No sleeping horseman here!
With an extended hiatus over and done with these are some of my latest Corktown and Old Town pics.
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Unveiling of future Pan American Games – Athletes Village
These orange bears are the latest additions to Toronto’s Sculpture Garden.
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Corktown’s prettiest ‘cul-de-sac’
Wilkins Avenue
The ‘Wilkins’ group of buildings is the largest grouping of original 19 century rows that were constructed by one builder in the neighbourhood of Corktown.
It’s northerly boundary abuts the former Providence House property where now a highway ramp runs through. As a consequence this is a blessing to area residents who don’t have to worry about potential traffic up and down this closed passage.
Unlike some cul-de-sac areas, the Wilkins Brothers also incorporated a retail component into the construction of this early century complex which includes row-houses on the the north and south side of King Street. Like bookends, a set of four storefront row-houses stand on opposite sides of Wilkins Avenue and across the street.
In total the brothers constructed thirty-two row houses that create a picturesque framework and are the foundation of many area stories.
Cory Lemos, Corktown Historian
No Studio Space?…Then how about a mushRoom?
This whimsical mushroom is the creation and working studio for artist Katie Bethune-Leamen.
Visitors to Toronto’s Sculpture Garden will occasionally have a chance to see Katie at work in her studio which is located in the stem. The artist got her idea from twentieth-century roadside diners and concessions that were created in the shape of figures such as polar bears, puppies, etc.
On display at Toronto’s Sculpture Garden, located in Old Town TO, until April 15, 2009. Free of charge and open daily from 8am until dusk.
