Kevin Steele
@kevinsteele.bsky.social
Artist, graphic designer, photographer & cat herder.
Documenting Queen West, Toronto for 20+ years
QUEEN WEST COMPLETE 2015 Crowdfundr is LIVE!
https://crowdfundr.com/queenwest2015
Working on BATHURST TO STRACHAN.
https://linktr.ee/kevinsteele
Documenting Queen West, Toronto for 20+ years
QUEEN WEST COMPLETE 2015 Crowdfundr is LIVE!
https://crowdfundr.com/queenwest2015
Working on BATHURST TO STRACHAN.
https://linktr.ee/kevinsteele
Queen West Complete, Summer 2015, is the latest work from Portraits of Queen West, my project documenting over 20 years of change on one of Toronto’s most iconic streets.
Pre-order book or posters to help bring this work to life & contribute to the project, overall.
Please share.
Link in bio.
Pre-order book or posters to help bring this work to life & contribute to the project, overall.
Please share.
Link in bio.
November 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Queen West Complete, Summer 2015, is the latest work from Portraits of Queen West, my project documenting over 20 years of change on one of Toronto’s most iconic streets.
Pre-order book or posters to help bring this work to life & contribute to the project, overall.
Please share.
Link in bio.
Pre-order book or posters to help bring this work to life & contribute to the project, overall.
Please share.
Link in bio.
Queen West from Euclid Ave to Palmerston Ave
Detail from Queen West Complete, Summer 2015 – a series of continuous collages of each side of the 4.6km length of Queen West.
I'm making a book & 3 posters.
Pre-order/crowdfunding link in bio. Please share and help bring this work into the world.
Detail from Queen West Complete, Summer 2015 – a series of continuous collages of each side of the 4.6km length of Queen West.
I'm making a book & 3 posters.
Pre-order/crowdfunding link in bio. Please share and help bring this work into the world.
November 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Queen West from Euclid Ave to Palmerston Ave
Detail from Queen West Complete, Summer 2015 – a series of continuous collages of each side of the 4.6km length of Queen West.
I'm making a book & 3 posters.
Pre-order/crowdfunding link in bio. Please share and help bring this work into the world.
Detail from Queen West Complete, Summer 2015 – a series of continuous collages of each side of the 4.6km length of Queen West.
I'm making a book & 3 posters.
Pre-order/crowdfunding link in bio. Please share and help bring this work into the world.
I made this post when it looked like they'd win, not once victory slipped away.
Days later, it doesn't feel like the Blue Jays lost.
They didn't win the championship, but they won everything else. They were part of a legendary series, and new and old fans are excited for 2026.
Days later, it doesn't feel like the Blue Jays lost.
They didn't win the championship, but they won everything else. They were part of a legendary series, and new and old fans are excited for 2026.
Blue Jays keep on Blue Jaying.
November 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I made this post when it looked like they'd win, not once victory slipped away.
Days later, it doesn't feel like the Blue Jays lost.
They didn't win the championship, but they won everything else. They were part of a legendary series, and new and old fans are excited for 2026.
Days later, it doesn't feel like the Blue Jays lost.
They didn't win the championship, but they won everything else. They were part of a legendary series, and new and old fans are excited for 2026.
Queen West Complete, Summer 2015 presale/crowdfunding campaign is now live!
The book will feature the complete work, a snapshot in time of a 4.6km stretch.
Three Posters:
North side — Roncesvalles to St. Patrick
South Side — Simcoe to Roncesvalles
Parkdale — Dufferin to Roncesvalles, both sides
The book will feature the complete work, a snapshot in time of a 4.6km stretch.
Three Posters:
North side — Roncesvalles to St. Patrick
South Side — Simcoe to Roncesvalles
Parkdale — Dufferin to Roncesvalles, both sides
Whew! It took 2 years, but I've built all 70 city blocks that make up "Queen West Complete, Summer 2015!"
I'm making a book and 3 posters.
The book design (below) is an homage to Ed Ruscha's Every Building on Sunset Strip (1966).
Crowdfunder launches on Nov. 4
crowdfundr.com/queenwest2015
I'm making a book and 3 posters.
The book design (below) is an homage to Ed Ruscha's Every Building on Sunset Strip (1966).
Crowdfunder launches on Nov. 4
crowdfundr.com/queenwest2015
November 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Queen West Complete, Summer 2015 presale/crowdfunding campaign is now live!
The book will feature the complete work, a snapshot in time of a 4.6km stretch.
Three Posters:
North side — Roncesvalles to St. Patrick
South Side — Simcoe to Roncesvalles
Parkdale — Dufferin to Roncesvalles, both sides
The book will feature the complete work, a snapshot in time of a 4.6km stretch.
Three Posters:
North side — Roncesvalles to St. Patrick
South Side — Simcoe to Roncesvalles
Parkdale — Dufferin to Roncesvalles, both sides
Detail from Queen West Complete, Summer 2015: Brock to Noble
I’m creating a book & 3 posters from this work. The crowdfunding/presale campaign describes the book & posters, & goes live tomorrow.
crowdfundr.com/queenwest2015
I’ll be featuring many of these blocks over the coming weeks.
I’m creating a book & 3 posters from this work. The crowdfunding/presale campaign describes the book & posters, & goes live tomorrow.
crowdfundr.com/queenwest2015
I’ll be featuring many of these blocks over the coming weeks.
November 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Detail from Queen West Complete, Summer 2015: Brock to Noble
I’m creating a book & 3 posters from this work. The crowdfunding/presale campaign describes the book & posters, & goes live tomorrow.
crowdfundr.com/queenwest2015
I’ll be featuring many of these blocks over the coming weeks.
I’m creating a book & 3 posters from this work. The crowdfunding/presale campaign describes the book & posters, & goes live tomorrow.
crowdfundr.com/queenwest2015
I’ll be featuring many of these blocks over the coming weeks.
Blue Jays keep on Blue Jaying.
November 2, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Blue Jays keep on Blue Jaying.
Whew! It took 2 years, but I've built all 70 city blocks that make up "Queen West Complete, Summer 2015!"
I'm making a book and 3 posters.
The book design (below) is an homage to Ed Ruscha's Every Building on Sunset Strip (1966).
Crowdfunder launches on Nov. 4
crowdfundr.com/queenwest2015
I'm making a book and 3 posters.
The book design (below) is an homage to Ed Ruscha's Every Building on Sunset Strip (1966).
Crowdfunder launches on Nov. 4
crowdfundr.com/queenwest2015
November 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Whew! It took 2 years, but I've built all 70 city blocks that make up "Queen West Complete, Summer 2015!"
I'm making a book and 3 posters.
The book design (below) is an homage to Ed Ruscha's Every Building on Sunset Strip (1966).
Crowdfunder launches on Nov. 4
crowdfundr.com/queenwest2015
I'm making a book and 3 posters.
The book design (below) is an homage to Ed Ruscha's Every Building on Sunset Strip (1966).
Crowdfunder launches on Nov. 4
crowdfundr.com/queenwest2015
I remember shortening variables in a HyperCard script, just to get the stack to fit on an 800k disk.
I just installed a piece of software that was a 1 GB download and takes up 3.5 GB on disk.
I can't help wondering how much of that is just bloat. What's in a modern app that takes up so much space?
I just installed a piece of software that was a 1 GB download and takes up 3.5 GB on disk.
I can't help wondering how much of that is just bloat. What's in a modern app that takes up so much space?
November 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I remember shortening variables in a HyperCard script, just to get the stack to fit on an 800k disk.
I just installed a piece of software that was a 1 GB download and takes up 3.5 GB on disk.
I can't help wondering how much of that is just bloat. What's in a modern app that takes up so much space?
I just installed a piece of software that was a 1 GB download and takes up 3.5 GB on disk.
I can't help wondering how much of that is just bloat. What's in a modern app that takes up so much space?
Can anyone please explain?
The signage at the top of this brick building reads "1478Q Lofts"
The street address is 1480 Queen St W. The grey building next door is 1478.
I'm bothered by this because my label below is correct, but the sign makes it appear as though I've made a mistake.
#Toronto
The signage at the top of this brick building reads "1478Q Lofts"
The street address is 1480 Queen St W. The grey building next door is 1478.
I'm bothered by this because my label below is correct, but the sign makes it appear as though I've made a mistake.
#Toronto
October 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Can anyone please explain?
The signage at the top of this brick building reads "1478Q Lofts"
The street address is 1480 Queen St W. The grey building next door is 1478.
I'm bothered by this because my label below is correct, but the sign makes it appear as though I've made a mistake.
#Toronto
The signage at the top of this brick building reads "1478Q Lofts"
The street address is 1480 Queen St W. The grey building next door is 1478.
I'm bothered by this because my label below is correct, but the sign makes it appear as though I've made a mistake.
#Toronto
October 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
South side of Queen from Shaw to Dovercourt, 2015
I've built the last segment of my complete record of Queen West in the summer of 2015.
It was a challenge keeping scale consistent and finding points along the plane at the back of the sidewalk to align to.
Now to put all 4.6km (x2) together.
I've built the last segment of my complete record of Queen West in the summer of 2015.
It was a challenge keeping scale consistent and finding points along the plane at the back of the sidewalk to align to.
Now to put all 4.6km (x2) together.
October 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
South side of Queen from Shaw to Dovercourt, 2015
I've built the last segment of my complete record of Queen West in the summer of 2015.
It was a challenge keeping scale consistent and finding points along the plane at the back of the sidewalk to align to.
Now to put all 4.6km (x2) together.
I've built the last segment of my complete record of Queen West in the summer of 2015.
It was a challenge keeping scale consistent and finding points along the plane at the back of the sidewalk to align to.
Now to put all 4.6km (x2) together.
Reposted by Kevin Steele
October 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I've been receiving "I'm [name] from [recruiting company] and I have a job for you" text messages over five times a day, sometimes simultaneously.
I used to get these only a few times a week.
Is this normal? Has my number been put on a "Please harass" list, or has this scam gone viral?
I used to get these only a few times a week.
Is this normal? Has my number been put on a "Please harass" list, or has this scam gone viral?
October 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I've been receiving "I'm [name] from [recruiting company] and I have a job for you" text messages over five times a day, sometimes simultaneously.
I used to get these only a few times a week.
Is this normal? Has my number been put on a "Please harass" list, or has this scam gone viral?
I used to get these only a few times a week.
Is this normal? Has my number been put on a "Please harass" list, or has this scam gone viral?
The death of humankind will be the result of poor reading comprehension, autocorrect, or some unfortunate interaction of the two.
October 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The death of humankind will be the result of poor reading comprehension, autocorrect, or some unfortunate interaction of the two.
I achieved a new milestone.
Someone commented on one of my Instagram posts, "You suck. Click bait bullshit!"
In my 25 years of posting pictures of Queen West to the Internet, this is a first.
I'm sorry for all the controversial people who must put up with a rain of shit.
Someone commented on one of my Instagram posts, "You suck. Click bait bullshit!"
In my 25 years of posting pictures of Queen West to the Internet, this is a first.
I'm sorry for all the controversial people who must put up with a rain of shit.
October 14, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I achieved a new milestone.
Someone commented on one of my Instagram posts, "You suck. Click bait bullshit!"
In my 25 years of posting pictures of Queen West to the Internet, this is a first.
I'm sorry for all the controversial people who must put up with a rain of shit.
Someone commented on one of my Instagram posts, "You suck. Click bait bullshit!"
In my 25 years of posting pictures of Queen West to the Internet, this is a first.
I'm sorry for all the controversial people who must put up with a rain of shit.
Reposted by Kevin Steele
My portraits_of_queen_west Instagram account recently got more viral. I'm gaining Toronto followers hourly & they're sharing anecdotes in the comments.
My record of Queen West has aged past a nostalgia tipping point.
For now, Instagram remains the first and best place to see POQW photos.
My record of Queen West has aged past a nostalgia tipping point.
For now, Instagram remains the first and best place to see POQW photos.
October 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
My portraits_of_queen_west Instagram account recently got more viral. I'm gaining Toronto followers hourly & they're sharing anecdotes in the comments.
My record of Queen West has aged past a nostalgia tipping point.
For now, Instagram remains the first and best place to see POQW photos.
My record of Queen West has aged past a nostalgia tipping point.
For now, Instagram remains the first and best place to see POQW photos.
Today on Portraits of Queen West
241 & 243 Queen St W
September 2025 & July 2014
#documentaryphotography
241 & 243 Queen St W
September 2025 & July 2014
#documentaryphotography
October 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Today on Portraits of Queen West
241 & 243 Queen St W
September 2025 & July 2014
#documentaryphotography
241 & 243 Queen St W
September 2025 & July 2014
#documentaryphotography
My arm hurts because it was rammed by the handlebars of a cyclist passing me as I walked ON THE SIDEWALK.
I hate being mad at a cyclist.
I hate being mad at a cyclist.
October 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
My arm hurts because it was rammed by the handlebars of a cyclist passing me as I walked ON THE SIDEWALK.
I hate being mad at a cyclist.
I hate being mad at a cyclist.
October 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I'm getting so tired of keeping track of how everything works, and constantly having to relearn things that I don't do often enough to remember.
I know some of that is me, but there's so much transient bullshit being created daily for us to wade through, and I'm not talking about art.
I know some of that is me, but there's so much transient bullshit being created daily for us to wade through, and I'm not talking about art.
October 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I'm getting so tired of keeping track of how everything works, and constantly having to relearn things that I don't do often enough to remember.
I know some of that is me, but there's so much transient bullshit being created daily for us to wade through, and I'm not talking about art.
I know some of that is me, but there's so much transient bullshit being created daily for us to wade through, and I'm not talking about art.
We made and sold 500 #photobooks. I want to make more and sell more.
All the books are sold. What’s next?
Two years ago, we were in the middle of the presale/crowdfunding for Portraits of Queen West: Spadina to Bathurst.
medium.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:28 AM
We made and sold 500 #photobooks. I want to make more and sell more.
I found the source for this block in my “rejected” pile—too many cars, not enough shots. Those reasons don't matter now, so I built it.
Documentary value outweighs other concerns, now that I’m working on BATHURST TO STRACHAN.
Queen St West from Walnut to Strachan,
June 2007, Assembled 2025
Documentary value outweighs other concerns, now that I’m working on BATHURST TO STRACHAN.
Queen St West from Walnut to Strachan,
June 2007, Assembled 2025
September 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I found the source for this block in my “rejected” pile—too many cars, not enough shots. Those reasons don't matter now, so I built it.
Documentary value outweighs other concerns, now that I’m working on BATHURST TO STRACHAN.
Queen St West from Walnut to Strachan,
June 2007, Assembled 2025
Documentary value outweighs other concerns, now that I’m working on BATHURST TO STRACHAN.
Queen St West from Walnut to Strachan,
June 2007, Assembled 2025
703 & 703A Queen St W, June 2010 & August 2024
Tibet Arts was a few years old in the first picture.
#documentaryphotography
Tibet Arts was a few years old in the first picture.
#documentaryphotography
September 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
703 & 703A Queen St W, June 2010 & August 2024
Tibet Arts was a few years old in the first picture.
#documentaryphotography
Tibet Arts was a few years old in the first picture.
#documentaryphotography
Reposted by Kevin Steele
September 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM