History
Remembering the Hoggs Hollow Disaster
By John Cartwright
The Hoggs Hollow Disaster, which occurred on March 17, 1960, killed five Italian immigrant workers: Pasquale Allegrezza, Giovanni... Read More
Take me back to Happiness: an art show about Hanlan’s Point beach
By Shawn Micallef
What: Take me back to Happiness: paintings of Hanlan’s Point art show by Zach Rosen When: March 9-14 Opening Reception March 10... Read More
Video Vancouver: A Virtual Bike Tour of Vancouver’s Waterfront
By Spacing
This is a virtual bike tour (video with audio) of Vancouver’s waterfront, by the City of Vancouver’s Senior Urban Designer Scot Hein... Read More
Black History Month: Jack White and the Bloor Viaduct strike action
By Sheila White
Almost lost in Toronto’s vault of Black history is a case of racial discrimination in the spring of 1964 that nearly prevented the... Read More
S101 Series: Introduction and Call
By Erick Villagomez
If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: cities are complex. But that doesn’t mean they need to be complicated... Read More
LORINC: Can the Ontario Science Centre save Ontario Place?
By John Lorinc
Here’s a strange little detail about the 20-car pile-up that is the Ontario Place redevelopment scheme: Shortly before... Read More
As is: Photographs of Ontario Place, 2021- 2022
By Steven Evans
In advance of Spacing’s upcoming issue focused on Ontario Place, we are sharing some of photographer Steven Evans’s images... Read More
Book Review: Ron Thom Architect – The Life of a Creative Modernist
By Sean Ruthen
Author: Adele Weder (Greystone Publishing, 2022) Drawing on extensive archival research and over one hundred interviews, this... Read More
Beaches historical sight: East of Silver Birch
By Richard White
Toronto historian Richard White has recently completed an original new history of the Beaches neighbourhood that should be out and... Read More
How activists saved Toronto’s streetcars 50 years ago this month
By Brian Doucet
While Toronto had the largest streetcar fleet in North America in the late 1960s, TTC planners and management were focused on... Read More