Gary Chapple - Detours

G a r y C h a p p l e
D e t o u r s

J a n u a r y 1 5 & 1 9 , 2 0 1 0 - C h i n a t o w n & K e n s i n g t o n M a r k e t

2010 January 15: I'd finished at school for the day, washed my car, and was planning to have a quiet afternoon and evening, when Russ called, himself done work a bit early, proposing a trip into the city for some photography. We met at the AGO at 3:30, and decided to head west into Chinatown.

2010 January 15: We walked up an alley to look for something interesting, and ran into this guy spinning around and eventually losing control of the boxes - you can see them falling off here.

2010 January 15: So what does he do? Rather than keep them pinned to rescue them, he pulls out and lets them fall on the ground. Yes, it was food.

2010 January 15

2010 January 15: We walked into Kensington Market to take some pics - especially in the little lanes between the buildings. Unfortunately, the 'variable cloudiness' was more cloudy than variable - another grey photography day.

2010 January 15

2010 January 15: Augh! There's a smear on my camera.

2010 January 15: Fix'd.

2010 January 15

2010 January 15: Back alley 'rehersal' studio...

2010 January 15

2010 January 15: "Why is the drainpipe clogged?"

2010 January 15

2010 January 15: On Augusta Ave. What if a Lady would rather have a Man Hair Cut?

2010 January 15: That crappy little building is seriously falling forward.

2010 January 15: HERE ONLY OK!!!

2010 January 15: Ha ha, they really had both Thai and Hungarian food.

2010 January 15: An (empty) bookstore. 50 points if you can tell me where that wolf is from.

2010 January 15: On Baldwin St.

2010 January 15

2010 January 15: Yeah, a Singer sewing machine, just on the street.

2010 January 15: Back on Spadina. What a charming shop sign. At least, the pigeon thinks so.

2010 January 15: First Prize for Interesting Uses Of Aluminum Foil.

2010 January 15

2010 January 15: Looking south on the east side of Spadina - the light was rapidly disappearing.

2010 January 15: Inside Sal's Tattoo & Barber Shop.

2010 January 15: We began looking for a place to eat but we didn't want to sit here.

2010 January 15

2010 January 15: The west side of Spadina at St Andrews.

2010 January 15

2010 January 15: We ended up in the Dumpling House on Spadina at Glen Baillie. I had the veggie soup...

2010 January 15: And the pork pan-fried dumplings (so yummy!). Okay, i had already taken one before the photo. Actually, Russ had the chicken and we shared.

2010 January 15

2010 January 15: I had meant to take a photo of the restaurant, but forgot... [not my photo]

2010 January 15: While searching for a pic of the place, i found this... Uh oh, lol. [not my photo]

2010 January 15

2010 January 15: I have no idea what these area (are those eyes?).

2010 January 15

2010 January 15: Another unfortunate name in Chinatown.

2010 January 15

2010 January 15: At this point, i really needed a tripod.

2010 January 15

2010 January 19: Tuesday afternoon i was meeting another friend for one of our semi-regular lunch meetings, so i took the opportunity to grab a few photos around Chinatown and Queen West before and after. Spadina & Baldwin.