For over thirty years, Patrick Cummins has been wandering the streets of
Toronto, taking mugshots of its houses, variety stores, garages, and
ever-changing storefronts. Straightforward shots chronicle the same
buildings over the years, or travel the length of a block, facade by
facade. Other sections collect vintage Coke signs on variety stores or
garage graffiti.
Full Frontal T.O. features over three hundred gorgeous photos of
Toronto's messy urbanism, with accompanying text by master urban
explorer Shawn Micallef.
Patrick Cummins has photographed Toronto's built environment since
1978 and has worked as an archivist in Toronto since 1986.
Shawn Micallef is the author of Stroll: Psychogeographic Walking
Tours of Toronto and a senior editor at Spacing magazine.