This is the Tip Top Tailors Building which is located right on the shore of Lake Ontario downtown with fabulous views of the lake & parkland around it. The original Art Deco building was designed by Bishop & Miller architects and built in 1929 to serve as the factory, showroom and offices of Tip Top Tailors which is a large menswear company. The building has been historically designated and was sold and converted into lofts in 2005 and at that time the 6 glass fronted stories were added on top. I'll show you a detail of the deco features tomorrow. And of course that is one of our famous streetcars heading by.
I took this pic on Halloween of an apartment building in the Annex neighbourhood that is famous for its spooky decorations. It was impossible to get the whole display into the pic but there were several more of those large figures hanging from balconies and a tree off to the left with life-size skeletons hanging from it. During the trick-or-treat time they had a fog machine going as well as a sound system with eerie noises wafting out to the sidewalk. The local kids love this place!
When walking around the condo complex where yesterday's toy soldier sculpture is located you can't help but notice all the signs telling you to "pick up after your pet". There has been a huge explosion in the dog population in these areas, particularly of the small dog breeds and obviously many people aren't stooping & scooping. As I was walking along I can upon this very small little area in the midst of a well-planted area. I wonder if any dog has actually ever entered the space to 'play'!
Taking part in Signs, Signs. Click HERE to see more signs from around the world.
This steel & resin sculpture by Canadian artist Douglas Coupland is titled "Monument To The War Of 1812" and it is suitably located about a block from Fort York. It was installed in 2008 in front of a condominium complex as part of the city's art requirement for new development. The "two abandoned toy soldiers pay tribute to Toronto's history" and Fort York's part in the Canadian victory in the war of 1812.
This is a mini mural for the day. I spotted this wee guy on the Puente de Luz pedestrian bridge from CityPlace and thought he deserved a spot on Monday Murals!
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This shot is taken along the walkway into the Fort York visitor centre which I showed you a couple of days ago. You can see a bit of the steel wall of the centre off to the left of these large supports for the Gardiner Expressway which runs overhead along our lakeshore. This area has always been rather derelict and unused but now the centre has planted grasses and put in pathways leading up to the fort and while I was there you could see people actually walking through here. It's a good thing!
The November theme day for the City Daily Photo bloggers community is "Landmark" and there was really no option for me other than the CN Tower. The tower was completed in 1976 and since then it has been a common sight all over the city, peeking from behind different structures wherever you are. In this pic it is framed between some of the condo towers of CityPlace and one of the sculptures marking the entrance to the Puente de Luz which is a pedestrian bridge across the downtown railway tracks. I have shown the tower many times as you can see if you click on the label below.
Taking part in the November Theme. Click HERE to see more landmarks from around the world.
