Shelter

One Word Sunday

Everybody should be able to have a shelter to comfort and soothe them. Toronto has 10,000 people without a roof every night.

They set up tent cities around the city. The area underneath the Gardiner Expressway is a popular one. But city crews regularly will clear out this homeless encampment.

Skywatch Friday

Skywatch Friday

2018 - Toronto ON


Heading west on the Gardiner.

#RoofSquares

Becky at The Life of B June's theme is Roofs. Tag your post #RoofSquares and link to Becky’s post each day and remember your image must be square.

I'm not sure I will post every day but will try. I plan to only use Toronto roofs.

Snapped driving along the Gardiner Expressway at various times.

Other Toronto Roofs

Union Station
City Hall 
CN Tower  Part 1
CN Tower Part 2
University of Toronto
CIBC

Condo Living
Sun Life
Kensington Market
King St. W
Front St. E
University Avenue
Rogers Centre
Skywalk

Lines

One Word Sunday

January 2018 - Toronto ON

28 January:        Lines
4 February:        Square
11 February:      Discreet

Why can't people be more careful?

Six Word Saturday

October 2017 - Toronto ON

We had a gorgeous sunny day this week and yet the police issued a warning that they had had thirty collisions and asking people to be careful.

I looked out the window in the middle of the afternoon and the Gardiner Expressway was closed due to this incident. Not rush hour, no precipitation nothing.

Westbound - closed

Friday Finds

Starts with C
2. building
3. something I wear

The first will be the same, except we’ll work our way through the alphabet. The second and third will be different each time.
Hosted by Friday Finds and this is V4 or round 4!!!

Also playing along at ABC Wednesday

A-Z Guidebook is also travelling its way around the world and runs from the 15th to the 22nd of each month.

Eh to Zed

For this round of the alphabet I am going to celebrate Canada's 150 birthday by showcasing towns across the county.
I'm starting the Maritimes since there seems to be a multitude of small picturesque towns.

This week's letter is

Chéticamp is a fishing village on the Cabot Trail on the west coast of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia at the western entrance to Cape Breton Highlands National Park which contains Acadian Trail. The Cheticamp River flows into the Gulf of St. Lawrence approximately 5 km northeast of the village. The community has almost 4,000 residents, a large majority of whom are Acadians and speak French natively.

Some bonus Cs from the area.

BUILDING  there is no end of building going on in Toronto. Every spare inch downtown is becoming a condo.
Snapped this from the bus as I headed downtown.

Something I wore - finally into summer clothes this week. John took this last Saturday at the City Hall art show.

Weekend Green

Weekend Green

June 2017 - Toronto ON

As you crawl drive along the Gardiner Expressway, preferably westbound, you will pass a series of billboards that use grass and stone to share their message.
This section of the expressway is below street level.
These are drive by shots as you can tell.

City of Toronto billboard for the 150th birthday of Canada.



TO Canada With Love. Toronto is often referred to as TO.

Wordless

Wordless Wednesday and at Wordless

August 2016 - Toronto ON

Friday Finds

1. Starts with G
2. Week's Favorite
3. Wheels

The first two will be the same, except we’ll work our way through the alphabet. The second can be a favorite image or activity from the week. The third will be different each time.
Friday Finds

ABC Wednesday

August 2016 - Toronto ON

Starts with G

Gardiner Expressway 

It runs right below our condo, and is a great source of entertainment for us as we watch people commuting to and from work often stuck in traffic.

Heading to the suburbs. Gridlock!

The Frederick G. Gardiner Expressway, commonly known as the Gardiner Expressway or simply the Gardiner, is a municipal expressway serving traffic in downtown Toronto. Running close to the shore of Lake Ontario, it extends from the foot of the Don Valley Parkway (DVP) in the east, just past the mouth of the Don River, to the junction of Highway 427 and the Queen Elizabeth Way(QEW) in the west. East of Dufferin Street, the roadway is elevated, running above Lake Shore Boulevard east of Bathurst Street. It originally ended at Leslie Street to the east. This part was demolished in 2001.

Blue marks are where the traffic cameras are located.

If you have the time here is a video of the drive from one end to the other. You can wave at us as you go by.

Driving east at sunset on the Gardiner.

Looking down on the Gardiner from the CN Tower.

Gardiner going west from the CN Tower, our building is just behind that white bridge in the distance.

Arriving from the west approaching the city.

Running through downtown.

Frederick Goldwin Gardiner, chairman of Metro Toronto, was instrumental in the construction of the elevated arterial road that bears his name, the Don Valley Parkway and the controversial Spadina Expressway. Unusually, Toronto's lake-front highway was named while Gardiner was still in office in 1957. Known for his aggressive, "get it done" attitude, Gardiner was a perennial source of great quotes, including: "Smile and the world smiles with you. Tax and you tax alone" and "The only symphony I understand is the one played on a cash register."

WEEK'S FAVOURITE - spotted in First Canadian Place head office for Bank of Montreal in downtown Toronto. The bank has set up a large screen for Olympics watching and provided loungers with fancy beach themed cushions.
Lots of Olympics watching here at home too.

WHEELS - taken on Saturday at the Waterfront Festival.

Taken on Tuesday at Harbourfront.

AROUND TORONTO ALPHABETICALLY

A is for Adelaide St
B is for Bloor St
C is for Chechalk Lane
D is for Dundas St and Square
E is for Exhibition Place
F is for Front St 
G is for Gardiner Expressway