Downtown streets certainly have more character than the burbs. What would streets do without back lanes to entice explorers ?

Has anything surprised you since you began this series?

I remember, from a long time ago, charming and winding streets in the High Park neighbourhood: Indian Grove, etc. I request that you check out this area. Thanks, e.

When you said "Harbord Street", I thought about Morgentaler (sp?).

The Essery??? What kind of crappy name is that? What a terrible name.

That area of Niagara and Tecumseth was one of my favorite old spots in Toronto. Too bad it is succumbing to the development virus. There used to be a used book store in the Coffin Factory in the 1980s until maybe early 90s, I used to go there. Later in the 2000s there was a film transfer company would digitize old movie film onto dvd, they moved a few blocks over somewhere.

Omg i used to go skating when i was a young teen.. yes i remember was on second floor.. cheep food.. go for it!!😅

Ha !!! I live at the bottom of 12 th street.. across rotey park pool ..

Answering my own question as I found images of the square. The Dundas Square contained a Coles bookstore,a Howard Johnson restaurant,a Classic Bookshop, a United Clothing ? store and probably other shops. In other words....stores. Sleuths Anonymous.

I always find the commercial streets of interest - they're always so welcoming with their design and display. And as you say the residences have a unique quality which avoids repetition and monotony.These are not unlike neighbourhoods in Toronto proper.Therapy takes on many disguises it seems.

I am a regular customer at Canadiana, and will gladly meet you there for breakfast or lunch! The hot chicken, chicken souvlaki and steak & eggs anytime...

i have it on good authority that the Canadiana is a good place to eat, though there may be some confusion with a place of the same name on Dundas West.

I can't remember what was here before the triangular Square showed up. Anybody know?

For some reason I heard saltness not solstice and then lo and behold as you walk up Bay St. , there's the salt on the sidewalk - prescience? When worried about music copyright, start singing Christmas carols or Oh Canada. And finally the ferris wheel is for Scandinavian tourists who want a bird's eye view ( would have to be a kiwi,ostrich or chicken ) of downtown Toronto. They would have seen you coming a mile away in all directions - then out come the Viking helmets and a dissertation on Vinland. They are cold weather hardy.

Thanks for taking one for the team, e! Great vid. It's possible that in the subterranean rot of my brain, I might be able to scoop up a memory or two of walks in the cold 😀 Yuck. Keep up the great work.

The wide angle gives it a nice and realistic tour through this area. And yes you stumbled from Sherbourne into iconic Rosedale (one of 4 wealthy neighbourhoods in Toronto). It stretches past Parliament,Mount Pleasant and kinda ends just before Bayview. One can easily get lost in this warren of streets. In the early days the city used squirrel tracks to lay out the streets. Bring a map and R2D2 when you come. You have also encountered the greatest concentration of trades of all kinds in the city. Rosedale tenants keep the economy buzzing with various types of improvements to their property. Good job.

Nice! I really like this one! Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas, e, Sheila and Bonnie 🎂🎅

Poor guy,got his blue yacht as far as the gate. Guess they wouldn't let him in. Must be an exclusive yard. Sharp eye says he had cataract surgery done recently.

love from india

Love the solitude and the crunch, crunch on the path.

Looks like the domino theory didn't apply in Vietnam or elsewhere in Southeast Asia. The Monopoly theory didn't either. Perhaps Snakes and Ladders is more appropriate.

Really nice little video. Gives a taste of what the city is about.

I have a vague memory of a newspaper article that showed an American bomber that had been shot down over this lake in the city in the war.The rock formations at the beginning of your Ninh Binh video look like designs for temples. Overall a nice video - glad that some of Hanoi architecture survived.Share it with the Vietnamese community here.

Fascinating! Thanks.

Awesome! ❤❤❤

Hope your camera is drunk or swaying and that you're not limping. Looking forward to the Hanoi vids.

The fries part was the best of the whole video....🍟

Have a great trip!

New part of town for me. Thanks.

The many faces of Eugene. We knew Eugene when he was a dedicated abstract artist. We heard he was a popular civil servant. We discovered that he was an avid fisherman and a connoisseur of swordsmanship. Rumour had it that he could GO with the best. It then came out that he could play the guitar,the accordion,the banjo,and by now some other musical instruments. There are people that are willing to try,and then end up succeeding in totally diverse endeavours - that's Eugene as I've known him for about 30 years,2 months,11 days and a few hours.

Originally there was a hospital on this property in the 1850's or so that serviced Fort York. It was torn down and in the 1880's the current building was built. As you can see it was in 3 parts and a side building was built in the 20th century and was called the annex. It no longer exists. In the 1920's musical instrument makers were in some parts of the building ( piano and harp ) At about that time a casket company showed up. The current front entrance was decked with wood panelling reminiscent of a funeral parlour. That unique wall design lasted well into the 1980's when it was removed when the owner decided to change the wooden window framing with metal. The units were dual purpose. When there was to be a building inspection,many mattresses were to be found sharing the parking lot at the back with tenant's cars. The mattresses were removed in order to prevent a slew foot inspector from injuring himself. No inspectors ended up in the emergency wards and no lawsuits were filed against the owners. It's called "mutual respect"

Great coverage of the Polish Festival Eugene. I was surprised by the lizard mobile!

Great to see John and his works on paper and canvas at the DuPont Rail!

The best thing that developers have done - retain the old building's facade.Toronto was in danger of losing its architectural history. Notice the block on the other side of the street just before this corner arrives - its all gone.This also helps the film industry.We would have had to import buildings from Hamilton otherwise. Still this was a nice return to Queen.Kudos to you for these vids as they will keep Toronto alive for future Torontonians.

I can`t believe it.I beat Lisa Forman to a comment. The space between Lakeshore Blvd. east and west, I have a vague,the vaguest memory of a dirt bike track or skateboard park there maybe 10 - twenty years ago. Not sure. You`re right about a bus terminal at the corner,as I used to grab the Hamilton bus there.This is a very interesting section of the city. And the bridge was a good way to get to Sunnyside beach without a car or dog sled team.

I'm curious what kind of sandwich you got at a discount as well,and how much was it?

Couldn't tell if you were going south or north. My experience with the Don was to enter the trail below the Queen St. bridge on a bike and head north as far as another bridge ( not the Bloor subway bridge ) where the Don had run out of juice and it was a dry rocky river bed that split in two. No idea where that was except that there were cars parked near a narrow strip of grass and wooden stairs going up the side of the ravine. Felt like a country trail.

Interesting contrast between 2 iconic Toronto buildings,Queen's Park and the Ontario College of Art ( and design ). I do think the extension to OCAD adds to the building giving it a playful "art materials" quality.

It's hard to get lost in Toronto : you only have 4 choices, north,south,east,or west.Getting lost can be fun though ; you discover things that you thought only existed in cities that you've never visited. The graffiti artist has struck The Opera House on Queen with a similar message near the Portuguese restaurant. Nice gallery space and wonderful paintings from one artist to another..

So I did some research. 1 ) Truckers probably consider St.Clair as the beginning of uptown and it only gets more up as you go north. At some point you hit the summit. 2) Releasing The Genius - The sign on the door says "Spirit of Man" , below that I can't tell, below that it says " Forest Hill Campus ". 3) The trees were spray painted red according to two 10 year old kids. 4) Sorel Etrog had a sculpture studio in one of the two high rise buildings that you referenced - I know cause I moved one of his sculptures. 5) I believe that Yonge goes as far as Barrie,and maybe beyond. 6) You passed both Canadian Tire and TVO head offices south of Eglinton. Anytime.

Good job with the video. As you know Broadview Ave. connects two happening streets; The Danforth and Queen St, east. Good observation regarding east end fire trucks. Often I see fire trucks on Queen St. east screaming eastward and three minutes later the same firetrucks are screaming westward on Queen St. east. I often wonder if they got lost, or did they go to the wrong fire and are now searching desperately.I should ask the local fire hall.

This is great! Excellent presentation at this time of day. The trees are glorious.

Small towns are nice - I like the architecture,the people,and the atmosphere.Sometimes I wish that Toronto was a small town.

Looks to be a typical big brother Toronto acquiring another surrounding town kicking and screaming to stay independent. I also think that the green Dumbo vehicle is following you around-be careful.

The people probably love them.I find that he did a very good job of capturing the right perspective and you have a realistic look into the distance from your vantage point on the sidewalk - not so easy to do as this all changes as you walk by. Top marks for what it is and the difficulties of scale. As for the strip mall........would individual stores be called strip joints? Ties in with the front light of the streetcar. Oops.time to get outa here.

There was a time when the Caribana parade was on University ave.

Is this the same cemetery that can be seen from the hillside of the Rosedale Valley Rd. heading east to Bayview Ave.? There is also an odd little cemetery at the conjunction of Hwy. 401 and Hwy. 427 called the Richview Memorial Cemetery.

I always wondered what the street was that was on this bridge when taking the GO train to Burlington.Thanks for the answer.

I like the automatic cerebral reminder tags.Could use something like that when at work.

Beautiful walk Eugene.. I really enjoyed it. I loved the fishing trips with dad too. I didn't fish though. I used to bring a pad of paper and a 2b pencil and sit under a tree and draw...nice memories.