Photo by Eric Parker. SPOTTED BY: Eric Parker, compiler of The Streetzine. WHERE: Various pillars and posts along College. WHEN: March 22 WHAT: The newest entry in plays on the Obama “Hope” poster: the Ford “Nope” poster. Specifically, Rob Ford reimagined wearing Benito Mussolini’s hat. Now, while we certainly have grave concerns about Rob Ford‘s [...]

Photo by Danielle Scott from the Torontoist Flickr Pool. Earlier this week, the Annex Gleaner reported that the Bloor Annex Business Improvement Area intended to end the prolific postering of the stretch between Bathurst Street and Spadina Avenue with specially made light pole covers that are supposed to repel both tape and staples. Just like [...]

A total of 178 Toronto neighbourhoods are mapped out in Jenny Beorkrem’s city poster. With ridiculous East v. West turf wars promoting regional competition, Toronto could use a little urban unity. That’s just what Chicago-based artist Jenny Beorkrem delivers with her city posters, which map out the entirety of a city’s neighbourhoods while squeezing their [...]

Have a closer look at the posters on 234 Augusta Avenue after the jump. Photos by Jonathan Goldsbie.

Torontoist’s father (yes, our collective father) has the poster for the 1968 edition of the Canadian National Exhibition (15 Aug.-Sept.2) framed on his wall. A psychedelic time capsule densely jammed with illustrations of the people, characters, and other icons that defined its era, the poster reaches back to a time when The Ex was (or [...]