the Painted Pony Abides

 Griffin Automotive, O'Connor at Isabella, February 2026

Ottawa Citizen, 2019-08-21

"First it was graffiti. Then it was art. Then it was graffiti again. Now it’s a bylaw infraction, with a threatened penalty and a looming deadline. This little blue pony has a lot to answer for ..."

Full story here.

Aerial photos show that the garage was built some time between 1958 and 1965, around the time that the railway tracks on the north side of Isabella were removed and replaced by the Queensway. I wonder if those are Hayley cinder blocks.

The original tag was as I recall, a Vespa — to give credit where credit is certainly due.