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.

Wow, seeing the salmon in the Don River is awsome. Is fishing allowed?

It's the decreasing amounts of sunlight in the fall that cause the leaves to turn colour.

It's been awhile since I walked down Yonge from College to Dundas. This vid has urged me to do so as that stretch looks quite different from when last I was there.Much more active.Thanks for the prod.

I laughed so much at how lost you got. I was

Your looking for the address reminds me of being a letter carrier on the first day of a new route.

The title of this vid suggests TEETH. Either a dog's teeth growling or your teeth chattering.Instead I was surprised to see that the neighbourhood had a hired gun protecting their backyards and vigilantes patrolling the lane.Your documentaries of back lanes is very appropriate.Sometimes they actually give the real feel or flavour of the area.A unique view into the residents. Cool.

The pathway along the Don river is also interesting and it intersects the famous railway that parallels the Bayview Extension,the one that pops up on the news every time there's a massive rainstorm in the city, a couple of times as you head north.It's a much smaller and shallower river than the Humber. Late in the summer,and on a hot day with your sneakers on you can easily cross it on foot to cool down.

Trudeau has destroyed Toronto completely!

i'm with Lisa on voting for more commentary on what we are seeing. i saw lots of folks in uniform and kind of wondered why they were there or where they may have been coming from.

As I recall,there was a huge art exhibit on Wallace,on the right side of the tracks.

Either CTV or CBC notified Toronto that the house has been sold.The reporter was quite a doll.

o. my. god. For various reasons, this was once very familiar territory. Thanks, e. This was great. I vote for more commentary. I've barely been into the city since covid, but I'll be heading to Massey on Friday for Billy Bragg. Wish me luck!

Good that you went westward into the heart of Little India. As you say, areas change and restaurants tend to be the most mobile.Also because it seems Torontonians like ethnic food it makes sense that the restaurants spread out through the city rather than concentrate in a small competitive area.The thing with Indian food is that there are many different types because India is so diverse.Keep it up.

Farmers sure have changed since I lived near a farm,so have their produce.

Congratulations on the growth of your channel, e. Well done.

Very interesting. Show the sandwich next time. :) I love those things!

This kind of neighbourhood is custom made for kids ( mostly male but also some tomboys as they were called back in the 50's and sixties ) from 6 years and up, lots of buildings to explore,hide around and graffiti if necessary.I too grew up in a similar neighbourhood in Winnipeg a block from the huge rail yards.We were aware of the danger and the rail yards did have guards,I suspect with vehicles.The attraction was open rail cars and a location that stored fruit and vegetables with dry ice. And as you know the fence here was no problem for guys 7 years and up,especially with the trees so close to the fence.

Saw the other Market video - both top notch.Still looks like hippy haven.

The Vikings had similar priorities when they went on tour.They travelled down to Ukraine and then further south via the Black Sea.Their priorities changed when they encountered harems in the middle east.

Wasn't aware of this pleasant area. Some areas look like Pioneer Village up near York University. Cool tour.

Eugene and Zig Zag Stagg . I see you guys started with the main course first. That's what art is all about.

Lived on Roncie in the mid 70's - pretty well still the same. Felt very much at home with this diverse culture and had a bit of the European flavour sprinkled from Bloor to Queen streets. High park only a couple of blocks away. Sunnyside beach down at Queen. Very nice Eugene.

Looks great, e.

Nice video Greetings from Polish Cambodian

What's up Eugene?

There were so few people walking around the streets when I was out there shooting video.

great video Eugene!

I think they suck. I wonder how the people in the area feel about them.