By Matthew Blackett
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SPACING: Come to our release party on Oct. 1st!
WHAT: Fall 2014 issue release party! Our special city hall edition WHEN: Wednesday, october 1st, 7:30pm-midnight WHERE: Supermarket, 268 Augusta Ave....
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LEADING THE WAY: Understanding the World of Wayfinding
WHAT: Leading the Way: Understanding the World of Wayfinding WHEN: Monday, May 5th, 6:30-9:00pm WHERE: Eaton Lecture Theatre (RCC204), Ryerson University...
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IN THIS ISSUE: What if it was Spacing’s 100th anniversary?
As I detailed in a previous post last week, I am responsible for designing the covers of Spacing. When we began the planning of our 10th anniversary issue...
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The stories behind 10 Spacing covers
A series of posts from Spacing’s editors and contributors celebrating a decade of the magazine Whenever I present Spacing to a new reader for the...
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Spacing anniversary party portraits by Rannie Turingan
Rannie Turingan has been a long-time contributor to Spacing as well as being a staple at our release parties. At our 10th anniversary he set-up a photo...
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Is this the oldest catch basin grate in the city?
Down at Fort York, amongst the War of 1812 buildings and the construction site of the new visitors centre, lies a grate for a catch basin that may be the...
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EVENT: Chief Planner Roundtable on The Shape of Toronto’s Suburbs
WHAT: The Shape of Toronto’s Suburbs WHEN: Monday, September 30, 2013 WHERE: City Hall, Committee Room 2, 100 Queen Street West TIME: 9:30 am â€...
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Spacing at Word on the Street this Sunday!
This Sunday marks the annual Word On The Street book and magazine festival at Queen’s Park. And as usual, Spacing will be out in full force with...
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Amazing drawings from 1949 of TTC subway construction
While plowing through thousands of images in the City of Toronto’s archive database I came across a series of illustrations by John DeRinzy that...
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Mirvish Village, circa 1982
One of the current ironies being played out in the Honest Ed’s for sale saga is that the creation of Mirvish Village happened by accident. In the...
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The charm of Toronto’s forgotten architectural drawings
While I was conducting some photography research on the City of Toronto’s Archives web site, I stumbled upon a handful of charming architectural...
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Introducing the Willowdale Transit Authority
As many Spacing readers know, I have a deep love of maps (both reading and making). And I also have a deep affection for Willowdale, the North York...