Some shots in and around downtown Toronto: Includes Toronto Island!

Cambridgite · #1 Posted: **May 13, 2008, 12:30 AM**

Last Saturday, I was in downtown Toronto. We explored all around the fringes of the downtown core, including Yorkville, Chinatown, Kensington Market, the Waterfront, the Danforth, and the Toronto Islands.

A couple random shots to start out with.

Looking down Bay street (Toronto's financial district) from College.

The newly completed College Park Towers. Very nice!

Moving onto Yorkville, which is a very wealthy haven for yuppies at the north end of downtown (Bloor and Yonge). Lots of luxury condos under construction.

Here is Yorkville Park. Tacky, but cool.

Upon walking towards a slightly less gentrified neighborhood west of Yorkville, the Annex, I caught this beautiful skyline pic from north of the University of Toronto campus.

On Bloor street...

Moving onto Kensington Market. This neighborhood is a little grittier than the others, but it is very vibrant and a popular tourist attraction.

A nice shot of pedestrian traffic at Dundas/Spadina (Chinatown)!! This may be the busiest pedestrian intersection in the entire city or country. If not, it must at least be close to it. I love the look on that guy's face. Yes, the white dude with the black shirt and sunglasses.

Some shots from the Waterfront area...

I still call this the Skydome (ball park and concert place), I don't care what the Rogers corporation says.

Arrr, matey.

Downtown Toronto does indeed have wildlife. Its most popular bird is the crane!!

Taking off towards the Toronto islands. The ferry is only $6.

I'm looking at some kind of power plant apparently.

As I drift away, my skyline shots just keep getting better.

Basically a whole new skyline west of the Rogers Centre (Skydome!).

Picture perfect.

On to the island now.

Here's Centreville, a random little kids park on the island.

From the opposite side of the island.

Looking towards New York State.

Toronto taxpayers' money put to good use. If they say it's art, it's art!!

The Danforth (Greek area) around dinner time.

I tried to capture the nightlife on Danforth, but my camera's not very good for that.

Hope you enjoyed!

robhut · #2 Posted: **May 13, 2008, 12:50 AM**

Yes I enjoyed like a little kid!!!
TO looking awesome!!! Thank for the pics.

xzmattzx · #3 Posted: **May 13, 2008, 12:57 AM**

Nice little tour of several neighborhoods. The Toronto Islands look nice now that Spring has arrived up there.

boden · #4 Posted: **May 13, 2008, 2:47 AM**

Enjoyable post Cambridgite!

Sekkle · #5 Posted: **May 13, 2008, 3:37 AM**

Nice! For as many Toronto forumers as there are on here, it doesn't seem like we see a whole ton of Toronto photo threads, at least not recently... or maybe I'm just not paying attention. Anyway, thanks for the pics!

Top Of The Park · #6 Posted: **May 13, 2008, 4:24 AM**

I see Toronto has a Four Seasons going up too

OhioGuy · #7 Posted: **May 13, 2008, 5:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by ForAteOh

Nice! For as many Toronto forumers as there are on here, it doesn't seem like we see a whole ton of Toronto photo threads

I agree. We need more Toronto threads. I'd love to see some of the neighborhoods, like Cabbagetown and The Beaches. (I swear I'm obsessed with Cabbagetown)

Cambridgite, thanks for the pics!

flar · #8 Posted: **May 13, 2008, 12:33 PM**

There aren't that many Toronto forumers or Toronto threads. I think Shappy posted some Cabbagetown pics, and I think I've seen Kensington on here. I've done Chinatown and the Annex and will do more Toronto neighbourhoods over the summer.

Good coverage in this tour Cambridgite!

tdawg · #9 Posted: **May 13, 2008, 8:17 PM**

Top of the Park, Four Seasons is HQ'ed in Toronto. Great photos, thanks for posting.

4orty4th · #10 Posted: **May 13, 2008, 10:10 PM**

I concur, there is a LOT of Toronto yet to be showcased on this forum. Get on that flar! I wanna see toronto framed with black borders!

Some areas I think would be good tours include: King West (spadina to strachan), a Dupont tour of some sort, The Junction, Lower Jarvis/Cork Town, Yonge & Eglinton.
aaah nostalgia ... look forward to being back in August.

Thanks for the tour Cambridgite!

the pope · #11 Posted: **May 14, 2008, 12:48 AM**

see you next week toronto!

daniel_t · #12 Posted: **May 14, 2008, 1:26 AM**

These are awesome, awesome, awesome!!!! I am born and raised in the US and I want to move to Toronto when I graduate college. Such a beautiful city in a beautiful country. I love how Toronto is large but still looks so VERY clean.

Great work.