So here is my Toronto Neighbourhood Mandalas' roll call , in order of creation since October 2007 :
Kensington Market
Queen West................................................Dufferin Street to University Avenue
Church/Wellesley Village
College Street.............................................Lansdowne to Yonge Street
The Beach ( es ).........................................Woodbine to TTC loop
Parkdale/Sunnyside....................................Dufferin to Roncesvalles, south on the Lakeshore
St. Clair/Wychwood...................................Keele to Bathurst/Wychwood/Vaughan Roads
The Annex..................................................Bathurst to Spadina
St. Lawrence Market/TheMarket Block......King to Front/Church to Jarvis
Yorkville.....................................................Yorkville/Cumberland/Bloor @Bay
Roncy/High Park/Bloor West Village
Cabbagetown..............................................Wellesley to College
The Junction.................................................Keele and Dundas to Runnymede
Weston........................................................The Town of Weston...Lawrence area
Leslieville......................................................Queen Street East...Carlaw toWoodbine Avenue
Riverdale......................................................Danforth/The Don Valley/Queen Street East/Pape
Bloordale/Bloorcourt....................................Lansdowne to Christie
Dundas Street West..................................... Roncesvalles to Yonge Street
Etobicoke.....................................................Mimico/New Toronto/Lakeshore West/Bloor
Forest Hill.....................................................Eglinton/Cedarville Park/St. Clair/Avenue Road
The Toronto Islands/Harbourfront.................Ward. Centre, Hanlan' s Point
Leaside.........................................................Eglinton/Bayview
Summerhill/Rosedale.....................................Yonge and east to Bayview
St. Clair/Deer Park/Moore Park/Davisville/Yonge and Eg
Downsview, aka " The Downsview Flying Club "...................Keele/
Olde, Olde, Toronto New....palimpsest.........Lake Ontario to Queen East/Yonge to The Don
Ossington Village..........................................Queen West up Ossington to Dundas
King Street......................................................Parliament to Roncevalles/Queen Trintersection
Scarborough...................................................." Sunrise on the Bluffs ", includes 4 boundaries of S.
The Canadian National Exhibition...................Memories of the " Ex ", Past and Present
Each mandala includes bits of architecture, familiar places - now and of bygone days, historical notes and many that may ring a bell to anyone who has lived or lives in that particular neighbourhood.
I have thoroughly enjoyed creating every single one of them, due to my love of Toronto, Canada, my birthplace.
In my blog I will continue to briefly outline my inspiration and evolution in
as I travel through these "Mandala Journeys ".