Results tagged “touch up toronto”

For his entry to Touch Up Toronto, Alden R. Cudanin sent us this photo of the south side of College just east of Bathurst from about 1920, doctored to include the now-ubiquitous iPod ads. Of course, back then, in addition to billboard advertising, Apple also targeted the ever-growing praxinoscope-owning demographic, their ads featuring shadowed men and women dancing the Charleston to the latest Gershwin (or, occasionally, Daft Punk) joint.

First, the Loch Ness Monster invaded Lake Ontario, and now, Godzilla has dropped into the Leslie Street Spit.

One day, if bicyclists and the groups that represent them like TaketheTooker get their wish, a bike lane spanning the length of Bloor and Danforth Streets might be a reality. Until then, Rick Conroy's masterful manipulation, above, will have to do.

Our first entry to Touch Up Toronto comes from long-time listener, first-time caller Nick Mahon, who sent us this gently-altered pic of some unearthly sea-beast skimming the surface of Lake Ontario's waters.

Okay, we fibbed. The image in yesterday's Daily Photoist of an airship docked to the Canada Life building was totally fake, made in Photoshop by our own Marc Lostracco. (Every other bit of information in the post was true, we swear!)