A bit of a detail shot from yesterday's pic to give you a hint of the wonderful deco carvings all over the facade of the original College Park building. They seem to be standing up quite well to the harsh environment of main street Toronto - i.e. Yonge St.
This is one of the grand entrances to the College Park Shops found at Yonge & College streets. The building was constructed from 1928 to 30 by the Eaton's department store to be their grand new store and bring about a move north from Queen St and no expense was spared in its construction, but then the Great Depression hit and plans were changed. The original store never moved and Eaton's operated a satellite store here until it closed in 1977, with the building then being divided up into smaller stores. All the wonderful deco still exist both inside and out and the building has been historically designated. A detail shot tomorrow.
This bronze sculpture, titled "Thomas Lamb, Bush Pilot", was done by artist Leo Mol and can be found in the lobby of the College Park building. Mol emigrated to Canada in 1949, established a successful sculpture studio in the 60s, and went on to create many wonderful pieces including work for the Vatican. He donated a huge number of original pieces to the city of Winnipeg where they can be found in the Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, including the larger than life original of this one. Tom Lamb was a pioneer among bush pilots who first opened up the Canadian north to airlines.
Mayday Malone's, in the Seaton Village neighbourhood, is that rare find - a true neighbourhood pub with no pretensions, where everyone seems to know each other, knows your name and they are glad you came. Nothing fancy, but friendly and packed for most big sports events especially hockey and soccer! It looks nothing like the bar in "Cheers" but no one cares.
Taking part in Signs, Signs. Click here for more signs.
I was so pleased to spot this healthy elm tree growing just off Queen St W, since they have become a rare sight these days. Streets that were once lined with these gorgeous trees have been changed forever since Dutch Elm Disease hit North America. This one is right beside the presentation centre for yet another condo, so we can only hope that it survives the construction.
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I was wandering past a laneway on Thursday when my eye caught a hint of red down the lane so I immediately turned and found this wonderful newly painted mural on the back of a garage. It was done by artist Colin Bloom who apparently is a university student who got a summer grant to provide murals at a reasonable rate to homeowners having problems with graffiti. It is quite nicely done and looks like a King St scene with the old building and one of our famous streetcars. He even has a couple of bike stands painted in there!
Taking part in Monday Murals. Click here for more murals.
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This lovely Gothic Revival church is St Basil's, found at St Michael's College at U of Toronto, and it functions as a parish church as well as a collegiate church. Established in 1856 in a countryside location, it remains the 3rd oldest Roman Catholic church in the city and now finds itself in the middle of downtown as the city spread out around it. I must go by for some interior pics one day.
Taking part in Inspired Sunday. Click here for more religious buildings.
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