{"id":637,"date":"2006-03-22T18:30:20","date_gmt":"2006-03-22T22:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=637"},"modified":"2013-01-21T14:20:11","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T19:20:11","slug":"report-sidewalk-carving-removed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/03\/22\/report-sidewalk-carving-removed\/","title":{"rendered":"Sidewalk carving removed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/images\/sidewalk_stone_carving.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A reliable source (a Broken Pencil magazine editor) has told <em>Spacing<\/em> that the sidewalk carvings found at King and Simcoe, made by a man who asked for money in that spot for years, was being removed today by a city works crew. To see a larger version of this photo go to Sam Javanrouh&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/wvs.topleftpixel.com\/archives\/photos_textures\/040711_724.shtml\">Daily Dose of Imagery<\/a>., or check out <a href=\"http:\/\/jorgechaves.com\">Jorge Chaves<\/a>&#8216; photo of the <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/images\/KING-ST-ETCHING.jpg\">more complete carving<\/a>. There was a story about the artist in the Star last summer but I can&#8217;t seem to find any further info on the man.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE<\/strong>: our reliable source has posted in the comments section, giving us all a detailed account.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A reliable source (a Broken Pencil magazine editor) has told Spacing that the sidewalk carvings found at King and Simcoe, made by a man who asked for money in that spot for years, was being removed today by a city works crew. 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