androiduk
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androiduk
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Getting a makeover on John, north of Queen
junctionist
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These photos are awesome. Keep up the good work. The patriotic Jaguar was an interesting catch.
androiduk
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^ Thanks junctionist and others for your comments. Feedback good and bad is always welcome.
androiduk
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Never thought I'd see the day when Doc Martens and SoftMocs were in the same ad. Maybe they should call them SoftDocs.
androiduk
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Humans and sculptures hanging around in Yorkville
androiduk
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Outside RCM
androiduk
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Hydro building on Nelson St.
androiduk
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Entrance to the Globe & Mail at Spadina and Front
androiduk
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Umbra store on John St.
CityPlaceN1
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Love the Umbra store. It is so colourful.
androiduk
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Outside Manulife at Bloor & Jarvis
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Spadina looking south from Bloor. The old building in the background is the former Spadina Military Hospital . Famed aviator Amelia Earhart worked here as a nurse and her initial interest in aviation started here while visiting the air show at the CNE.
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Goldie
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Spadina looking south from Bloor. The old building in the background is the former Spadina Military Hospital . Famed aviator Amelia Earhart worked here as a nurse and her initial interest in aviation started here while visiting the air show at the CNE.
Great photo of Spadina! I love all telephotos.
However, I must interject a correction regarding Amelia Earhart.
The following two quotes refer to her aviation experiences in Toronto but make no mention of the CNE.
I don't believe the CNE held regular "air shows" until mid-twentieth-century.
"Amelia Earhart first became interested in flying while living in Toronto.* She talked with many pilots who were treated at the soldiers’ hospital.* She also spent time watching planes at a nearby military airfield.* Flying seemed exciting." --- found at: (http://www1.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/a-23-2007-07-03-voa1-83134327.html)
"In 1917 20-year-old Amelia took a brief vacation from school to visit her sister Muriel who was going to school in Toronto.* She was saddened by the condition of service men wounded in WWI and became a war nurse and stayed a year.* Amelia and her sister spent a lot of time on their interest in airplanes and Toronto is credited with getting Amelia started on a career in flight.* Toronto was the centre for the Royal Flying Corps and there were hundreds of pilots and planes at 2 airfields in Toronto." --- found at: (http://www.pastforward.ca/perspectives/columns/09_10_23.htm)
androiduk, Please excuse my pedantry and give us plenty more telephotos. Regards, Goldie
androiduk
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^ No problem Goldie. Keeps us on our toes. The source I used is from Wikipedia;
Early flying experiences
At about that time, with a young woman friend, Earhart visited an air fair held in conjunction with the Canadian National Exposition in Toronto. One of the highlights of the day was a flying exhibition put on by a World War I "ace."[29] The pilot overhead spotted Earhart and her friend, who were watching from an isolated clearing and dived at them. "I am sure he said to himself, 'Watch me make them scamper,'" she said. Earhart characteristically stood her ground, swept by a mixture of fear and exhilaration. As the aircraft came close, something inside her awakened. "I did not understand it at the time," she said, "but I believe that little red airplane said something to me as it swished by."[30]
Early flying experiences
At about that time, with a young woman friend, Earhart visited an air fair held in conjunction with the Canadian National Exposition in Toronto. One of the highlights of the day was a flying exhibition put on by a World War I "ace."[29] The pilot overhead spotted Earhart and her friend, who were watching from an isolated clearing and dived at them. "I am sure he said to himself, 'Watch me make them scamper,'" she said. Earhart characteristically stood her ground, swept by a mixture of fear and exhilaration. As the aircraft came close, something inside her awakened. "I did not understand it at the time," she said, "but I believe that little red airplane said something to me as it swished by."[30]