Magic

 

Magic Noodle really stands out in its block along Harbord St near the U of Toronto campus.I haven't tried it yet but it looks interesting. I like contrast of the buildings. I'm not sure about that small addition on the building  on the right though.

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Need Sunglasses?

 

We have had a few days when you needed sunglasses but not many when you could sit outside. We had one good day a week ago when I actually saw some people sitting outside a cafe by this tropical looking mural. I could find no artist info on this one.

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Symbols

This fine mural by First Nation artist Philip Cote is installed out in front of Harbord Collegiate. I have no idea what all the symbols mean but I love the piece. 

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Bluebird

I posted this mural by Christina Mazzulla several years ago but on passing by it recently I loved how the greenery was growing up and around the bird so here it is again. It is nice to see that no one has tagged it after all these years. It is a favourite.

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Sunday Brunch

 This is a typical Toronto scene on a Sunday at brunch time, lining up to wait for a table especially if you want to sit on a patio on a nice day. This is a newish bakery/lunch restaurant which I haven't tried yet but their menu looked tempting.

Sunday Morning Art

 These small free-standing sculptures were spotted in a gallery window on a Sunday morning when galleries are closed so I couldn't get any info on the artist. They have stained glass as inserts in the metal structure to give the nice colours. I really liked them.

A Cute Cottage

I have always loved this sweet house in the Harbord Village neighbourhood right near the U of Toronto campus. It was built in 1889 and has heritage protection as does its whole area. There are some lovely old homes there. This one has been so lovingly maintained it is hard to believe it is that old.

A Grand Entrance

This is Harbord Collegiate which is one of the older schools in the city. There was an older building but it was replaced with this one in 1931. A splendid entrance like this one should make you want to work hard and do your homework.

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Wonderful Brickwork

I've always admired this building found along Harbord St near U of Toronto. It was built in 1880 and now has heritage protection probably because of that wonderful brickwork. The main floor houses a bookstore and the other floors are probably flats.

Monument To Alumni

The Harbord Collegiate building which I showed yesterday was constructed in 1931 but the school was established in 1892 with a different building which was torn down. So when WWI came along many alumni signed up to fight and this is the monument to those who died in the war. It has pride of place outside the main doors of the school.

Another Old School

This is one of the side doors from Harbord Collegiate Institute which is on Harbord St just a few blocks away from Central Tech which I showed you on April 1 for Theme Day. I was out looking for school pics and loved the carvings around this door and the details it was given even though it was not the main door. Harbord Collegiate is well known in the city for its high standards and has had many high profile alumni such as architect Frank Gehry and actor Kiefer Sutherland.  
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April Theme: School

The April theme for the City Daily Photo Blog community is "School" and for this one I am showing Central Technical School which has been at Bathurst & Harbord St since 1915. This is the original Collegiate Gothic building which has had additions over the years and there has also been two separate buildings added, one for art instruction with beautiful north light  and the other which has gyms and an Olympic sized pool. The school is famous for its extensive array of night school classes for adults.  
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More Lovely Mural

This is a continuation of yesterday's mural. If you follow the branches off to the left in yesterday's pic you turn the corner to this section of the mural. I love all of the details like the small moose down in the bottom right. Great work by Pam Lostracco.

Lovely Days Ahead

This mural was found on the side of a building that is a rock shop - I haven't gone in so have no idea what kind of pieces they have. The artist is Pam Lostracco who has done a lot of corporate murals. I love her style! And this suggests lovely spring days to come. I'll show a bit more of it tomorrow.
Taking part in Monday Murals. Click HERE to see more murals from around the world.

A Little Detail

I thought I would show you a close-up of the left hand section of yesterday's mural so that you could see all of the detail that Shalak & Smoky put into their work.  There is always something going on in the background in the scenes. And what a lovely bird that is!

A Foxy Rider

I spotted this mural on the wall of a bicycle shop on Harbord St. It is by Shalak & Smoky who have done some of my favourite murals in the city. Click on the labels below to see more of their work. This one is so suitable for a bike shop!  
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December Theme: Rainbow

The December theme for the City Daily Photo Blog community is Rainbow. We don't seem to get a lot of rainbows here and I did find a lot of faded pride flags but came up with nothing until walking along Harbord St and spotting the bicycle parking lot of a cafe. The rainbow coloured bikes along with the brick wall give almost the whole range of colours except for yellow.  
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Tiger

This mural bringing attention to the plight of Siberian Tigers was found just off Harbord St near U of Toronto. The artist is Ted Hamer and let's hope that something is done to help these creatures.  
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Heritage Conservation District

The neighbourhood just to the west of the U of Toronto downtown campus is known as Harbord Village and part of it has been declared a Heritage Conservation District which means that no major changes can be made to the buildings there. There is a great variety of homes there such as the white house with the great porch which I showed you a few days ago. This house is just around the corner from it and it has been beautifully restored and maintained. Most of these homes were built in the late 1800s and feature wonderful craftsmanship such as you see here.

Go West .......!

On Tuesday I showed you a view from the top of the Physics Building at U of Toronto while looking to the east over the historic campus. This is the view from the opposite side looking out over the west end of the city with some university buildings in the foreground and then the well treed residential areas of Harbord Village and the Annex before heading off to the horizon. The city has programs for increasing the tree canopy and there is always planting going on.