[shappy]

I decided to make a thread from a bunch of posts I did in the Canada section. The following are photos from random parts of the city. Some have been posted in this section before and others are new.

In any case, here they are...


the urban texture of College St
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/4342/ran30eg2.jpg

strike a pose
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/9702/ran49rc6.jpg

enthusiastic about apathy
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/8282/ran112jo6.jpg

looking up Yonge St at dusk
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/4172/ran113bh1.jpg

watching the crowd on Church St
http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/9679/ran114xq6.jpg

Victoria St and Dundas Sq
http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/9259/ran53hw8.jpg

a buzzing Yonge and Dundas
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/8417/ran108nh2.jpg

just before it started to pour
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/5432/ran115iz7.jpg

a young girl that looks to be engaged in an awkward interaction and a baby backpack
http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/4797/ran43pz5.jpg

Cabbagetown residential
http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/6684/ran101qb5.jpg

makeshift retail stand in Chinatown
http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/2131/ran42dr2.jpg

an interesting building on Queen St E
http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/3235/ran95ev1.jpg

looking west at King St E and Toronto St
http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/9867/dt15jl6.jpg

the comfortable patina of Queen W
http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/3587/west61yz2.jpg

looking east down Queen W
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/7633/west82mo2.jpg

Church St goodness
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/367/east1bd9.jpg

King and Sherbourne
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/8373/east4nw2.jpg

Queen and Jarvis
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/9260/east2al7.jpg

somewhere in the westend (Dovercourt and Bloor, I think)
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/2811/ran28ee0.jpg

Queen St E.
http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/748/ran93ci0.jpg

heading into the old borough of York along Eglinton Ave W.
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/4746/ran90el5.jpg

Cabbagetown cemetery
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/7013/ran82vk3.jpg

nice lid...
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/4702/ran106jc6.jpg

a pleasant street near Trinity-Bellwoods
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/1318/ran58ln9.jpg

Dundas and McCaul
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/139/ran54dy6.jpg

I wish my Grandma lived here
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/475/ran3bk1.jpg

Bloor and Dovercourt area again
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/7914/ran12kn8.jpg

I bet this scene looked nearly identical ~90 years ago
http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/9887/ran13kf6.jpg

a scene from my old westend apartment
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/2700/ran19du6.jpg

this looks Philly-esque, no?
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4066/ran29xc6.jpg

yippee!
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/8096/ran33wr4.jpg

Kensington cannot not look interesting
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/4958/ran35de5.jpg

Henry Moore outside of the Art Gallery of Ontario
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/8721/ran37zi7.jpg

looking down College St
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/4403/ran15ga5.jpg

Kensington girl, garbage, and graffiti
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/3751/ran20ta4.jpg

60s modernism... how futuristic (aren't we supposed to be wearing space suits by now?)
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5576/ran52kf0.jpg

Cabbagetown mews
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/6109/ran102aj9.jpg

Dovercourt St again... somewhere south of Bloor
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/4039/ran27sl3.jpg

she looks nervous... I wonder if he showed up
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/2340/ran48qd9.jpg

Yorkville houses
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/2531/ran70mu2.jpg

severed heads... at least they're warm
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/1130/ran36oi5.jpg

a random alleyway scene
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/9859/ran73lq0.jpg

a hood in the old borough of York dominated by Jamaicans and Filipinos
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/4981/ran39mt5.jpg

checking out the party down below
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/246/ran70amp9.jpg



thanks and hope you enjoyed!!

[Wooster]

I walked the entire length of college from Yonge street last week until it ended, then proceeded up to Bloor and walked to Bloor west village. It was an epic walk. You captured the essence of Little Italy well in that pic. It does have great texture

[flar]

good shots

[boden]

Entertaining...photos and comments.

[Tony]

I walked the entire length of college from Yonge street last week until it ended, then proceeded up to Bloor and walked to Bloor west village. It was an epic walk. You captured the essence of Little Italy well in that pic. It does have great texture

I walk that weekly, usually along Bloor from BWV to Chinatown or along Queen. Toronto is just so walkable. Good photos Shappy!

[keninhalifax]

Very nice compilation, Shappy!

[ukw]

I just love those trams

every good city should have a good public transit system

[shappy]

I walked the entire length of college from Yonge street last week until it ended, then proceeded up to Bloor and walked to Bloor west village. It was an epic walk. You captured the essence of Little Italy well in that pic. It does have great texture

wow, that's like 8.5 km. You should do Queen St from end to end if you're into epic walks (about 14 km).

[PhilippeMtl]

Beautiful work. Beautiful place.

[salvius]

Great pics shappy, I always look forward to them.

You have a knack of making the familiar look a lot less so. For example:

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/4403/ran15ga5.jpg

Don't think I ever 'saw' college in that particular way.

[Segun]

mish mash I was taking a.............shower.

[psychosomatic]

good job shappy. i like that you looked beyond the concrete madness that we see so much and showed us the more eclectic, but still urban, toronto.

[giovanni sasso]

attababy, shappy -- yer always the crowdpleaser.

[Master Plan Dan]

Thanks for the post, they make me wish I still lived close to a real city.

Toronto has so many layers... Can't wait to get back there for a visit in August... I am spending two whole days wandering around the streets on the bike for sure!

[samne]

If you know how Filipino's pronounce F's, this sign is really funny.


http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/4981/ran39mt5.jpg

[OhioGuy]

Such a great city. Thanks for the pics!

[Wheelingman04]

I really enjoyed viewing those photos!!

[Nouvellecosse]

Really amazing thread! It's always nice to see new perspectives of a city.

And this really cracks me up:
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/6109/ran102aj9.jpg

Who'da thunk Cabbagetown actually has its own flag??!! :haha:

I'd love to live in one of those home tho. Really beautiful...

[shappy]

yeah, it's kind of funny...
http://www.oldcabbagetown.com/images/flag.jpg

the Beach neighbourhood has its own flag as well:
http://www.artofphilipsybal.com/Quickstart/ImageLib/flag.gif


If you know how Filipino's pronounce F's, this sign is really funny.
ha... "pood".



I'm glad the thread was enjoyed... thanks.

[Lucky 24]

Toronto is so wonderfully random...love the pics Shapman

[shappy]

holy crap. Lucky, is it really you? I've been waiting for a photo thread from you for like 2 years now...

[Lucky 24]

Yeah, I'm starting to linger back here now that my studying for courses are now over. I made a promise to myself to stay away from time-consuming habits like this website and my Xbox 360. But now that the good weather is here, I'll probably go out and shoot some new material. Will you be attending doors open?

BTW, it's only been a year and 5 months. ;)

[JivecitySTL]

Toronto looks so cool.

[shappy]

Yeah, I'm starting to linger back here now that my studying for courses are now over. I made a promise to myself to stay away from time-consuming habits like this website and my Xbox 360. But now that the good weather is here, I'll probably go out and shoot some new material. Will you be attending doors open?

BTW, it's only been a year and 5 months. ;)

no, I won't be checking out doors open - I'm stuck in Oshawa... long story. Are you? Anyway, glad to see you back here and I'm looking forward to seeing some new photos.

[Ex-Ithacan]

Hot damn, Lucky's back. And he makes an appearance in a wonderfull Toronto thread. Yeeeees. Great pics of such an interesting city. Never get tired of Toronto, kind of a foreign city, but not exactly. Thanks for the pics shappy.

[Serge]

damn, toronto is so beutiful... and your pictures are so good. enjoyed.

[Kingofthehill]

Honest depiction of Toronto.