To Serve and Protect

This sculpture is the second in the series of three works of art that were created by Eldon Garnet for the Metro Toronto Police Headquarters in 1988. It is located a few steps down the street from the 'Litte Glenn' statue, in front of the police headquarters entrance.

Little Glenn

'Little Glenn' is one of the statues around the 'Metro Toronto Police Headquarters. It was created by Eldon Garnet in 1988. At first glance, it seems like a representation of child labor as a working-class boy is hauling a mighty obelisk on his four-wheel cart. But it actually represents the small police force taking on a huge responsibility of serving the city.

The motto of the police force of Toronto, 'To serve and protect' is engraved around the obelisk.

Five Mighty Frogs

College Park was redesigned and revitalized in 2019. 'Barbara Ann Scott Ice Trail' is the main feature of this park and within this trail, there is an army of frogs calmly sitting around an 'urban frog pond'. 

The park was designed by landscape architects The MBTW Group and RAW Design but I was not able to find the name of the artist who created these cool sculptures.

Nuit Blanche at Spadina

Remnants of a temporary art installation at Spadina Gardens from the 'Nuit Blanche' held on October 5, 2019.

Nuit Blanche (White Night in French) is an annual contemporary art event in which Toronto's art community completes various projects in one night from dusk to dawn. 

This year around 90 such projects were completed throughout the city. The full installation at Spadina Gardens included a large number of illuminated orbs made from recycled plastic bottles. The artwork named 'Plastiche Gardens' was created by OnePath Collective.

K'san Village House Posts

Cedarwood carved statues by Fedelia O'Brien, Murphy Green and Chuck Heit at Spadina Subway Station entrance.

'Ksan is a historical village of Gitxsan Indigenous people in British Columbia. These statutes portraying an owl, a wolf, and a hawk were sculpted by the artists from Gitxsan Tribe in 1979. Traditional Gitxsan house posts are used as support columns inside a house.

Past and the Future

Fort Rouillé, the last French outpost in Ontario with Exhibition Places' windmill in the background. The Scadding Cabin, Toronto's oldest surviving house is also partially visible on the lower right side of the monument.

Shrine Peace Memorial

Shrine Peace Memorial at Exhibition Place, Toronto.

The memorial was presented by the members of the 'Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine' to the people of Canada in 1930. The AAONMS, an offshoot of Freemasons, was established in 1870 to promote fun and fellowship. The fraternity is currently named as 'Shriners International' and has around 350,000 members worldwide. The organization also manages the Shriners Hospitals for Children.

Sculptures at Liberty Grand

Liberty Grand is an event venue inside the Exhibition Place. Formally known as the Ontario Government Building, it was built in 1926. Its marvoulous architecture includes several sculptures at its front entrance and around the building.

There are two massive lion sculptures at the both sides of its southern stairway. These are the works of Charles McKechnie and were made with cast cement in 1926.

The commemorative plaque on the right side honors defenders of York during the American invasion of April 1813. The one on the left is dedicated to Marilyn Bell, a 16 years old Ontario girl who crossed the full length of Lake Ontario on September 9th, 1954.  She is the first known person to do so.

Mercury and Minerva

Statues of Mercury, Minerva and other stone carvings on the southeastern side of Liberty Grand entertainment complex at the Exhibition Place, Toronto.

Mercury is the god of commerce, communication, and luck in Roman mythology while goddess Minerva represents wisdom and arts. Both statues are the works of Charles McKechnie and were sculpted in 1926.

Princess Margaret Fountain and Nearby Sculptures

Princess Margaret Fountain at Exhibition Place, Toronto. The fountain was named after Princess Margaret, the younger sibling of Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Canada in 1958.

Bears by Elford Bradley Cox (1969) on the southwest lawn of Queen Elizabeth Building.

Youth and Environment sculpture by Elford Bradley Cox (1972) on the west side lawn of Queen Elizabeth Building, Exhibition Place.

Sculpture '83' by Ronald Baird, on the southwest corner of the Better Living Centre.

Little Norway Park

During the Second World War, there was a training camp for the exiled Royal Norwegian Air Force at this place. A park was built in 1987 to commemorate this 'Little Norway' training base and to honor more than 2,500 Norwegian airmen who trained here.

This boulder was transported from Norway in 1976 to serve as a monument.

Original flagpole base from the Little Noway camp.

A magnificent totem pole is located in the northwestern corner of the park. The pole titled 'Dreamworks of the Whales' was sculpted in 1980 by the 'Ne Chi Zu Works' artists.

Totems are part of the Northwest Coast culture of the First Nations. These poles symbolize and honor cultural beliefs, legends, ancestors or important events.

Children's Playground

Astronomy themed benches

Native plants canoe

African Daisies (I think) 

A pergola canopy