In collaboration with the Chelsea Hotel and Downtown Yonge BIA, this mural showcases Yonge Street’s theatre scene over the past century. The wall stretches 145-feet long with images of theatres, props and actors depicted in horizontal panels to look like a film strip. Life-size patrons and children line the pedestrian sidewalk, while vintage cars are painted on the street side.
Four panels include realistic facades of four different theatres that were painted in black and white to give a timeless feel and add to the historical theme. Colourful beams of light tie the entire mural together as they illuminate from old projectors, stage lights and headlights. The inside of the ramp includes the familiar underground scene from the Phantom of the Opera. A painted marquee welcomes guests as though they’re entering a theatre. “Park. Check-in. Action!”
