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The Assembly Hall in Etobicoke is a multi-use community cultural centre featuring the adaptive reuse of a century-old heritage building

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In a webpage devoted to Cultural Attractions, TOLive with Culture describes The Assembly Hall at 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive. Major renovation has preserved building’s historic charm, blended with modern updates The text at the website notes: The Assembly Hall is located on the scenic Lakeshore Grounds in South Etobicoke. This century-old building has undergone […]

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21 Swanwick Avenue church-to-condo conversion, completed in 2009, is located at a site dating back to 1888

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A City of Toronto By-Law was enacted on April 24, 2007 to designate 21 Swanwick as a heritage property under the Ontario Heritage Act. The bylaw notes that: “Emmanuel Presbyterian Church is an institution that contributed to the historical evolution of the East Toronto community. The development of the site dates to 1888 when a small […]

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A church-to-condo project is under way at 243 Perth Avenue in Toronto

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In a previous blog post I’ve shared information about a church-to-condo conversion at 152 Annette Street in Toronto. In this blog post, part of a series of posts connected with the Wesley Mimico church-to-seniors-residence proposal, I will focus on a church-to-condo conversion highlighted in a March 28, 2013 Toronto Star article. [To access the article, click on the […]

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152 Annette Street in the Junction illustrates a church-to-condo conversion process

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[Update (Oct. 21, 2013): Victoria Lofts (152 Annette Street) has been awarded a 2013 Toronto Heritage Award, namely an Award of Excellence in the William Greer Architectural Conservation and Craftsmanship award category. The project was commissioned by Rivet Development. Architect is Paul Oberst Architect. Also named in the award announcement are B.J. Brickwork Construction Ltd. and […]

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Wesley Mimico United Church was built in two stages

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I’ve noted in a previous blog post that there’s a subtle difference in the colour of the brick exteriors of Wesley Mimico United Church, depending on which part of the building you happen to be looking at. The original building was built starting in 1922. It was, as I understand, completed around 1924. Construction on […]

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David Switzer of Long Branch shares comments regarding Lakeview Waterfront Connection Project Environmental Assessment

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With regard to a previous blog post regarding ‘Beach’ plans for the Lakeview – and Long Branch – side of Marie Curtis Park, I’ve asked David Switzer of Long Branch for permission to share comments he has shared with me by email. He said: “Yes you can publish my comments as long as you include that […]

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Parent Engagement Spring Workshops – Message from Ward 3 TDSB Pamela Gough’s Office

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Following message is from Trustee Gough’s Office: Good Afternoon, There are Parent Engagement Workshops being held at various locations during April, May and June of 2013. If you are able to attend any of these workshops, could you please advise Trustee Gough’s office at Debbie.Wagdin@tdsb.on.ca. We would be interested in hearing your feedback on the […]

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Gawthorpe Celebrations is a traditional English holiday event occurring on the first Saturday in May

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As Eric Hobsbawm has remarked in a classic study, The invention of tradition (1983), traditions don’t spring out of nowhere. They have to be invented. The same can be said of nation states, which Benedict Arnold famously spoke of as imagined communities. As a March 28, 2013 Globe and Mail article indicates, sometimes these imagined communities have a limited impact on […]