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A tour of Queen & Spadina a hundred years ago
It has been nearly 200 years since the intersection of Queen & Spadina was born. When the two roads first met, Toronto still wasn’t even a city...
By Adam Bunch -
Archival film of the 1990 Toronto Pride celebration
Today at Noon the City of Toronto kicks off Pride Week by raising the rainbow flag at City Hall and to celebrate here is a new video of the 1990 Toronto...
By Shawn Micallef -
BURALE: Why are we so reluctant to truly end carding?
In Toronto, it is now in vogue to be down with the cause that is Stop Carding Now. The media is on board, so are some prominent Torontonians — heck, even...
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Made in Toronto film: Porch Stories premiers at the TIFF Lightbox Friday June 19
What: Porch Stories When: Friday June 19th — Thursday June 25th 6:45PM Tickets: Via the TIFF website Toronto is (in)famous for being the stand-in for...
By Shawn Micallef -
LORINC: We were promised Tory The Consensus Builder
I know that many politicians are ardent devotees of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s lovely old putdown, “consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” I also know...
By John Lorinc -
MESLIN: Why don’t we do it in the road?
Toronto is no stranger to painted murals. From Art Starts to Mural Routes to the City’s StART program, we’re increasingly beautifying the...
By Dave Meslin -
Blending public and private space at Winchester Park
When you boil it down, there are really two basic types of open space in a city: public and private. You’ve got your beaches, ravines, parks, and plazas...
By Jake Tobin Garrett -
Winning designs from Waterfront t-shirt contest revealed
In May, the Spacing Store and Waterfront Toronto teamed up to host a t-shirt design competition focused on the iconic public spaces, buildings, and...
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A dizzy history of revolving restaurants in Toronto
Nothing epitomizes space age urbanism quite like the revolving restaurant. Imagine sitting at the top of a modern skyscraper, the lights of the city...
By Chris Bateman -
LORINC: I come to bury the Gardiner, not to praise it
Based on the speech by character Mark Antony in “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare. Friends, Torontonians, 905ers, lend me your cars; I...
By John Lorinc -
The Canadian stop on the London Underground
This is Canada Water Station. It’s a stop on the London Underground. It’s right near the River Thames, in the middle of the city, just a...
By Adam Bunch -
Why the Gardiner East terms of reference matters, a lot
With apologies to my readers who hate sports metaphors, this week’s city council showdown over the Gardiner may seem like overtime in Game 7 of a Stanley...
By John Lorinc
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered