomson Hall for the performing arts:



and the formidable Metro Hall, built in the Post Modern style that I am not fond of:





the reddish marble Scotiabank Tower:



and the tallest office tower in the Commonwealth, First Canadian Place:

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Standing on the Toronto Dominion Plaza, looking up at the TD Towers:







and a cow's eye view of it all:



Part of the Royal Bank Tower as seen from this plaza:



And probably the most whimsical of all the old Toronto Art Deco office towers.. the Victory, with its strange "native American" twist:



a detail of the charming 1928 mosaic in the portal:



the Reuter's stock market ticker:



Wellington St looking toward Yonge St:



then on Yonge, looking north:



One of the many Romanesque style Victorian buildings in Toronto:



the lovely old Royal Alexandra Theatre on King Street:





and, weak from hunger and thirst, I stopped here for a late lunch:



After my fish and chips I learned this valuable bit of advice from Benjamin Franklin:



Now THERE is a sensible president!

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Now to Front St, in front of Union Station, looking at one of my favourite office towers, The Royal Bank (where I keep my piddling money):







and the dowager of the grand old hotels of Toronto, The Royal York:





the Hockey Hall of Fame:



The old Scottish Baronial Style St. Andrew's Church, on King Street. This was a style more favoured in Montreal at the time:



Queen St at dusk:



and one final "Look Up".... at old City Hall:



Thank you for joining my tour, and I hope you enjoyed the pictures!

[Nouvellecosse]

Pictures so nice, I looked at them thrice!

For sure one of Toronto's most charming areas.

[Jaborandi]

Wowzers!!! Brilliant photos as always. Thanks for the stunning close-up of the heads of commerce atop CIBC North - my favourite scraper in T.O. I miss the days when you could go up to the observation deck and pretend to be at the top of a great castle in LOTR - least that's how I felt. Alas, some other poor sods went up there to jump.

[Waterloo_Guy]

Those were some fine pics.

[Taller, Better]

Thanks! And tonight I took some photos from the 50th floor of a friend's condo..
facing East. Not the most exciting direction to see, but here they are:

East-South:



East North:



and East:



and for fun, one from my other camera:

[alitezar]

Wow so cool.
Are these views from the College Park.
It's so dreamy and nice

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I realized I had forgotten a few left over pictures from a few weeks ago of St Michael's College (1852) and Victoria College... both very pretty in the snow:











and finally, before I go to bed, here are some pictures of a strange little house I see when I walk the dogs. Always looks like a haunted house. It was used in the filming of the movie Sentinel with Michael Douglas:





is that a ghost I see in the window?!?!

[Clay_Rock]

Thanks for these great pictures. I especially like the one of Old City Hall at dusk.

[bosman]

Wow, such a great variety of beautiful architecture in Toronto. I wish I had spent more than one day there!

[Taller, Better]

Thanks Bosman! I could say exactly the same thing about Boston. I breezed through there with a mere 24 hour stay, and have been pining to go back to that beautiful city!

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A few random pix taken today:

Here is a style of building that was rarely used for commercial in Toronto-
Elizabethan Revival. This one was built in 1928, and was beautifully restored not that long ago... it has always been Ridpath's furniture shop:





and an almost completed new high end hotel in Yorkville, The Hazelton:



and finally, a solution to a structural problem. This 1850's firehall in Yorkville had a problem with a cracked wall. The wall was carefully partially disassembled, and a new lintel installed under the upper windows. The job was so beautifully done you can't even see where they repaired it:







this lovely old facade was saved to be part of a new condo development. Sadly only the facade was saved:

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Tonight's beautiful sunset.. cold but clear. Happy St Patrick's Day!





And a couple of random pix from the past few days...

[thryve]

Wow... in that second last picture you posted... SPIRE looks huge! hahaha

[DTO Luv]

Awesome! Your pictures make me want to jump on a plane and set up camp in Toronto.

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As we wait patiently for hot weather to settle in, I figured it was time we all deserved a warm summer breeze. I finally got round to organizing pictures from one of my favourite phototours last summer- through Toronto's bustling Greektown. Most of the immigration from Greece to Canada occurred during the 1950's.. so the community is well established by now, but maintains a strong connection with its past. Anyone who has seen the film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" has already seen some of this street, as much of it was filmed here. Sit back, imagine it is 29c out and enjoy this afternoon/evening stroll down The Danforth ....













The Danforth is known for a multitude of restaurants and outdoor cafes:







sometimes it is fun just to sit and people-watch:



everyone has got a story.. if you listen closely enough!

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continuing on...



Some shops have lots of fun, but a bit tacky things to buy if you are in the market for them:



note a closeup of the sign by Venus' bum:







and, one of the local heros.. Alexander the Great:







The streets are full of cars and bikes... the sidewalks crowded with people out enjoying the summer weather. Lots of laughter and noise:





and The Danforth is home to probably the largest vegetarian supermarket in Toronto, called The Big Carrot. I am not a vegetarian, but love to wander around inside, and they have a nice little cafeteria:

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And continuing on from the last page, with more pictures of Greektown:



Here's a little British pub I love, with exceptionally good food:



But despite the odd pub, most of the dazzling panoply of cafes are resolutely Greek:



one of my two favourite restaurants on this street:



I love this place for the friendly staff and the amazing food:





a Bacchus looking gargoyle:







The place to go for over-the-top wedding cakes:



more Greek groceries:







This beautiful old Catholic Church (Church of the Holy Name) was built in 1915, before most of the Greek immigrants arrived:



a popular and very cool bar on the Danforth, Lolita's Lust: