The Church of The Holy Name Catholic Church on the Danforth is without a doubt the most impressive sight along the street. It is located just west of Pape Ave but that tower is visible for blocks and really is a landmark. The church was built from 1913 to 1926 with an interruption in construction caused by WWI and it was designed to resemble the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.
Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!
A couple of weeks ago I ventured to the east side of Toronto from my usual west side and headed out along Danforth Ave (aka the Danforth). This area is known as Greektown and is full of Greek restaurants, bakeries and businesses and is the centre for our huge Greek population in the city. The Danforth becomes Bloor St after you head west and cross over the Don River & Don Valley. These two stores show what is a fairly common sight in older parts of the city where years ago stores were added onto the front of homes, probably in the front gardens. It was a bit above freezing so all of the fruits & veggies were out on display.
Taking part in Signs, Signs. Click HERE to see more signs from around the world.
This is one of the exits from the Castle Frank subway stop that was added in 2012 but which goes nicely with the style of the original station which opened in 1966. I love the modernist look of it.
At first glance this turtle painted on a garage door looks a bit fierce but the look on his face and the bit of fish skeleton from his mouth makes him look a bit happy with life. He has just eaten and all is good with the world. The artist for this one is Cruz whose work can be seen all over town.
Taking part in Monday Murals. Click HERE to see more murals from around the world.
When the deep freezing temperatures that we had just over a week ago started to disappear things started to melt and huge icicles appeared in some places. These ones were found at the Veterans Centre at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and made quite a picture as one looked out from the poolhall there. Our world is very monotone at this time of year as you can see.
This little Red Squirrel was sitting in deep shade about a week ago and seemed to be undecided about where to go next. These squirrels are about half the size of our regular grey and black squirrels and are so cute!
Taking part in Saturday's Critters. Click HERE to see more creatures from around the world.
Yesterday I showed you the old house that was incorporated into the large complex surrounding it at U of Toronto. Well, there was another house beside it that did nor survive the new construction. There was a bit of controversy about tearing it down and as an attempt to calm things down the portico from that house was retained and installed in the atrium of the new building "as a reminder of the past nature of St George St", the street where this is all located. I'm not sure if anyone pays attention to the portico but it is quite lovely.
