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The Thimble is a sculpture representing Toronto's Fashion District, which has several multi-storey Art Deco buildings that formerly housed businesses that manufactured clothing. Three such buildings are the Fashion Building on the south side of Richmond Street, and the Tower and Balfour buildings on the NW and NE corners of Spadina Ave and Adelaide St. On the SE corner, there is a plaque describing the latter two buildings. Today, there is little or no clothing manufacturing in the Fashion District, but the name persists.
The Fashion District is a commercial and residential district in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located between the intersection of Bathurst Street to the west, Spadina Avenue to the east, Queen Street West to the north and Front Street to the south. Google Maps extends the district further east of Spadina Avenue to Peter Street.
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Lanes at the rear of commercial buildings have colourful displays of graffiti, a few of which are very artistic murals. A Toronto-themed mural is displayed on the west side of a building on Rush Lane.
formerly Paramount Theatre
This is one of central Toronto's few large cinemas. It has several screens and shows mainly major, first-run films. It also has an IMAX screen.
Toronto International Film Festival
TIFF Bell Lightbox is a cultural centre and the headquarters for the Toronto International Film Festival. The building contains a theatre and galleries. The fourth floor gallery is free to the public, while the larger main gallery on the first level hosts large paid exhibitions.
Modern theatre for musical productions.
Draper Street is a small Heritage Conservation District. This short street is lined with over a dozen Victorian-era houses from the 1880s. The houses are private residences.
The Royal Alex
Opulent century-old building in the beaux arts style, hosting touring plays & musicals.