John FitzGerald's photos with the keyword: suburbia

Nixon Ave., London, Ontario, Canada. There is a fence in the photo but since it's Saturday for most of you now I'll wish you a good weekend instead.

This was in my folder for June 8, 2008, but after I uploaded it I found it had been taken the day before. But it fits in with what I've been taking lately, so here it is a day late. The White Oaks neighbourhood in London, Ontario, was developed in the 1970s, when the Whiteoaks novels of Mazo de la Roche were being presented as a serial on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The street names are taken from the books, except for a couple (Ponderosa and Tumbleweed) which commemorate the program's competition, Bonanza . Lorne Greene was Canadian so I guess that's all right.

..so I end up with a big hole in the centre of the picture but what can you do eh red cars don't grow on trees.

I like the big version; you be the judge. Type Z or click the pic.

Since moving from urbia to suburbia, I've started taking New Topographics-style photos -- in long views, too. Since this is a long view I think it looks better big, but you be the judge (type Z or click the pic). For Sight and Sound I am providing a link to the Supremes performing an arrangement of this photo's title song, "I Hear a Symphony", featuring a symphony orchestra, an echo chamber, and an introduction by Paul Anka. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpL1TTxffO0

London, Ontario

London, Ontario. The note at top left has another view taken from farther back.

London, Ontario. I prefer the large view myself (type Z or click the pic).