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Toronto’s Lost Movie Palaces

Before condos, streaming, and half-empty multiplexes, Toronto went to the movies one neighbourhood at a time. Toronto Went…

Exhibition Place – From Fairgrounds to Waterfront Landmark

There was a time when Exhibition Place didn’t feel like a destination. It felt like the centre of…

Toronto Parking — From Open Streets to Metered City

There was a time when parking in Toronto didn’t cost much, didn’t take much thought, and didn’t feel…

Building Toronto — When the City Built Without Looking Back

There was a time when Toronto didn’t spend years deciding what to build. It just built it —…

Toronto Took 40 Years to Build a Subway — Then Acted Like It Was Obvious All Along

Toronto’s first subway didn’t start in 1954. It started in 1909 — when the city was first told…