Beautiful

 

Imagine coming home to this gorgeous door and its surrounding vegetation. This was spotted in the Colonia Guadalupe area of San Miguel De Allende. I loved it.

What a Door!

 

There are a lot of churches in San Miguel De Allende and this one had the best door that I saw. The carving and details were wonderful.

Ribbons

 

I saw a lot of doorways and windows in San Miguel De Allende decorated with rows of colourful ribbons like this one was. I asked around and apparently they are often used by shops to attract attention since large or flashy signs are not allowed by the UNESCO guidelines, to bring good luck, or just as decoration. This door could use some good luck but it seemed that there often wonderfully restored places behind such doors. I loved the ribbons.

Red Door

 

This red door really stood out even in the shadows. Colour is so welcome at this time of year!

Trinity Doors

 

This is the main doorway into Trinity College which I showed yesterday. The hinges on old doors like this are always so impressive. I like the little carved details too.

Red Door

 

I love this red door that was spotted in the Annex neighborhood. If you look carefully, just above the door handle is a small little black door outline which I think covers a hole for an old lock. Cool.

Details

 

I like the details around this door found at an old hospital building in the city. So much nicer than what they would do today.

The Entrance

 

This is one of the entrances into yesterday's apartment building, Spadina Gardens. There are a lot of reflections on the door but if you look carefully you can see the S G etched into the glass. Hopefully it all survives.

A Different Laneway Sighting

 Not all the garages and buildings in our laneways are painted with lovely murals as this door shows you but I find something intriguing about it. You wonder why there would be such a door on a laneway running through a residential area. Was there a small business operating here years ago? A mystery?

Refreshed

It was good to see that these doors with all the Art Deco features have been refreshed. The wood had been looking rather weathered and the metal a bit tarnished. Now they all look gorgeous but it is too bad that someone tagged the building itself.

An Archway

 I loved this archway which was spotted at University College at the U of Toronto. Its only purpose is to frame the route leading to that lovely door in the background.

Grand Hinges

 I love the hinges on this door found at University College at U of Toronto. This is a side door into the college but still has been wonderfully decorated with columns and carving. You can see all the dirt of the ages on the walls of this old building.

Another Entrance

Most of the laneway houses are built on narrow lots and have replaced smallish garages. This one was built on a wider lot and so there was space to make a nice entrance way while the usual entrance for these is a door directly out onto the lane. This one looks so nice in comparison. There is still always a vehicle parked in front.

Elegance

 This elegant entry was spotted in the Forest Hill neighbourhood on one of my rambles. I love the symmetry of the place. This one is from my archives as I have not been wandering much lately because it seemed to be raining every time I had a chance to get out.

Shiny Door

 This rather elegant door was spotted along the side of a building that fronts on St Clair Ave. In days past they took the time to make this type of entrance attractive whereas in the present times this would probably be a plain door leading to the apartments above a store. We have lost something.

Elegance

This is yet another interesting entrance to one of the small older apartment buildings that are found in many neighbourhoods around the city. It has an understated elegance to it don't you think? Much nicer than some of the sterile entrances to the new condos. 

Let Love Rain Down

I love this door which was spotted at the side entrance to a building on St Clair Ave. The whole wall was covered with those colourful drops of rain but it was also hidden behind many garbage bins and cars. The door itself was the star of the wall. 

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The Doors

 These doors are the entrance to an older 4 storey apartment building that is in the midst of a residential neighbourhood just off St Clair Ave. It always seems like such a good idea to sprinkle these small buildings among homes. a little work on those doors would make this place look quite grand in an old fashioned way.

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Deco Door

This door was found a few years ago on a building that no longer exists. It is the site of yet more condo towers. At the time the doors from the building were to be saved and relocated but I don't know if that happened or not. It was a beautiful door.

A Fun Door

Wouldn't this be a fun door to great you when you come home. The door leads to an apartment above a store along Bloor St W.