{"id":62847,"date":"2020-11-09T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T14:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?p=62847"},"modified":"2020-11-09T10:14:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T15:14:00","slug":"a-park-in-a-pandemic-in-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2020\/11\/09\/a-park-in-a-pandemic-in-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"A park in a pandemic, in photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the summer days of the pandemic, local photographer Chlo\u00eb Ellingson<\/strong><\/a> found herself spending much more time in Sorauren Park than she ever had before, despite it being only a few blocks away from her place of many years. And she was not alone \u2014 many nearby residents would spend their entire days at the park. She took it upon herself to talk to her new \u2018neighbours\u2019 throughout the course of a day to discover how life during the pandemic had brought them together.<\/em><\/p>\n

Editor’s note:<\/strong> all photo captions appear below the image.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8:48 a.m.<\/strong> <\/em>Sandra of Damask Studios meets her client Sarah for a morning workout in the park instead of meeting at the indoor gym. \u201cThis seems to be the popular park for trainers,\u201d Sandra says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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9:01 a.m.<\/strong><\/em> \u201cBefore the pandemic, I never came to this park,\u201d says Evalyn. \u201cNow I come almost every morning. I wake up early so I can come here before getting into the grind of my day.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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9:48 a.m.<\/strong><\/em> The Little Kickers program would usually have 15 kids playing at once, but due to COVID-19 it hosts only four participants at once. Instructor Zachary waits for a young participant to arrive on the last day of summer camp.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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12:36 p.m.<\/em><\/strong> Childhood friends Mimi (left), Lily (right), and Meg (front) hang out in early afternoon.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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12:56 p.m.<\/strong><\/em> Bea comes to the park every day with her dog, Brooklyn, to do a workout.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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12:23 p.m.<\/strong> <\/em>Bernard comes to Sorauren Park so his daughter can meet up with her friends and ride her bike along the park\u2019s circular path. \u201cI like that I can see the entire path and I can keep an eye on them,\u201d he says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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2:27 p.m.<\/strong><\/em> Shauna (left) and Daria meet at the park, located halfway between their respective homes, to hang out with their new dogs. \u201cThey\u2019re both pandemic pups,\u201d says Daria.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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3:53 p.m.<\/strong><\/em> \u201cIt\u2019s my zen,\u201d says Kathy, who has come to Sorauren Park with her husband, Adrian, every day since the pandemic began. \u201cWe moved into the neighbourhood 20-some-years-ago but it\u2019s only during the pandemic that we\u2019ve spoken to many of our neighbours,\u201d Kathy says, pointing to time at the park as a reason to say hello to people.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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9:17 a.m.<\/strong><\/em> \u201cI think this could really change how we view outdoor space,\u201d says Eliza, after a morning workout nearby. \u201cA big way I used to spend my summer was going to concerts and festivals. Now it truly is just parks, but it doesn\u2019t feel like anything\u2019s missing. It feels like how we\u2019re supposed to spend our summers.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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12:16 p.m.<\/strong><\/em> If it weren\u2019t for the pandemic, early childhood educator Melissa would be spending her lunch break at a caf\u00e9. \u201cI probably wouldn\u2019t even be working in a park,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019d probably be in a childcare facility.\u201d Anderson leads a learning pod for a group of families in outdoors spaces such as parks, playgrounds, and clients\u2019 backyards.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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2:21 p.m.<\/strong><\/em> \u201cWe have a class structure that really relies on people having a home,\u201d says Natalie, as she waits for a former student to meet her in the park. \u201cWhat is coming out of this is reevaluating how we share public spaces. We get to rethink our investment in the common good.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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1:06 p.m.<\/strong><\/em> \u201cThe park has been an escape.\u201d says Matt, who lives in a crowded apartment with four friends. \u201cIt replaces school as the social meeting grounds. It gives me breathing room outside of the confinement.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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8:31 a.m.<\/strong><\/em> \u201cThe time I enjoy the park most is at night, you can hear people\u2019s conversations,\u201d says Randall on a morning walk. \u201cIt\u2019s comforting.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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6:12 p.m.<\/strong> <\/em>Malam runs Umoja Soccer School at Sorauren Park Monday and Wednesday evenings, and comes frequently to play soccer with his son.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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8:11 p.m.<\/strong> <\/em>\u201cIt\u2019s really cool how much life there is here,\u201d says Ana, who came to the park to work on her writing. \u201cI don\u2019t know why I didn\u2019t think of it as a place to go before.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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8:04 p.m.<\/strong><\/em>\u201cWe meet here every three weeks or so and have a two-hour chat,\u201d says Petr (left). \u201cBecause of the pandemic, the park is a natural choice,\u201d says Heather.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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