Photographs by Kevin Steele ■ Recent and favouritesTumblr (3.0; @portraitsofqueenwest)http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzuijgNSkg1qc6ua5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>1106 & 1104 Queen St W | February 2012</p>http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/18141028194http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/18141028194Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:36:55 -0500queen st wqueen street weststorefront<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzui68sLUH1qc6ua5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>1144 to 1140 Queen St W | February 2012</p>http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/18126624162http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/18126624162Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:35:31 -0500queen st wqueen street weststorefrontdrake hoteldrake general store<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvj3rcw0o31qc6ua5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Queen St W at Beaconsfield | October 2005</p>http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16821121342http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16821121342Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:00:05 -0500Drake HotelQueen StreetTorontoWestbeaconsfieldgladstone hotel<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxm3gimFNf1qc6ua5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>607B Queen St W | January 2012</p>http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16647626638http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16647626638Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:07:06 -0500queen st wqueen street weststorefront<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxm3gzOwn01qc6ua5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>607B Queen St W | January 2012</p>http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16647342004http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16647342004Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:02:05 -0500queen st wqueen street weststorefront<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxjbap8mM71qc6ua5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>606 & 604 Queen St W | January 2012</p> <p>Four years earlier at 604 Queen St W:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinsteele/2184759669/" title="606 Queen St W by Kevin Steele, on Flickr"><img alt="606 Queen St W" height="375" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2142/2184759669_9fe0699505.jpg" width="500"/></a></p>http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16632473200http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16632473200Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:15:38 -0500queen st wqueen street weststorefront<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxjbacaPPq1qc6ua5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>636 & 634 Queen St W | January 2012</p>http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16597277905http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16597277905Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:03:05 -0500queen st wqueen street weststorefront<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxjb9hRdgY1qc6ua5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>917 to 921 Queen St W | January 2012</p>http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16588181748http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16588181748Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:00:05 -0500queen st wqueen street weststorefron<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxjb8vxLzX1qc6ua5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>990 to 986 Queen St W | January 2012</p> <p>Last year: </p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinsteele/5687148710/" title="988 Queen St W by Kevin Steele, on Flickr"><img alt="988 Queen St W" height="333" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5146/5687148710_8626eb6b59.jpg" width="500"/></a></p> <p>992 & 990 in November 2010:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinsteele/5191342949/" title="992 & 990 Queen St W by Kevin Steele, on Flickr"><img alt="992 & 990 Queen St W" height="333" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4089/5191342949_8b5cfe85a2.jpg" width="500"/></a></p> <p>Three years ago, 986 in happier times:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinsteele/3177833467/" title="986 Queen St W by Kevin Steele, on Flickr"><img alt="986 Queen St W" height="332" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3358/3177833467_53492bf206.jpg" width="500"/></a></p>http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16580867125http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16580867125Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:00:05 -0500queen st wqueen street weststorefront<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lygku6jTVJ1qc6ua5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>1186 Queen St W | January 2012</p> <p>November 2010:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinsteele/5221009780/" title="1186 Queen St W by Kevin Steele, on Flickr"><img alt="1186 Queen St W" height="333" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4120/5221009780_b6e014591b.jpg" width="500"/></a></p> <p>April 2007:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinsteele/475920254/" title="Another one bites the dust by Kevin Steele, on Flickr"><img alt="Another one bites the dust" height="375" src="http://farm1.staticflickr.com/182/475920254_a56facaf2e.jpg" width="500"/></a></p> <p>December 2005:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinsteele/71103677/" title="... by Kevin Steele, on Flickr"><img alt="..." height="334" src="http://farm1.staticflickr.com/35/71103677_5d0b42813e.jpg" width="500"/></a></p>http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16576387274http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16576387274Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:29:43 -0500constructionqueen st wqueen street westconvenience storebrooklynn<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lybtleeQzL1qc6ua5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>651 Queen St W | January 2012</p>http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16432421642http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16432421642Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:52:00 -0500bathurstcrate and barrelqueen street weststorefrontcb2toronto<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lybtl1RUEC1qc6ua5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>651 Queen St W | June 2007</p>http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16432215823http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16432215823Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:48:43 -0500big bopqueen st wqueen street westtoronto<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lybtspNEOP1qc6ua5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Big Bop Bill Board, 651 Queen St W | December 2008</p>http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16432202625http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16432202625Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:48:30 -0500Big BopQueen StreetposterscapeQueen street west<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly3mfafBwE1qc6ua5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>360 to 350 Queen St W | January 2012</p> <p>This spot seems like it was always meant to have a bank of rental bikes.</p> <p>October and November 2007, before Bixi and Crocs, when the Stem was still open:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinsteele/1505513083/" title="352 & 354 Queen St W by Kevin Steele, on Flickr"><img alt="352 & 354 Queen St W" height="375" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2281/1505513083_e081c2f3f6.jpg" width="500"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinsteele/1949078176/" title="356 Queen St W by Kevin Steele, on Flickr"><img alt="356 Queen St W" height="375" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2360/1949078176_f542136221.jpg" width="500"/></a></p>http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16170797575http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16170797575Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:30:05 -0500queen st wqueen street weststorefront<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly3mz6g8s41qc6ua5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>354 Queen St W | December 2008</p> <p>The Stem closed in the summer of 2008. At first, signs suggested it would open again but it remained closed.</p> <p>Chocky’s, who moved here from Spadina when the SARS scare hurt Chinatown business, is also closed.</p> <p>September 2008:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinsteele/2883868740/" title="Sign of ThE tiMes by Kevin Steele, on Flickr"><img alt="Sign of ThE tiMes" height="375" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3206/2883868740_150807057f.jpg" width="500"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinsteele/2883030893/" title="Stem Open Kitchen closed by Kevin Steele, on Flickr"><img alt="Stem Open Kitchen closed" height="500" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3041/2883030893_9dec5bacb2.jpg" width="375"/></a></p> <p>December 2001, the counter at the Stem:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinsteele/134421865/" title="Grill at the Stem by Kevin Steele, on Flickr"><img alt="Grill at the Stem" height="333" src="http://farm1.staticflickr.com/49/134421865_d593e10a49.jpg" width="500"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinsteele/1746695669/" title="Preparing burgers at the Stem by Kevin Steele, on Flickr"><img alt="Preparing burgers at the Stem" height="332" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2284/1746695669_3bde36ed9e.jpg" width="500"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinsteele/19453956/" title="Counter at the Stem by Kevin Steele, on Flickr"><img alt="Counter at the Stem" height="332" src="http://farm1.staticflickr.com/16/19453956_b4b99ee162.jpg" width="500"/></a></p>http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16170270746http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16170270746Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:10:00 -0500Queen StreetWeststorefrontStem Open Kitchenclosed354<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly3n554UUo1qc6ua5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>354 & 352 Queen St W | March 2007</p>http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16170163074http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/16170163074Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:06:00 -0500Queen StreetWeststorefrontthe stem<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxm3hcsLWe1qc6ua5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>780 Queen St W | January 2012</p> <p>Fall 2004, when this was one of Queen West’s fascinating frozen storefronts:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinsteele/190124737/" title="art photo studio by Kevin Steele, on Flickr"><img alt="art photo studio" height="190" src="http://farm1.staticflickr.com/72/190124737_f061f3ed53.jpg" width="500"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinsteele/49854721/" title="retired photographer by Kevin Steele, on Flickr"><img alt="retired photographer" height="334" src="http://farm1.staticflickr.com/27/49854721_0366257d74.jpg" width="500"/></a></p>http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/15721874914http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/15721874914Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:02:01 -0500queen st wqueen street weststorefront<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxm3e0NV6S1qc6ua5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>536 & 534 Queen St W | January 2012</p>http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/15668155912http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/15668155912Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:36:31 -0500queen st wqueen street weststorefrontlomographylomography store<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxm3do60LI1qc6ua5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>510 & 506 Queen St W | January 2012</p>http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/15650007086http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/15650007086Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:17:28 -0500queen st wqueen street weststorefrontvelvet underground<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxjb95hoRl1qc6ua5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>924 Queen St W | January 2012</p>http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/15618853318http://queenwest.kevinsteele.com/post/15618853318Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:25:23 -0500queen st wqueen street weststorefront