History
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As Indiana Jones as we wanna be: a new Spacing series following the Government House archeological dig at Fort York
Like many museums, Fort York shows off only part of its collection. In traditional museums, it’s simply a fact of space: there just isn’t...
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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 -
Heritage developer Paul Oberman dies in plane crash
News broke earlier this afternoon that Paul Oberman, the developer behind the restoration of prominent Toronto heritage properties including the Gooderham...
By Todd Harrison -
Celebrate Toronto’s 177th birthday on Sunday supporting Toronto’s First Post Office
WHAT: Celebrate Toronto’s 177th birthday WHERE: St. Lawrence Hall, 157 King Street East WHEN: Sunday, March 6, 7:30PM WHY: To benefit...
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The last trams of Glasgow
As more and more (and more and more and more) cities return to and install light rail and streetcars, this film from Glasgow captures that time in the...
By Shawn Micallef -
Lost Villages: West Hill
West Hill and its neighbouring “lost” village, Highland Creek (featured two weeks ago) share a common early history. Both villages were...
By Sean Marshall -
SkyDome construction in two and a half minutes + 22 year old skyline flashback
Ellis Don Construction posted this time-lapse video of the SkyDome under construction. “Two and a half years in two and a half minutes” they...
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Lost Villages: Highland Creek and Danforth Road
The Morrish General Store at Kingston Road and Meadowvale; now the home of the Scarborough Historical Society At the dawn of the 19th century, a road was...
By Sean Marshall -
Lost villages: Mount Pleasant
In northwest Brampton, at the junction of Bovaird Drive (formerly Highway 7), Creditview Road (3rd Line East), and the CN Halton Subdivision/GO Georgetown...
By Sean Marshall -
Street Stories: Brunswick Avenue
The intersection of Bloor and Brunswick is a popular nighttime destination for many Torontonians, offering enough pints and pitchers to make it hard to...
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A goodbye to David Miller’s Toronto
The following is a piece by Ivor Tossell that he posted to his site late last night. He’s a freelance writer. He lives in Parkdale. He once wrote a...
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Lost villages: Barbertown
After a lengthy hiatus, I bring you the latest installment in my occasional series on the “lost villages” of the Greater Toronto Area...
By Sean Marshall