--- Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I concurs. Frank, I dig that neighborhood -- take > me there > when I come visit later this monght, will ya? > > ann >
Thanks for the comment, Ann. And, yeah, I'll take you there. Queen West is one of my favourite places in Toronto for taking pix. It's not very near where I live, but it's a fun street car (our term for trams) ride away. It's a neighbourhood in transition. A few years ago, it was really dumpy and ugly, populated by homeless shelters, used appliance stores, and the junkiest antique stores you've ever seen. Since there were so many abandoned storefronts, and the rent was so cheap, starving artists started moving in, setting up small galleries and living above them. Now the old factories are being converted into upscale yuppie lofts, some big expensive art galleries are moving in. But, there's enough of the old shabby stuff there that there's an amazing mix of ramshackle and urban chic - both in buildings and people. Many of my street photos that I've shown here were taken along there: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2231745 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2036662 cheers, frank ===== "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
