Old Town Toronto. #Toronto #BerczyPark #GooderhamBuilding #Photography - ThreadSky

photoblair.bsky.social • 145 days ago

Old Town Toronto.

#Toronto #BerczyPark #GooderhamBuilding #Photography

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michaelcavanaugh.bsky.social•144 days ago

Bell box mural by Tach Bui

photoblair.bsky.social•144 days ago

Thank you Michael! I try to credit artists as much as possible. Glad you filled in the blank for me. 🙏🏻

james-rowan-photo.bsky.social•144 days ago

That building in the background over the Bell box features a famous #Toronto trumpet l'oeil painted mural by artist Derek Michael Basant (1980). It's been seen in many films & television shows filmed in Toronto. In David Cronenberg's version of "The Fly" (1986), it can be seen out of the window of..

photoblair.bsky.social•144 days ago

And thank YOU, James!

james-rowan-photo.bsky.social•144 days ago

***correction... damn autocorrect!

The painting technique that gives a realistic 3-D effect is called...

Trompe L'Oeil...

...not "trumpet" 🙄

james-rowan-photo.bsky.social•144 days ago

One more autocorrect... correction!

Artist: Derek Michael Besant

james-rowan-photo.bsky.social•144 days ago

Edit button wishlist please for #Bluesky.... 🤞🏻

@jay.bsky.team

james-rowan-photo.bsky.social•144 days ago

...Geena Davis' editor's office window. @onegalstoronto.bsky.social

https://streetartutopia.com/2024/03/12/flatiron-mural/

castingoutloud.bsky.social•144 days ago

Love the square stuff 👍

photoblair.bsky.social•144 days ago

Ta! 🙏🏻 Old habits and all that...

terriersrus.bsky.social•145 days ago

Makes me homesick. I was born there and moved to Mississauga when I was 5. Always liked Old Town, streetcars, and the best subway system in the world!

photoblair.bsky.social•145 days ago

I remember when we had the best subway system in the world too! 😁

Glad it brought back some good memories for you! 🙏🏻

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