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A calm day with some good reflections on the River Clyde, and some of the remaining infrastructure of John Brown’s shipyard in Clydebank, now Queens Quay. #clydebank #riverclyde #clyderiver #queensquay #queensquayclydebank #johnbrownshipyard #clydebuilt #scottishshipbuilding #shipbuilding #qe2 #queenmary #queenelizabethship
From my set entitled “Toronto”
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Reproduced from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Harbour
Toronto Harbour is a bay on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is a natural harbour, protected from Lake Ontario waves by the Toronto Islands. It is a commercial port on the Great Lakes as well as a recreational harbour. Waterfront uses include shipping, residential, recreational and cultural.
Originally a low sandy peninsula formed the southern limit of the bay. The mouth of the harbour pointed west. The eastern shore of the bay, approximately six kilometres east, was a marsh around the mouth of the Don River. Low sandy bluffs lined the northern shore.
In 1858 a storm washed a channel through the eastern edge of the peninsula that formed the south edge of the bay, forming the Toronto Islands.
Toronto Harbour is both a commercial port and a recreation area. Commercial activities are confined mainly to the harbour's eastern side, while the western side was developed into Harbourfront, a conversion from industrial land to recreational and cultural uses. Harbourfront has parks, hotels, an amphitheatre, and many other facilities. The Toronto Islands are also mostly recreational, although they do also contain a small community and an airport.
Toronto also has a second harbour, called the Outer Harbour (Toronto Harbour is sometimes called the Inner Harbour), but it never developed into a commercially viable project. It was created in the 1950s by the Toronto Harbour Commission through the construction of a new breakwater called the Outer Harbour East Headland. At that time, it was expected that there would be a great upswing in the number of ships calling at Toronto once the Saint Lawrence Seaway opened. However, the need for an extra harbour never materialized, and private boats are the only traffic usually found there now.
In June 2004, the company Canadian American Transportation Systems (CATS) began regular passenger/vehicle ferry service between Pier 52 and Rochester, New York using the vessel Spirit of Ontario I. The service used a marketing name called "The Breeze". While Rochester had a custom-built ferry terminal, the Toronto terminal was a temporary facility, near the end of Cherry Street for security and customs screening facilities while a permanent marine passenger terminal was still under consideration for construction. CATS discontinued the service after only 11 weeks; among the problems cited was the absence of a permanent marine passenger terminal in Toronto and literally no Canadian interest in the service. The Toronto Economic Development Corp (TEDCO) was not properly consulted by the American interests who combined with the Mayor saw little political favour in seeing the project through from the City of Toronto's point of view. The vessel was sold in a bankruptcy sale in February 2005 to Rochester Ferry Company LLC, a subsidiary of the City of Rochester. In April 2005, Rochester Ferry Company LLC announced that the Rochester-Toronto ferry service using Spirit of Ontario I would return, operated by Bay Ferries Great Lakes Limited and using the marketing name "The Cat". The Toronto Port Authority officially opened the International Marine Passenger Terminal on June 27, 2005, three days before ferry service resumed.[1] Even with impressive passenger numbers by the winter of 2006 the ferry service lost funding from the City of Rochester and announced that it would no longer be in business.
Wharfs existed along Toronto's waterfront in the 19th Century, but they have since been replaced by quays. Most of the former wharfs disappeared when the waterfront was filled in along with the now "missing" Creeks of Toronto.
A list of former wharfs along the central waterfront:
Dufferin Street Wharf
Queen's Wharf - Bathurst Street
Conner's Wharf - York Street
Millous Wharf - Yonge Street
Hamilton Wharf - Church Street
Sylvester Brothers and Hickman's Wharf - Church Street
Northern Railway Wharf and Elevator - Portland Street
Taylor's Wharf - George Street
Hogarty and Grussett Wharf and Elevator - Simcoe Street
Walsh and Love's Wharf - Simcoe Street
Tinning's Wharf - York Street
Higginbotham's Wharf - Yonge Street
Manson's Wharf - Market Street
Toronto and Northern Railway Wharf - Berkerley Street
Gooderham's Wharf and Elevator - Don River
A list of current quays/slips along the waterfront:
Bathurst Quay
Maple Leaf Quay
John Quay
York Quay
Queen's Quay
Yonge Quay
Rees St. Slip
Simcoe St. Slip
Ships of Toronto Harbour
tug Ned Hanlan II
tug M. R. Kane (tugboat) - originally Tanac-V246 and purchased by Toronto Drydock Company
William Lyon Mackenzie (fireboat)
CCGC Sora
Toronto Island ferry services
William Inglis
Sam McBride
Thomas Rennie
Ongiara
Maple City
Windmill Point
TCCA1
Trillium
Post Processing: dry brush, sandstone texture
The title refers to an earlier photo "me too!",where she's dancing with her little brother (children's set) but it also stands alone.......just a little girl off looking for the next adventure!
Taken at queen's quay terminal, harbourfont, toronto.
Original frame. Standing at the curb on Queen's Quay. Turned around. OH!!!! He was this close, sitting on a motorcycle, leaning on the handle bars. All I saw was the tattoos & the hand rising to the mouth. Click. Reflex action. No thought. Oh, was he pissed. "Who gave you permission to take my photo?" "Sorry! Sorry! Didn't get your face. Just the tattoos & cig" "You did NOT have permission to take my photo" I clutched my camera tighter & started to back away. Was he going to tell me to delete it ? No way. He can't have it. I'm out of here:)
The bad boy! All women know them. Many are attracted to them. The ones with "trouble" stamped on their foreheads. The ones who take you for a ride on their motor-cycle. The ones who take you for a ride :) Who do you think of? Sean Penn? Robert Downey, J? Jack Nicholson? They came into my life. I let them in. Married one of them. Talk about roller-coaster. Know of at least one here on flickr. Attitude to burn. Bet he knows who he is too :)
carly simon / you're so vain :) Thanks for coming by. Have a great weekend.
LOL! ilsebatten's response to this pic. Right on, Ilse!
"Oooooooh scary Ana. I have always been both fascinated and terrified of these bad boys, they always seem assured and cocky and seem to know exactly what would embarrass or humiliate me. What is it that attracts us to them? Its not the tattoos, its the attitude somehow and the cock of the head and the dangle of that cigarette. I know James Dean was a bad boy but he had such vulnerability. This one does not, he just aches to belt someone. They really do scare me. Someone like Jack Nicholson is one of the scariest people I know and would utterly destroy me just by not looking at me. Do you know what I mean? There is a power in these men that at once attracts and repels. I wonder what he'd say if he knew he was on flickr?"
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EXPLORED #231 May 3rd -- Thanks all.
Ireland Park honours the Irish immigrants who fled during the Famine of 1847 and the 38,000 who arrived in Toronto that summer when the City's population was a mere 20,000. Ireland Park is a bridge that will link two nations and two cities. It is the story of a destitute people overcoming unimaginable hardship and suffering, and speaks to the kindness and generosity of Canadians, which is as consistent today as it was in 1847.
It is a reminder of the trauma of famine, which still exists in many parts of the world today. The failure of a harvest is an act of nature. Starvation is the result of our failure to respond with generosity to those who are hungry in our world today
The rocks in front of the old mill contains the names of the Irish immigrants that died either on ship or in make-shift hospitals. CN Tower in the background.
This photo is not HDR.
It is in keeping with the relaxing photo that Carmen just uploaded. Good for my health to view such relaxing scenes.
Explore # 365 on August 3, 2009 - Thanks:)
The photo,shows the HTO, urban beach park in Toronto, Canada, It is located minutes away west of Harbourfront Centre, on Lake Ontario.
No Multi-group invites or large glitter graphics please!
Please do not copy or re-produce this image without my permission
On the approach to the Toronto Island airport via Porter Dash-8. This was our first trip with our daughter as pilot.
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Captain John's Harbour Boat Restaurant in Toronto, Canada. I did not eat there.
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