History
LORINC: Can the Ontario Science Centre save Ontario Place?
By John Lorinc
Here’s a strange little detail about the 20-car pile-up that is the Ontario Place redevelopment scheme: Shortly before... Read More
As is: Photographs of Ontario Place, 2021- 2022
By Steven Evans
In advance of Spacing’s upcoming issue focused on Ontario Place, we are sharing some of photographer Steven Evans’s images... Read More
Beaches historical sight: East of Silver Birch
By Richard White
Toronto historian Richard White has recently completed an original new history of the Beaches neighbourhood that should be out and... Read More
How activists saved Toronto’s streetcars 50 years ago this month
By Brian Doucet
While Toronto had the largest streetcar fleet in North America in the late 1960s, TTC planners and management were focused on... Read More
Will Bill 23 kill heritage protections?
By Michael McClelland
The Ontario government has proposed new legislation called the More Homes, Built Faster Act (Bill 23). But I’d prefer an act called... Read More
ELECTION: ART vs Art — when artists enlivened a walkover campaign by a bland establishment mayoral incumbent
By Jamie Bradburn
As far as Toronto mayoral elections go, 1982 was a snoozer. With no prominent competition, Art Eggleton was assured a second term... Read More
Monumental success: Toronto’s Stone Distillery has stood the test of time
By Sarah B. Hood
The Stone Distillery, which anchors the southwest corner of the Distillery Historic District, is a noble backdrop for thousands of... Read More
Neighbourhood tour: the beginnings of Afro-Caribbean food culture in Toronto
By Liam McCurry
This weekend, starting at King St. and Church St. in front of St. James Cathedral, the Hungry for Comfort Neighborhood Tour will... Read More
The emergence of the “Toronto Special” Modernist walk-up apartments
By Eric Sehr
The “Toronto Special” is a distinctly urban home that emerged during a post-war period associated with the rapid expansion... Read More
Why We Can’t Go: A Report on Toronto’s Public Washrooms, pt. 1
By John Lorinc
Because this is Toronto, and because it’s important for officialdom to do certain things backwards, we’re going to spend... Read More