One last pic from the Open Streets TO event of 2 weeks ago, this shows some of the students from the Royal Conservatory of Music giving a little violin concert on Bloor St in front of the Conservatory. They were quite good and quite sweet. Later in the morning there was a wonderful guitarist serenading the crowds. The second Open Streets event takes place today.
During the Open Streets TO on Bloor St, this young man in costume was wandering outside the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and posing for pictures with passersby. He was there to publicize the "Forbidden City" show at the museum which displays treasures from the Beijing Palace Museum, many of which have never left China before.
I thought I would show a few days of pics from the Open Streets TO event which I introduced yesterday and which will happen again this coming Sunday. Holt Renfrew is a luxury retail store found on Bloor St and is one of the oldest companies in Canada. To celebrate the Open Streets they were handing out coffee & doughnuts and had this very enthusiastic band of young guys playing out in front of their store. The crowd loved them!
On Sunday morning, Aug 17, parts of Bloor St and Yonge St were closed for the first "Open Streets TO" (TO is one of Toronto's nicknames). The streets were open for walking and biking with a few activities at certain areas but mainly for just getting out and moving. This pic was taken on Bloor St at Avenue Rd with the 'Crystal' addition on the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) visible on the right, just down the street from yesterday's shot of Tiffany's. This Sunday, Aug 31, the streets will be closed again for the second Open Streets experience.
For more info on Open StreetsTO click HERE.
I loved the movie "Breakfast At Tiffany's" and every time I see one of their stores I think of it. This is the Tiffany's store on Bloor St located in an area with the highest rents in Canada where you will find neighbours like Chanel and Louis Vuitton, (pictured here behind the tree). I love that blue and it is interesting that Vuitton's window has the same blue as a background!
Taking part in Signs, Signs. Click here for more signs.
I first showed you a pic of Willy back in February when he was just 12 weeks old (HERE). Well, here he is now at 9 months and still a charmer but now looking like a full-grown dog. He was hoping that I was carrying treats!
I present arguably the most beautiful mural in Toronto so far. The artist, Chris Irvine, has spent several weeks getting this just right and he has now actually signed it. I stopped to talk to him one day and he said that he is hoping that the city is going to plant irises and install 2 benches in the 3 ft space between the wall and the sidewalk. He has now been working on the opposite wall under this railway overpass and this one is a Monet, to go along with Van Gogh. An incredibly dreary space is being rehabilitated!
Taking part in Monday Murals. Click here for more murals from around the world.
