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Elvis remarked: “The image is one thing and the human being is another.”
/3 Comments/in MCHS Stories, Newsletter, TorontoThe Elvis Presley quote is from: Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything? When Celebrity Culture and Science Clash (2015). I borrowed the book from the Toronto Public Library because evidence is of interest to me: Evidence has value to the extent it is solid, verifiable, and corroborated by other solid evidence Eat your vegetables; the research […]
Summer camps information – Trustee Pamela Gough’s Office – June 25, 2013
/0 Comments/in NewsletterThe following text is from Pamela Gough’s Office (I have not included seven attached files that are part of the message): Good Morning, Please see below for more information about the summer camps available through Lakeshore Arts. Contact information and Lakeshore Arts website is included as well. Happy summer to all! Debbie July 2-5. Drama […]
Bethel Green Seniors Residence, 645 Millwood Road, Toronto is a church conversion featuring mixed form and function
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, TorontoIn their article about church reconversions in Toronto, Jason Hackwork and Erin Gullikson (2013) describe the Bethel Green Seniors Residence as a church conversion involving mixed function and form. In such a form of church redevelopment, a building is constructed around all of part of a congregation’s initial place of worship, and a new church, or […]
Wesley Mimico United Church community forum on April 8, 2013 described the church’s redevelopment plans
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, TorontoThe most recent Wesley Mimico United Church community forum took place on April 8, 2013. The next one is on June 24, 2013. Background about the Wesley Mimico redevelopment project – and related topics, of which there are many – can be found at the Wesley Mimico United Church Category. The April 8 report is […]
Giving new meaning to religious conversion – Jason Hackworth and Erin Gullikson (2013)
/0 Comments/in NewsletterUpdates: The following July 8, 2013 post focuses upon the Wesley Mimico redevelopment, which features a church/congregation in the role of developer of a heritage-listed property: The outcome of the Wesley Mimico redevelopment story will depend upon negotiations related to the Ontario Heritage Act Two more recent posts discuss details of the Hackworth and Gullikson […]
152 Annette Street in the Junction illustrates a church-to-condo conversion process
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto[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 […]
Genocide qualifies as a systematic object for social science: Zygmunt Bauman (1989)
/0 Comments/in NewsletterPrevious blog posts at the Preserved Stories website have addressed social history in the context of deindustrialization and documentary making. I’ve also shared highlights from studies addressing history and social theory in the context of postmodernity and a return to narration. As well, I’ve shared information related to military history and the relation between instrumental reason and modernity. The […]