{"id":2057,"date":"2007-07-02T14:31:49","date_gmt":"2007-07-02T18:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=2057"},"modified":"2013-01-21T14:41:25","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T19:41:25","slug":"2057","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2007\/07\/02\/2057\/","title":{"rendered":"All along my watchtower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1050\/697015084_4f8a9dddff_o.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"click on image to see larger version\" title=\"click on image to see larger version\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1050\/697015084_3726b0aa22.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I recently moved into a high-rise apartment in the most southernly part of Parkdale. My place is on the 24th floor and overlooks Humber Bay and most of the western edge of Lake Ontario. I stitched together three photos from my balcony (above) to give you a sense of my view (see it <a href=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1050\/697015084_4f8a9dddff_o.jpg\">larger<\/a> &#8212; 2500 pixels wide).<\/p>\n<p>Last night was especially spectacular: all across west-end Toronto, Mississauga, Oakville, Burlington and Hamilton I could see firework celebrations. Everything from official displays (I could see Hamilton&#8217;s city-sponsored event) to individuals (dudes firing Roman candles off roofs of building) were in full flight. By 10:15pm I could scan the skyline and see about five fireworks going off <em>every second<\/em>. This lasted for about 45 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The least spectacular thing to witness last night was the traffic jam along Lake Shore Blvd. and the Gardiner Expressway that lasted a lot longer than the fireworks: from 9:30pm to 1:00am. It looked like tens of thousands of people forgot that you can take a GO train, the Queensway streetcar or one of the Lansdowne or Dufferin buses.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/11\/15384283_19c90dc86b.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My new perspective on the city will surely result in me posting observations on traffic flow (the Gardiner, Lake Shore and Jameson meet right below me), Lake Ontario, and accessing the waterfront.<\/p>\n<p><em>top photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/mattbimages.com\">Matthew Blackett<\/a>, bottom photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/n0wak\/\">Mike Nowak<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently moved into a high-rise apartment in the most southernly part of Parkdale. My place is on the 24th floor and overlooks Humber Bay and most of the western edge of Lake Ontario. 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