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Photo of the Day: Downsview Station

Photo of the Day, Downsview Station
July 22, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
One of Toronto's newest subway stations, Downsview on the TTC's Line 1 is one of our transit system's more impressive spaces. High ceilings, ample natural light, and rows of central supporting ... read more
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Views From the L Tower: West and South Over the City and Lake

L Tower Cityzen Fernbrook Castlepoint Numa Daniel Libeskind Dominus Toronto
July 21, 2014 2:45 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
Our recent trip to the top of Cityzen Development Group, Fernbrook Homes and Castlepoint Numa's L Tower provided lots to look at, and we shared the views to ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Golden Towers

Photo of the Day, Concord CityPlace
July 21, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
Toronto's once-barren downtown railway lands have been transformed into a vertical neighbourhood by developer Concord Adex with their master-planned community, Concord CityPlace. The development's ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Duality and Distortion

Photo of the Day, Peter Gilgan Centre
July 18, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
Since opening late last year, the Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning has become familiar to many Torontonians. The 21-storey, 750,000 square-foot medical research ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Spadina

Photo of the Day, Spadina
July 17, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
Easily one of Toronto's most lively and exciting thoroughfares, Spadina Avenue is known for its cultural importance as the epicenter of the city's Chinese community, along with countless ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Warm Glow

Photo of the Day, CN Tower
July 16, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
Since the launch of our new and improved Flickr pool earlier this year, we have been seeing a steady stream of top notch urban photography, making for some very visually appealing Photo of the Day ... read more
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Photo of the Day: City Centre

Photo of the Day, Toronto skyline
July 15, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
For yesterday's Photo of the Day, we highlighted an amazing aerial image of downtown Toronto captured by Mafaldaboy on a recent flight over the city. That shot wasn't the only great aerial photo ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Flying Over Toronto

Photo of the Day, Toronto skyline, aerial view
July 14, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
We have been treated to some amazing photography over the past couple of days, courtesy of Forum member and Flickr contributor Mafaldaboy, who recently took a flight over the city and ... read more
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Photo of the Day: The Rainbow Tunnel

Photo of the Day, Rainbow tunnel
July 11, 2014 12:00 am | by Editor | Comments
While it is hardly a landmark, many Torontonians are familiar with the rainbow-painted pedestrian tunnel which passes below a rail line east of the DVP near Lawrence Avenue, providing a ... read more
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Throwback Thursday: King and Berkeley

Throwback Thursday, 54 Berkeley, Toronto
July 10, 2014 11:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
Many of our recent Throwback Thursday articles have focused on dramatic changes in density and height, but it is smaller infill projects that have had the biggest impact on our city streets. In ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Shangri-La

Photo of the Day, Shangri-La
July 10, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
Toronto's building boom has brought about the construction of a number of high-rise condominiums and hotels in the downtown core, and the landscape continues to be transformed by new development. ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Golden Cityscape

Photo of the Day, Toronto skyline
July 9, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
Toronto's skyline has plenty of classic 'postcard' angles, like the view from Centre Island or in front of the Flatiron Building, but it is elevated vantage points from the city's high-rise towers ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Flatiron Taxis

Photo of the Day, flatiron building, taxis
July 8, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
The Gooderham Building which sits at the Front/Wellington/Church intersection has become an iconic bit of Toronto architecture since being built in 1892. One of Toronto's newer icons is the ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Canada Day in Toronto

Photo of the Day, Canada Day fireworks
July 7, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
This week marked our nation's 147th birthday, and Canada Day celebrations rocked the night sky around Toronto for the annual occasion. Today's Photo of the Day, which comes to us from Katrin Ray ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Out With the Old

Photo of the Day, Regent Park revitalization, Toronto
July 4, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
The multi-phased redevelopment of Regent Park is breathing new life into the now de-stigmatized community thanks to the new market condominium towers and affordable housing developments ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Taking in the View

Photo of the Day
July 3, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
Toronto's Financial District is known as much for its busy sidewalks as its high-rise office towers. Bustling streets and busy office building lobbies hint at the low availability of office space ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Fog Rolling In

Photo of the Day, Toronto skyline
July 2, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
With Summer now here, storms are getting fiercer and more regular. Summer storms make for some dramatic photos of the city, and so do the foggy conditions that offen occur before and after ... read more
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Photo of the Day: West on The Gardiner

Photo of the Day, ACC, CN Tower, Gardiner Expressway
June 30, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
When the initial elevated sections of the Gardiner Expressway through downtown Toronto were built in the 1960s, they stood well above their immediate surroundings. Now, much of the once industrial ... read more
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Photo of the Day: The Esplanade

Photo of the Day, Esplanade, St. Lawrence
June 27, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
The Esplanade, which runs between just west of Parliament Street and Yonge Street, is very interesting and vibrant considering the short distance it runs. To the east, The Esplanade holds one of ... read more
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Throwback Thursday: Four Seasons Centre

Throwback Thursday, Four Seasons Centre for The Performing Arts
June 26, 2014 10:25 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
On the southeast corner of Queen and University, the Four Seasons Centre for The Performing Arts serves as the home of both the Canadian Opera Company and the National Ballet of ... read more

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