Artist: John Hood. Located on the north west corner of Kingston Road at Midland Avenue, Toronto, Ontario. Built as an inn at the corner of Kingston Road and what is now Midland Avenue, Half Way House was a rural stage coach stop half way between the village of Dunbarton and the St. Lawrence Market in Toronto. The building served many purposes before being moved to Black Creek Pioneer Village in 1965. I'm linking to Monday Mural.
I really like the trompe l'oeil aspect of this mural. The image belongs in this exact setting, only from decades past. Cool notion.
ReplyDeleteI've set up a Linky for Monday Mural. We'll see what happens.
I'm so glad you left the image large... enjoyed looking at this rural stage coach stop mural for some time. Please link up with the brand new Monday Mural linky. YaY!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful offering for Monday Mural! Stunning artwork! Thank you so much for sharing photos of things I would never get to see otherwise!
ReplyDeleteI like how it extends beyond the one large end wall.
ReplyDeleteI had to look it up to be sure, but I thought John Hood was the artist whose history mural on the Sun building was torn down earlier last year. I was very upset that I never thought to take a photo of it when the building was sold. I never thought it would be destroyed as it was so iconic . (and can't even blame a Ford for that!)
Me again. Thanks for linking up to Monday Mural. You, Francisca, and VioletSky really got the ball rolling and get the credit for the meme idea. Here's to finding more murals.
ReplyDeleteThat's a nice way to spruce up the side of a building!
ReplyDeleteGreat story telling piece and agree with Violet Sky...the wrap towards the rear is fab.
ReplyDeleteThis mural represents a beautiful piece of history! What a wonderful way to represent a glimpse of the past! Stunning!
ReplyDeletewow, it looks so detailed!
ReplyDeleteback in the netherlands we have some like these, too. and now they are "protected" so you are not allowed to remove them..