Curiosities
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What is your favourite water fountain in Toronto?
One of the ways to counter the negative attitude that is engulfing Toronto — thanks to such things as small-minded and commie-free Facebook groups — is to...
By Matthew Blackett -
New Spaces: Play>Nation with the Department of Unusual Certainties @ DX
What if you could experience statistics and graphs spatially? I mean, really climb inside a well-made graphic chart and walk its clear proportions? It’s a...
By Erica Yudelman -
Jerusalem walking signs
I recently visited Jerusalem, where I was charmed by their nattily-dressed walking man signs — you can even see the heel of his shoe. They’re...
By Dylan Reid -
The end of Yonge Street
The end of Yonge Street north of Queensville Sideroad One of Toronto’s greatest debates concerns Yonge Street’s controversial claim as...
By Sean Marshall -
Literal street names
Here’s a Sunday afternoon pastime — I was walking up Broadview Ave. on that suddenly mild New Year’s Day and was reminded again how that...
By Dylan Reid -
Loving parking lots in Portland
Portland, Oregon gets a lot of credit as cities go. “The city that works” really does work, as I found out when I visited last weekend. An early North...
By Jake Schabas -
Google misplaces CN Tower
It seems that search engine superpower and go-to map company Google has had some problems arranging Toronto lately, with the city’s most iconic building...
By Travis Myers -
Toronto artist turns condo ads into tents
One of the artists behind last year’s poster pocket plants, Sean Martindale, got in touch with us about his latest streetscape intervention: turning...
By Jenn O. Yim -
Dept. of Cute Signs: “Walk your Bike” sidewalk stencil
I was in Stratford, Ontario last weekend and noticed this stencil on the sidewalks at intersections, indicating that people should walk their bikes when...
By Dylan Reid -
New TTC station maps: Third time not the charm
Back in September of 2009, I reported on the new station vicinity maps that were appearing throughout the TTC subway system. These new maps were intended...
By Sean Marshall -
Dept. of Funny Signs: G20 overkill?
I can understand why closed-down liquor stores around the G20 summit area might get boarded up this weekend, but for a clothing store (on Queen west of...
By Dylan Reid -
A Kensington Lefty in King Rob Ford’s Court
Rob Ford’s climactic parade into the hall. As soon as I entered the Toronto Congress Centre, my friends pulled me into the lineup they were standing...
By Jonathan Goldsbie