As many of you know, this is Toronto's 175th anniversary after being incorporated. I'm not entirely sure, but it's probably around the 10 year mark after megacity amalgamation as well.
Being a resident of East York, I am privy (although, i don't necessarily engage in) to witnessing the beauty of this multicultural community. We have the Greeks on Danforth, the Pakistani/Indians on Gerrard, and the Chinese on Broadview and Gerrard. And of course, everyone and everything in between along the gaps and such.
Two Things that caught my eye last night were... 1) The statue of Sun Yat-Sen, in Riverdale - poorly lit because the chinese community seems to not give a damn about the man that modernized China. And 2) The fountain at Logan Ave - featuring the bust of Alexander the Great. The juxtaposition is kinda scary when i think about it. The Sun Yat Sen statue has a burnt out lamp, and is all concrete and bronze, surrounded by parkland. The Alexander bust, has benches, a fountain, trees, lights and a conveniently placed Gyro spot next to it.
Anyhow... The following are some of last nights photos.
Click on this one to see the fuller 1024x324 version.
Monday, May 18, 2009
East York... at Night
Labels:
Broadview,
Chinatown,
City Skyline,
Cityscape,
CN Tower,
Danforth,
Don Valley,
DVP,
East York,
Fountain,
Gerrard,
Greek Village,
River,
Riverdale,
Souvlaki,
Tesseractphoto,
Toronto
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