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20 Dec 21:55

What a $1 million house looks like in Toronto vs. other cities

by Derek Flack
torp3918

But no Welland. WTF?

A million dollar house isn't what it used to be Toronto. Years of strong growth in the local real estate market have drastically lowered our expectations when it comes to this benchmark figure. For all of our navel gazing, however, most other major cities find themselves in precisely the same boat. 

Here's what a $1 million house looks like in Toronto versus other cities. 

Toronto - $959,000

This recently listed house in the Greenwood-Coxwell area comes in at just bellow the $1 million mark, but has all the hallmarks of such properties in Toronto: it's a renovated three bedroom semi with a narrow finished basement and backyard. 

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Montreal - $1,049,000

For just over a million bucks, you can acquire this two-storey row house in the Plateau. It boasts four bedrooms, a modern kitchen, back deck, and a surprisingly spacious backyard for the area. 

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Vancouver - $995,000

It probably doesn't need to be said that you won't find a a house near downtown Vancouver for $1 million or less. You can enter the market at this price in New Westminster, but you're looking at a two bedroom bungalow with an attic. 

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Saint John - $950,000

On the complete other end of the spectrum is this waterfront residence outside Saint John that overlooks the Kennebecasis River. It's on a 10 acre plot of land and features four bedrooms and five washrooms to go along with the incredible view.

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New York - $799,000 USD

You can snag a small condo in Manhattan for $1 million, but if it's a house that you're after, you'll be looking in the outer boroughs. This three bedroom detached house in Brooklyn has a lot going for it, but it's a significant hike to get into the city. 

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Chicago - $799,000 USD

If you're willing to head out to Bridgeport, it's possible to buy a nice property in the Chicago area. This particular house features four bedrooms, a beautiful kitchen, multiple fireplaces, and a heated garage. 

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Los Angeles - $769,000 USD

House hunting with a cap of $800K USD in Los Angeles will take you to areas like the northeast section of the city, where you can purchase a three bedroom house on a quiet dead-end street.  

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London - 600,000 £

As is the case with so many big cities, houses available for around a million in Canadian currency are well away from the urban centres. This quirky two bedroom in Stonebridge is about a kilometre away from the Tube and features a spacious eat-in kitchen. 

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Dublin -  € 675,000

The picturesque area of Howth to the east of central Dublin is home to many expensive houses, but it's also a place where buyers can enter the market at this price point. This townhouse-style two bedroom has stunning sea views and lots of privacy as part of a gated development.

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Melbourne - $1,140,000 AUD

If you're willing to push the budget beyond a million bucks in Melbourne, you can snag this freshly renovated three bedroom in the Flemington area. It's close to the Newmarket Railway Station and a vibrant retail scene.

19 Dec 13:29

Striking Silverware Animal Assemblages by Matt Wilson

by Christopher Jobson
torp3918

Oh!

South-Carolina based artist Matt Wilson brings old silverware to life in his bent and welded sculptures of birds and other wildlife. Fastened to pieces of driftwood or mounted to segments of old lumber, the pieces seem to capture the lifelike essence of the robins, owls, and sea creatures they represent despite a minimal number of components. Wilson has an uncanny ability to let the found objects in his pieces speak for themselves, adapting the natural curvature of spoons and forks into folded wings and long tails. You can explore more of his work on Instagram and in his Etsy shop. (via My Modern Met)

18 Dec 16:57

Raccoon spotted inside Shoppers Drug Mart in Toronto

by Lauren O'Neil

The automated checkout machines at Shoppers Drug Mart have taken their fair share of heat in recent months, but at least one Toronto citizen likes them just fine, thank you very much. 

A raccoon was spotted roaming the Shoppers Drug Mart at Lakeshore and Leslie this weekend, amusing customers, staff and anyone who saw photos from the scene.

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Image via JM Rome/Faceboom

Several pictures of the little guy were posted on Reddit and Facebook, all of them showing the critter hanging out atop a row of self checkout machines.

In one photo posted to Reddit, the raccoon almost appears to be peeking over a barrier to look down at the checkouts (or whoever might happen to be using them) like some sort of adorable security guard.

Someone wrote in a Leslieville-based Facebook group that her aunt, a cashier at Shoppers, was working during the raccoon's brief reign.

"For all those curious: yes it was real, yes it was just hanging out in the store all day, and yes it is the location at Lakeshore and Leslie," wrote Seimi Morimoto on Sunday. "My aunt (the cashier in the photo) confirmed this when she got home from work. Lol."

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Image via Craig Dale/Facebook

Someone else in that comment thread shared a picture of the raccoon in front of a Mark's, writing "I saw it window shopping a few stores down earlier this morning."

It is not known where the mischievous little scamp is now, or if he had any involvement in the most recent raccoon-related TTC subway delay

17 Dec 03:32

100 Fiberglass and Resin Skulls Fill a Room at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne

by Kate Sierzputowski

Ron Mueck, an Australian artist known for his hyperrealistic figural sculptures, has created his largest work to date. His installation Mass contains 100 human skulls which are scattered and stacked throughout a gallery at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia.

The individual forms are created from fiberglass and resin, and when stood upright, rise to approximately three feet tall. In some areas of the installation piles reach five skulls in height, while in others visitors can approach individual works resting on the gallery’s floor. Placed amongst gilded paintings the works offer a somber reality, a morose peek into what physically relates each of us.

Mass opens December 15, 2017 as a part of the inaugural National Gallery of Victoria Triennial. Mueck is one of 100 international creatives that has contributed work to the exhibition which will run through April 18, 2018. (via Designboom)

12 Dec 22:40

Up-Close Images of Jupiter Reveal an Impressionistic Landscape of Swirling Gases

by Kate Sierzputowski
torp3918

Can we go?

Juno is NASA’s project focused on bringing a deeper understanding to Jupiter and the processes that might have governed our solar system’s creation. The spacecraft was launched in 2011 to explore several facets of the planet’s composition, including its atmosphere, magnetic force field, and dense cloud coverage.

This series of close-up photographs was taken by Juno within the last year, and is a dazzling diverse display of the planet’s gaseous composition. Swirling blue and brown clouds appear like impressionist paint strokes across Jupiter’s atmospheric surface, a spectacle which is constantly shifting into new optically charged formations.

You can see more images taken with Juno’s high-tech cameras on NASA’s website, and submit your own processed images from Juno’s raw image files on Mission Juno. (via Twisted Sifter)

     

12 Dec 15:25

One of Toronto’s oldest bookstores is closing with a blowout sale

by Lisa Power

Eliot's Bookshop at 584 Yonge Street announced last summer that it was closing, and now the time has come to clear the shelves.

The store is having a massive book sale all month long, with paperback pocket books for $2, trade paperbacks for $3, and all hardcovers for $4 (regardless of size), including art books.

The event is not without its fair share of sadness and regret, though. Eliot's is one of several independent businesses that fell on hard times attributed to increased property taxes on Yonge Street.

The owner, Paul Panayiotidis, has been in business for 40 years and is looking to clear out all three floors of the bookstore by the end of the month.

Now might be your last chance to pick up some great CanLit, art books, and literary classics from an amazing collection of used books that'll be greatly missed.

05 Dec 11:48

Drivers keep hitting large rock in suburban Calgary parking lot

by Robson Fletcher
torp3918

Oh, humanity.

Sage Hill Rock Collage

There's a giant rock surrounded by yellow-painted curbs in a northwest Calgary parking lot and drivers can't seem to stop hitting it.

03 Dec 01:16

‘The Art of Flying’ Captures the Shape-Shifting Wonder of a Murmuration of Starlings

by Kate Sierzputowski

A murmuration is the intricately choreographed movements of a large flock of starlings as they swoop through the sky. The phenomena appears like an undulating cloud, quickly shifting directions, density and shape as it traverses overhead. Due to a relatively warm winter in the Netherlands between 2014 and 2015, many starlings stayed in the country rather than migrating south. Filmmaker Jan van IJken captured one such air show in his short film The Art of Flying, which can be watched in full on his website. Watch the condensed version above to observe the fluidity of the birds’ movements, as well as listen to the soothing sound of the flock’s flapping wings. (via Laughing Squid)

01 Dec 00:55

dailyoverview

Mossel Bay is located on the Cape St. Blaize Peninsula, jutting out into the Indian Ocean of South Africa. The harbor town is home to roughly 130,000 people and is recognized as a center for both tourism and agriculture. /// Created by @benjaminrgrant, source imagery: @digitalglobe
28 Nov 15:37

Bell's 'Let's Talk' campaign rings hollow for employees suffering panic attacks, vomiting and anxiety

by Erica Johnson
Dan Breffitt

Current and former Bell employees have written CBC's Go Public to describe the toll that aggressive sales targets have had on their health at a company well known for its "Let's Talk" campaign — a massive initiative to improve mental health.

28 Nov 15:37

This is the first bear portrait for me

20 Nov 04:04

A 1910s Toronto photo extravaganza

by Chris Bateman

The second decade of the 20th century left its mark on Toronto. The city undertook several major infrastructure projects during the 1910s, including the Prince Edward Viaduct, and the infilling of the Don River mouth and construction of the Port Lands.

Canadian Pacific built what was briefly the tallest building in the British Empire at King and Yonge and put up the North Toronto Railway Station on Yonge St.

By far the biggest event of the decade was the outbreak of the first world war, though. Between 1914 and 1918, some 630,000 Canadians served in the conflict in Europe, distinguishing themselves in battles at Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele.

From advertising to manufacturing, the war left its mark on the city. By the end of the decade, however, Toronto would begin a rapid spurt of growth into a modern metropolis.

Here's what Toronto looked like in the 1910s.

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The Scarborough Bluffs looking east around 1910.

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Bayview Ave. looking north from Eglinton in 1910.

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The Don Roadway (now the Don Valley Parkway) near Riverdale Park.

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Looking east along the Danforth at Pape in 1913.

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Vaudeville shows at the Auditorium Theatre.

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E. E. Rutherford's Kensington pharmacy on the southwest corner of Nassau and Spadina in the 1910s.

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The former central branch of the Toronto Public Library at College and Beverley. It opened in 1909 and is now the Koffler Student Centre.

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St. Patrick's Market in 1913 opposite today's CTV HQ.

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The newly-completed Methodist Church of Canada headquarters at Queen and John in 1913. It was bought by CHUM in 1985.

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The Canadian Pacific Building on the southeast corner of King and Bay in 1912, the year before it was completed as the tallest building in the British Empire.

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Looking north from Yonge and College in 1914.

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Yonge St. looking north between King and Queen in 1912.

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The Bank of Montreal at Queen and Yonge in 1915.

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Looking south through dense streetcar traffic at Yonge and Richmond in 1914.

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The east side of Yonge St. south of Shuter in 1910.

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Members of the 1915 city council pose for a portrait at what is now "old" City Hall.

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Government House in Chorley Park in 1928. 

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The current Queen St. bridge over the Don River under construction. 

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Ground breaking ceremony for the Prince Edward Viaduct in 1915. Mayor T. L. Church is holding the shovel.

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Early stages of construction on the Prince Edward Viaduct in 1916. The two sides would eventually meet in the middle over the Don River.

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The terminal face of the viaduct in 1916.

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The viaduct nearing completion. The streetcar wires and street lamps still need to be strung along the road surface.

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Fiat, McLaughlin-Buick cars on display in the Transportation Building at the CNE in 1913.

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Steamer departing Toronto Harbour.

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Toronto Island paddle steamer ferry "Mayflower" in 1915.

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Car accident at Bloor and Walmer Rd. draws a crowd in 1918.

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7-year-old mare used owned by the T. Eaton Co. and used for deliveries in 1910.

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"Prince," a 5-year-old chestnut gelding, makes deliveries for Matthew's Groceries and Fruit in 1911.

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John Tingle, "dairyman," 1910.

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The now-demolished High Park Mineral Baths on the north side of Bloor at Parkview Gardens in 1913.

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The Broadview YMCA's rugby team in 1915.

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The kids of the Davisville hockey team in 1911.

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North Toronto hockey in 1914.

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The "Torontos" hockey team, the 1913-14 Stanley Cup champions. The team later became the St. Patricks and then the Maple Leafs.

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The Mutual Street Arena (known then as Arena Gardens,) the first home of the hockey team that would eventually become the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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A drawing of the Toronto General Hospital at University and College in 1913. It's now the MaRS Discovery District.

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Centre Island from the air looking cityward in 1919.

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The marshes at the mouth of the Don River as draining and infilling begins ahead of construction of the Port Lands around 1914.

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The Keating Channel in the Port Lands under construction in 1914. The gasometers of the Consumers Gas Company at Front and Parliament are visible at the far left of the frame.

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The site that would become Union Station south of Front St. in 1915.

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Union Station takes shape in the late 1910s. The building wouldn't be officially opened until 1927.

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The ticket hall of Union Station.

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The Summerhill CPR Station in 1916, the year it opened.

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Soldiers departing for the first world war at Union Station.

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Poster encouraging Canadian men to enlist in the army during the first world war.

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War bonds were sold by the Canadian government to help fund the war effort. Citizens were given a certificate that could be cashed in at the end of the conflict.

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Welcome home dinner for returning troops in 1919.

19 Nov 23:52

Value Village Canada Pre Black Friday Sale: Save 50% Off Clothing & More!

by Mr Busy

Value Village Canada has a great Pre Black Friday Sale available Monday, that includes: Save 50% Off Clothing & More!

This Value Village  offer is valid in Canada only, Monday, November 20, 2017

Click here to view Value Village Canada offers

07 Nov 23:20

redrovertoronto

Please just look at me guys!
02 Nov 14:47

Brittle Skeletons Crocheted from Discarded Textiles by Caitlin McCormack

by Laura Staugaitis

Philadelphia-based artist Caitlin McCormack (previously) continues to explore the decay and remains of once-living things in her intricate crochet work. McCormick constructs her pieces using a labor intensive process that involves stiffening discarded textile materials with enamel paint to create brittle bone-like material. She then crochets fantastical intertwined skeletons of humans, birds, snakes, devils, and two-headed bats, which are displayed with stark black backdrops, glass cases, and lathed bases that reference old-fashioned displays for scientific specimens.

Her new show, Lazarus Taxa, refers to the paleontological concept of species that disappear and reappear in the fossil record. Lazarus Taxa is currently on display at Paradigm Gallery + Studio. You can also follow her on Instagram.

25 Oct 15:23

Cast Iron Pan

If you want to evenly space them, it's easiest to alternate between the Arctic and Antarctic. Some people just go to the Arctic twice, near the equinoxes so the visits are almost 6 months apart, but it's not the same.
17 Oct 02:15

Sky-High Paper Wigs Topped With Modern Luxuries by Asya Kozina

by Kate Sierzputowski

Paper artist Asya Kozina was inspired by the decadent wigs found in Baroque and Rococo still lifes, tall masses of hair adorned with objects that represent the ideals of luxury and beauty in the 17th and 18th centuries. Her series Skyscraper on the Head imagines how these outdated accessories might look if produced today, replacing the exotic fruits and birds of early centuries with airplanes, skyscrapers, and ferris wheels.

The project is a continuation of a series of Baroque paper wigs the artist began making in 2015. You can see more of Kozina’s life-size and miniature paper costumes on her Instagram and Behance. (via Design Boom)

13 Oct 01:30

An Optical Illusion Tile System Designed by Casa Ceramica

by Christopher Jobson

British tile company Casa Ceramica have designed a novel optical illusion flooring system that uses real tiles to create a vertigo-inducing warped floor. The skewed checkerboard floor functions as the entryway to their showroom in Manchester, lending an Alice in Wonderland atmosphere to a generally traditional medium. You can see a couple more photos on their Instagram. (via Laughing Squid)

09 Oct 11:48

'It's the perfect place for us': Millennials flock to rural Newfoundland

by CBC News
Sonja Mills and Alicia MacDonald

Millennials are gravitating to rural Newfoundland to start businesses and carve out a life, despite the trend towards people leaving in recent decades.

05 Oct 21:28

Pass Seamlessly Through the Walls of an Abandoned Building in this Photographic 3D Reconstruction by Oddviz

by Christopher Jobson

El Orfelinato is the latest experimental visualization from digital artist Erdal Inci (previously) as part of an artist collective he co-founded called Oddviz with Çağrı Taşkın and Serkan Kaptan. The video piece captures an abandoned Jewish orphanage building in Ortaköy, Istanbul, through thousands of photos and 3D scans and then reconstructs it digitally, allowing the viewer to pass digitally through the walls while seeing a complete photographic representation of the building. The piece is a follow-up to a similar work from a few months ago titled Hotel.

27 Sep 21:41

Otherworldly ‘Earth Pyramids’ Captured in the Foggy Early Morning Light by Photographer Kilian Schönberger

by Kate Sierzputowski
torp3918

So amaze.

Photographer Kilian Schönberger (previously) climbed the Alps late at night to capture one of the mountain range’s strangest segments, alien-like columns found in South Tyrol, an autonomous province in Northern Italy. His series Otherworld showcases the so-called “earth pyramids” in a hazy dawn light, strange creations that appear like stalagmites freed from their underground caves.

The structures are created by erosion, rising from clay soil left behind by glaciers from the last Ice Age. Each features a large boulder resting on top which protects the soil below. Eventually the tall columns lose the strength to hold the large rock overhead, shifting balance and sending it tumbling down the mountain.

The otherworldly elements remind Schönberger of the hoodos in the Southwestern United States, however the two naturally occurring wonders are formed from two very different geological processes. You can see more of German landscape photographer’s work on his Instagram and Behance.   

22 Sep 14:45

How Toronto used to celebrate a long weekend

by Chris Bateman
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Reference photos?

Torontonians have been enjoying long weekends for over 150 years, which is sometimes easy to forget as we struggle to join the exodus to cottage country when these short holidays come around.  

But, looking back, it's fascinating to recall the recreation activities of the past. These candid photos cast our forebears in a different light than you'll find in most historical photos.

Instead of the staged, often rather serious portraits found in the city archives, these images show the people of the 1910s, 20s, 30s, and 40s at play: goofing for the camera, fishing, enjoying games, and generally relaxing.

In honour of the Canada Day long weekend, here's a look at how Toronto used to take time off work.

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Boy with fishing catch, 1934.

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Miss Marjorie Laing at lunch. June 1, 1930.

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Families relaxing at Crowes Beach on the Humber, circa 1926.

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An elderly couple dancing in 1934.

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Obligatory picture of the dog ("Tinker") wearing a hat, 1930.

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Tinker the dog jumping for sausages, 1930.

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Boyd family picnic at Islington, 1926.

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Unknown group on a fishing boat. Exact date unknown.

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Girl fishes from a bowl to promote the sale of Ontario fishing permits, 1930s.

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Kids paddling at Hanlan's Point in 1907, Hanlan's Hotel and regatta in the background.

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Roadside picnic in High Park. July 1, 1942.

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Bathers in the lake at Sunnyside near the Humber River in 1912.

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The Sunnyside swimming pool, nicknamed The Tank and reportedly the largest in the world when it opened, in the 1940s.

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Clowns handing out prizes to all the participants in the Tiny Tots race at the annual TTC staff picnic in 1928.

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Nail hammering competition (of all things) at the 1928 TTC picnic.

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Clowns Sam Hill and Sam Cohen stage a pillow fight for the children of TTC staff.

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Kids line up for a race. Hamburgers and frankfurters for sale in the background.

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Italian women during a tug-of-war. August 1, 1932.

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On Wasaga Beach. July 4, 1926.

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Photographer Nat Turofsky (far right) and his family on a fishing trip to the French River region.

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Woman and fish smiling in the 1940s.

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Margaret Reycraft of the Globe and Mail at lunch, 1930.

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Women fishing off a jetty, 1908.

22 Sep 14:38

Beloved Toronto bookstore is coming back to Queen West

by Lisa Power

A familiar face is returning to Queen St. West with the welcoming of one of Toronto's favourite bookstores back to a neighbourhood and storefront it once called home.

Over the past few years, Queen West has seen BMV Express, Book City and Pages disappear from its streets. But now BMV is coming back to reclaim its former location at 244 Queen Street West with an opening date set to be announced sometime in the near future.

22 Sep 14:37

Toronto can't stop laughing at wonky Tim Hortons smile cookies

by Lauren O'Neil
torp3918

Cookie news is always pertinent.

Ubiquitous Canadian doughnut purveyor Tim Hortons is once again raising money for local charities this week by selling happy-face cookies that make people smile. And laugh. And also sometimes have nightmares.

The company's week-long "give a smile, get a smile" campaign kicked off on Monday this year, allowing customers at select locations to purchase chocolate chip cookies with blue eyes and pink mouths for only $1.

Money from the sales of these special cookies in Toronto will be donated this year to a number of worthy community organizations, including The Sick Kids Foundation, The Children's Breakfast Clubs and DAREarts Foundation for Children.

Knowing this, one could be forgiven for thinking that the cookies are decorated by kids.

They're not, though, according to Tim Hortons employees. Adult bakers are responsible for giving faces to the cookies - rows upon rows upon rows of them – which makes me feel a lot less mean for laughing every time I see a wonky one. 

The smile cookie initiative has been incredibly well-received across the country, for the most part. Buying one means contributing to a great, local cause, and who doesn't love to eat cookies for charity?

Some of the cookies are beautifully iced, with perfectly proportioned, uniform features.

Many are not.

The sheer volume of limited-edition treats sold across the country makes a 100 percent hand-decorating accuracy rate nearly impossible for Tim Hortons staff.

Fortunately for customers, charity benefactors, and me, imperfect smile cookies can be absolutely hilarious.

Wonky smiles have come to be expected at this point, if not cherished for their... unique style.  

It's common to see cookies with unusual facial characteristics produced as part of this campaign, like unibrows, inadvertent sunglasses or triple-sized lips.

The cookies have been noticed to take on a creepy vibe when parts of their faces missing.

Without a mouth, their blue eyes stare intensely into your soul like the Ice King from Game of Thrones.

But the best cookies of all are those that aren't only devoid of smiles, but actually look mad.

Thank you, Tim Hortons.

22 Sep 14:36

An Historic Cape Town Grain Silo Converted into 80 Cylindrical Art Galleries

by Kate Sierzputowski
torp3918

OMG. OMG. OMG. So concrete.

Housed in what was once Cape Town’s tallest building is the newly unveiled Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA), created by London-based architect Thomas Heatherwick. The institution’s 80 gallery spaces were converted from 42 historic grain silos, storage units which were once used to hold and grade maize from all over South Africa.

Heatherwick Studio transformed the tightly packed tubes into open areas of contemplation, carving out various oblong shapes to make room for large social spaces and lots of light from overhead windows. Heatherwick wished to clear out large spaces for the galleries, however he was also careful about not eliminating the tubular structure of the building completely.

“We realised we needed to do something that your eye couldn’t instantly predict,” Heatherwick told Dezeen. “Our role was destructing rather than constructing, but trying to destruct with a confidence and an energy, and not treating the building as a shrine.”

The nearly 20,000 square foot museum is one of many facilities that form the V&A Waterfront, a cultural center dotted with several bars and restaurants on the city’s harbor. (via Dezeen)

20 Sep 00:17

Aerial Images of Vibrant Landscapes by Photographer Niaz Uddin

by Kate Sierzputowski

The Grand Prismatic Spring at Yellowstone National Park (all images via Niaz Uddin)

Niaz Uddin is a photographer, director, and filmmaker that explores a variety of natural landscapes from high above. His color-saturated photographs explore crowded beaches and remote tide pools, capturing each of the scenic environments from a bird’s eye view. One of my favorite images is the picture above, which provides a rare perspective of the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park. You can see even more sky-high images on his Instagram, and buy limited prints on his website.

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18 Sep 01:16

Loving the wild flowers in our parks right about this time. Not only are they so colourful, there's a variety of them all in one place. This is the time to bust out my 105mm micro lens and enjoy the finer details of Mother Nature. . . . . . #instanaturelover #macro_freak #top_macro #fingerprintofgod #igglobalclubmacro #flowersandmacro #macroworld #macro_secrets #igbest_macros #macro_brilliance #macro_mood #macromood #macroshot #macrogardener #macrolove #macro_highlight #majestic_macros #bns_macro #vzcomacro #macro_spotlight #nikonphotography #nikontop #nikonca #nikon_photography_ #nikon_photography #moodygrams

Loving the wild flowers in our parks right about this time. Not only are they so colourful, there's a variety of them all in one place. This is the time to bust out my 105mm micro lens and enjoy the finer details of Mother Nature. . . . . . #instanaturelover #macro_freak #top_macro #fingerprintofgod #igglobalclubmacro #flowersandmacro #macroworld #macro_secrets #igbest_macros #macro_brilliance #macro_mood #macromood #macroshot #macrogardener #macrolove #macro_highlight #majestic_macros #bns_macro #vzcomacro #macro_spotlight #nikonphotography #nikontop #nikonca #nikon_photography_ #nikon_photography #moodygrams
11 Sep 15:44

Puppy photoshoot attracts a crowd in Toronto

by Lisa Power

It was like something out of a dream - a group of Pomeranian puppies appeared on Bloor Street in Toronto Saturday evening, much to the delight of literally everyone who passed by.

The little clouds of fluff showed off their cuteness outside of UTS and had everyone melting.

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People stopping to pet the puppies. Photo by Lisa Power.

They drew a large crowd of people that stopped to give them pets and take pictures, even causing cyclists and drivers to slow up or turn their heads as they passed to get a good look.

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Puppies playing in the grass near UTS. Photo by Lisa Power.

The puppies belong to a local breeder who runs PerfectPoms.com and brought them out for some exercise.

The breeder brings by different litters regularly when the weather is nice, always causing commotion, like these Pomsky's from a couple weeks ago.

And another group that appeared last spring.

Playing with the puppies offered some much needed happy time for students who had just started classes last week. Later on people got up on the hill and let the bundles of joy run around all over them.

Hopefully more pups will be back before it gets too cold. 

08 Sep 16:22

jayeffex

Tbt when everything was colorful
07 Sep 23:12

hifructosemag

Find a look at David Moreno's new steel wire sculptures and how they're evolving on HiFructose.com. #davidmoreno #sculpture #pianowire #hifructose #hifructosemagazine @davidmoreno_art