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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered

By Matthew Blackett

  • A magical ride

    I know I should say something like "I love my mom, and I love world peace," but honestly, I don't think there's anything I love more...

  • An architectural graveyard

    In the eastern end of the city, along the shores of Lake Ontario, there is a geological wonder that stands tall and majestic. Created thousands of years...

  • The roller boat of Toronto

    The city has been extending its waterfront since the early 1900s, that much is no secret, but what we've been burying down there is a little more...

  • Heading in the right direction

    When artist Carolyn Tripp was a teenager making day trips to Toronto she found the big metropolis confusing, and would occasionally find herself headed in...

  • The gorge-ous Rouge Valley

    The opening lines of Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" read "Whose woods these are I think I know. / His house is...

  • Seeing the forest for the trails

    The forested ravines that wind through Toronto are one of our city's most valuable resources. They filter the air, absorb rain and stormwater, and...

  • The new gateways to the city?

    Whether travelling into Toronto by vehicle or transit, there is little indication that you've arrived at the border of the city besides the modest...

  • The times ain’t interchanging

    In the western corner of North York sits a peculiar intersection in one of the city's bleakest environments. In 1972, the old Metro Toronto Roads and...

  • Dundas and Roncevalles

    Facing south on Dundas Street West just below Bloor Street, you're looking at a choice out of The Wizard of Oz. The place where Dundas West and...

  • Carlton and Parliament

    I went shopping for Halloween candy at the drug store on Parliament when I lived in Cabbagetown. The guy in line in front of me, I noticed, had a shopping...