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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered

By Matthew Blackett

  • Willowdale’s secret socialbility

    Second only to Scarberia in Toronto's pantheon of suburban derision, North York is synonymous with goofball boosterism (North York City!)...

  • Stealing glances

    Sometimes I feel an urgent need to get out of Toronto, and this is one of those times. The strain does not come from difficult friendships or celebrity...

  • Bloor West passage

    At Bloor West just east of Symington, a new public walkway between a three-storey condominium and the Rankin apartment buildings provides an attractive...

  • Engraving moments and people

    A quiet crowd had gathered. The curious pedestrians chose to walk in slow circles around the pole, not wanting to resume their hurried quests for warmth...

  • Four-wheel drifting

    I went for a drive two Sundays ago. My intention was to go for a walk, but it was pouring, and though I often like to walk in the rain, I was cold and I...

  • Queen and Spadina, 2015

    What would happen if people simply disappeared from the intersection of a large metropolis, never to return? How would this depopulation change a place...

  • Ghosts on the wall

    All buildings are haunted. Toronto has some pretty stubborn ghosts living in its warehouses and refurbished lofts and empty brick monoliths — their...

  • Rivers below

    Thousands of years old and buried alive, their ghosts are awakened with the advent of spring. Foundations creak and floorboards rot as the undead bleed...

  • The Port Lands, 2043

    Excerpted from the Toronto section of “The Green Traveller Guide”, 2043 edition. "…No trip to Toronto would be complete without a...

  • Steeles and Yonge, 2020

    The following short story by Jim Munroe takes place in the year 2020 near the intersection of Yonge Street and Steeles Avenue. "What's that...