Lost Diner

cgw · Dec 31, 2023

Toronto, College St.
Fuji X-T1+XF 35/2 R WR
Nik Silver Efex Pro 2+Dirty Window

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CherylL · Dec 31, 2023

I like the processing and the dirty window adds interest. Lots to take in for this photo. Is this place still open?

cgw · Jan 1, 2024

CherylL said:
I like the processing and the dirty window adds interest. Lots to take in for this photo. Is this place still open?

Thanks. DOA when I shot it. Reportedly reopened then died during the Toronto pandemic lock-downs that slayed so many marginal hangouts. Rampant rent hikes after Covid restrictions lifted polished off the survivors. Sad.

jeffashman · Jan 2, 2024

Looks like a different era. Sad that so many places went under due the changing economies.

smoke665 · Jan 2, 2024

Reminds me of a little diner we had in the back of a drugstore. They didn't need a menu cause they only served burgers. He'd trim them with whatever you wanted from cheese, lettuce, bacon, tomatoes, onions, pickles, french fries, onion rings, peppers, choice of sauces. Didn't matter how much or how little you wanted, the price was the same. He had an old time soda fountain and the best homemade root beer and a cooler full of ice cream.

CherylL · Jan 3, 2024

Looking at this image again, it appears there is a face at 1 o'clock.

cgw · Jan 3, 2024

CherylL said:
Looking at this image again, it appears there is a face at 1 o'clock.

Noticed that too but only after booting it up for processing--shades of Antonioni's "Blowup." The weird reflections off stainless shelves and cabinets interacted with that seriously cruddy window.