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urbandreamer

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It was a hot day today (24 May 2008) and the streets were quiet--are all the wealthy upper beach residents at the cottage? But I'd never walked this entire strip before, and as I found myself in the Beach proper, ended up walking up Fallingbrook Rd to Kingston Rd, then walking back down to Queen Street East. People diss the suburbs for being pedestrian-free zones--I swear I was the only person on foot on all the residential streets I walked down, and even for stretches of Kingston Road! Rich SUV drivers/residents looked at me suspiciously--why would I be taking photos of your house?;) So, yeah, much of Toronto is just one big suburb lucky enough to have been built pre-WW2.

So here we are, looking at the north east corner of Kingston and Fallingbrook.

(Click photos to enlarge, thanks.)





Queen St East at last--how much longer before this strip plaza bites the condo dust?


Overall, Kingston Road sort of reminds me of West Broadway in Vancouver. There were several surprises--the Cheese shop selling Millbank cheddar (yummy:) and I never realized Jody's Smoked Meat existed--is it any good? It seemed very dead. Dip 'n Sip Donuts? I've never heard of the place before--looks very cool are they any good? So a first and a last time for me walking Kingston Road? There's plenty of residential streets I've got to explore still--stay tuned for a photo tour....
 
Definitely would like to see some more residential.

btw, I like to scroll through the pics better because you're more likely to see something interesting that might be missed looking at thumbnails. But yeah, 112 is too many, 60-70 is the magic number.
 
ya, nice job man! You seem to be getting better consistency in image quality, composition etc. I used to drive along Kingston Rd a fair bit when I lived in Scarborough but have never walked it. And ya, its rare to see it looking so empty - if you ever return you'll have to make rush hour on a weekday part of the tour. Always loved the view towards downtown from the higher sections of Kingston Rd...
 
I've always had a soft spot for Kingston Road from Main to Queen St, especially those low rise apartments which tend to work well with the street.
 
I'm not familiar with the area at all - where's the stretch with all the old motels?
 
Wow, urbandreamer, that's a great way to show shots, but I usually like to add commentary.

I have a whole bunch of pics of a road trip to Boston that I might try in this format.

Kingston Road has a City of Yorkish feel through western Scarborough.
 
^Thanks. Yes, I like to add commentary too (as you can see in my art gallery tours) and may slowly add more words between each row of thumbnails. I went in St John's RC Church during Saturday afternoon mass--about 5 PM. I didn't realize RC's have mass on Saturday's. Someone sitting just inside the church said no photos please, so I pleased her with just a few shots of stained glass in the foyer.

I really want to go to Dip'n Sip sometime soon! And there's that little indie coffee place. Then there's the Norway church--looks very interesting. I almost rented an apartment behind that church/cemetery 2 years ago--very English in style/ambience: nice!

Otherwise, Kingston Road, because of the similar angled view of the core, reminds me of the Kingsway in Vancouver. You've got the mix of apartments--1950's and 1930's style, a few gas bars, sort of dumpy but still elegant houses--from very "English" bungalows to Georgians, and "quiet" retail. And of course the distant view of the lake. A very distinctly unique Toronto neighbourhood--it feels like another city in some ways! I'd buy a house in this neighbourhood....:)
 
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