[PHOTO] Philosopher's Walk
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rfmcdonaldI've absolutely no problem with Wikipedia's summary of Philosopher's Walk.
Said Taddle Creek, one of Toronto's lost rivers, flowed for six kilometres roughly southeasterly into Lake Ontario. James Blow blogged about it in 2008, if you're interested in reading more about it.
Anyway. Here's a series of photographs taken along Philosopher's Walk early in spring. This map of St. George campus, where the trail is located, should help you visualize the area.
This is the Bloor Street West entrance to Philosopher's Walk.
From the beginning of the path, the east wall of the modernist expansion of the Royal Conservatory of Music can be seen.
Once the pedestrian is past the Royal Conservatory of Music, the greenness surrounds you--and the Varsity Centre is to the right of this picture.
I like this crossing point.
I love these shots.
This is a look from the east at Trinity College, the main building of the University of Toronto's University of Trinity College.
Hoskin Avenue, and beyond that Queen's Park, are just visible beyond the gates.
The Philosopher's Walk is a scenic footpath in the main campus of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It runs in the north-south direction along the ravine landscape created by Taddle Creek, once a natural waterway that was buried during the Industrial Age and now flowing underground. The path is bounded by several Toronto landmarks, including the Royal Ontario Museum, the Royal Conservatory of Music and Trinity College.
The gate at the north end of the walk was originally built at the corner of Bloor Street and Avenue Road in 1901, at the instigation of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire, and to commemorate the visit of Prince George, Duke of Cornwall and Mary, Duchess of Cornwall, that year. The letters on each post – E and A – stand for Edward and Alexandra, the reigning king and queen at the time. When Avenue Road was widened in 1960, the gate was moved to the head of Philosopher's Walk.
Said Taddle Creek, one of Toronto's lost rivers, flowed for six kilometres roughly southeasterly into Lake Ontario. James Blow blogged about it in 2008, if you're interested in reading more about it.
Anyway. Here's a series of photographs taken along Philosopher's Walk early in spring. This map of St. George campus, where the trail is located, should help you visualize the area.
This is the Bloor Street West entrance to Philosopher's Walk.
From the beginning of the path, the east wall of the modernist expansion of the Royal Conservatory of Music can be seen.
Once the pedestrian is past the Royal Conservatory of Music, the greenness surrounds you--and the Varsity Centre is to the right of this picture.
I like this crossing point.
I love these shots.
This is a look from the east at Trinity College, the main building of the University of Toronto's University of Trinity College.
Hoskin Avenue, and beyond that Queen's Park, are just visible beyond the gates.
