History
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Remnants of Niagara’s “Arc de Triomphe”
Toronto has its share of odd historic artifacts scattered about town. Some of the most quirky bits, perhaps, are a couple of big stone medallions, back to...
By Gary Miedema -
Toronto’s history in phone numbers
When I was growing up in the Toronto suburb of Willowdale, the community where “Downtown North York” is located, almost all of my friends had...
By Matthew Blackett -
Sunday’s headlines
• Affordable housing gap tops $1 billion [ Toronto Star ] • A long wait for affordable places to live [ Toronto Star ] • Senator’s...
By Monika Warzecha -
TEST: Which year was this photo taken?
I have wasted many late nights on the web bumping around the Toronto Archives photo database. I’m particularly interested in TTC photos as they...
By Matthew Blackett -
The Highline: adaptive reuse of industrial infrastructure
NEW YORK – The Highline is one of the most actively discussed public space projects in New York and for a very good reason. It is setting a...
By Joseph Clement -
Urgent: Urban philanthropist needed for Community History Project (redux)
ED: This entry was posted last Friday — we’ve been informed that the Community History Project is still looking for space this week, though...
By Shawn Micallef -
Summerhill holiday lights and the development iceberg they’re attached to
Last year I wrote about the unique LED holiday lights that run along Yonge Street from Dundas Square up to Alexander Street. They’re back this year...
By Shawn Micallef -
Tree Tuesday: Horsechestnuts
Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of LEAF posts a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project of LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee. The...
By Todd Irvine -
It was twenty-seven years ago today…
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=Wcm68UteL0M[/youtube] …that John Lennon was killed in New York. There are many memorials to Lennon on YouTube...
By Shawn Micallef -
Stroll: Don Mills & photos from the Moccasin-Rainbow trail
This week’s stroll column in Eye Weekly had me wandering around Canada’s most famous suburb, Don Mills. I remember while growing up Don Mills...
By Shawn Micallef -
GIFT GUIDE: Fort York — A Short History and Guide
Toronto Culture division has just published “Fort York: A Short History and Guide.” Written by historian (and Chief Curator of Toronto...
By Shawn Micallef -
Cultural guerrillas restore Paris’ Pantheon clock
Here in Toronto, we like to revel in the actions of guerrilla activists who do things to try and better our everyday lives: the Urban Repair Squad...
By Matthew Blackett