Collingwood has a lot of what I love in a place. Great architecture and beautiful murals. 43 Hurontario Street. Note the upper tabernacle of southern European, classical inspiration. This 51 Hurontario Street building has some Venetian inspiration. The Federal Building columns are in the Beaux-Arts style. Collingwood Town Hall/Market Building. Read more…
Aside from empty chairs, graffiti, cemeteries and covered bridges – another favorite whenever we travel are murals. I love them since most of the time they have a story or are historical. Quebec did not disappoint as we found 3 beautiful murals. In some unremembered street taken February 2015. Fresque Read more…
From one of those quick detours we came upon the town of Bowmanville, Ontario (1 hr, 15 mins from Toronto) and found these historic murals. This one was in front of Bowmanville Town Hall, just north of King St. Not historic, but colorful. At the end of the day, let Read more…
Quebec City is an elusive city. For us. It is a city we have long wanted to visit but never had. Our latest attempt was still unsuccessful due to bad weather. But we managed to take a few photos. Just to prove that we did visit the place. A frozen Read more…
More murals from the village of Clayton, New York. No longer depicting huge ships but more like everyday life. Looking on one mural on the grand scale. Dissected. One half. The other half.