Join us for 4 exciting events in Etobicoke and Lakeview on April 28 & May 2 & 3, 2015
Many Jane’s Walks are planned for cities around the world during the first weekend in May, in celebration of the legacy of urbanist Jane Jacobs. For more information please check out the Jane’s Walk website. The Preserved Stories website also has information, in particular about the events mentioned below. Four events that I’m pleased to highlight are […]
Linking a favourite song to each of the MCHS Alumni and Teachers who have passed away
We have a very large number of comments so far at the following post: Remembering John W. Scott, Gok-Gee Wing, and other ’60s MCHS students who have passed away Bob Carswell, as noted in one of the comments at the above-noted post, has shared the following suggestion: Hey Jaan, Here is an idea For the […]
Demolition proceeds at historic Small Arms building in Mississauga
A crew of volunteers from Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga completed the task in mid-April 2015. The non-load bearing walls at the south end of the Small Arms building in Mississauga have recently been demolished. A crew of volunteers from Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga completed the task in mid-April 2015. April 10, 2015 visit to Small Arms I most recently […]
Jane’s Walk: How To – Join us at 2:00 pm at the Long Branch Library, Saturday, April 18, 2015
As one of the lead-ups to the May 2015 Jane’s Walks in south Etobicoke, we’re having a meeting at 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm on April 18, 2015 at the Long Branch Library. Jane’s Walk: How To The library is at 3500 Lake Shore Blvd. West in Long Branch. View it on Google Maps. View […]
Mixed-income housing in Toronto and the context of cutting edge economics
I’ve posted updates (see below) to a recent post entitled: Driven from New Orleans (2012), Drug Wars (2013), On the Run (2014) The context (including cutting edge economics) as it applies to mixed-income housing policy in Toronto An April 2, 2015 Atlantic article is entitled: “The Lost Children of Katrina: A decade after the hurricane, […]
Metrolinx walked away from partnership with Mimico developer (April 10, 2015 CBC article)
An April 10, 2015 CBC article is entitled: “First-of-its-kind condo deal has been mired in financial troubles: Metrolinx walked away from partnership with developer.” The opening paragraphs read: “Shovels are in the ground for a new west-end development that was heralded as the first condominium project to be linked to a Toronto GO station. “It […]
Rome in January: Travel report from David Godley of Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey)
David Godley of Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey) has written the following travel report. If you click on the link in the previous sentence, you will encounter many other texts that David has written. Click on the images to enlarge them; click again to enlarge them further David Godley writes: Rome in January The […]
Significance of the late 1880s for New Toronto and the First Nations of western Canada
In a previous post, I’ve noted that by July 1, 1895, a radial railway extended all the way from Toronto to Etobicoke Creek in what is now south Etobicoke. The arrival of the railway had a significant impact on the population growth of Long Branch, New Toronto, and Mimico. The human story of the area began about 10,000 […]