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Who will save Toronto’s old streetcars?
Toronto’s outgoing fleet of streetcars could be the first not to get a second life in another city. Perhaps due to advanced decrepitude, the current...
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The Don Mills Safety Village taught kids to drive
1962 was a rough year for kids. In the 12 months between January and December, 20 young people under the age of 14 were killed on Toronto’s streets...
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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 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...
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The modernist Bloor-Danforth line at 50
The Bloor-Danforth line turned 50 today. Five decades ago, on February 25, 1966, the first section of Toronto’s first east-west subway opened...
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THE ARTFUL CITY: Interview with Barbara Astman
Barbara Astman is a Canadian artist who lives and works in Toronto and specializes in photography and new media. Her artworks are in both public and...
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SPACING: Come to our release party Feb. 17th!
WHAT: Release party for Winter 2016 issue of Spacing WHEN: Wed. Feb. 17, 7pm-11pm WHERE: 610 Markham St., one block from Bathurst & Bloor COST: free...
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Pour one out for the Toronto Coach Terminal
The Toronto Coach Terminal is a sorry sight. Marooned a significant distance from the city’s main railway station, disconnected from other forms of...
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READ: Fort York’s Fife and Drum newsletter reveals new information around Toronto’s oldest cold case murder
The latest edition of Fife and Drum, the quarterly newsletter produced by the Friends of Fort York, was recently released. As alwaysc it’s filled...
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12 DAYS OF SPACING: Our Picks
The Spacing Store is just over a year old now and we’re heading in to our second Holiday season. We’ve picked out some of our favourite items...
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12 DAYS OF SPACING: For the Urbanist
The Spacing Store is just over a year old now and we’re heading in to our second Holiday season. We’ve picked out some of our favourite items...
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12 DAYS OF SPACING: For the Kids
The Spacing Store is just over a year old now and we’re heading in to our second Holiday season. We’ve picked out some of our favourite items...
By Spacing Store