{"id":35421,"date":"2013-01-05T15:17:46","date_gmt":"2013-01-05T20:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=35421"},"modified":"2013-01-21T14:18:05","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T19:18:05","slug":"instaflaneur-the-king-edward-hotel-reflected-upon-hotels-in-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2013\/01\/05\/instaflaneur-the-king-edward-hotel-reflected-upon-hotels-in-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"Instaflaneur: the King Edward Hotel reflected upon &#038; hotels in Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/24.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_mc3elujJAe1r2gi9to1_500.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/07\/feature-flaneur-6002.gif\" width=\"600\" height=\"63\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the fall the light from adjacent skyscrapers reflected nicely on the King Edward Hotel on King Street East. 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