Queen Street South (Streetsville)
All photos taken on December 28, 2019, May 23, 2020, and May 28, 2020 (EST).
On Boxing Day, I bought the Olympus E-M1 II and 12-100mm F4 IS, and two days later I tested it out for the very first time. I was planning 2-month trip to visit hundreds of relatives in Vietnam, whom I haven't seen in 25 years, and I needed something more than a 15-year-old Olympus C-7070 and four CF and xD cards with a total of 1.8GB of storage. I wasn't actually planning to post these photos here at all. Just practising and trying to learn a new camera, then the pandemic cancelled the trip and made me kind of depressed so I went back to Streetsville for second day to get out of the house and try to cheer myself up. It's a village and former town in Mississauga, only 20 minutes walk from my home, so I don't have to take a bus and risk infection to get there. Becoming more confident with the camera, I went back a third time to try fumbling around with it in the dark to test it for night photography. Then I realized I had so many photos of the same place, I can make a thread for it, so here you go. Please keep in mind, I did not have any thread in mind when I took these photos so they might be a bit redundant and not show Streetsville completely. I also want to make it clear these photos were not intended as part of a hidden agenda to promote this place or mislead people about the true nature of this city. I don't condone sprawl or car culture in any way. I have not photographed Streetsville in 10 years and these photos are not representative of the way I normally photograph this city. Again, I wasn't even planning to ever show these photos at the time I took them, just testing out and trying to have fun with my new camera, and this place just happens to be close to my home. I would still be recovering from a trip and posting photos of Vietnam right now if not for this pandemic. Rest assured, the photos in my next thread will be much more unaesthetic, more in line with the photos that I usually post here. Thank you for your understanding. https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...76720172-5.jpg New storefronts along Queen https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...76719898-5.jpg Former Canada Post office, now former Dollarama https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...73545304-5.jpg Side exit from Border MX https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...76719901-5.jpg The Glow Behind Streetsville United Church https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...76719903-5.jpg 261 Queen St. S apartments https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...73590596-5.jpg Scooter and side door along Old Pine St. https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...73545306-5.jpg Stop but no parking along Old Pine St. https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...76719904-5.jpg Starbucks front patio (during winter) https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...76719905-5.jpg House beside the Bell Canada office https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...73545303-5.jpg Fresh Mart on Tannery St. (beside Burrito Boyz!) https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...73545302-5.jpg 142 Queen St. S. https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...73545305-5.jpg 142 Queen St. S. *** https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...08549910-5.jpg Late Afternoon in the Streetsville Pollinator Showcase Garden https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...08581843-5.jpg Tacos, Botox, and leaky pipes https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...08549909-5.jpg Cycling with dad in front of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...08549916-5.jpg Across Queen toward Border MX https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...08549913-5.jpg Returning from Border MX https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...08549912-5.jpg El Mariachi (open for takeout) https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...08549992-5.jpg Royal Bank branch (temporarily closed) https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...8550010-5.jpgg Hanging out in front of On-Z-Rocks and Image Collections https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...08550038-5.jpg Former John Graydon House, now insurance office (temporarily closed) https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...08550046-5.jpg Former Dollarama (still abandoned during pandemic) +++ https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...08550091-5.jpg Full moon behind the 4 Caroline apartments (facing Queen) https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...08550094-5.jpg Entering Streetsville Central Plaza https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...08550095-5.jpg Passing by Streetsville Central Plaza https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...08550172-5.jpg Poorly-lit Kerr "Street" https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...08550179-5.jpg Brightly-lit Water St. https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...08550188-5.jpg Tannery Gate, at 5 o'clock? (actually 11:47PM EDT) https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...08550206-5.jpg Moon fading behind Angel Boutique https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...08550208-5.jpg Streetsville Village Square canopy after midnight https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...08550240-5.jpg Racing south past the storefronts at Thomas St. https://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s/...08550263-5.jpg Racing north past the Royal Bank === |
Nice picture thread!! Thanks!! :tup:
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I happened to drive through Streetsville a little while ago for the first time. It's a cute enough area, though not as substantial and functionally urban as Port Credit. Good pics.
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Thank everyone. Yeah, Streetsville is more small town feel. Port Credit has more city feeling. I should photograph Port Credit soon while summer lasts. My shoulder keeps breaking though so I cannot go out much right now, but Port Credit is on my to do list for sure. I always go there on my way to downtown Toronto, and it always reminds me. You guys will probably find it more interesting than places like Streetville or Cooksville.
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