Toronto Pictures

Toronto view from CN Tower

The CN Tower, located in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a communications and observation tower standing 553.33 metres (1,815.4 ft) tall. It surpassed the height of the Ostankino Tower while still under construction in 1975, becoming the tallest free-standing structure on land in the world. On September 12, 2007, after holding the record for 31 years, the CN Tower was surpassed in height by the still-under-construction Burj Dubai. It remains the tallest free-standing structure in the Americas, the signature icon of Toronto’s skyline, and a symbol of Canada, attracting more than two million international visitors annually. (Wikipedia)

CN Tower

7 June 2009 at 21:34 - Comments

Downtown Toronto - a few pictures

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24 May 2009 at 10:17 - Comments

The Distillery District, Toronto

“The new Distillery Historic District showcases both established and emerging galleries, restaurants and shops, a brewery, jewellery stores, a doggy boutique and a très cool café. All tenants are hand-picked by the property owners and absolutely no franchise or chain operations are allowed. It’s not highbrow or lowbrow, but accessible for families, singles, artists and business types alike…

The Gooderham & Worts Distillery was founded in 1832, by James Worts and William Gooderham. By 1837, the company had evolved from grinding wheat flour to distilling alcohol and as the business boomed the building site grew from the original mill to include 44 structures. After a large fire in 1869 the operations were revamped and by 1871 the distillery was producing more than two-million gallons of whiskey every year. The business went into decline during the Prohibition era and in the ensuing decades ownership changed several times. The distillery ceased producing alcohol in 1990. Apart from acting as the set for several hundred movie productions, the site sat idle until 2001 when it was purchased by Cityscape Development Corporation for an estimated $15 million.

In May, 2003, The Distillery Historic District, a pedestrian-only village dedicated to arts, culture and entertainment was unveiled. It is the largest restoration project in Canada, and the best preserved collection of Victorian industrial architecture in North America. “The architectural past mixes with the future of Toronto to be experienced in the present,” says developer Mathew Rosenblatt. ”
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Distillery

16 May 2009 at 15:35 - Comments

Toronto Beaches - Pictures Summer 2008

“The community in The Beaches area in Toronto started in 1793 has a long and vibrant history. It started when the area was divided into lots by Alexander Aitken for Lieutenant Governor John Simcoe and the new owners, or their heirs, developed roads and settlements. As the villages grew, some owners fashioned recreational areas, which they often opened to the local population. Word spread and by the 1870’s The Beaches became the summer resort for the residents of Toronto. As these small villages grew into Towns the City of Toronto eventually incorporated them into the City framework. In 1910 to 1920, the local governments began to buy the land that many of the private and commercial recreational areas occupied. Property purchases and renovation work progressed slowly, but in 1932 the Beaches Park opened and there has been no looking back as growth and development in this area has continued.” TheTorontoBeaches.com

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13 May 2009 at 08:42 - Comments

Canada Wonderland - Toronto 2008

Canada’s Wonderland is Canada’s premier amusement park and features over 200 attractions, more than 65 thrilling rides, North America’s greatest variety of roller coasters, and Splash Works, a 20-acre water park. I have only a few pictures in this gallery. Maybe this year will more prolific.