Some GTA Aerials by Tim MacDonald (Covid19 induced Boredom)

[Tim MacDonald]

So Christmas Eve day and I was building a snowman with my little one on my postage stamp size of a front yard in Erin Mills and had the Mini3pro up recording. I wanted to run down the battery so not far as the crow flies is 1959 Folkway drive, pictured below (lower centre) with the long driveway. This property belonged to the late singer Ronnie Hawkins from 1967 to 1975 and Hawkins hosted John Lennon and Yoko Ono for an extended stay in late 1969. Legend has it that Lennon worked on the song Imagine while staying on the property. And to think some people call Mississauga boring!
If interested, you can read more here: https://heritagemississauga.com/way-back-wednesday-mississauga-mourns-rompin-ronnie-hawkins/

 

[Tim MacDonald]

There's a townhouse unit right behind the plaza at 4099 Erin Mills parkway and the owners always put on a magical display at Halloween and Christmas. While not a great shot, here's to wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!

 

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Last remaining shots of the December 15th flights.

 

[Tim MacDonald]

Not a bad day. Flew all four batteries 65 minutes over 20.2km in Oakville.
Time for another Then and Now - Oakville edition
October 2022

December 2024

 

[Tim MacDonald]

Density - Dead or Alive

 

[Tim MacDonald]

Crane convention - Lakeshore and Dixie.

 

[Tim MacDonald]

Clockwork Oakville-Then and Now
January 8th, 2023

December 26th 2024

 

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June 23rd, 2023

After the fire-December 26th 2024

 

[Tim MacDonald]

Something I just like about this shot from this afternoon over the QEW just east of Mississauga rd. There's a dirty/clean aspect of it along with a sort of chaotic element with the fire truck parked askew and the construction debris in the lower portion of the frame. The hydro wires create a division as well as texture element. There's even a vomit aspect with absorb-all soaking up the leaked fluids from the crashed vehicles.

 

[Tim MacDonald]

This mosque (ninth line just south of Dundas st) has been "under construction" for years. It looks like they have made some progress since I last photographed it years ago.

 

[Tim MacDonald]

North Oak - phase whatever.
August 2022

December 2024

 

[Tim MacDonald]

Just amazing to see the rate of change in this stretch looking east along Dundas, midway between Trafalgar and Ninth line
August 2023

December 26th 2024

 

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Trafalgar/Dundas

 

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Ford Motor Co - Oakville Assembly plant.
May 2021

December 26th, 2024

 

[Tim MacDonald]

New building construction at the Ford plant?

Other random shots of the plant which ended production in April of 2024:

Someone was having some fun in the snow on one of the non-publicly accessible lots.

I have watched this lot gradually fill up since August with various work platforms/tooling I suppose in preparation for F-Series Super Duty pickup truck production. Electric SUV production, originally planned in a $1.8 Billion expansion, has been shelved.