A great way to look a little more closely at our city: London. This photo walk took us through Old East Village. Lots of neat finds...
The Dundas Street face of the former All Seasons Sport shop
Awesome signage of Aeolian Hall
One of the gems of Old East - the architecturally and culturally beautiful Aeolian Hall Performing Arts Centre
I went on my first "London Photo Walk" - joining a group of fellow Londoners who love taking photos, exploring and checking out urban landscapes
Wandering around Old East Village: taking a closer look than the usual quick drive through the area
The interesting stacked Towne Square sign
Geri Fashions - cleverly named to make geriatric wear sound quite stylish
We even had a photo-enthusiat dog Mosley join us. He had trouble holding the camera, though...
Spring in Old East Village London... signs of colour popping up amid some desolate looking areas
Many Londoners only head to Old East to pay parking tickets
I noticed a striking contrast: alternating spots that looked vacants and desolate ... and beautiful achitecture and/or bright colour
A truly urban church in Old East London
Some very interesting character and colour popped up throughout Old East Village. Groovy-tiled duplex
The Ontario Dental Assistant's Association: always thought they kept a nice streetscape in Old East
This photo shows the amazing contrast between bright colour and desolation in Old East London
A famous landmark at the Western Fairgrounds - the old steam engine 86
Amazing restoration of the old steam engine
The restored steam engine 86 in Old East London
The red really popped out on the restored steam engine
Spring starting to bring more life and colour to Old East
Bright welcome banners in Old East Village
The photo walk group headed into Queens Park/Western Fairgrounds
The Western Fair's Confederation Building houses a farmer's market. Neat towers at the entrance
Dissused freezers from the Western Fair farmer's market. Not sure what's left in there would be great on the BBQ anymore
A vendor stall outside the farmer's market building at the Western Fair. Le Woof
Vines growing against the beautiful windows of the Western Fair's Confederation Building
More bright colours popping out throughout the photo walk. Western Fair had the brightest yellow paint
Queens Park/Western Fairgrounds - a really peaceful vantage of Old East
London's famous tree stump artist did a beautiful sculpture at the Western Fairgrounds
The very progressive-looking Progress Building at the Western Fair
More of the super-bright yellow paint at the Western Fair, and a vintage-looking washroom sign.
The Western Fair has one of the grooviest signs around
The vehicle link to King Street at the Western Fair has been closed for days and days and days
Beautiful detail around the Progress Building at the Western Fair
Against a cloudy sky, the two trees in the Western Fair parking lot contribute to the desolate mood of parts of Old East
Among parts that look desolate, more colour pops in Old East. Maybe the colour pops even more?
Row of houses on one of the side streets in Old East London
More bright red - a sprinkler connection on an Old East building
Spring is, uh, springing... in Old East. And the surveillance camera is watching the flowers grow
A desolate parking lot in Old East
A very cool find... an old, unused forklift beside a building in Old East
The brightly coloured forklift slowly rots away
The Aeolian Hall has been very nicely restored
Signage at Aeolian Hall marking its history as a fire hall
Clouds reflect in the Aeolian Hall's windows
Old and new - the modern street sign with the old Rectory Street marker in the wall of Aeolian Hall
Another desolate parking lot... Old East seemed quiet and moody this morning
Aeolian Hall adds richness to the Dundas Street scene
More bold colour... the vacant All Seasons Sport & Cycle shop still adds a lot of brightness
Down the alley-way to see what there is to see. Taking photos with a group lets you wander a little more safely
In the Old East back alley. Windows painted - as if looking out from the vacant alley to a more beautiful scene
Beauty was found inside the back alley too, though. Like this rotting Chevy.
Overview of the old back alley in Old East. Beautiful brickwork on the buildings
Detail of an apartment in the back alley. Amazing windows and brickwork
Details of the brickwork and windows in the back alley
Looking back out from the alley-way, Old East looks bright and welcoming
A mailbox at the entrance to a very old alley-way
Walking along Old East, lots of beautiful old architectural details
Incredibly interesting stores throughout Old East Village
Town & Country bar in Old East Village
More riots of colour on Old East storefronts. A Vietnamese restaurant with a distinctive entry-way
A beautiful old PUC water valve plaque
A really neat architectural find... an old Canada Trust branch entrance is now an apartment
Old East Village Hardware has a really beautiful sign - but it's becoming something else by the looks of things
Site of the former legendary Embassy Hotel concert place - burned to the ground last summer. Going to become condos
More neat storefront details - tiled front of Ke's Dive Locker
Glass details around the marquee of the Palace Theatre
The cool marquee of the Palace Theatre
An important part of Old East Village: St. Joseph's Hospitality Centre serves the poor and homeless in London
Looking east down Dundas Street through Old East London
Sidewalk activity in Old East Village
Looking west towards downtown London through Old East Village
The former Bank of Nova Scotia branch in Old East London - pretty neat modernist building
Brick and slate details of the Old East streetscape
More unique stores in Old East
A new cultural centre on the Old East scene: the London Clay Art Centre has moved into a beautifully restored storefront
Excellent job with the restoration of the London Clay Art Centre
The London Clay Art Centre is a working galery and studio space for artists
Clay artwork on display at the London Clay Art Centre
Looking back from the gallery space into the studio workshop at the London Clay Art Centre
The Clay Art Centre restored space that used to house the Robertson & Co (I think they were furniture makers?)
Artwork in progress at the Clay Art Centre
Studio working space at the Clay Art Centre
A photo on the wall of the Clay Art Centre shows the space before the restoration. Quite the improvement!
An artist at work at the Clay Art Centre
Back on the street, the vibrancy of places like the Clay Art Centre gives hope against depressing sights like the shell of the former Centretown Mall
Seasonal Changes indeed... a neglected sign marking a wall mural, with budding tree branches in front.
Old East London is a story of contrast: vacant lots and buildings / vibrant restorations, life and bright colours
Discards of abandoned urban life in Old East
I'm fairly certain you can't get North Star Ice at this abandoned store in Old East
Back lot of an Old East Building. Amazing brickword of the old buildings
Back of the St. Regis Tavern - neglected brickwork, but quite unique old buildings
Necessary Punishment. Hmmm. I believe they were a martial arts training centre?? Hmmm...
Quite a few murals throughout Old East - again trying to bring some colour against the desolate spaces
More signs of change in Old East - a condo development in the works
Playing with a mural at the end of our photo walk
Another great cultural centre in Old East London, the Palace Theatre - former movie theatre now a community play house
