Toronto–August 11, 2022

Most of the pictures from today are street art and signage.

Roncesvalles

At a friend’s suggestion, I went to the Roncesvalles area of Toronto (west of downtown). There are a lot of Polish people there, as you can see from these two photos:

OK; here we go.

This utility box has great stuff on all four sides...

Here was some of the first full wall art I found...

I guess this solves that philosophical question.

Couldn’t fit this whole painting into the frame.

More art on the street...

Not art, but it looked sorta cool.

This was in the display window of a law office.

Passed by a very photogenic grocery store display.

This sign has seen better days.

A free library in front of a jewelry store.

These wall paintings were on the site where there used to be an amusement park.

At this point, I got to the end of Roncesvalles Avenue and turned right onto Queen Street West. A short distance away is a memorial to the people who died in the Katyn massacre by the Soviets in 1940.

Some wall art at the back of a restaurant:

And now, art from Queen Street West.

I have no idea what this is, but it looks nice.

This is made of safety pins.

This and the next two are on the side of a grocery store.

Alley Art I

I saw these down a side street. (This is the first of three such alleys.)

This is the person who painted the streetcar.

OK; back to the street. This is where I started to see planters with artwork on them.

Near an animal hospital.

There’s a lot of art on the wall of a building that has a store called Sanko.

And these two pictures outside of a store that caters to motorcycle riders:

Continuing onwards...

Alley Art II

And now, another side trip down an alley with some good graffiti.

And back to Queen Street again...

Graffiti Alley: Alley Art III

Unlike the other two alleys, which I pretty much encountered accidentally, this one has an official name: Graffiti Alley. It also has a lot of people taking pictures of it.

Signage

Here are some of the signs/logos that caught my eye.

Sorry about the reflections from the store window on this one.

I like the use of two colors.

This font doesn’t seem to fit with an Indian restaurant.

I think this is the dread Cthulhu.