architecture
Toronto: Built and Unbuilt
What gets built in Toronto and what doesn't? Why? What are the results?
Recent controversies over long-term transit and waterfront plans have made these questions more than ever. Join author, critic and journalist JOHN BENTLEY MAYS in conversation with MARK OSBALDESTON, author of Unbuilt Toronto and Unbuilt Toronto 2 (Dundurn, 2008 & 2011) and PHIL GOODFELLOW, co-author of A Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture in Toronto (Douglas & McIntyre, 2010).
Admission: $10
Free for students, compliments of Dundurn Press and Douglas & McIntyre.
RSVP to 416-392-6907 ext. 221 or fortyork@toronto.ca
Blue Barracks Assembly Room. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Complimentary Refreshments provided by Fort York Volunteer Historic Cooks
Presented in partnership with the Friends of Fort York
For more information: www.fortyork.ca/events.htm
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Tickets now on sale!
Tour seven historic homes plus the circa 1911 Masonic Hall. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 day of the tour. No children under 13 are allowed. Rain or shine, no refunds. Take Afternoon Tea at the Masonic Hall during the tour. Tickets are available at the Weston Farmers' Market, John Street in Weston, Saturdays from 8 to noon; at Squibb's Stationers, 1974 Weston Road; or contact Cherri at bobbackland@ica.net
Weston is one of those original villages that has been swallowed up by Toronto but still keeps its old fashioned charm. Come and stroll along the tree lined streets, and tour the old wonderful homes. All proceeds go to the Weston Historical Society.
Toronto Island Bike Tour and Dinner [ a fundraiser for the Stephen Lewis Foundation]
Experience an 'Insiders" Bike Tour of the 100 year history and geography of the Toronto Islands
On July 3rd, see the Island in a way you've never seen it - an 'insiders' bike tour of the history, geography, flora and fauna, that has made the Toronto Islands so special. The Toronto Island Grannies in Spirit, who raise funds for the Stephen Lewis Foundation, will be hosting, in partnership with the Great Waterfront Trail Adventure, a self-guided tour which will share our local knowledge of many lesser-known sites of interest from Hanlans Point to Wards island. This will include two special opportunities : although not normally open to the public, there will be access to the historic - and purportedly haunted - Gibraltar Point Lighthouse , and the delightfully small architectural gem from 1888,the Church of St Andrew-by-the-Lake, with its magnificent stained glass windows.
The tour will be followed by a delicious island-cooked buffet dinner at the Algonquin Island Association clubhouse, where one can relax on the large deck and enjoy a cool drink while viewing the Toronto skyline from this unique vantage point.
Mad Pride, the Living Archive and CAMH Patient Built Wall Tour
Honouring our past, educating, and recognizing our achievements, and archiving our histories.
Tuesday July 13th 2010 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Parkdale Activity - Recreation Centre @ 1499 Queen Street West in the Edmond Yu Room Documentary Presentation hosted by PARC - Living Archives Project
The Living Archive Project is a community initiative run out of the Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre that aims to re-tell the history of PARC and Parkdale through film, performance and historical preservation done by and for PARC members. This year, we will present a short history of our project and screen our new short film: Survivors on Surviving” staring Alice and John Rogers.
Wednesday July 14th 2010
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Gather at SE Corner of Queen Street West and Shaw Street for ‘The Patient Built Wall Tour’ hosted by Geoffrey Reaume, Psychiatric Survivor Archives Toronto and a prelude featuring May F. and The MAD PRIDE Organizing Committee of Toronto
Inside Interiors: A 1920s Talk and Tour with Historian Neil Brochu
Explore and experience the interior décor movements that influenced the 20th century
Date: Sunday, February 21st, 2010
Time: 2 - 4 PM
Location: Spadina Museum, 285 Spadina Road, Toronto, ON M5R 2V5
Tickets: $10 per person. Light refreshments will be provided.
Spadina Museum: Historic House & Gardens is currently undergoing an extensive restoration that will highlight the 1920s. On Sunday, February 21, 2010 the City of Toronto and Spadina Museum invite you to immerse yourself in the world of early 20th century design with Inside Interiors, a special event offering guests a taste of the fascinating décor trends of the 1920s and a special glimpse of the restoration currently underway. Participants will experience the historic mansion in a completely unique way, as historian Neil Brochu brings to life the passions and artistic sensibilities that defined the prestigious Austin family.
"Welcome to Toronto"
Ariela Freed revists her former home with a fresh perspective
Photos and Text by Ariela Freed
After spending the last five years in London, England, I recently decided to return to Canada. Not to the city of my birth, but the city that I briefly called home before moving across the ocean. I always thought Toronto had a lot to offer (at least a lot more than many other Canadians gave it credit for) and I have now returned to this city to find out more about what that is. That's not to say I wasn't apprehensive. I mean, how could a young, modern city founded around 200 years ago compare with an urban history dating back to Roman times? What would I find that's original and daring here? And perhaps more importantly for this recent transplant - where would I be able to find little bits of the British motherland, my much missed home, in this colonial city?
Grandeur at 49 Yonge Street
Marta O'Brien revisits the former Bank of British North America
Have you ever wondered about the grand building on the northeast corner of Yonge & Wellington streets? Now home to the Irish Embassy Pub, it began life as the Bank of British North America's main Toronto branch.
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
The first Bank of British North America building on this site - designed in 1845-46 by well-known Toronto architect John Howard - was ideally positioned between the import and wholesale activity of Front Street and the busy retail shops on King Street. It was part of the city's first financial district and its Wellington Street neighbours included insurance companies and other banks. Of this group, only the facade of the Commercial Bank of the Midland District (1845-46, William Thomas) remains - rebuilt within the galleria of Brookfield (formerly BCE) Place.
Architecture of Industry and Finance
Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation presents two illustrated lectures and a guided walk
Discover how the coming of the railroads changed the Victorian townscape just as today the redevelopment of the Kings is turning industrial districts into residential neighbourhoods with architectural historian Marta O'Brien.
November 5 and 12 evening lectures take place at the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse, 106 Trinty Street, Toronto (King and Parliament). TTC accessible.
Tickets are $15 each for the lectures and the walking tour on Sunday, November 16 and $40 for the series.
To reserve, call Linda McLean at 416-863-0010 or email at linda.mclean@ontarioheritagetrust.ca
Architecture of Industry and Finance
Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation presents two illustrated lectures and a guided walk
Discover how the coming of the railroads changed Toronto's Victorian townscape just as today the redevelopment of the Kings is turning industrial districts into residential neighbourhoods with architectural historian, Marta O'Brien.
Tickets are $15 each for lectures and guided walk and $40 for the series.
To reserve contact Linda McLean at 416-863-0010 or linda.mclean@ontarioheritagetrust.ca
November 5 and 12 evening lectures take place at the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse, 106 Trinity Street, Toronto (King and Parliament). TTC accessible.
Architecture of Industry and Finance
Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation presents two illustrated lectures and a guided walk
Discover how the coming of the railroads changed Toronto's Victorian townscape just as today the redevelopment of the Kings is turning industrial districts into residential neighbourhoods. Two illustrated lectures on Wednesdays, November 5 and 12 take place at the Schoolhouse followed by a guided walk of King Street West on Sunday afternoon, November 16 with Marta O'Brien, architectural historian.
Tickets are $15 each for individual lectures on November 5 and 12 and walking tour on Sunday, November 16 and $40 for the series
To reserve, contact Linda McLean at Enoch Turner Schoolhouse 416-863-0010 or linda.mclean@ontarioheritagetrust.on.ca
Lectures take place at Enoch Turner Schoolhouse, 106 Trinty Street, Toronto (King and Parliament). TTC accessible