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Apr 7

Gooderham Building, Toronto

Gooderham Building

Gooderham Building, early morning

Gooderham Building, early morning

To the best of my knowledge, Toronto has two flatiron buildings. The most popular and frequently visited of the two was completed in 1892 and is referred to as the Gooderham Building. The Gooderham Building is the focal point of one of Toronto’s most iconic vistas. It looks west down Front Street towards the building’s prominent rounded corner, framed on the sides by the heritage commercial blocks along Front Street, and with the skyscrapers of the Financial District towering in the background. Worth a look, if you’re ever in town.

Gooderham Building, Toronto

Gooderham Building, by evening. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.

Apr 7

OCAD is Canada's largest and oldest educational institution for art and design.

Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD)

OCAD is Canada's largest and oldest educational institution for art and design

Toronto is a city of strange architecture. It is difficult to ignore the endless displays of experimental fantasies come to life. OCAD’s most impressive building is a box four storeys off the ground supported by a series of multi-coloured pillars at different angles and is often described as a tabletop. The $42.5 million design has won multiple awards including the first-ever Royal Institute of British Architects Worldwide Award, the award of excellence in the “Building in Context” category at the Toronto Architecture and Urban Design Awards, and was deemed the most outstanding technical project overall in the 2005 Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards.

Apr 7

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Dog excited to see owner after 2 year absence

This man was reunited with his dog after spending two years on duty in Afghanistan. Another testament to the loyalty and love only a dog can demonstrate. We could all learn from this type of pure adulation.

Apr 7

Gerrard St. E.

Gerrard Street East, Toronto

Gerrard St. E.

Gerrard St. East, Toronto

Lisa and I met at the corner of Gerrard and Jarvis at 2:30 p.m. for a 12km walk to Little India. Gerrard St. is one of the most impoverished neighbourhoods in Toronto and often overlooked by locals as a place to stroll on a Saturday afternoon. Gentrification is slow but not entirely absent as immigrants from India have claimed it as their own, and as they should; Allan Gardens is nearby along with a wide variety of Indian restaurants and department stores. Armed with only our cameras we soaked in the beautiful and unusually mild April weather with a passion typically reserved for a scrumptious dessert.

Gerrard and Coxwell is the main intersection of Little India

Gerrard and Coxwell is the main intersection of Little India

Remnants of old Toronto are easy to find on Gerrard St.

Remnants of old Toronto are easy to find on Gerrard St.

I'm not sure where this can take you, but it sure looks interesting

I'm not sure where this can take you, but it sure looks interesting

This odd looking house recently sold for $300,000

This odd looking house recently sold for $300,000

WTF?

WTF?

The Ashbridge Estate

The Ashbridge Estate

A typical home on Gerrard St.

A typical home on Gerrard St.

An abandoned building inspires an entrepreneur's spirit

An abandoned building inspires an entrepreneur's spirit

The India Centre

The India Centre

Sideshow café and ice cream parlour

Sideshow café and ice cream parlour

United Church, all gays welcome!

United Church, all gays welcome!

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