The Village #2 Print 11" x17"
The Village #2 Print 11" x17"
Locales Design

The Village #2 Print 11" x17"

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The Village #2 Print: 11" x17” unframed

The Village, a historic community with buildings dating back to the 19th century, is an LGBTQ+  enclave, and home to the 519 community centre, parks, bars, restaurants, and stores catering to the LGBTQ+ community.

The 519, formerly known as 'The 519 Church Street Community Centre', and featured in this design, is the hub of community life in Toronto's diverse Church and Wellesley Village. Since its opening in 1975, The 519 has been working with both neighbours and the LGBTQ+ community to create welcoming, healthy spaces to meet, participate and celebrate together.

Prior to the 17th century, the area would have been inhabited by First Nations people including the Mississaugas, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples.

In the early 1800's a portion of the neighbourhood was the estate of Alexander Wood, a merchant and magistrate in Upper Canada, and a forefather of Toronto's modern gay community. In 2005, a statue of Wood was erected to honour him.

The Village hosts the annual Pride Toronto celebrations, the largest event of its kind in Canada. 

*Available in a thin black frame for $49.99 - please contact the store to special order. 

Locales Design is the creation of Carolyn Graziani, a seasoned Graphic Designer, based right here in Toronto! Carolyn's professional life has included working in the media as the Art Director at Citytv, in which she won the prestigious Silver World Medal Award from the New York Festivals’ International Television Programming and Promotion Awards for her work on  “Speakers Corner: Socks and Sandals”. She has also worked in Art Direction and Design in the Advertising and Publishing industries.

Each original design offers Carolyn's playful take on a colourful neighbourhood locale. The works are arranged into collections based on geography. We hope you enjoy celebrating the diverse locales that we live in through Carolyn's designs!


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