From Mirvish to Dufferin
The city transforms slowly and piecemeal in the horizontal, and all at once in the vertical, where a concentrated effort is required. A walk along Bloor from Bathurst to Dufferin, revisited across the years, reveals these two stories and their dynamics.
By Yuval FogelsonBloor and Bathurst in Toronto is where the story begins. Looking east down Bloor, the street’s low rooftops gave way in the distance to a cluster of supertall towers, marking Yonge and Bloor, where money concentrates differently than it does along this stretch. Bloor and Bathurst facing east, 2026. Image: Google Street View Mirvish I was sitting on a bench in Mirvish Village on a sunny summer afternoon. Everything around me felt brand new and unused. Looking at it, I asked myself... Read more
