History
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Rethinking Redevelopment at Regent Park Film Fest
Though there’s urban development panels aplenty in Toronto, few of them have taken place in the neighbourhood that’s currently experiencing...
By Leah Sandals -
Concrete Toronto
When I was young the Toronto of my imagination was not Victorian, precious or gingerbread in anyway. It was concrete. Slabs of it. Along the ground, up...
By Shawn Micallef -
The TTC Type & Tile Tour this Sunday
For those of you interested in the history of the TTC tile design and signage check out Joe Clark’s tour this Sunday. Clark has been fighting to...
By Matthew Blackett -
Heritage Toronto Awards
Last week the Heritage Toronto Awards took place at the Carlu. Though we tend to think (often rightfully so) that Toronto tears down its history without a...
By Shawn Micallef -
Tree Tuesday: London plane tree of Berkeley Castle
Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) will post a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project...
By Todd Irvine -
Human River walk this weekend
The Toronto Public Space Committee is holding its 3rd Annual Human River walk along Garrison Creek, Toronto’s biggest buried river, this Sunday...
By Dylan Reid -
Bendale Tree Tour
Join the Toronto Tree Tours – A partnership between LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee – and the Highland Creek Community Stewardship...
By Todd Irvine -
The public square we never got
Stephen Otto, one of the board members of the Friends of Fort York, slipped a print-out under Spacing’s office door a few weeks ago. It was the...
By Matthew Blackett -
Tree Tuesday: Big old bitternut
Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) will post a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project...
By Todd Irvine -
The Bathurst Street Bridge
Spacing Associate Editor Shawn Micallef has an essay about the Bathurst Street Bridge in today’s Toronto Star Ideas section: The bridge is about as...
By Spacing -
TTC typography and advertising domination
The ever-thorough Joe Clark has two excellent posts that you should definitely know about. The first post involves a lengthy look at the TTC’s...
By Matthew Blackett -
Reminder: A play in public space: The Fort at York
Ed: A reminder about this inventive and original use of Toronto’s public space — we’ve been told some shows are already sold out. WHEN...
By Shawn Micallef