solar parking meter billboard

solar parking meter billboard, originally uploaded by med44.

What? They want to tear this down and make a parking lot? Idiots.

Club Matador dancing, originally uploaded by Sue, Toronto.

They want to tear down this landmark night club for a parking lot for twenty cars. Twenty lousy smog producing cars. Hey, this is right on the streetcar line and close to the Dufferin bus. It's Toronto, not LA.

More on this situation on Metroblogging Toronto: Club Matador Parking Lot

augusta egg market

augusta egg market, originally uploaded by cut paste.

in Kensington Market

Victoria Park Fire

vicparkfire05, originally uploaded by photoderek.

5 alarm blaze, yikes.

Victoria Park Fire

IMGP8354, originally uploaded by zaal40.

Five alarm fire at an Auto Wrecker near Danforth and Victoria Park.

Still Green

Still Green, originally uploaded by Melsky.

Trinity Bellwoods Park

Black Squirrel near the Mental Hospital

Black Squirrel near the Mental Hospital, originally uploaded by Melsky.

One of Toronto's famous black squirrels on a fence in the mental hospital grounds.

I think this squirrel is happy to see me.

Balcony Mooses

Mooses on a balcony, originally uploaded by Melsky.

Off College Street near Kensington Market. These are remnants of one of those art projects where they give the same blank statue to various artists and have them paint or decorate it. There used to be a bunch of them all over the city but their numbers have dwindled.

Toronto Street Dog

Toronto Street Dog, originally uploaded by Blue Lotus.

A hot dog topped with onions, hot peppers and corn relish.

There are a lot of hot dog/sausage stands in Toronto, as that is the only type of street food currently allowed to be sold. They call it street meat! But they may change the law and I hope they do it soon.

Clive Owen

Clive Owen, originally uploaded by Osei (Ozzy).

At the Toronto International Film Festival

Trio of Hungry Black Squirrels

Trio of Hungry Black Squirrels, originally uploaded by Melsky.

It's starting to be the time of year when squirrels really go nuts.

Steeple of St. Stephens

Steeple of St. Stephens, originally uploaded by Melsky.

St. Stephen's Anglican Church on College Street. It's a beautiful church, very old.

Fire Station Tower on College Street

Fire Station Tower on College Street, originally uploaded by Melsky.

Building Eats Smaller Building

Building Eats Smaller Building, originally uploaded by Melsky.

This building always reminds me of a big square cthulu type monster eating something. Seriously, buildings on pillars with this much glass make me nervous. I guess it's because I come from earthquake country or something, but I think about stuff like that a lot. Then again, brick buildings seem so solid but unreinforced masonry just crumbles in an earthquake. That's why you don't see many brick buildings in California, most of them collapsed in some earthquake or another, and I think it's really expensive to build to code with bricks there now.

It's two, two, two buildings in one

It's two, two, two buildings in one, originally uploaded by Melsky.

University of Toronto building on College Street.

The Host

The Host, originally uploaded by Melsky.

More movie posters. I like the green of this wall, it fits in well with the lake monster image on the poster. It looks like a pretty silly movie.

Dawn Taxi

Dawn Taxi, originally uploaded by Melsky.

Parkdale very early in the morning. When I took this there were a lot of people out who had obviously been out all night.

Soul Pepper Posters

Soul Pepper Posters, originally uploaded by Melsky.

Downtown, near Union Station. I took this while waiting for a train. I missed one, so I had time to take a walk waiting for the next one.

Sneaky Dees

Sneaky Dees, originally uploaded by Melsky.

At College and Bathurst. This is a Mexican restaurant (not great, but ok) and bar where a lot of bands play.

See also Sneaky Dee's interior

lame headline award goes to..

lame headline award goes to.., originally uploaded by mdintoronto.

The Toronto Sun

Super Modern Men's Hairstyling

Super Modern Men's Hairstyling, originally uploaded by Melsky.