Tourists in Toronto II

Toronto through the lens of a Holga

Heather, Jen, and I have an assignment for our bioregional planning workshop that involves visiting a traditional neighbourhood and comparing it with a more modern one. We chose St. Lawrence as one of our study sites and spent a nice Sunday morning strolling along Front St., visiting the antiques market, and sipping a cappuccino with a Grand Marnier soufflé at Le Papillon. 

The Flatiron is one of Toronto's most famous heritage buildings and we were curious to see if its doors would be unlocked on a Sunday. Plus, there was a sign about a Friday Harbour exhibit, which we had heard about before as a major development proposal on Lake Simcoe. Kind of weird that real estate agencies occupy the building but, whatever, at least we got in!

A friendly concierge operated the old Titanic style elevator for us to get to the third floor. We toured the "exhibit" pretty quickly, and pretended one of us lived up there and the other two were visiting. There's a picture of us posing at a long table with benches as if we were happily entertaining our friends. If only. 

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