Category Archives: Toronto

Toronto Christmas Lights 2011 – 165 Benjamin Boake Trail, North York

Toronto Christmas Lights 2011 – 165 Benjamin Boake Trail, North York I had first seen the DeSario House a few years ago. (December 2007 images) On my current trip to Toronto, the DeSario Christmas lights were again on my ‘try-to-visit” … Continue reading

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Lowe’s Toronto Christmas Market 2011

Toronto Christmas Lights 2011 – Lowe’s Toronto Christmas Market In my previous post, I finished the post with a shot of the view looking east from my 33rd floor room at the Westin Harbour Castle hotel. The hotel is a … Continue reading

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A trip to Toronto, Ontario

A trip to Toronto, Ontario I had some family business to attend to in Toronto and was looking forward to returning to Toronto for a number of reasons, including another opportunity to photograph some of the wonderfully decorated homes with … Continue reading

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An outing in Toronto parks

An outing in Toronto parks My day started out with a few photographs around Yonge and Eglington in Toronto, followed with a lunch with some family and friends. Then I met up with Ron Dunnington (Property #1 on Flickr) to … Continue reading

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Christmas Lights, Toronto, Ontario

Christmas Lights, Toronto, Ontario We were visiting in Toronto for a day and our hosts thought that it would be interesting to drive around to look at some of the Christmas lights. They had read about a few nicely decorated … Continue reading

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“Doors Open 2006” – Distillery District, Toronto, Ontario

We were in Toronto to visit a number of the buildings that were open to the public as part of the 2006 “Door Open” event. We had spent one day with members of the Ontario Photo Collective and now we … Continue reading

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Osgoode Hall – “Doors Open”, Toronto

Osgoode Hall – “Doors Open”, Toronto This weekend, we were in Toronto to photograph some of the buildings which would not normally be open to the public for photography. The “Open Doors” weekend provides access to a great many buildings … Continue reading

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Fort York – “Doors Open”, Toronto

Fort York – “Doors Open”, Toronto (2006) The original garrison of Fort York was built by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe in 1793. During the War of 1812, the fort was abandoned in the face of American advances but re-established … Continue reading

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“Doors Open 2006” – Press Building, Toronto, Ontario

The Press Building was one of the buildings which was open to the public for viewing and photographing as part of the “Doors Open” event in Toronto and we were making the circuit with members of the Ontario Photo Collective … Continue reading

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“Doors Open 2006” – LCBO/Train Station – Toronto, Ontario

One of our selected stops on the Doors Open 2006 tour route was the LCBO retail outlet in the converted train station building on Yonge Street in Toronto. Although the shelves inside house new products in shiny bottles, much of … Continue reading

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