august 7 2009
The Oro African Methodist Episcopal Church is a National Historic Site, which is the “last built remnant of African Canadian community uniquely rooted in the history of United Empire Loyalists”.
It’s also rumoured it was the most northern stop on the famous Underground Railroad.
august 7 2009
Put my bike in the backseat, packed a small bag, and I decided to run this test only with photos, no video; less pressure on me. And that’s my exit, number 111. Which is kinda odd because it’s my special number.
august 6 2009
It’s an old linseed, aka flax seed, oil factory in Sorauren Avenue Park. It’s in the middle of Toronto’s Polish community and they’ve been trying to have it turned into a community centre for years, click here to read about their efforts.
There’s really nothing inside, just a bunch of graffiti. And let it be noted that I don’t walk with such swagger, I’m in the middle of tripping over something.
It was confirmed today that there is a condo/cottage north of Barrie waiting empty for me, totally gratis. My friend’s dad had to leave early so my friend called and said he’d arrange for the keys to be hidden and waiting.
Because of the short notice no one I invited was able to come along, but actually this is better because I’m going to use this opportunity as “Test 2” in my latest plan for this show.
I sat down and a couple hours later got up with directions and an itinerary for Friday to Sunday. It takes that long to research explorations I find, even though I’ve been at this for a couple years now. Cross referencing crap is time consuming. Must remember to factor that into my cross-country schedule. august 6 2009
On the left is what my screen looks like when I sit down and start – a basic Google map of the area, and then I start pulling up bookmarked sites, like GhostTowns.com, and on the right is what it looks like when I’m done, a small handful of printouts.
august 6 2009
Have fannypack, will travel. Also, my new thing is putting my lock around my waist, streamliiiiined.