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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 […]
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 […]
I’ve attended two annual general meetings recently, including a cross-Canada meeting conducted through video conferencing on Google +. That’s a good way for a board of directors to meet assuming there aren’t more than 10 people at the meeting. At 7:00 pm on March 21, 2013 I attended the annual general meeting of the Mimico […]
I have a particular interest in the Great Lakes in the preparations for the May 4 and May 5, 2013 Jane’s Walks in Long Branch that Mike James and I will be leading near the shoreline of Lake Ontario. The following headline, photo, and opening sentences are from a March 15, 2013 CBC News report […]
Additional details about Jane’s Walk can be found at: Jane’s Walk Click on the link above to access the general Jane’s Walk Category at the Preserved Stories website. We value your questions, comments, and suggestions regarding Jane’s Walk, which is based on the legacy of Jane Jacobs. Updates regarding this year’s Jane’s Walk will be […]
I strongly support the heritage efforts of Tom Millar of Toronto, who is active in projects involving heritage preservation in Ontario’s cottage country and elsewhere. The following message is from Tom Millar: Online petition now at 176 signatures! Please share and sign before we meet with #cbridge council in April. http://www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/save-the-historic-black-bridge … and please share this […]
Click on the following links to access the articles: South Etobicoke air quality study launches Majority support Mimico 20/20: survey Long Branch building receives heritage designation Council notes – Concrete Campus West
Once or twice a week I send out news highlights to my email distribution list, which I set up as part of the Parkview School story, before I set up the Preserved Stories website. The news highlights, in turn, are based on my online Newsletter category. I set up the newsletter – a format that […]
I heard Jane Jacobs speak in Toronto around the early 1980s when I lived for a brief period on Toronto Island. In those years the Toronto Island community on Ward Island and Algonquin Island was facing eviction at the hands of the Metropolitan Toronto government whose political leadership had a strong desire to turn the […]
The link to the agenda can be found here. Denise Harris, Heritage Officer, Etobicoke Historical Society, writes: “I will be at the EYCC meeting on Tuesday to speak in support of the designation of 28 Daisy, especially since the Etobicoke Historical Society submitted the original application. No one opposed the designation at the Toronto Preservation […]