Had to check this out in the large version, ah, a black arm around a white shoulder. But what are they looking at? Intriguing.

Thanks, Sarah. I think they're watching a film of the streetcar loop at the subway station across the street.

Beautiful image.
Even with the pipe.

Thanks, Jos&ecute;.

Definitely rewards the 'z' pressers.

Thanks, TLC. I liked the big one myself, but decided to let people decide for themselves.

I know I’m repetitive, but the built forms, the high contrasts, the looking into interior spaces at isolated figures do bring me back to Edward Hopper’s way of seeing the world. Though I’ve never seen a Hopper scene where the inner space includes part of the city.

Hopper seems to have shown reflections on glass only rarely, and never any that interfered or competed with the stream of light onto his subjects. I've probably mentioned this before, but his paintings seem to me to be all about light, and so it seemed to him, I think -- "Maybe I am not very human - what I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house."

Another unconscious influence, probably. Photography has chiefly taught me who I'm copying.

Fabulous POV and reflection!

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Thanks, William.

Such a sharp detailed exterior reflecting the organised chaos of the city. I like the one wire linking the two and the highlighted couple.

Thanks, Jean. Now that you mention it, I realize how chaotic Toronto actually is. The British laid the city out in a grid (to facilitate land grants), but to a large extent that has been like stuffing chaos into boxes.

I suppose you miss the chaos in your hometown. On my frequent visits to Norwich, though, I often find myself wondering what was going through people's minds when they put in a specific street. Often the answer is that the Normans or Vikings wanted to keep the people under control. However, I do know that the development of my neighbourhood started with rich people building summer homes on the escarpment that runs east and west through Toronto. This eventually involved, among other things, destroying parts of ravines.

Just ran across this while answering comments. Steve Bucknell's comment got me to realize that this is an example of what gets stuffed into those urban boxes I mentioned:

'Arthur's Restaurant' has the interesting effect of drawing in the viewer's interest, finally settling on the couple in the reflective window.

Thank you very much, George. I'm always hoping to achieve that effect, so it's good to know when I've been successful.

Great use of repeating shapes and excellent reflections. Cheers, Joe