On Dufferin Street, south of Queen W. W. I noticed Graffiti behind construction vehicles blocking an alley.
I found Popeye beside some Graffiti Art.
Behind Popeye are the clapboards surrounding yet another Toronto condo project. They must have recycled the boards from a previous project, as the Graffiti was non-sensical.
Scene from 1812, just before the war with America.
A representation of Fort Gibraltar, the Northwest Company post begins this mural.
Artist: Jill Sellers
Again, I am on Main Street dodging cars and sun, so I shot the mural in sections. I present them in order from left to right.
Artist: Jill Sellers
William McGillivray, chief director of the NWC followed by a Metis trapper.
Artist: Jill Sellers
Miles Macdonell, the appointed governor, proclaiming the land for Lord Selkirk. Feeling the earth, a Red River settler.
Artist: Jill Sellers
More Red River (Selkirk) settlers moving in. They were of The Hudson’s Bay Company and taking over from The Northwest Company. This is 1 of 5 historical murals at 1812 Main Street.
Before I finish posting the Winnipeg Mural – 1812 – I’m posting these (not my best pics, but very interesting) of Canada’s largest Graffiti Mural. Ann from Ann Graphics is doing a paper on Graffiti and would like to see a few of the shots I’ve taken.
TWELVE
Please know that most of the time I am shooting across a ginormous section of tracks, and half the time I’m shooting into a blazing sun. I’ve got hundreds of yucky pics.
So, for Ann and the rest of you, here’s a quick tour via Slideshow. Each pic is numbered below itself to correspond with my commentary.
ONE – This panting is at the top of the beginning of the commissioned murals.
TWO – The view directly across the rails from ONE, which is Graffiti not commissioned by the city, but may be paid for the the private property it graces.
THREE – SIX is looking to the left, where you can see a decade of rogue graffiti. This is just the tip of the graffiti ice-berg Toronto is trying to get rid of. I’ve recognized at least one of the tag artists as part of the ensemble hired to do the Graffiti Mural.
SEVEN – I’ve gone a half block north to Queen Street in order to cross East under the tracks so I can view from the other side.
EIGHT – TWELVE are views of the reclaiming project on the sound wall.
THIRTEEN – At the south end I go West under the King Street tracks to view the project from the south end. I will be going back to finish my work!
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