Last week I met my friend Meghan for some drinks and nachos at a tavern called The Black Bull. It is thought to be Toronto’s oldest bar that is still in operation, having opened in 1838 (but don’t quote me on that because there’s another one also still running, called The Wheat Sheaf, that opened in 1849. The question is, did The Black Bull, which first opened as a hotel serve alcohol and therefore be in the running for oldest bar? It’s irrelevant to this story though, so let’s just say that Meegs and I went to a really old bar.)
We were actually quite lucky to be able to go to The Black Bull at all because there was a major 3 alarm fire in the upstairs apartments in April of 2011. There are some neat pictures and the story about it here, BlogTo.com
And speaking of fires, just last October the heritage building across the street burned to the ground. Weird that there were two fires on the same corner but it was just coincidence and they weren’t related. The third picture below shows the empty lot where this second fire occurred.
It was cold outside but I wanted to walk so I wore pants to keep me warm. I had recently watched a scene in a program where the character was wearing a red dress with a black sweater that had white piping on it, and I thought of putting my white piped jacket with my red cords.
You might recognize my bag from my recent thrift store scores post here.
I thought I had found a good spot in my place to take outfit shots with natural sunlight, but darn if I don’t have to be looking sideways towards the window to get enough light. So the search continues! Looking forward to being able to get outside to take pictures again.
[Outfit details: Jacket - vintage 90s?, Pants - International Concepts, Booties - Predictions, Purse - thrifted Basido, Necklace - a gift from Nick.]
Wishing you a great Thursday and thanks for taking a look.
xo loulou
The Black Bull looks wonderfully traditional, just my kind of pub! Love your blazer and red jeans, very rock star! x
I love your red trousers so much! What a fab looking bar. I really like your new photo spot, those white walls and the chandelier work really well. X
Looks like a really good bar. The jacket goes really well with the red trousers.
so cute! i love your red pants – tres chic! :)
Great jacket – I love how blazers can jazz an outfit up or be classy casual
I’ve been watching FAR too many videos on photography lately so instead of being curious about the bar, what beer they served, how fabulous you looked etc all I could think of is practical tips… You could put a big sheet of white card out of frame opposite the window to bounce some of that light back on to you to create some “fill light” and we would see your outfits in their full glory!
/handy tip mode: OFF
Thanks Davey. I appreciate this tip and any other discussions you’d like to have on photography. It’s one of my favourite subjects! I was thinking about a photo lamp on that side as fill in, but your idea is a better one. Now to figure out how to get the card to stay/hang there. I wish I had an easel but wait, I have a neat heavy duty music stand that might work. I’ll try it out.
I will have to ask one of my good friends to take me out in Toronto when I see her soon. Last time I was there 4 years ago, we just did sight seeing, plus her family lived in Missisuaga.
great looks! Nice pics! Kisses from Rome Federica
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love the pants! rocking!
oh, i love the black bull in the summer sitting on the patio kicking back a few pints! maybe i’ll see ya on queen west one day!
Yeah Lola, they have the best outdoor patio, don’t they? That would be really neat to see you there!
Hi Loulou!!!
I love the detail on that jacket!!
I think that’s great that you have bars with that much history behind them.
In Miami, almost everything is fairly new…perhaps the oldest restaurant/bar being Joe’s Stone Crabs from 1913.
XOXO
Love that blazer! I can’t wait for longer days, too- it’s so hard getting good photos in the winter.