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| Really nice Miles Davis mural on a corner shop |
After walking all around the "hip" part of Queens Street West in wilting, hot humidity- we got brave and hiked up to the Kensington Market area of town.
After some iced coffee we were ready to peruse all the fun little stores, vintage shops and arty places. A more colorful and gritty part of town, with a lot of street art and bright colors.
Stopped into Black Market, a huge place full of vintage clothes, great fluffy prom dresses and costume wear.
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| Harry Potter wear at Black Market Vintage shop |
Up the street was Play Dead, the most interesting and artful shop we found. Street art style paintings, hand painted tees and jackets, lots of dark, skull apparel with some humor thrown in. Art on rough hewn wood and other found objects, gothic clothes and Mary portraits.
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| Play Dead exterior |
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| Play Dead skull art |
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| Play Dead art |
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| Play Dead art |
My favorite piece in the shop was a line up of aerosol cans in an old crate. Covered with Campbells soup labels, ala Warhol - they would have made a great tee shirt for the more hip tourists or the locals wanting to show a little homegirl pride. Alas, none were to be found or I would be sporting one right now.
