Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Highlands Cinemas, Kinmount Ontario

Movie house just outside of very small town of Kinmount, Ontario! Started from one cinema Keith Stata built inside his house in 1979 and is now five cinemas with digital projectors and an amazing collection of memorabilia that is worth coming to see even if you don't like any of the movies on the marquee.
Highlands Cinemas website

Cat house that houses 30 strays - cats can go in and out of house












Nice horror section - a young lady refused to walk to the end of it when I was there!







Beep the family breakfast drink










Floating Dock, Barrie, ON

by the rowing club on Lakeshore Drive, Barrie

Queen Anne's Lace

Queen Anne's Lace, a common weed that has a purple flower at the center of the bunch - the legend is that Queen Anne pricked her finger when making the lace and this is a spot of her blood!

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Letters of Orillia -Outdoor Street Art Projects, other architecture along Mississauga Street East


 32 large stylized letters installed along Mississauga Street East in Orillia organized by the Streets Alive! program of the Orillia and District Arts Council



My favorite was this letter A by Laura Parna that had drums, strings, chimes and other things that you could play with -
 
William Sword Frost Jeweller - c. 1906 - first plate glass storefront in Orillia - Frost was mayor of Orillia, introduced Daylight Savings Time in the municipality during his tenure, and his son Leslie became premier of Ontario.

 Lightfoot was from Orillia - really just an alleyway!






Geneva Cinema converted into a bingo hall