History
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The CN Tower is bigger than its record
This week’s Eye Weekly Stroll column goes vertical and pokes around ideas of what the CN Tower (still) means to us now that its 30-plus-year run at...
By Shawn Micallef -
(Don’t) forget it Jake, it’s Chinatown
WHAT: Chinatown plaques ceremony WHEN: Thursday August 30th, 12:30pm WHERE: Northwest corner of Nathan Phillips Square Unlike the sentiment of the famous...
By Shawn Micallef -
The 1970 Architectural Concept
Ed: Thus continues the investigation into the many parking lots of downtown Hull by Spacing’s Ottawa/Gatineau Region correspondent Amber Yared...
By Amber Yared -
Wednesday’s Headlines
• Hurricane memorial crumbling after 5 years [ Toronto Star ] • Debunking the myths of Toronto’s fiscal woes [ Toronto Star ] • Rules...
By Julie Yamin -
[murmur] at Fort York
[murmur] at Fort York launched earlier this summer. You can use the map above (by Spacing illustrator Marlena Zuber) to find the sign locations, or click...
By Shawn Micallef -
Mimico Asylum walk Sunday
From the Toronto Architectural Conservancy: The former psychiatric hospital on Lakeshore Road in Etobicoke will be the location of our annual summer walk...
By Shawn Micallef -
Stroll: Yorkdale Mall
This week’s Stroll column in Eye Weekly took us to Yorkdale Mall. While not a true public space, it’s a major public-private place in Toronto...
By Shawn Micallef -
Tuesday’s Headlines
• Street sign has been missing since January [ Toronto Star ] • Market was the hub of law and order [ Toronto Star ] • Remembering father...
By Julie Yamin -
Happy Simoce Day (celebrate the man who founded Toronto)
John Graves Simcoe (February 25, 1752 — October 26, 1806) John Graves Simcoe was the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada (modern-day southern...
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Tree Tuesday: A mature elm is hard to find
Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) will post a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project...
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Montreal: FRAG on the Main
Walking up St. Laurent Boulevard (colloquially known to Montrealers as the Main) earlier in the month (I was in town partly to satisfy my appetite for...
By Sean Marshall -
Tuesday’s Headlines
• Collapsed storm drain swallows wheel [ Toronto Star ] • Mel: Hit up feds, province [ Toronto Sun ] • Miller suffers tax plan defeat ...
By Julie Yamin