In this pic we have left yesterday's quadrangle at Hart House and are heading back down the tunnel to the entrance I showed you on Wednesday. I love the arched ceiling.
This pic was taken from the middle of the Hart House Quadrangle looking back towards where we entered in yesterday's pic. It is a lovely calm space and is often used for wedding receptions in the summer. That is the Soldiers Tower peeking over the wall from the left - I'll show you pic of that in the next few days.
I showed you a couple of interior pics of Hart House at U of Toronto last week and thought I would show you a couple more pics, this time of the exterior. The beaux arts Gothic Revival building was constructed in 1919 as a student activity centre (which meant only men until 1972) and continues to be until this day. This is the west entrance to Hart House which leads to some common rooms and out into the centre quadrangle. I'll show a bit of the quadrangle tomorrow.
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When I was wandering around in Hart House at U of Toronto I spotted this lovely wooden door in one of the hallways. There was no indication of what might be behind it but whatever it is is certainly safe. I love the door surround too.
I spotted this painted utility box on College St on the U of Toronto campus. The artist for this one is Keight MacLean, a recent art school graduate whose work shows where "historical influences meet modern techniques". It does remind one a bit of the old masters - not what you expect to find in such a location.
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I was wandering around the downtown U of Toronto campus a couple of weeks ago and took this pic inside Hart House showing some of its Gothic Revival charm. Hart House is a student activity centre which was completed in 1919 and continues to be a vital part of the university.
This black squirrel took advantage of all of the flags at the Veterans Centre at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre to scurry around the grounds like a stealth creature. He seemed to keep low and never poked his head up the whole time that I watched him!
Taking part in Saturday's Critters. Click HERE to see more creatures from around the world.
During the night before Remembrance Day on November 11 volunteers placed over 47,000 Canadian flags at the Veterans Centre at Sunnybrook Health Science Centre. The flags surrounded the centre and ran throughout the gardens so that when the vets got up in the morning this is the kind of sight they saw.
This is a closeup of the carvings found on the columns in yesterdays pic of the entrance to the Royal Conservatory of Music. I love the craftsmanship that you find on older buildings, something that is rare today.
This is the entrance to the historic hall of the Royal Conservatory of Music on Bloor St. This part of the conservatory was built in 1881 as McMaster Hall and renamed Ihnatowycz Hall in 2005. There has been a wonderful renovation and restoration of the building as you can see from the condition of the brickwork around this entrance. I'll show a bit of detail tomorrow.
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I found this great doorway on an old factory building which now houses studios, at least for a little while until a condo probably pops up here. It would be hard to miss the entrance.
This is the other side of the painted Bell Telephone utility box which I showed you yesterday. I can't help thinking how nice these bright colours will seem as we approach the dull colourless days of winter. Once again this was found along College St in the Little Italy neighbourhood.
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This painted Bell Telephone utility box was spotted along College St in the Little Italy neighbourhood. What a difference it makes to see these boxes painted up like this. I'll show you the other side tomorrow.
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I spotted this grey squirrel at the Veterans Centre at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. He was happily hanging on with no intention to leave until that feeder was empty!
Taking part in Saturday's Critters. Click HERE to see more creatures from around the world.
I was trying out the panorama setting on my camera and took this pic from high up the hill looking down into Bickford Park which is just south of Bloor St and west of Bathurst St. You wouldn't know it to see this view but a long buried creek runs below here. Garrison Creek starts just north of Davenport Rd and runs about 8 km to Lake Ontario through the west end of downtown. The whole creek has been buried since the 1920s and the only sign of it now is the ravines that have been left and which are the location for several parks along the route. There is a move afoot to open the creek up in areas but that seems doubtful.
I spotted this little fence in the Annex neighbourhood and liked the fact they went to the trouble of making it a little unusual. And one can never have too much Art Deco flavour around.
This Vietnamese restaurant is found in Chinatown along Spadina Ave. In this front view Anh Dao looks very narrow but we must assume that it widens out when you get inside. I've never been in but it seems to have good reviews especially for the pho.
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This is the last of the murals painted on the Old Mill subway station supports by First Nation artist Philip Cote, at least for a week or two. The are a couple I couldn't get to because of muddy and wet conditions but I may try to get back there soon with some rubber boots to get them. This seems like a fine place to end off for now - right by the parking lot for walkers using the trail along the Humber River.
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I think this may be my favourite of the murals painted on the supports of the Old Mill subway station by First Nation artist Philip Cote. The imagery is so wonderful. I will have one more of these murals tomorrow.
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We have had a lot of rainy days which means that people haven't been able to rake their leaves and the leaves have stuck to the roadways and sidewalks. When I turned the corner onto this street I was struck by how beautiful it all looked even on a wet day.
A lot of people left their pumpkins out on their porches after Halloween and the squirrels had a grand time chewing on them. This black squirrel was keeping one eye on me but never stopped chewing and you can see where he had already been attacking the eye and mouth of this poor Jack.
Taking part in Saturday's Critters. Click HERE to see more creatures from around the world.
This is a pic I took a couple of weeks ago before we had days and days of rain which knocked a lot of the leaves off the trees. This year the trees seem to be turning to really intense colours. I'm not sure if it is something to do with the hot & dry summer we had but it has been spectacular.
I was wandering down a laneway behind Dundas St W way out from downtown when I spotted this little funky oasis. It just shows you that you can make your own little getaway spot anywhere. That is a small deck up behind the wooden wall. All of this is behind just a regular commercial building.
I don't tweet but this sign from the United Way certainly grabbed my attention as I walked past. As part of their fundraising campaign this fork really gets the message across to "Help Make Hunger Unignorable". I think it is brilliant.
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I was wandering around downtown in the King St W area and spotted this fine entrance along Adelaide St. The building was finished in 1915 and had been built for the Hugh MacLean Publications Company. That is a fine carved sandstone surround and the upper window is for the stairwell. I actually posted a pic of the side wall back in 2012 (HERE) showing the ghost sign that is there. There is still no condo next door - just a parking lot so the ghost sign is still visible.
This next mural from the supports of the old Mill subway station is this wonderful diving otter. First Nation artist Philip Cote seems to have captured the essence of the creature in this one.
Taking part in Monday Murals. Click HERE to see more murals from around the world.
This is the next mural painted by First Nation artist Philip Cote on the supports of the Old Mill subway station along the Humber River trail. It is a continuation of the Anishnaabe creation story that he has been telling through these murals. Once more his colours and images are wonderful. You can see the previous murals by clicking the Old Mill label below.
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I spotted this Pileated Woodpecker in the gardens at the Veterans Centre at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre as it bounced all around the trunk of this tree. The pic was taken through a window and the bird was about 150 ft away and moving so much that I didn't get the camera focused but I'm still thrilled to get this pic. These are really large woodpeckers and I haven't seen one in many years and didn't expect to see him in the city.
Taking part in Saturday's Critters. Click HERE to see more creatures from around the world.
I dropped into St Clement's Anglican Church last week when I saw their sign out saying they were open for prayer. It was quite lovely inside but there was something going on in the main part of the church so I contented myself with this pic down one of the side aisles with the cross over the main altar peeking through. I must go back another day.
The November theme for the City Daily Photo Blog community is "Friend" and for this theme I present my oldest friend, my dad, who is 97. I took this pic a couple of weeks ago as he was working out in the gym - doing weights, pedaling, etc. The wheelchair is just to make sure he doesn't fall.
Taking part in the November theme, "Friend". Click HERE to see more pics of friends from around the world.
