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Calling Photographers: Join UrbanToronto on Flickr

Join us on Flickr!
April 17, 2014 2:45 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
Photographic contributions by our members play a major role in keeping UrbanToronto amongst the most popular sites of its type on the internet. There is a growing body of photographers, both ... read more
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Throwback Thursday: One King West

Throwback Thursday, One King West
April 17, 2014 11:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
Large scale residential developments are popping up all over the downtown core these days, but this wasn't always the case. Construction work on the first major high-rise condominium to ever see ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Urban Sunset

Photo of the Day, Toronto sunset
April 17, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
Toronto is still the reigning construction capital of North America, and our city shows no signs of relinquishing that crown any time soon. With more cranes and construction projects than any ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Filling the Void

Photo of the Day, Ten York, One York
April 16, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
It doesn't take much observational skill to notice that Toronto is in the midst of its largest growth spurt to date. Parking lots and low-rise buildings are being replaced with high-rise, ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Soccer Skyline

Photo of the Day, BMO Field, Toronto FC
April 15, 2014 12:00 am | by Editor | Comments
While it certainly isn't the most popular sport in the GTA, soccer is becoming more and more popular with Torontonians. The sport has an international appeal, and thanks to Toronto's diversely ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Monument to Multiculturalism

Photo of the Day, Union Station, statue, Monument to Multiculturalism
April 14, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
In front of Union Station, artist Francesco Perilli's 'Monument to Multiculturalism' has been a fixture on Front Street since its unveiling in 1985. With the station now in the midst of a ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Restaurant Row

Photo of the Day, Restaurant Row
April 11, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
The Entertainment District has become quite the busy place in recent years. While we pay a great deal of attention to the continued growth of the Entertainment District's skyline, it is the ... read more
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Throwback Thursday: An Office Tower is Born

Throwback Thursday, Bay Adelaide Centre
April 10, 2014 12:30 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
Bay Street is to Canada what Wall Street is to the United States, a catch-all term to describe not just an area but to finance in general. Like Wall Street in New York, Bay Street is home to some ... read more
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Photo of the Day: St. Lawrence

Photo of the Day, St. Lawrence
April 10, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
The St. Lawrence district is among the most sought-after urban neighbourhoods on the continent, and is home to destinations like the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts as well as the St. Lawrence ... read more
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Photo of the Day: The Royal Alex

Royal Alexandra Theatre Entertainment District King Street Toronto Ontario
April 9, 2014 12:00 am | by Devon Johnson | Comments
Now that Spring has finally sprung in Toronto, photographers are coming out of hibernation and like the rain, photos are pouring in to the Forum. Today's Photo of the Day was taken by ... read more
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Photo of the Day: A Changing View

Photo of the Day, Entertainment District
April 8, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
The Entertainment District is one of the city's fastest growing areas.  In a part of the city with countless high-rise developments under construction, the skyline of the Entertainment ... read more
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Photo of the Day: The Yearly Melt

Photo of the Day, Riverdale Park
April 7, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
An exceptionally cold Winter is now thankfully behind us, but before we can enjoy the Summer sun we must make it through the damp, muddy, boot-lost-to-quicksand Spring. Several months worth of ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Ground Glass

Photo of the Day, Allen Lambert Galleria, Brookfield Place, Santiago Calatrava
April 4, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
Most Torontonians are familiar with Santiago Calatrava's Allen Lambert Galleria at Brookfield Place in the Financial District. The massive atrium, which connects Yonge and Bay Streets, has ... read more
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Throwback Thursday: The Birth of Southcore

Throwback Thursday, Southcore
April 3, 2014 4:50 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
Few areas of the city have seen the level of growth as the new Southcore district. Just a handful of years back, Southcore wasn't a district at all, but more like a conglomeration of surface ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Maple Leaf Square

Maple Leaf Square, Photo of the Day
April 3, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
The playoff hopes of Toronto hockey fans are dwindling, but looking back on an exciting (and ultimately disappointing) run last Spring, we saw the first real test for the relatively new public ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Heritage

Photo of the Day
April 2, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
Toronto's new Flexity Outlook streetcars will soon begin to gradually replace the CLRV and ALRV streetcars which have become a fixture in the city since being introduced in the 1970s and 1980s. ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Afternoon at the Distillery

Distillery District, Photo of the Day
April 1, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
Toronto has a rich industrial history, but many if not most architectural relics from our days as a major Great Lakes hub have been lost to time and wiped away by redevelopment. Not all ... read more
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Photo of the Day: York and Bremner

Photo of the Day
March 31, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
Growth in Toronto's Southcore district continues to captivate a swelling population of urban development enthusiasts.  Today, the intersection of York and Bremner has been almost completely ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Gates

Photo of the Day, 427
March 28, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
While the 401 holds the title for Toronto, Ontario, Canada and even North America's busiest highway, not many are aware that Highway 427 is a close second for busiest highway in the nation, while ... read more
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Photo of the Day: Mirror's Edge

Photo of the Day
March 27, 2014 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
Imposing architecture and massive scale are the primary built form in Toronto's Financial District, where the nation's largest banks and white-collar firms are located.  Today's Photo of the ... read more

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