The Greek Theatre.

This image was taken at the Guild Inn, on the Scarborough Bluffs in Toronto using my Sputnik camera. I can’t remember the camera settings used but it was shot on Fuji Provia 100f. I remember putting my tripod as low as I could, since there were many people on the stage that would have created a distraction. My son Preston features in many of my shots, since we usually go on shoots together.

The Guild Inn is a property which is rich in Toronto history. The previous owner, Spencer Clark, was actively collecting stone fragments of Toronto architecture, which was being demolished to make way for the glass and steel towers that now dominate the Toronto skyline. The eight columns and Corinthian capitals of the Greek Theatre, with arches joining the columns, were saved in 1966 from the demolition of the Bank of Toronto formerly located on the corner of Bay Street and King Street. The bank had been built in 1912. They were reassembled in 1982. The blossoming trees have now been trimmed back quite a bit.

Timo Puhakka