Murals

Mural Locations

  • Diversity

    “Like the branches of a tree, mingling with the roots of a mushroom, touched by the butterfly’s antenna and caressed by nature’s wind. Different elements and organisms co-existing to ensure life’s progression – we too exist in this organic beauty.”

  • Riding the Radials

    From 1917 to 1931 the old Guelph Radial Line, that ran behind this site, linked communities from Lambton Mills to Guelph. To evoke feelings of nostalgia, artist John Kuna used a painterly style recalling old coloured postcards and turn of the century paintings.

  • Briarly – Gone But Not Forgotten

    Also known as the Gunn house, Briarly was built in the 1840s. Although the heritage community lobbied to save the home from demolition, Briarly was demolished by developers in August 1989. This mural, by artist John Kuna was designed not only to illustrate a part of Islington’s history but also to convey a sense of comfort, peace, home and family. Rather than becoming a theme of mourning and end, it is instead conceived as an image of endurance and renewal.

  • Kids Play

    This mural by Bill is painted on the two abutment walls and four centre columns of the bridge crossing Sheppard Ave. just west of Leslie Street. It was completed in October 2006.

    It is a collaboration between Mural Routes, the City of Toronto Culture and Urban Planning Section.

  • Natural Mystic

    The theme of this mural – Natural Mystic – is “New Beginnings”. It portrays a family’s journey and their will to reach a safe and peaceful destination in which to live, a need that we feel is shared by all humans.

  • Chrysalis

    Working with themes of metamorphosis, transition and migration, members of Bluffers Tales told a series of stories to the mural artists, which were then translated into a design that celebrates the experiences of community members who left their homes to come to Canada.

  • CP Rail Water Tower

    Artist: John Ellenberger, 2000 Location: Pembroke, ON This unique 360º mural encompasses the vibrant history of CP Rail’s steam locomotives in conjunction with Consolidated Lumber Company Ltd. with the Ottawa River the background. A multi-media artist, John has produced many award-winning products. He is now co-owner of Little John’s Custom Painting in Garson, Ontario. Sponsors:…

  • Pansy Patch Park

    An eight acre island in the Muskrat River was transformed into a garden sanctuary 1925-1950 by Mrs. Annie Gray Keith. Queen Juliana’s children played here while visiting during World War II. The park was donated to the City in 1962.

    Sponsored by the Pembroke Horticultural Society

  • Arrival

    The artist, David Wright, used the idea of migration and arrival for the mural. The main artistic intention was to create a mural that was suggestive rather than explicit, seduce the eye and leave itself open to interpretation. The mural reads from left to right, culminating at the entrance doorway of the community centre. In the mural, you can find the migrating Canada snow geese transforming into monarch butterflies that arrive and alight on a fishpond.

  • Community Spirit

    This mural recreates a scene showing members of the Highland Creek community working together to build an addition to the Wesley Methodist Chapel in the early winter of 1867. Present day residents, businesses and community groups of Highland Creek have joined together with the same spirit of cooperation and vision of their forebears to make this project a reality.

  • Spooner’s Garage

    The unique “double” mural, painted on facing walls by Phillip Woolf, depicts two eras in the life of Spooner’s Garage. Built in 1926 and rebuilt in 1947, the garage was located on the south side of Kingston Road in Cliffside Village.