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Gallery: Signs of Toronto -- the City at Large

Entrance to the CN Tower, Toronto

Toronto is one of Canada's great cities.  Often called the "New York of the North" (I presume as a complement), it's a fun place to visit.  There's lots to see and do in Toronto, from the amazing CN Tower which soars 1815 ft (553 m) into the clouds, to enjoying great architecture,  to endulging in a large assortmant of great restaurants and markets.  We'll be discussing Toronto in more depth in the coming months.  

 

Toronto Convention Center, Note the Tim Horton @50 banner

 

Today I'd like to introduce you to Toronto through a series of photos taken while walking around the city's many neighborhoods, and showing you some of the its signage and ads.  I'm always fascinating by the glimpses these images can provide into a city's character.  This is actually be a two part post, this one taking a look at the city in general, the next (probably more interesting one) looking just at Queen Street, the hippie/Bohemian  part of town.

 

For legends to any of these images, please hold your mouse over it, or click on the thumbnails below. 

 

Wayne Gretzky's pub, Toronto

The Air Canada Center, home to Toronto's main sport teams

One of Toronto's many food trucks, this one focusing on poutine (fried potatoes, gravy, with cheese curds -- great when done right!)

The old Canadian Westinghouse Company, Toronto. Being subdivided into condos

The Friar Pub, Toronto

The elegant Royal York hotel, the first of Toronto's upscale hotels

Toronto's colorful Yonge street

Toronto is full of ethnic restaurants, even Australian ones!

Toronto's colorful Yonge street. Reminds me of Times Square

Toronto's colorful Yonge street

Some of the restaurants and clubs of King Street, Toronto

Signs of Toronto

Toronto's colorful Yonge street

Toronto's colorful Yonge street

Signs of Toronto

Signs of Toronto. mmmmmm Bacon!!!

Toronto's colorful Yonge street

Toronto's colorful Yonge street

Signs of Toronto. Second Cup is a popular coffeehouse in Canada

Signs of Toronto

Entrance to the Hockey Hall of Fame, Toronto

Signs of Toronto

Signs of Toronto

Roots is a popular Canadian clothing store, Toronto

Toronto's waterfront is a very popular place in the summer

Signs of Toronto

And yet another Tim's, Toronto

Signs of Toronto

Signs of Toronto

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  • Signs of Toronto.  mmmmmm Bacon!!!
  • Entrance to the CN Tower, Toronto
  • Famous #99.  Every Canadian know that's hockey great Wayne Gretzky's number
  • Wayne Gretzky's pub, Toronto
  • The Air Canada Center, home to Toronto's main sport teams
  • Toronto Convention Center,   Note the Tim Horton 50th anniversary banner
  • One of Toronto's many food trucks, this one focusing on poutine (fried potatoes, gravy, with cheese curds -- great when done right!)
  • The old Canadian Westinghouse Company building, Toronto.  Being subdivided into condos
  • The Friar Pub, Toronto
  • The elegant Royal York hotel, the oldest of Toronto's upscale hotels
  • Toronto's colorful Yonge street
  • Toronto is full of ethnic restaurants, even Australian ones!
  • Toronto's colorful Yonge street.  Reminds me of Times Square
  • Toronto's colorful Yonge street
  • Some of the restaurants and clubs of King Street, Toronto
  • Signs of Toronto
  • Toronto's colorful Yonge street
  • Toronto's colorful Yonge street
  • Signs of Toronto
  • Toronto's colorful Yonge street
  • Toronto's colorful Yonge street
  • Signs of Toronto.  Second Cup is a popular coffeehouse in Canada
  • Signs of Toronto
  • Entrance to the Hockey Hall of Fame, Toronto
  • Signs of Toronto
  • Signs of Toronto
  • Roots is a popular Canadian clothing store, Toronto
  • Toronto's waterfront is a very popular place in the summer
  • Signs of Toronto
  • And yet another Tim's, Toronto
  • Signs of Toronto
  • Signs of Toronto

Twitter: @DrFumblefinger

"We do not take a trip, a trip takes us".  John Steinbeck, from Travels with Charlie

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Thanks for stopping by, Nonstop!  And welcome to TravelGumbo.

 

I know you'd love to visit Toronto.  It's actually just a LONG  day's drive from NYC , and there's lots to see and do.  I'd combine it with a visit to the Niagara peninsula and you'd have a lovely time.

Twitter: @DrFumblefinger

"We do not take a trip, a trip takes us".  John Steinbeck, from Travels with Charlie

Enjoyable walk around Toronto DrF.

Love your "Victorian" attitude to some stores as "smutty"

Looks like a very enjoyable city and worth visiting.

I fear that all my relatives would discover my plans if I went.

I would spend most of the week drinking tea and hearing stories of Aunty Ethel's bad leg.  Oh ...and the twins....let me get the photo album...

Nice selection of pics and thanks for the post.

 

Toronto is truly a great Canadian city. We are hoping to spend a long weekend there at the end of February or beginning of March. Your comment concerning the smutty being clean is a cogent observation.

Buon viaggio,

Thanks for your comments, Garry and Rbcia!

 

Garry, you mentioned twins!?  Are you a grandpa again?

 

Rbciao,  if you can postpone your trip to spring, when everything is blooming, I think you'll have an even better time in Toronto.  But there's lots to see and do, even in the winter.

Twitter: @DrFumblefinger

"We do not take a trip, a trip takes us".  John Steinbeck, from Travels with Charlie

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