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Capture the Hog: Underpass in Colour

Posted by Tanja / June 17, 2007

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Capture the Hog - Mural in progress at Queen West & Dufferin
Underbelly of the CN bridge at Queen West & Dufferin -- getting an artful facelift.

This underpass has always been interesting for its crackling paint, big acoustics, mysterious fenced stairwells and "Queen St Subway" engraving by the top ledge. Now, the white walls are getting a colourful makeover.

More photos to come when the mural is complete!

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mike / June 17, 2007 at 09:50 am
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What's the history behind the "Queen St Subway" sign? Was there suppose to be a line that ran to the area but never got built? Or is there a line that runs up there but isn't used anymore?
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jordan / June 17, 2007 at 02:17 pm
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It's technically a subway, as it's a passageway that goes under something.

Lots of pedestrian underpasses in Japan have 'subway' signs.
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Michael / June 17, 2007 at 07:14 pm
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Much is explained here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Street_subway
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DJ / June 18, 2007 at 02:05 am
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jordan is right. If you do a search for "subway" in the Toronto Archives, you can find images like <a href=http://gencat.eloquent-systems.com/webcat/systems/toronto.arch/resource/fo1231/f1231_it1409.jpg";>this one</a>.
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DJ / June 18, 2007 at 02:09 am
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And by this one I mean this one: http://gencat.eloquent-systems.com/webcat/systems/toronto.arch/resource/fo1231/f1231_it1409.jpg
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Tanja / June 18, 2007 at 03:16 am
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Nice find, DJ!

Mike, while this is really just an underpass compared to what we call a "subway" now, there certainly is a Queen Street Subway history in this city. Visit that wikipedia link Michael posted. It's a great definitive link! (and thanks Michael for sharing it)
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Michael Kim / June 18, 2007 at 04:32 pm
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Great post Tanja... I love streets getting this type of facelift. This one was a long time coming. This morning I was walking past the mural... the artist wrote, Gone to Nunavut, will be back in a week. We'll see what happens when he comes back.
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