History

Q&A with Umbereen Inayet: How to decolonize a city’s museums

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Toronto’s history museums are in the midst of a transformation. The City’s Awakenings project, lead by Artistic Producer Umbereen... Read More

Scarborough’s First Bicycle Path – and the students behind it

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The university students behind Scarborough’s first bicycle path couldn’t have predicted that it would one day provide a lifeline to... Read More

The Moccasin Identifier Project: Marking Indigenous history on the land

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Earlier this month, I spoke to Carolyn King, historian, former Chief of the Mississaugas of the Credit, and founder of the Moccasin... Read More

Urban Oral History: To understand cities we must talk to elders more, Part IV

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This is the fourth of a four-part series on urban oral history. When Bart described the secret Toronto gay bars he frequented in the... Read More

Urban Oral History: Understanding The Village of 1970s and ’80s, Part III

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This is the third of a four-part series on urban oral history. My first conversation with Bart Birmingham (he/him) was a little... Read More

Urban Oral History: A tale of two immigrant neighbourhoods, Part II

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This is the second of a four-part series on urban oral history. “Explore the city you live in. Open your eyes to a new life,”... Read More

How to collect oral histories about cities in the age of COVID-19, Part I

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This is the first of a four-part series on urban oral history. Do you want to learn about a city by talking to people who have been... Read More

The Tranzac Club: “Toronto’s Living Room”

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As Toronto begins the process or re-opening the economy for the summer, Spacing will occasionally look at businesses and venues that... Read More

Mapping Indigenous history on the TTC

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June has begun, marking the start of Indigenous History Month. The recent discovery of an unmarked grave of 215 Indigenous children at... Read More