Pride Toronto, 2010

Pride Toronto, 2010

Duncan McLaren Photography

Photographed from the roof of 70 Alexander Street, July 4, 2010





Washroom notice, Oak Leaf Steam Bath

Washroom notice, Oak Leaf Steam Bath

Duncan McLaren Photography

Photograph taken around 1996. Established in 1939 at 216 Bathurst Street, the Oak Leaf is described in Michael Ondaatje's In the Skin of the Lion.





Magasin IEM, Le Marais

Magasin IEM, Le Marais

Duncan McLaren Photography

16, rue Sainte-Croix-de-la-Bretonnerie.





Bar l'Adonis, 2002

Bar l'Adonis, 2002

Duncan McLaren Photography

1681, rue Ste-Catherine est





Church Street posters, January 2011

Church Street posters, January 2011

Duncan McLaren Photography

Northeast corner of Church and Maitland. The building in the distance is the Town Inn on Charles Street East.





This Ain't the Rosedale Library, 1997

This Ain't the Rosedale Library, 1997

Duncan McLaren Photography

This independent bookstore, named by the Guardian in 2005 as one of the world's 10 best bookstores, operated from 1979 to 2010. The photograph shows their Church Street location; in 2008 the store moved to Kensington Market. The "burning books" sign was later stolen, but eventually recovered.

 





Stencil graffiti (ACT UP PARIS), 2010

Stencil graffiti (ACT UP PARIS), 2010

Duncan McLaren Photography

Sidewalk in the Marais district.





Gay Pride protesters, 1985

Gay Pride protesters, 1985

Duncan McLaren Photography

Northeast corner of Church and College Streets.  The man with the bicycle was challenging the Christian fundamentalists.





Rawhide Bar, 212 8th Avenue

Rawhide Bar, 212 8th Avenue

Duncan McLaren Photography

April 19, 2011.