Curiosities

Take me back to Happiness: an art show about Hanlan’s Point beach

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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

Achtung! Go for a German Walk T.O.

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Over the summer and fall I was happy to work with a team put together by the German Consulate in Toronto on a series of audio walks... Read More

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 054, Packaged Toronto

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To celebrate Spacing‘s latest book, Packaged Toronto: a collection of the city’s historic design, we go deep into the... Read More

REID: Spotting (and reviving?) the neighbourhood corner commercial building

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Like so many people during the current pandemic lockdown, I’ve started to get to know my neighbourhood much more closely on... Read More

Computer love: Toronto’s first electronic dates

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Bill McNeil and Judy Perry were among the first people ever fixed up by a computer. In 1957, three decades before the first dating... Read More

EVENT: Toronto’s Psychogeography, Spaces, and Places Discussion – Sat Nov 4th

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Editor: This is a guest post by Parker Kay WHAT: Pumice Raft Art Talk #2 – Toronto’s Psychogeography, Spaces, and Places –... Read More

A million Canadian post-war homes

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The Camisso family never expected a parade when they bought their first house, a little suburban bungalow in the new Wishing Well... Read More

The parking garage of the future!

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In the 1950s and 60s, Toronto, like cities all over the world, struggled with challenges delivered by the rise of the private... Read More

The story of the Toronto Island’s modern architecture

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When the flood water on the Toronto Island eventually recedes it will reveal a damaged and possibly forever altered landscape. For the... Read More