Toronto Photo Walks: Kensington Chinatown Dim Sum III

A short day. Wasn't feeling to well at the time, so It was off to the final stop of the day. Fighting through crowds. Rumours of The Tragically Hip playing for the street. Turns out it wasn't a rumour. Finally to The Burger Bar for rejuvenation before heading home. It was a good day. Till next year now.

Toronto Photo Walks: Kensington Chinatown Dim Sum II

The streets can be interesting. People, dancers, performances. It's one of the appeals of Pedestrian Sundays.

Pedestrian Sunday In Kensington Market 2

Did I mention yesterday that it was hot out? It just wasn't that it was hot out, being on the narrow street with few opportunities of shade did tend to drain you. We gamely wandered around, checking out music, and people. Some of us stopping for street food. Seeing what the artists and performances were. A good time. I may have to go back at the end of September to see what it's like without the summer crowd. It appears my photo walking schedule will be full for the end of August.

Kensington Market though as has been a special place for me. I have to go there more often then I do now.

Street Art

Walking around the downtown core you can see more then just the buildings, sculptures and people wandering around. Some sidewalks become canvases and stages for all manners of artists. One good area for this has to be the Eaton Center at Yonge and Queen. It attracts all manner of people and tourists so the street artists will flock here trying to earn a few coins. Quite a few of them are quite good at it at well. Most of them will take a picture of a painting and then expand it to fill the sidewalk.



As well as great works of art you will find people that do other pieces as well like comic art.


The only problem I find with some of the chalk art on the sidewalks is that it's so ephemeral. Prone to weather and people. It's amazing how some people either don't see it or don't care. Me I tend to walk around it out of respect for the piece and the artist who spent so much time create it. Other people, not so much.


Some things are a little more permanent and I guess it can be part of some advertising.


And other things have a definite view point. Like this piece of stenciled art.

I don't know what they are trying to say, I just know how I take it.

Besides the chalk art on the sidewalks there are also a few performance artists. Some are well known here in Toronto. Like the "Silver Elvis". He will find a spot near one of the Eaton Center entrances and set up his post. He stands on small podium or base and assumes a pose and holds it. We will change postions about every minute or so with a flourish and hold his new pose. He does quite well, and I have seen him around the Eaton Center a lot when I am downtown in the summer.


Well that's all I have for today, see you next time, and keep walking.

Paladin phil