In the parking lot of Bell Media.
Pics by Resa – February 19, 2017
Toronto, Canada
Artist: Elicsr
Category: Murals
The Band Played On
Although this mural s only 2 months old, it has been fouled with throw-ups.
Fortunately the t-ups are along the bottom, & I was still able to capture the best parts.
I’m working this mural right to left.
Below is a Pano shot, which shows some of the damage at the bottom. Any further back, and trees get in the way.
Pics taken by Resa – August 22, 2018
Toronto, Canada
The artists: Jieun, Giova & Pablo West
Although somewhat obscured by trees, below is a far shot that shows the full extent of the fouling
Vintage Toronto Music Scene
Oscar Peterson anchors this 22 story high mural in downtown Toronto.
This mural features the entertainers (Canadian & American) and the venues that were popular in Toronto’s yester-years.
It was impossible for me to capture images that are 22 stories high, but I made a stab at it. To the left, and above Oscar, we have B.B. King, who played a lot at The Colonial (a long gone fave spot for blues and jazz)
Shirley Matthews, an Ontario Performer, was a popular fixture at Club Bluenote.
Gordon Lightfoot was playing at Steeles Tavern when America discovered him. He moved on to Toronto’s prestigious Massey Hall after that!
By the 11th -12th story, Muddy Waters is looking somewhat muddy.
Jackie Shane, American in hiding for many years, has made a comeback to Toronto. We welcome her!
Above her is Dianne Brooks, Glenn Gould and Ronnie Hawkins. Besides my camera not having a telescopic lens, there were bare tree branches. By the blurry top, it was all branches.
Pics take by Resa – November 18 2017
Toronto, Canada
The Artist: Adrian Hayles
Here is Adrian Hayles’ artist rendering, before the fact.
Here’s the best of my far away captures. Pfft! Hey, there’s a side 2! That’s the next post!
Aboriginal Original
It begins with the glint in an eagle’s eye.
Then we are taken through a First Nation’s experience, via this fabulous mural
A stunning Thunderbird, and other symbols mark the path!
I’m thinking this is a nicotine plant.
This wolf, and all of the animals depicted are A+
A beaver, Canada Geese and a Heron. (Or is it a Whooping Crane?)
The Eagle
A Raven
A Brown Bear
A Buffalo
Pics taken by Resa June 10, 2018
Toronto, Canada
Artist: Phillip Cote
I managed to take the entire mural from across the street. I left the photo file large, so if you click on, it blows up beautifully.
Kingsway Royal – Fin
The last part of Kingsway Royal includes a York County coat of arms.
It is on the bridge over the river where this man fishes.
Beyond the bridge is bucolic imagery of the area.
Many renditions of this type of home is still found in well kept order in this area. It is dark in the underpass, so they have these lights to help us see. I thought the way the capture of the light mixing with the tree is interesting.
Playing beside the house, and peeking around a tree are 2 children. The tree is on a corner of the underpass. the boy is on one side.
The girl is on the other side.
Robert Home Smith was a real person who was important to this area.
Pics taken by Resa – June 3, 2018
Toronto, Canada
The Artist: Emilia Jajus
Kingsway Royal 2
Here’s the 2nd half of the west side, & 1st half of the east side of the underpass mural.
To the right of the stone entrance marker, with planter flowers (last pic, previous post), there is road with a strip mall to the right.
Notice anything about the name of the cafe?
Next to the cafe, there is an apartment building. A man walks his dog.
Across the street, we enter the east side of the tunnel.
Pics taken by Resa – June 3, 2018
Toronto, Canada
The Artist: Emilia Jajus
Kingsway Royal 1
It’s a nostalgic mural of the Kingsway Royal York area, in an underpass.
Let me back up to the beginning. It starts with a park.
This mural is not quite 3 years old, and already the rain run-off has left its marks.
The park is at the entrance to the tunnel.
When we enter the tunnel, there is a street with a theater,
…a bakery…
… a bank & couple other businesses.
The rest of this side of the underpasses mural is after the planter, for the next post.
Picstaken by Resa- June 3, 2018
Toronto, Canada
The Artist: http://www.emiliajajus.com/
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