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22 St. Clair Avenue East.
Sails, by sculptor Gord Smith, R.C.A, has sat at the base of the building since 1982.
A narrow path carved through towering snowbanks the day after Toronto’s massive January storm. A lone shovel stands planted in the drift — quiet evidence of neighbours at work and a city slowly digging itself out after record snowfall.
Storm - January 25th
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The Canadian Pacific Railway bridge over Yonge Street, just south of Shaftesbury Avenue in Toronto’s Summerhill neighbourhood. Built c.1910–1914 as part of the North Toronto Station project, this steel viaduct still carries trains today — its industrial frame now brightened by Zuna’s vibrant mural and golden autumn light.
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A TTC 512 St Clair streetcar moves along St Clair West the day after a massive snowstorm in Toronto (January 25). Between 46 – 56 cm of snow fell — a record for a single day — leaving deep banks along the streetcar route and a quiet winter cityscape.
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Shopping Basket - Variety and Groceries
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Countdown to Christmas at Toronto’s Distillery District – Festive Market Lights and Historic Architecture
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Year Completed:
1891
Alternate Name:
Canadian National Railway Bridge
Notes:
This bridge was originally constructed for the Toronto Belt Line, a suburban commuter railway. It was later used by Canadian National Railways, who sold it to the city in 1988 for a pedestrian walkway, the Kay Gardner Beltline Park.
Title: Toronto Man
Artist: Stephan Balkenhol
Year installed: 2019
Height: about 25 feet (7.6 m)
Material: painted bronze (based on the artist’s carved-wood style)
Location: 101 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto
Commissioned by: condo developer Camrost Felcorp as part of the One O One Condos project
A vibrant cookie truck parked on Robert Street, set against a mural-covered brick wall. Roses, stars, and bold colours create a lively backdrop, turning this Toronto street corner into a mix of sweets and street art. Robert Street Cookies.
Photo by Ashley L Duffus – Portfolio: www.agreatcapture.com
The Garden Gate diner — better known in the Beaches as “The Goof” — has been a Queen Street East landmark since the 1950s. Its neon sign is one of the neighbourhood’s most iconic relics: layers of peeling paint, faded tubing, and the accidental nickname that came from the way “GOOD FOOD” slowly burned out until only GOOF glowed in the night.
I love how this sign holds its history right on the surface. It’s a little worn, a little stubborn, and completely rooted in the east end — the kind of Toronto nostalgia you can spot from half a block away.
Queen Street East, The Beaches, Toronto — October 2025.
A sunset view of a basketball court in David Crombie Park with a large mural showing several colourful hands reaching toward a glowing star. Behind the court, the Toronto skyline rises against dramatic clouds, and trees with late-autumn leaves frame the scene.
Mural created in 2014-
Led by artist Shalak Attack (also known as Elisa Monreal) with assisting artists Julian Periquet and Bruno Smoky.
The Pall Mall Apartments, an Art Deco mid-rise in Lawrence Park North, are marked by a wrought-iron entrance spanning 3110–3112 Yonge Street. Designed by architects John Hunt Stanford and Herbert E. Thomas, the building is now heritage-listed. This detail—its name suspended in metal—captures the streamlined geometry typical of Toronto’s late Art Deco period.
Near Ramsden Park, this small mural by @hi_there_its_max (2023) adds a bright note to the block — a stylized still life of flowers, fruit, and everyday objects set against a white brick wall. The clean lines and bold colours stand out in the midday light, giving this Rosedale corner a bit of unexpected character before the walk opens toward the park.
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A striking mural at 20 Charles Street East celebrates the sister-city relationship between Toronto and Frankfurt, Germany. Created in 2019 by German artist Justus Becker (COR) with support from Toronto artists, the artwork features the skylines of both cities reflected in the subject's sunglasses.
A Bestway Cleaners location in East York. The Bestway name has been associated with neighbourhood dry cleaning in Toronto since at least the late 1960s, with other long-running locations serving the city for decades.
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A yellow school bus heads down a quiet neighborhood street after the school day, lined with parked cars and late-afternoon light.
Photo by Ashley L Duffus – Portfolio: www.agreatcapture.com
“Community Fabric: The Esplanade Sign”
Public Art by Jamii & Andrew Patterson
Toronto, Ontario • November 2025
This colourful landmark in David Crombie Park is part of Community Fabric, a public art installation created by Jamii in collaboration with artist Andrew Patterson. Each letter of THE ESPLANADE is wrapped in a different textile pattern inspired by cultures from around the world — from Madras checks and Kente cloth to Ukrainian embroidery, Chilean Aymara weaving, Eritrean Tigrigna motifs, and more.
The artwork reflects the neighbourhood’s identity: a vibrant community woven together from many backgrounds, languages, and histories. Jamii’s goal was to celebrate the people who call The Esplanade home, honouring the diversity that shaped the area during the 1970s St. Lawrence neighbourhood redevelopment and continues to define it today.
Photographed on a crisp late-autumn day, with fallen maple leaves gathering at the base of this joyful, community-rooted sign.
A wide look at the Toronto Reference Library in late-afternoon light, with the glass atrium catching the blue sky and the brick wings glowing warm against the day. I love how this corner pulls together so many layers of the city — the historic brick, the modern glass, the new towers rising behind it, and the steady flow of people moving through Yonge and Asquith.
This is the library in its full environment: part landmark, part neighbourhood, part crossroads of everyday Toronto.
Winter sunlight washes over the brick façades and chimneys along Russell Hill Road. Snow clings to rooftops, icicles hang in neat rows, and bare branches crisscross the scene — a quiet, in-between moment on one of Toronto’s tucked-away streets.
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Evening traffic at the intersection of Avenue Road and St. Clair Avenue West, photographed after sunset. Red lights, winter slush, and wet pavement reflect the last colour in the sky as cars queue through the intersection.
- Fujica GW690III
- Cinestill 800T
- Home developed with Unicolor C- 41
- Scanned using Epson V600 and Vuescan
- Negative converted using Negative Lab Pro
- Fujica GW690III
- Cinestill 800T shot at ISO 1600
- Home developed with Tetenal C- 41
- Scanned using Epson V600 and Vuescan
- Negative converted using Negative Lab Pro
From an ongoing series of Toronto photographs, of people and performers, festivals and events, graffiti and notices, walls and doorways, all linked by the question, who lives here? A search, if you will, for the signs that reveal our shared existence, and the faces and gestures that reveal who we are....