{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Spacing Toronto","provider_url":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto","author_name":"Chris Bateman","author_url":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/author\/chrisbateman\/","title":"How City Hall ended up on St. Clair Avenue - Spacing Toronto","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xCLUExzGTe\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2016\/06\/17\/city-hall-ended-st-clair\/\">How City Hall ended up on St. Clair Avenue<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2016\/06\/17\/city-hall-ended-st-clair\/embed\/#?secret=xCLUExzGTe\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;How City Hall ended up on St. Clair Avenue&#8221; &#8212; Spacing Toronto\" data-secret=\"xCLUExzGTe\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/06\/20160616-ImperialOil-CityHall.jpg","thumbnail_width":640,"thumbnail_height":720,"description":"In the late\u00a01940s, Toronto City Hall was\u00a0bursting at the seams. Now known as Old City Hall, the building on the northeast corner of Queen and Bay streets was approaching\u00a050 years old and becoming increasingly crowded with\u00a0court rooms, crown attorney and judge&#8217;s offices, councillors, and city staffers, not to mention\u00a0the council chambers. The situation\u00a0was so badContinue reading"}