KENSINGTON MARKET IS A DESIGNATED UNESCO SITE(UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CULTURAL ORGANIZATION).
IT HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN THE GEOGRAPHIC DEMOGRAPHIC FOR IMMIGRANTS ARRIVING IN THE CITY OF TORONTO.
THE WORD, COMMUNITY, IS DERIVED FROM THE LATIN WORD “COMMUNIS” AND CONNOTES “SHARED IN COMMON” OR “PUBLIC SPIRIT”. IT IS VERY EASY TO LIVE AND BE APART OF A COMMUNITY WHEN ONE WALKS TO EVERY DESTINATION AND TALKS IN PERSON TO SHOP OWNERS. THE REMOTENESS OF LIFE IS NOT PRESENT, NOR ARE CARS AND BIG SHOPPING MALLS.
THERE ARE OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT BORDER KENSINGTON MARKET; U OF T, AND OCADU. AS WELL AS HEALTH NET WORKS, LIKE TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL.
THE SAINT STEPHEN’S- IN- THE- FIELD, SHOWN BELOW, AS WELL AS SCOTT MISSION OFFER HELP TO THE HOMELESS, AS WELL AS CAMH, ASSISTS IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE.
THE CLOCK TOWER, ON COLLEGE STREET FIRE STATION OFFERS A BELL THAT CHIMES OUT EACH HOUR, FROM 7AM TO 7PM.
HOMELESS JESUS: A BRONZE STATUE, THAT RESIDES ON THE GRASS IN FRONT OF SAINT STEPHEN’S-IN-THE-FIELD. ON COLLEGE STREET. IT WAS STOLEN AND THEN RETURNED, BY AN ANONYMOUS THIEF; ARTIST IS TIMOTHY SCHMALTZ WHO RESIDES IN ST. JACOBS, ON.
JASMINE ASSISTS ME WITH PLANT INFO, IN “WILBE BLOOM’IN “, THE FLORIST SHOP ON BALDWIN
THE VARIABLE SKY, CHANGES SO MUCH, LIKE EVERYWHERE IN CANADA
SANAGAN’S MEAT LOCKER………
WANDA’S PIES ARE THE BEST. THIS ONE IS STRAWBERRY RHUBARB, BUT APPLE AND BLUEBERRY ARE ALWAYS SO GOOD TASTING!
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POTSOTHY ‘POT’S’ SALLAPA @ 4 LIFE NATURAL FOOD–ONE GETS FRESH SOIL CASTINGS(WORM MANURE) FOR PLANTS}> NOT TO MENTION FRESH PRODUCE FROM MANY ONTARIO FARMERS.
COUNT ON THE LEGEND MARY, TO SERVE UP ALL DRY GRAINS AND NUTS AND FRUITS FROM HER STALL(INSIDE AND OUTSIDE)….
A NEW ADDITION TO DAILY DEMANDS….”..JUICING.”…IS THE IN THING..
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RASTA PASTA: BEST JERK CHICKEN..
FRESH FISH FROM THE GRAND BANKS OF NL/ SMILES ABOUND.
‘GLOBAL CHEESE’ HAS BEEN AROUND, IT’S SEEMS LIKE..FOREVER.
BLACKBIRD BAKING CO.: BEST SOUR DOUGH SEED BREAD.
HOOKS HAS FRESH FISH; THIS AGREEABLE, BUT TIRED, WOMAN JUST CAME BACK FROM A FISHING TRIP NEAR LABRADOR (JUST WORKED A FEW DAYS IN KENSINGTON MARKET).
LILLIAN H SMITH LIBRARY, BUILT IN 1995, IS CONSIDERED TO BE A POSTMODERN STRUCTURE. THE ARCHITECT, PHILIP CARTER, TOOK A WHIMSICAL APPROACH, AS THE LIONS SUGGEST AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE.
Lillian Smith Library
LILLIAN H SMITH LIBRARY OFFERS COMPUTER INSTRUCTION AND THERE ARE CREATIVE WRITING MEMOIR CLASS’S OFFERED; THE LIBRARIANS HELP OUT IN WHATEVER ENDEAVOR ONE IS INTERESTED IN. IN THIS CASE, IT’S CHILDREN’S LITERATURE.
KNOX COLLEGE, IS THE NEW HOME TO DANIEL’S FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO. THE ARCHITECT IS NADER TEHRANI,
#1 SPADINA CRESCENT IS SURROUNDED BY TRAIN TRACKS. THIS 19TH CENTURY ICONIC STRUCTURE HAS ALL THE VICTORIAN ADORNMENT OF GABLES,TURRETS AND LANCET ARCHS.
THE TTC QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY TAKES ONE UP AND DOWN SPADINA; IF ONE WANTS TO GO TO THE GYM , NORTHBOUND OR QUEENS QUAY, SOUTHBOUND, IT IS EFFORTLESS. (YOU CAN TAKE YOUR BIKE ON THE TTC TOO.)..
KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
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HOUSES ON MAJOR AND BORDEN STREET, JUST NORTH OF COLLEGE.
SOBA ‘S SMILE GREETS ME @JCC BEFORE HEADING DOWNSTAIRS TO THE GYM. IT’S A MORNING GIFT.
HARBORD BAKERY JUST CELEBRATED IT’S 70TH ANNIVERSARY AND THE ONION BUNS ARE THEIR HALMARK….
THE LONG GLASS FACADE ALLOWS FOR THE NORTHERN LIGHT, AND THE ZIGZAG CONCRETE FORMS AND GREEN ROOF ADD TO THE MODERNITY OF THIS FUTURE FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE.–OF #1 SPADINA CRESCENT.
NORTHROP FRYE IS LAUNCHED IN BRONZE IN THIS UNEXPECTED GARDEN IN U OF T. IT IS SAID THAT HE WAS THE QUIET LITERARY CRITIC IN THE CORNER, AND THIS PLACEMENT IS A QUIET, AND PEACEFUL SURPRISE.
OCADU IS A THOUGHT PROVOKING PLACE; ART, OFTEN IS A MEDIUM TO CHALLENGE ONE’S INTEGRITY AND FOSTER ONE’S CREATIVITY.
THIS IS THE PLACE I WANT TO BE IN, AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
UNIVERSITY AVENUE PROVIDES THE MANULIFE BUILDING WITH IT’S DOME THAT INDICATES WEATHER CONDITIONS(IF LIGHTS GO UP OR DOWN)…I CAN SEE THIS VISUAL EFFECT FROM MY BALCONY @297 COLLEGE.
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“LAND OF THE SILVER BIRCH, HOME OF THE BEAVER, WHERE THE MIGHTY MOOSE WONDERS AT WILL.. BLUE LAKE AND ROCKY SHORE…I WILL RETURN ONCE MORE
BOOM DIDDY BOOM DIDDY BOOM.”
WE ALL HAVE MEMORIES OF THE NORTH TOO.(THE EAST AND THE WEST OF CANADA).
ON CANADA DAY, WE CELEBRATE ALL OF THIS GREAT LAND.
BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY CANADA DAY.
SUSAN
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