This pic was taken a couple of weeks ago when were in the middle of a heatwave. Even the squirrels were finding it a bit too much!
Taking part in Saturday's Critters. Click HERE to see more creatures from around the world.
Not all of the buildings on the Exhibition Place grounds are vintage. This is the Better Living Centre which was opened in 1962 and is one of several Modernist buildings found there. It was originally used to showcase cutting edge consumer goods during the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) but like most of the other buildings on the grounds it is now used primarily as an event space.
The Horse Palace which I showed you yesterday has many wonderful Art Deco details on its walls. I particularly like these low relief horse heads that are carved into the limestone!
This is one of the entrances to the Horse Palace at Exhibition Place. This heritage Art Deco beauty opened in 1931 to support the equestrian events at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and still today houses a private riding academy and provides space for the horses of the mounted unit of the Toronto Police. There are wonderful carvings in the limestone over the doors which may be a bit hard to make out in this pic. I'll show you a close-up of some tomorrow.
Taking part in Signs, Signs. Click HERE to see more signs from around the world.
We are still touring the grounds at Exhibition Place and this is the second major fountain found there. This is the Shrine Peace Memorial - the sculpture and bench were presented to the people of Canada in 1930 by the Shriners as a symbol of the peace and friendship between the USA and Canada. The fountain around it was opened in 1958 as well as a beautiful rose garden surrounding the whole thing. Very powerful don't you think?
Walking down Spadina Rd a couple of weeks ago I saw several people working on two murals, one on the ground floor and one up above on the large balcony. I'll have to go back soon to see what the finished pieces look like. The bottom one seems to have a First Nations theme but I'm not sure about the top one!
Taking part in Monday Murals. Click HERE to see more murals from around the world.
The October theme for the City Daily Photo Blog community is "Sensual" and for this theme I offer this pic of people Salsa dancing during the Salsa on St Clair festival. It is such a sexy dance! This couple was really good.
Taking part in the theme Sensual. For more examples from around the world click HERE.
