The Fairmont Royal York Hotel is such an amazing structure in downtown Toronto, I've been fascinated with it for years. Since I was a little girl I wanted to work there, not sure what job at the time, but still have not worked there yet. However, now that I'm a massage therapist I'm not sure that I want to work there. I noticed that their spa is very upscale and I'm not the kind of person that a classy spa would hire, tattooed arms and all. I'm also working in a very good place now, and the chances of me leaving there are slim. So looking at this hotel now, I can admire it from a far. I can't believe how old it really is, 1929 is the year it was officially called the Royal York Hotel, but it had many names in the past. At one point there was a completely different building there. Apparently there is a tunnel that runs from Union Station, across the street, to the hotel. It was built to bring famous people over to the hotel that were coming in from the train station. I'm not really sure whether it is still there, that would be a great history lesson for someone like me one day, but not today.
Did I mention that this building is awesome, I know that it just sits there abandoned. Yet I love to look at it, just hang out down there at the foot of Bathurst Street looking at the water and photographing this big gem. The Canada Malting Plant was operational form many, many years. It opened in1928, but did close down in the 1980's. They have done some demolition to it, but intend to keep the silos for future development. This is where the statues of the Jewish Immigrants are found, right near the lower left corner of the shot. I love buildings that are still sitting there, not even functioning, but are left there for some reason.
Not to far east from the Canada Malting Plant is this condo. It is located in the harbourfront area, I would love to buy property there one day. The structure of this condo is so much different from the rest of the buildings found in the area and around Toronto fro that matter. When I took this shot I had this image already set in my mind, I just needed to place it. Here you go. Imagine living this close to the CN Tower, Lake Ontario, and the downtown core. I would just love that. One day when my finances look better that many actually happen. I'm hoping here is where I will end up.
When coming home from work and walking in to the backyard of my house, this is what you see. Almost scary, but not as I know this as home. My house is on the right in the shot. That tree is one of my favourite trees. I can see it when I wake up every morning. Of course it looks much better with leaves, but this is what you got the day I took the shot. I wanted it to look creepy. Enter at your own risk, he he!!
Look Massive Attack, Mezzanine. This song is one of the songs that comes with me on photo journeys.
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