The famous Spadina bus (77B) is visible in the photo. Check out the Shuffle Demons with their 1986 hit that was a fitting tribute to this bus:
From the book Toronto Days. You can preview, and buy it here:
http://www.blurb.ca/b/8537132-toronto-days
Tag: <span>Toronto Days</span>
I’m excited about the exhibition in March. I hope those of you in the Toronto area can come out!
Toronto Days: photographs by Avard Woolaver
Gallery 310, Ryerson School of Image Arts
122 Bond Street, Toronto, ON
March 5 – 16, 2018
Opening Reception: Saturday March 10, 2pm – 5pm
Artist talk, 3pm
Avard Woolaver graduated from the Ryerson School of Image Arts in 1984 and has photographed, worked, and lived in Ontario and Nova Scotia. In addition to personal projects including “Wish You Were Here – Surrealism in Everyday Life” and “Scattershot: A Journey Through Place and Time (1976-present),” he has produced three books: Toronto Flashback (2016), No Money Down (2017), and Toronto Days (2018). This exhibition includes selections from each book that document the city of Toronto from 1980 to 1995 and show Woolaver’s interest observing and capturing ordinary scenes.
More work can be viewed at avardwoolaver.com, as well as at his sites on Flickr, Facebook, and Instagram.
Friday roundup, July 28, 2017. Here are some news stories that caught my eye, and ear, on social media this week: #fbf
Martha and the Muffins – Echo Beach,
Lee Friedlander’s Photos of 1960s T.V. Sets,
Pumpkin the great white shark feasting in Nova Scotia’s Minas Basin,
$20M Annie Leibovitz collection rejected for 4th time by Canadian tribunal,
Arundhati Roy, Zadie Smith & George Saunders among 13 authors longlisted for the Man Booker Prize,
‘Keeping Grandpa alive’: the internet’s photographic treasure hunt,
Wonderful photos from Montreal’s Robert Saucier,
Harry Chapin “Taxi” – Midnight Special (1973)
“Al Green performing at Summer Beat, Toronto, 1984” is from the series: Toronto Days
Friday roundup, July 21, 2017. Here are some news stories that caught my eye, and ear, on social media this week: #fbf
Tictoc “Twenty Questions” (1983),
The Jitters “Take Me As I Am” (1984),
The Frankenstein Factor: Inventors Who Regret Their Inventions,
If You Fix This, You Fix a Big Piece of the Climate Puzzle,
Blooming marvellous: the world’s first female photographer – and her botanical beauties,
Photography book presents a portrait of Montreal through the years,
Got a boom box? Why this Cape Breton band records on cassette tapes,
‘See you there!’ Trudeau to march in Halifax Pride parade Saturday
“Tictoc, Maple Arena, 1985” is from the series: Toronto Days
Friday roundup, June 23, 2017. Here are some news stories that caught my eye, and ear, on social media this week: #fbf
The 20 photographs of the week,
5 Things to See at the TD Toronto Jazz Festival,
Aretha Franklin – Respect (Concertgebouw, Amsterdam 1968),
A Neural Network Turned a Book of Flowers Into Shockingly Lovely Dinosaur Art,
This Artist Used a Computer Model of His Face to get a French National ID,
‘There is life after the game,’ NHLer Marian Hossa forced to quit over equipment allergy,
Wonderful urban landscapes from Los Angeles photographer Jack Bailey,
Hillsburn – Sun Ought to Shine (Live)
Front and York, Toronto, 1982, is from the Facebook series: Toronto Days