The Odeon Humber Theatre in 1993, after it had been divided into two auditoriums. One of the movies on the marquee is Woody Allen’s “Manhattan
Month: February 2015
Capturing a Toronto winter on canvas is a daunting task. I prefer to sketch directly onto the bare canvas, placing an easel on the
The Vaughan Theatre c. 1947. Photo from the Ontario Archives, AO 2194. When I was a young boy, the Grant and Colony Theatres were my
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Capturing Toronto’s Kensington Market in art
The Kensington Market is the subject of the above painting. Entitled, “Early morning—the corner of Kensington Avenue and Baldwin Street—Kensington Market,” it is 20” x
The Odeon Theatre in 1919, located on Queen St. West in Parkdale. City of Toronto Archives. The Odeon Theatre at 1558 Queen Street West, was
Gazing north on Yonge Street from Queen Street in 1948, acrylic on stretched canvas, 18” x 24”, painted in 1995. Toronto is one of the
The St. Clair Theatre c. 1950. City of Toronto Archives, Series 2182 The St. Clair Theatre, at 1154-1156 St. Clair Avenue West, was a
Nortown Theatre in 1971, the film on the marquee “Straw Dogs,” starring Dustin Hoffman. City of Toronto Archives, Series 1278 It. 108 When I was
Houses wrapped in winter on D’Arcy Street in Toronto February is a cruel month, when Toronto becomes locked in frost’s icy grip. However, after
The site of the former Backpackers’ Hotel on February 10, 2015. I have been observing the renovations in progress at the former site of