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The “great monster of death” arrives in Toronto
Lenton Williams worked in the printing department at Eaton’s department store. On the evening of June 14, 1905, the 60-year-old was jogging south along...
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INFOGRAPHIC: The business of bikes and parking
EDITOR’S NOTE: There has been some debate about whether bike lanes on Bloor would hurt or harm businesses. Spacing is republishing this infographic from...
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When Haileybury burned, Toronto sent streetcars
The town of Haileybury sits on the shore of Lake Timiskaming, a serpentine body of water on the northern reaches of the Ottawa River that marks the border...
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THE ARTFUL CITY: Contact at 20 — An interview with Bonnie Rubenstein
Interview by: Ilana Altman & Melanie Fasche Bonnie Rubenstein has been a director at the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival since 2002 and is...
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LORINC: What Toronto can learn from street fighter Janette Sadik-Khan
Toronto has only one short and unflattering walk-on part in Janette Sadik Khan’s fascinating account of her experiences as the crusading transportation...
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The signal distance factor — safe crossing “deserts”
Pedestrians are often accused of putting themselves in danger by crossing wide, fast streets at locations where there is no traffic signal. But in many...
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The curious origin of the original low-floor streetcar
Toronto is in the (unexpectedly slow) process of getting new low-floor streetcars. The goal of these new cars is accessibility — they can be used by...
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Grow Op: Urbanism, Landscape & Contemporary Art
It’s spring in the city, and what better way to get in the mood for the new season in Toronto than checking out an exhibit that combines cities...
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Toronto’s Depression-era beauty queen baseball star
Women have been playing baseball for as long as anyone can remember. And for much of that time, they’ve been playing despite the men who’ve...
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LORINC: Cops investigating cops
The Ontario coroner’s decision last week to call an inquest into the shooting death of Andrew Loku, a 45-year-old man killed last summer by Toronto police...
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THE ARTFUL CITY: Urban Confrontations — an interview with Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins
Interview by: Ilana Altman Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins have been making large-format sculpture, mixed media, installation and electronic art since...
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The half-built relics of nixed Toronto skyscrapers
In 1914, John Eaton, the third son of retail magnate Timothy Eaton, began preparing plans for a massive expansion of his family’s empire. Aged 38...
By Chris Bateman
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered