History
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The emergence of the “Toronto Special” Modernist walk-up apartments
The “Toronto Special” is a distinctly urban home that emerged during a post-war period associated with the rapid expansion of suburban...
By Eric Sehr -
Why We Can’t Go: A Report on Toronto’s Public Washrooms, pt. 1
Because this is Toronto, and because it’s important for officialdom to do certain things backwards, we’re going to spend this week — the days...
By John Lorinc -
Streetcar photography as a window to Toronto’s changing landscapes
By Brian Doucet and Michael Doucet This excerpt is adapted from Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto: a visual analysis of change, by Brian...
By Brian Doucet -
REID: Shadows and light – a longstanding debate
It’s an argument, it turns out, that has been going on for centuries. When new tall or mid-rise buildings are discussed, one of the issues that always...
By Dylan Reid -
From Sunlight Park to East Harbour, Part 2 of 2
This second part of my feature on Lever Brothers soap and detergent manufacturing in the lower Don Valley will examine the eight-decade history of Plant...
By Peter MacCallum -
Black History Month: Eartha Kitt’s forgotten visits to Toronto
If there is one thing I have missed more than anything else during the pandemic, it is nightlife. In 2020, at least 22 music venues, including clubs and...
By Cheryl Thompson -
From Sunlight Park to East Harbour (Part 1 of 2)
In July, 2021, the developer Cadillac Fairview introduced a revised plan for the transformation of the former Unilever soap manufacturing site in the...
By Peter MacCallum -
SPACING’S NEW BOOK: Souvenirs of Toronto Sports
Spacing is happy to announce the release of our tenth book, Souvenirs of Toronto Sports: Stories Inspired by the City’s Athletic Memorabilia. You can...
By Matthew Blackett -
Growing up in Eb Zeidler’s Toronto
For the record, I did not attend the infamous Teenage Head concert in June 1980, which turned into a melee, which became an excuse to shut down the...
By John Lorinc -
The fading of the garment district factories: McGregor Socks, Spadina Avenue, 2003
In 2003 I began a two part documentary photography project featuring the McGregor Socks knitting mill on Spadina Avenue, and the Korex soap and detergent...
By Peter MacCallum -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 062, The PATH ahead for Toronto’s underground
With many people still working from home, the future of Toronto’s PATH system — the underground mall serving the financial towers above — is in...
By Spacing Radio -
Achtung! Go for a German Walk T.O.
Over the summer and fall I was happy to work with a team put together by the German Consulate in Toronto on a series of audio walks exploring...
By Shawn Micallef