Transitions

[chickenfeet]

I went out to do some shopping at lunchtime. I saw what must surely be the last, lonely rose of summer.

transitions102408_1, originally uploaded by jgilks@rogers.com.

This got me thinking about transitions and I decided to take a slightly longer route to and from the market. For this is a neighbourhood in transition. In some ways it always has been. It's the oldest part of Toronto. Much of it has been redeveloped. Much of it is run down (the financial and political centre has migrated north westwards over the last 200 years). Now it is becoming fashionable again. It's truly a transition zone. All the following pictures were taken in a rectangle bounded by Sherbourne/Esplanade and Queen/Jarvis. The complete set of pictures is in this Flickr! set

Fixed or Variable? The crane supplies the answer!

transitions102408_2, originally uploaded by jgilks@rogers.com.

Next, my least favourite intersection; Sherbourne and Queen tells a story. This wreck of a building is being redeveloped.

transitions102408_7, originally uploaded by jgilks@rogers.com.

transitions102408_8, originally uploaded by jgilks@rogers.com.

Into flashy condos...

transitions102408_6, originally uploaded by jgilks@rogers.com.

But kitty corner will still be a tattoo parlour, the Good Shepherd mission and the Sally Anne!

transitions102408_9, originally uploaded by jgilks@rogers.com.

As I said more on Flickr!

Comments

[gillo]

The Toronto economy still supports expensive new developments? Your banks eagerly offer a choice of mortgages?

Clearly the credit crunch hasn't been as noisy down your way.

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

Apparently property prices were down 15% last month but the banks appear to be solid (for now anyway). The new developments are an interesting case. Apparently Lehmann Bros were one of the big players in the financing. So far though, no big collapses.

[owlfish]

I thought we were out of roses, but I have a handful blooming today on my office again. Of course, we haven't had any snow yet.