Chinatown Centre has been around since I was a kid. I used to head over here with my mom on…read moreSundays. It's located on the west side of Spadina Avenue, south of Dundas Street West. When I took Cantonese classes in high school at Ryerson Public School (now Ryerson Community School), I'd walk walk over to this mall and Dragon City to hang out before heading home. I liked to stop by and hang out like most teens did then. It had been eons since I was last here. I was parked on Grange Avenue, steps away from the entrance to Chinatown Centre. I checked out this mall while visiting a bunch of businesses last month. This mall has seen better days. Originally, the concept of having condos above a mall happened with this mall's design, well before the condo boom started in Toronto, which still endures. A statue of Dr Sun Yat Sen is prominent outside the main entrance facing Spadina Avenue. I visited most floors while I was here. The basement is where the food court and washrooms are. The women's washroom was a bit dingy. There were a couple of eateries that were open when I was there at around 5:30 pm. There are some stores facing Spadina that are a part of this mall, but don't allow you to go through it to enter and exit this mall. My new favourite store is Sisi Wholesale and Retail. You can't to through this store to access the mall. It does have cute M&M's keychains, purses, and souvenirs that I liked. On the other hand, some stores have full access to the mall, such as Famous Canada. This store also had a lot of cool souvenirs. However, if you want to use a credit or debit card, you need to spend $20. The main floor has security. I spoke to the security man in passing, who was friendly and nice. There are also seats on this floor if you need to sit down. A lottery stand and a bunch of businesses occupy this floor. The second floor has more businesses. Many were closed by the time I headed up there. This mall closes at 8 pm. It was 7:30 pm by the time I walked back to this mall and cut through it to get to my car. The top floor has a hotel -- a Super 8. I didn't see any advertising at all. I only knew about it when I walked into the elevator and saw a button for it. Wow! It was nice heading back and checking it out again. I used to come here on public transportation growing up. It was different driving over here as an adult and parking on a side street. I hope to return when more stores are open, to relive past memories and make new ones. (338)

I've been to Chinatowns all over the world and my rating is because the Toronto one rates as a…read morebelow average Chinatown for me. I understand it is the biggest one in Ontario but the place is simply not in good condition. Most of the businesses are old, a lot of stores were closed down, and there was a lot of graffiti everywhere. In contrast, the one in Vancouver is much cleaner and modern. The main reason to stop here is for the food. There are a lot of restaurants here serving authentic Chinese food.

Such a cute place ! I wish the season was warmer so the stores can open. Had a great time exploring…read morethe businesses

Absolutely a waste of time for hardy any shops and high end eating! Public restrooms near locks on…read moretank House street. I was a tourist age 75 and would not waste my time

This isn't a life changing attraction and I wouldn't put it on my top 10 list for Toronto visitors,…read morethis is a zen moment for those who wander by or who seek it. A beautiful quiet path on the ground, a puzzle to solve on your lunch break tucked in between the tall towers, stone and steel, of downtown Toronto. That's what I love about it the most, the decision to put it here in the first place, the choice to nestle public art here to disrupt our pathways and challenge us to think about spirals and about what's hidden in the middle.

The only thing that could make this Labyrinth any cooler is if David Bowie were there waiting for…read moreyou at the end of your walking journey. Now remember never trust a thought that you didn't get by walking.

This took some serious hunting around but I did manage to find it. And if you're in the area, here…read moreyou go. Near the northernmost entrance to the Market 63 shop, which is actually on the second floor of this building, it's to the left when you're facing it. Just to the right of the escalator. My first Banksy, which is very cool. And since the original location has been altered / changed / torn down, it's awesome that they went to the trouble of recovering and saving this. Now encased in glass for posterity. I love this and I hope that you will, too! [Review 10985 overall, 757 of 2019.]

This Banksy piece is fabulous and I hope to see it displayed somewhere in T.O. It was a reverse…read morestencil of the Security Guard with balloon dog, that indirectly mocks contemporary artist aficionados - Jeff Koon's balloon dog. I used to work as a Protection Officer at the National Gallery of Canada. The guard and dog were on duty next to the Gardiner Expressway, on the north side of the former 90 Harbour Street, also known as the headquarters of the Ontario Provincial Police. Banksy clearly does his research. Despite it's high traffic area of downtown Toronto, it was deceivingly hidden, pinned between the Gardiner and one of the expressway's off-ramps. It was on one of the building's north-facing concrete pillars. After it first went up, it was not long before someone put a dodo on top of the guard's head, and made the dog growl "Grrr!". Then someone wrote "Robbin' Banksy" beside the piece in yellow. The piece stood for awhile, and despite demolition of the building around it - the lone pillar was one of the last things standing at the fenced-in site. It was protected with plywood and some kind of polystyrene foam covering the art on it. "We were ordered to save it," explains Ron Kepic, an estimator with Progreen Demolition, "so that nothing would fall, or hit it, or disturb it in any way." Where it is now, nobody knows.

Love this, lots of great artwork along with of course some not so great but this is a fun side trip…read moreand worth the time. There are several blocks so you can spend as much time, or as little time as you want here. It is irritating that you have so much beautiful murals that someone comes and covers parts of it with some trash illegible wording etc., but some are just so fantastic! Totally worth it!

Amazing art work everywhere. Central location in the middle of restaurants and Publix…read moretransportation. Clean and quiet. Loved itn

Use to greet me on my way to write my exams when I was in university…read more The only one who believed in me.

I kept thinking about him for the past years. And the Lord has brought him in my sight. May the…read moreLord bless him and reward him in heaven for all the sacrifice he has done for the past 30 years of his life by compelling the people to Believe in the Lord that they might be saved. I have seen him during my early years of life as I went to college and then for work and every time I would go to dundas square on my lunches he would be there loudly saying: "Repent, the kingdom of Heaven is near, BELIEVEEEEE in THE LORD!! All these years after being married and a mother of 3 I told my children about him. And last week like never before, after a decade of not seeing him I had a chance to see him again. We shook hands and a sweet mutual conversation sprung up, even though he was struggling to talk because of old age and me barely hearing his responses, but his smile brought so much joy. You could see he was really a happy man, he was a man with joy in his heart that couldn't be expressed into words. Due to his advanced age he was feeble & weak but content, happy & believing in the One he was preaching. What a blessing he has been for many, even if many don't notice that, even if some from the crowds out there were mocking him or counting him as crazy; for him his reward in the world to come which is the eternal heaven is gonna be far greater, he will be crowned with future glory and honor for the work he has done here on earth and he will receive his great reward from God as God's faithful follower and servant of Jesus Christ! All his beautiful mission unapproved my many, startled by others, everything was accomplished for one reason: to awaken the city to the true reality of God and His existence, and His kingdom and for those that rejected his pamphlets which were meant to be taken to read and BELIEVEEE IN the message of salvation and KNOW ABOUT the suffering & the eternal wrath of God that will soon come upon all the unsaved, woe to them that have rejected and mocked the plan of salvation through faith in Jesus and the multitudes that still reject it up to this day. His voice will echo throughout the generations that follow. May God raise up people like him. I asked him how long he's been preaching out at dundas Sq. and he said for over 28 years. I was left in tears for he has told me that he stopped going there because he has been badly attacked by someone. He is so weak now he can't defend himself, he is dragging his feet behind him. He was so happy to see me yesterday also. We shook hands again and had a small conversation. I said to myself that, I will surely prepare him a warm meal and give it to him next time I see him.

As in July 21 2024. The lookout location has overgrown vegetation that are blocking half of the…read moreopen viewing area. There is one little open area where you can see downtown. The astrology painting on the center just got repainted last night tho. Looks good. I wouldn't drive here. This a residential area. Just get off Broadview station and walk or take the bus

Was expecting a lot more. It's in a residential area which made me uncomfortable, felt like I was…read moredisturbing the locals. Found easy parking on a side street. Only stayed for 5 minutes. View was obstructed by bushes growing around platform. Perhaps this is the locals way of saying 'don't come back' and I wouldn't bother.

This is a sculpture garden located at the east end of the Front St Promenade. There are 7 major…read moresculptures made of bronze, stainless steel footings, and granite pavers. It was made by the artist, Hadley Howes, in 2018. It brings together elements from over 80 existing public sculptures and architectural details from around the City of Toronto. the sculptures are of different sizes, with the highest at 3.5 metres. There are varying amounts of detail in each sculpture. There is no free WiFi. The place is wheelchair accessible. There are no customer washrooms. There is paid neighbourhood street parking. Review 2023-327

green space in Toronto is always important space, even more so when you are downtown, or in the…read moredowntown area, its nice to have a piece of land, where you can just disconnect from it all, this piece of space is perfect for this. its far from perfect as it is completely covered on the borders with buildings both old and new, but i feel like this is a necessary green space for Toronto, right in-between one of Canada's busiest museums and arguably one of Canada's busiest universities, this green space is almost always empty of people and full of animals just going around doing animal things. transit options is the st. George station directly, the 26 dupont bus with a bit of a walk on the northern end of the park, and the 94A wellesley to the southern end of the park. come here and just disconnect.

A tiny little escape, a windy path with trees and benches, holding together all the diverse needs…read moreand purposes of the city, there are students from the university, folks who just left a spectacular museum experience and are full of art in their eyes, office workers who are choosing the green path instead of the straightest one, people walking dogs and watching squirrels and reading books. It's small but the idea of declaring a green space in the midst of the city to be a Philosopher's Walk kind of makes us all philosophers when we go there and speaks to the whimsy and thoughtfulness of the residents of this city.