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Rushour in Chinatown

admin0 — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:20:42 +0000

…is mostly cars. The people rush hour here happens all throughout the day.

Kensington Alley

admin0 — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:19:47 +0000

Another Streetcar I Spent Time With

admin0 — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:49:26 +0000

I left this one at Spadina and College in Toronto.

The Streetcar I Got Off Of Today

admin0 — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:09:05 +0000

I also got on to it. Earlier.

What The Art Gallery of Ontario Sees

admin0 — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:33:24 +0000

Protest Watching

admin0 — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 03:00:15 +0000

W_ndering

admin0 — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:53:57 +0000

Long Shadows on Baldwin

admin0 — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:28:57 +0000

Beach Dog

admin0 — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 20:31:26 +0000

Paris Panorama

admin0 — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:09:23 +0000

This is a few years old, but I just came across it today. I’m not sure where I photographed it from.

As a clostro-acrophobiac, Paris’ wonders were very challenging. A lot of getting into tight spaces to reach high places. The rewards were great though.

Click on it to see it larger

Fireworks

admin0 — Tue, 31 May 2011 18:43:06 +0000

Tasting it

admin0 — Mon, 23 May 2011 18:20:55 +0000

What

admin0 — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 02:41:46 +0000

Tom’s Place

admin0 — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:51:47 +0000

I sometimes get letters meant for Tom’s Place, the suit place, because our addresses are similar. Exactly the same if you are typo prone. I drop them off, and that’s usually my only interaction with the store; an impromptu mailman for Tom’s place. Someone once knocked on the door and asked to see what suits I had for sale. I suppose that comes with the casual business name, one can think that maybe it is just someone’s house.

Today I was lucky enough to stumble upon the owner giving a talk to a group of students (as you can see, they were not all as appreciative as I was) He talked about the history of his shop, founded in 1958 by Tom, his father. He himself came to Canada ten years later. He gave a few interesting numbers; when the store was opened; the rent was $25 per month, the hydro (electricity) bill was about $3 and a suit cost $3.50 (every suit came with 2 pairs of pants) He was clearly proud to be a member of the Kensington Market community. Apart from being a Market standard, it may still be the only suit shop within a stone’s throw of 3 fish shops.

90% Off

admin0 — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:10:30 +0000

…but still mostly there.
So much stuff still there, but the original purpose is no longer served. There are probably only two to four legible words left.

Peering

admin0 — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 01:53:44 +0000

How to Enjoy Another Painting

admin0 — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:56:50 +0000

How to Enjoy a Painting

admin0 — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:52:57 +0000

Looking

admin0 — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 03:35:39 +0000

Snowtrash

admin0 — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:02:22 +0000

As I was taking this photo of snow collecting on the newly designed garbage receptacles in Kensington Market I was joined by a passerby who asked “how does it do that?” If I had to guess, he thought that the lip of the can was thinner than the buildup of snow, and he couldn’t understand how that much snow could fit on such a narrow lip. But that’s just a guess. After he asked the question for the third time I walked away. He kept asking it out loud as I walked away. I probably should have asked him what he meant but I just said “I’m not sure”