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From artful grafitti and primo bike lanes to laneway housing and musical lampposts, Spacing magazine Publisher and public space aficionado Matt Blackett shares a few of the endless possibilities that cities can offer.

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candice wrote:

thanks a ton - yes agreed. It is a neat way of viewing the city. Robin speaks very highly of you and I hope to meet you one of these days. Spacing is an awesome magazine - big fan.

6/5/2007 10:43:49 PM
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candice wrote:

Re: Fave City Hall at Queen St. W. and Bay

hey matt thanks for the shout on spacing great faves by the way :-)

6/5/2007 8:17:49 PM
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patio

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Cadillac Lounge
1296 Queen W, Toronto

I used to have dreams as a kid where I'd discover rooms in my house I'd never seen -- they'd keep unfolding. I had spent a few nights drinking (in the winter) at the CL and one day discovered the back patio when spring sprung. It gave me deja vu to those dreams as a kid. The patio at CL is huge and perfect for summer drinking.

faved on 6/5/2007 10:40:16 PM

New City Hall is my favourite building in the city. It is a symbol for the city -- it speaks of boldness with an eye clearly fixated on the future. Nowadays, that symbolism is lost on a number of our politicians, but the building's very existence is a reminder of how important our local government is.

faved on 6/5/2007 7:08:23 PM

the sidewalk

I sometimes go for strolls in the evening just to clear my head or sort thru an idea. My greatest distraction is always the neighbourhood cats whom I always seem to walk to talk to and pet. I love seeing 'hoods with an active cat community -- I think it says something good about the place. Dogs are great too, but seeing them wander around alone usally means trouble for someone.

faved on 6/5/2007 2:54:07 AM

St. George Street/Beverley Street

The best bike lane is the city has to be St. George-Beverley streets, especially going southbound. It is a nice secondary road with hardly any parking making it much safer than most bike lanes in the city. It goes from Bloor to Queen and provides the best access to the downtown core than any other bike lane. photo by Brian Campbell.

faved on 6/3/2007 10:16:18 PM

Bathurst and St. Clair

I used to live at Bathurst and St. Clair W and one day discovered I could access the roof of my apartment building. Becuz of its position at the top of the old lip of Lake Iroquois (L. Ontario's predecessor) you can see almost to the south side of the lake and north to Orangeville.

faved on 6/3/2007 10:09:09 PM

laneway

Croft Street

Croft Street is an laneway just east of Bathurst, running north from College to just south of Bloor. It is home to amazing graffiti and murals, but it is also the front yards of people's home. It is one of the few examples of laneway housing in the city. Just north of College is the best examples of how to effectively implement this form of density.

faved on 6/3/2007 10:02:27 PM

This crossroads is one of the best examples of Toronto's moniker of a "city of neighbourhoods." Its bustling and vibrant at all times of the day. It hasn't succumed to chain stores. Even with 100s of drunk students spilling out at 2am, it still has its charm.

faved on 6/3/2007 9:56:34 PM

Burrito Boyz
Multiple Locations

ust taste it to know why.

faved on 6/3/2007 2:57:00 PM

Bellevue Square Park in Kensington
Toronto

Local artist RGB decided one day to install bass strings to a lamp post in a park in Kensington. The bass is perfectly tuned and can be played by those with calloused fingers and an ear for low-end groove. RGB plans to install more across the city this summer.

faved on 6/3/2007 2:54:49 PM

Bench

Liberty Village

All over Liberty Village, the local economic development corp has a great public art project which turned a handful of poorly maintained benches into creative art installations. Each one is unique and created by a different artist.