I'm linking up at Monday Mural
August 2020 - Toronto ON
Near Kensington Market at Alexandra Park on Cameron St. Painted in 2005.
This mural was created to honour the community work of Sonny Atkinson who was a long-time resident of the Alexandra Park community.
Sonny dedicated his time to making this neighbourhood a better, safer place by settling disputes, improving street lighting and breaking down unnecessary walls in the community.He was also instrumental in making the Alexandra Park housing project into a tenant-run co-op. The Atkinson co-op was named after Sonny Atkinson for his contributions to the community.
Also found on this trek was this one by Sweetman.
On the side of Maker pizza.
As I researched the mural above, on a street I had never walked up, I realized that I had other murals from the corner of Queen and Cameron.
Cameron House 2018 (still the same today). Article on even older murals.
I have photos in 2013 and 2015.
2005 by Martin Pinker
And along the side is this by Tom Dean. This photo taken August 2020.
...evercy community needs a Sonny Atkinson!
ReplyDeleteThe Cameron House seems to change their murals often.
ReplyDeleteWonderful to have people like Sonny in our communities, we need more of them to make our world a better place.
Thanks for contributing to Monday Murals Jackie.
Sonny Atkinson sure broke down walls. What a bold statement.
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