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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 […]
Following text is from Inspiration Lakeview: Join us at the Public Information Centre meeting for the Lakeview Waterfront Connection Project Environmental Assessment April 03, 2013: 4:30 – 9:00 p. Mississauga Senior Centre on Cawthra Road The Region of Peel and Credit Valley Conservation with support from Toronto and Region Conservation and the City of Mississauga […]
In a previous blog post I’ve mentioned we’re seeking details about a photo from about 1927 at Etobicoke Creek. This is the photo we are using to publicize one of the 2013 Jane’s Walks in Long Branch. Jim Carr of Toronto sent me an email on March 24, 2013 in which he mentioned: “I googled […]
Colleen M. O’Marra has shared the following comments, regarding the “Y” Squadron photo sent by Bob Lansdale, which I read with interest. She’s given me permission to post her comments: Absolutely wonderful photo of the Long Branch 1917 flying squad. Perhaps Lester Pearson (P.M. and Nobel Prize winner) is in this picture. He certainly may have trained […]
To view the series of blog posts related to 32 Ninth Street, click on the Construction category at this website. In the course of research related to 32 Ninth Street, I’ve been very pleased to learn of the career of the artist Adrian deRooy of New Toronto. I’ll highlight his paintings in a subsequent blog post. As the […]
From the Office of Ward 3, TDSB Trustee Pamela Gough: Sent on behalf of Trustee Pamela Gough: Ward 3 Trustee Pamela Gough’s Update March 18, 2013 I hope your March Break went well! We have a full line-up of ward forums set to go between now and the end of the school year. For those […]
The most recent Wesley Mimico United Church community forum took place on Jan. 28, 2013. The church is located at 2 Station Road at the corner of Mimico Avenue and Station Road in Mimico. I became interested in the Wesley Mimico redevelopment project as a result of my involvement with the Parkview School project starting […]
How can we contextualize design? A good place to begin is with the genesis of Nathan Glaser’s career as a designer. Cats and bats Milton Glaser remarks in Art is work: Graphic design, interiors, objects and illustration (2000) that he’s drawn to the observation and drawing of animals. “I realize,” he explains (p. 95), “that what […]
The current issue of Built Heritage News can be found here. Click on the link in the previous sentence to access the newsletter. Among the highlights is the following text from Nathan Ng: 10. Historical Maps of Toronto: Simple, free, online access: Nathan Ng Simple, free, online access to historical maps of Toronto One of […]