City Saplings, Urban Ancients

For many years, this tree has given shade to sinners & angels alike, judging neither. Churchyard trees bear testimony, provide shelter, give life. Children who’ve hopscotched beneath their boughs grow…
Read moreFor many years, this tree has given shade to sinners & angels alike, judging neither. Churchyard trees bear testimony, provide shelter, give life. Children who’ve hopscotched beneath their boughs grow…
Read moreJake Gittes leans on a doorbell button but, inside, Ida Sessions won’t hear a sound. She’s dead. The “push” pictured below is just like the one Gittes was pressing but…
Read more6 a.m. – A loud crash-boom from the street. I awake instantly and go to my window. A large man is standing amidst the street trash wielding a sledgehammer. Repeatedly…
Read moreIn the 19th & early 20th century St. John’s Ward was a nasty festering pool of poverty & disease located in the heart of Toronto. Known simply as The Ward, it…
Read moreThe mail slots in these old wooden doors have a rather quaint word printed on them, bringing to mind quill pens & foolscap or at least ballpoint pens & onionskin paper.…
Read moreBubbie’s Chicken Soup! This & the Cup of Kindness Program are just two reasons why I love this new Riverdale café. Chef Barry Muskovitch (also co-owner) uses his bubbie’s recipe…
Read moreIn operation since 1911, with big front doors for letting horses enter (and what appear to be stables in the back), Dr Black’s Veternarian Hospital has no equine clientele these…
Read moreBehind this door you’ll find the most enchanting vintage gowns and the best suits imaginable for a future on Mars. This little cottage is merely a front for a walkway that…
Read moreHome to Rick Mercer’s rants. Some of the best graffiti in Toronto lives in this network of alleyways just south of Queen & west of Spadina. Go have your own…
Read moreTransformation of the street furniture next to the Parliament Street Library.
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