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\nSpacing <\/em>magazine is pleased to announce we have obtained the naming rights to the Leslie Street Spit Quonset Hut. Months of negotiations with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA<\/a>) — the municipal body that regulates the Spit — have resulted in this unique partnership, allowing Spacing<\/em> to expand its reach and preserve a historic structure.<\/p>\n

As of today, the iconic metal structure will be known as Spacing Magazine Hut<\/strong>. On top of purchasing the rights and affixing our sign — up as of 3:14PM yesterday — we will be restoring and converting the hut into a “Public Space Interpretation Centre” that will house both permanent and rotating exhibitions. Spacing Magazine Hut will be Toronto’s premier physical hub for both thought and activity involving the public realm, a world-class attraction unique to our city.<\/p>\n

This project began back in September, when I wrote an essay<\/a> about this particular Quonset Hut for the Toronto Star’s<\/em> Ideas page. Though run-down, the hut is still as formidable as its World War II origins would suggest. When I discovered that the hut was to be torn down in the near future, the other Spacing<\/em> editors and I felt compelled to act. We brainstormed ideas, came up with a plan, and contacted TRCA. Being one of the continent’s most innovative conservation organizations, they were extremely open and receptive to our idea. Partially inspired by our friends at Toronto Life<\/em> magazine, and their move last year that redefined — and renamed — public space by creating Toronto Life Square<\/a> at Yonge and Dundas Square, this new venture is an exciting step for Spacing<\/em> into the world of high profile branding and convergence marketing.<\/p>\n

Most unique about our Quonset Hut, found approximately half-way out the Spit’s five-kilometer length (officially known as Tommy Thompson Park<\/a>, named after the former Metro parks commissioner), is it’s likely the Toronto structure in a public space located farthest from privately owned land, making it even more of an attractive and natural a fit for us.<\/p>\n

Apart from the exhibition space, we are most pleased to have secured a locally-built vintage 1961 Faema E61 Legend<\/a> espresso machine that will also be installed inside the hut. Once an uncivilized land of concrete ruins and squawking cormorants, pedestrians, cyclists, and roller bladers will now be able have a robust and motivating coffee on their way out to Vicky Keith Point<\/a> at the end of Spit. Though TRCA regulations prevent us from roasting our own beans on site, all our coffee will be fair-trade, supplied locally by Kensington Market’s Moonbean Caf\u00e9<\/a> who roast and create their own blends at their 30 St. Andrew Street location.<\/p>\n

Spacing Magazine Hut’s interpretive centre and caf\u00e9 will open officially on Victoria Day weekend in May, just in time for a fantastic Toronto summer, something we have all been waiting for. So make a plan to come by.<\/p>\n

Spacing Magazine gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the Toronto Economic Development Corporation<\/a> and Industry Canada<\/a> in this endeavour. <\/em><\/p>\n

Photo by Val Dodge<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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