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Instaflaneur: late night bike rides, Toronto flooding, & following the water
In lieu of a vacation trip this season, it has been a summer of long long bike rides, mostly at night, around Toronto and sometimes up into the 905. This...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Wednesday
 TRANSPORTATION TTC CEO Andy Byford distances himself from ‘Canadiens’-coloured uniform proposal after staff outrage [National Post] Metrolinx’s ‘hugeâ€...
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SPACING FILMS: Chester Hill Lookout
Chester Hill Lookout is one of Toronto’s best hidden gems. Located just north of Danforth and west of Broadview, the lookout presents a majestic...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Monday
MAYOR ROB FORD Rob Ford claims Left wants him ‘off campaign trail’ as council votes to appoint Holyday’s replacement [National Post] Hulk Hogan throws arm...
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LORINC: Union Station re-visited, part II
It’s sometimes said that surgeons and commercial pilots out-distance all other professions for sang froid and audacity. But if I had to make another...
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CONCRETE TORONTO: Rochdale College
Over the next several weeks, Spacing will be publishing a series of articles from Concrete Toronto: A Guidebook to Concrete Architecture from the Fifties...
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SPACING URBANISM ROAD TRIP: Let’s go to Detroit!
WHAT: Urbanism Road Trip: Detroit WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, September 28-29 WHERE: Detroit, Michigan (departing from Toronto) COST: $125 (does not...
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Event: The Bridging Festival this weekend in Scarborough
If you’ve ever wanted to get to know Scarborough better, but didn’t exactly know how, head to the Bridging Festival this weekend in the...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Wednesday
TRANSPORTATION TTC workers say new uniform colours are too Habs-like [Toronto Star] Toronto transit workers reject Canadiens-coloured uniforms [CBC...
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One of the CNE’s weirdest exhibits ever: live animal surgeries in the early 1960s
The Ex had never been more popular than it was in 1962 and ’63. More than three million people walked through the gates during those years. The...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Tuesday
TRANSPORTATION TTC industrial accident sends two to hospital [Toronto Star] Spadina-King intersection to re-open tomorrow [Toronto Star] TTC: Pape Station...
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LORINC: Union Station, re-visited
As we walk carefully along a catwalk suspended high above the railway platforms at Union Station, David Swanson, Metrolinx’ senior construction supervisor...
By John Lorinc
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered