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Mary: oh and another thing, in Toronto we have are friendly to our environment and eco green and it's great and all but STUPID People insist on putting their COMPOST bucket outside beside their house and...... Marinus Abrahamse: These are very valuable photos. I am a Hydrometric Surveys Technologist with Water Survey of Canada (part of Environment Canada). We have a water level monitoring gauge a few hundred feet below the Pottery Road...... Karla from Toronto canada Hi neighbour :): Cool shot of this.Great place to have a scary halloween party.And if this place is really haunted I would be glad to take a after midnight tour.Im no freak but im into the paranormal stuff.... Geoff: The little bastards are smart, cute, fearless and a bloody great pain in the ass. Our current local raccoon family has taken to digging up our outside plants every damned night (on our second floor...... EvilGentleman: Two years and a few months later, this article still defines several different conflicts in a way that few if any articles can.
{Motorists} vs {Cyclists}
{Road Rage} vs {Radical Activism}
{Male} vs {Female}
{Entitled} vs {Empowered}
The article that...... Adam Enright: There is No Game like the Good Ol' Montreal Hockey Riot!
A city whose hockey passions create a constant hunger for battling peace and the status quo.
[[http://www.progressivewebdesign.ca/hockeyriots.html]]
by Adam Enright
I was thrilled to read about...... Tykal: THE BEST CITY IN THE WORLD..........TORONTO, being the largest city in canada, the tallest city in the world for over 35 years (curse you dubai) and more multicultural than any city on earth, there is...... andrew: thier is a place for art ,put it on paint board canvas,not on private property,hate hate hate graffiti art, one thing for sure, these are the same people that is spraying thier crap...... David Stonehouse: All of us at Evergreen were thrilled with Toronto's embrace of Earth Hour and indeed all staff went to enormous lengths to do our part. Unfortunately, when it comes to Brick Works site we are...... Peter: its {smug} and {osker}. i was holding my breath trying to not be the first to mention it and out myself as the resident graf nerd fanboy, for what its worth.
that photo is a great...... EvilGentleman: Well Elicar, my previous article on this particular location has become something of an online focal point for those who lived there during its heyday, much like Corsatki's {Cabrini Green} articles.
Thus, this page is intended...... ahh a ghost: heres my list of the top 10! (im from the chicago-land area)
First off, all you dallas-houston and toronto-montreal people fighting, shut the hell up.
1.Tokyo, Japan- to me, every picture i see of tokyo looks great....... anon (bas8-toronto12-1096757587.dsl.bell.ca): Lovely shots. Number three is almost divine, with the rays of light penetrating the gloom. Is it Ashbridge's Bay? Have you seen their former house, at Queen and Connaught? There is the most amazing...... T DAWT: Toronto is underepresented in pictures. Did you know the skyline actually isn't along the lake but North/South. It'll probably soon surpass Vancouver in terms of density and has some nice tall buildings in...... Peter: this was a really nice read, and nicely written. i, for one, always appreciate a nice text entry now and then... you should write more about {toronto}...
i agree about how homeless people are often "actively...... does it matter?: If you view Winnipeg from the south, so that Osborne Village is to your left and Fort Garry Plaza is to your right, you can see Winnipeg from a much more complimentary angle. Unfortunately, most...... chiamattt: Thanks adam.
Testeez, I am a Torontonian that has been living and working Seoul, South Korea for the past five years. Every year or so I head to Osaka to get my Korean employment visa...... Larry, here is an article about this in the paper today in Toronto:
The Toronto Star
THE FIXER
Irresponsible kite-flyers need to clean up their act
Oct 16, 2007 04:30 AM
Jack Lakey
Staff Reporter
Telling someone to "go fly a kite" is a rather gentle rebuff, but kite flying can cause serious problems.
Few...... Elicar: Jeef was right drea. We had only moose. And this way back in 2000 when I had a crappy computer with no memory at all so the pictures are stored in small sizes. Lastman got...... EvilGentleman: Three weeks ago, my van was hit by a man from Toronto driving the wrong way down {Sainte-Catherine} Street in Montreal.
I was standing outside the bar having a cigarette and drinking a Coke (I never,...... Stuart (Toronto): this is a great photo. Where in Toronto is this located.. i have not seen it before..can anybody point me in the right direction to go take a better look.. thanks..... Georges: "The simple reality is, Americans are welcomed warmly by most Montrealers, and generally disliked but tolerated by the rest. And that dislike is often because they are getting mistaken for Torontonians, or other English-speaking Canadians.
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Jeez,...... ffox88: ... (cont'd)...
I, too, have a lot of built in frustration towards the thieves, the police, the used bike shops that buy stolen wheels. I've been up at night imagining how to catch them in the...... jeeff: a correction: i found out that the nearest building pictured IS memorable, as i guess all buildings are if you're willing to look closely. sorry for the error.
from the Toronto Star, 'Fashion Incubator...... fedup: Hello, I'm back for another season. Re-reading my previous posts, it seems like I might have been somewhat deranged back then. I am much more calm now. In fact, only last week, I came...... Coon-B-Gone: I had my first run in with raccoons in Toronto last summer just before vacation. My family was already gone and I woke to the sounds of something scratching at the door outside of my...... CATCH A BIKE THIEF!: We bought brand new bikes from these nice guys at CycOmotive on Bathurst. We paid $3,500 for the two mountain bikes. One was higher end Giant and the other one was Giant Pistol 2 16...... Fast Eddie: To supplement: I'm in Toronto. We have never kept food or garbage on our deck. Starting some time last Winter, the coons poops right in front of our sliding door where we get in and...... Brandon: [[img:20114]]
Yo, Toronto , where its at. Just thought i'd add some new pictures. Anyone know if they have started the Trump Tower yet i havent been downtown in a few weeks.. ... iman: jack: man, you know i used to work on houses in the hamptons. that's where many celebrities have parties and stuff. there is no way you can compare toronto to the hamptons. the hamptons are...... my visit: I travel from a small community north of Toronto to New Brunswick 2 times a year and on average i spend a month in your beautiful province and at about a week each time in...... Deb from Beaverton: Oh wow, what a great view you have from your apartment! I seen the snow storm pic too, and they're both great pics! I just found this site, and clicked on Toronto, and here I...... JPK: I am in love with brutalism. I admire it in subway stations, and many buildings on campus. Have u seen wright's fallingwater?
http://www.newsandevents.utoronto.ca/bios/02/historical_images/1972RobartsLibrary.jpg
http://www.ontarioarchitecture.com/InternationalTo.jpg... Sirhcbre: 27.You have atleast one broken bone due to slipping down the stairs of your walkup.
28. Your response when someone says they're from Toronto is "oh..." before moving onto another subject.
29. A big white arrow...... jack: judging by the elongated shadow, and toronto being at 32 degrees on the latitude at 4 minutes longitude, the bicycle post must be three feet high and it is precisely 10:32 am, by jove, i...... John Day: I don't think artist should get preferential treatment because they believe the universe is centered around them. What about all the other talented people in Toronto who go on with their daily lives and contribute...... Aaron J Ban: As a resident of the neighbourhood, and an artist, and as a person that recently purchased a home at West Side Lofts I can't say enough how rediculous your argument is to make 48 Abell...... Toronto's Finest at work!: Congradulations that area specifically where the photos have been taken scarb town center subway station is notorious for smokers smoking clearly with that no smoking sign infront of them. And second of all yes...... anon (bas15-toronto12-1168008055.dsl.bell.ca): Thanks for the great shots. The woman leaning on her shopping cart is my favorite.
Joe... Att Change: We have choices. I've chosen mine. Toronto has been very good to me. One day I plan to own my own place. My goal is to be free from political agendas. I hope my...... jeeff: on a personal level, i agree. but on a larger scale, the gathering pace of gentrification downtown worries me. it's not just the artists being gradually pushed out of the downtown core, it's...... Att Change: I'm in the same building and area you may be in. I appreciate the rental deal I got here. I understand things don't last forever. People and places change.It would have been nice. But I...... Michelle: I am happy to have stumbled upon this chat. I live at 48 abell st. and am part of a newly formed residence group called Model48 that is fighting alongside Active 18 to keep...... Ian: There is an apartheid in Canada. Ask any black or First Nations person about their current living and social conditions in this country, especially in multicultural Toronto of all places, and you may or...... Timma: Canada Rocks , Toronto's grafiti is so Unique,Some of the best people start here,The big city. A.K.A. Young NY for a reason not only are grafitti that run's almost a mile and ever corner u...... Biff: Wow! This looks like the west side of Toronto, the part I never see...
Biff... hool: the first photo is an art installation, in trinity bellwoods park, as part of nuit blanche, an all night contemporary art thing that happened in toronto last weekend.... Stuart: As a new arrival to Toronto, I don't have the emotional attachment to this building as others might have. I'm sure most visitors have the same view as I do : "what the hell...... Nickle, Dime, Quarter: Thanks for explaining your point. I see where you are coming from.
My favourite vantage point for the skyline is at the very end of the Leslie St. Spit (on the lighthouse hill). From there,...... jeeff: our ability to increase recycling % is limited by provincial legislation on the quality levels required in compost materials. ontario's standards are higher than some other provinces. (former mayor) mel lastman released a...... EvilGentleman: LOL, with any luck, you will have a beautiful structure built that looks like an architectual marvel that perhaps houses a university or an art gallery, yet inside, is the world's most advanced recycling...... EvilGentleman: Very true, about every city being unique. Sorry about that, I did not mean to slight Toronto (Old habit from hockey debates). I was just pointing out to Sirhcbre that due to the flat landscape...... Nickle, Dime, Quarter: "Take away the CN tower, and Toronto could be almost any North American city in the 1 to 5 million population category."
That's an interesting comment about a city with more high rises than any other...... EvilGentleman: Sirhcbre - Take the metro to Longueuil, walk south on Boulevard Lafayette (next to Autoroute 20) until you are almost under the Jacques-Cartier Bridge (it's not very far, look it up on Google Earth), and...... EvilGentleman: At this time of year, based on the sunset data available from Environment Canada and a little mental arithmetic, the sun at Broadview and Danforth, Toronto (79°21'W) should have set yesterday in the direction of...... peacefrog: As an American who has lived in Canada most of his life, visiting the US and especially NYC is a harsh reality check, and a reminder that the ravages of racism are still alive and...... Toronto Watcher: I live in the Toronto Area and there are over 180 Hells Angels running 18 charters here. The cops are charged with 20 times the crimes the Angels are in Ontario, and they turn a...... EvilGentleman: 12 Gauge - The man was passing through on a Greyhound bus, while on the way from Toronto to Vancouver. Who the heck has time to go wandering around while they have a short stop...... Matlac: EG, "geo-nerdiness" is contagious. While reading about your earthquake research in the St. Lawrence Valley I remembered about the 1663 earthquake which hit Quebec City and Charlevoix surrounding. The Atlas of Canada says it was...... Mark: I'm sorry, but I don't think Toronto should have made this list. Evilgentleman said some good things. There are newer cities than have seen and corrected the mistakes of the past to create some of...... Danny: Toronto Sucks. Welcome to Montreal. Home of hockey, gastronomy, diversity and the party mecca of North America. P.S.Toronotonians are hideous and have no sense of style.[[img:14484]]
... EvilGentleman: Yeah, we were lucky here in Montreal yesterday. It was only 93F, but with the 61% humidity, it felt like 115F, according to Environment Canada. The Jordanians in the apartment next door to me told...... Tamara: That's what the Pride parade in Toronto has become... very sad, but the corporate beast has taken over the whole affair! Have you all got your party hats on and water guns armed? ... Former Freddy Beacher Feeling Safer In Toronto: Keep in mind the Fredericton police have a very low crime rate to deal with. If you didnt pull their chain once in while they would get very bored. Just consider yourself part of the...... elaine: that's a nice looking thames. does it start in an oxford as well as our one in the other other london? (the one that is too far east tto be considered a suburb of toronto)... chiamattt: I am by no means a 'corporate hack', and while you said you would not attack me personally, you did. Whatever man, I just feel that these matters can be handled outside the realm of...... Jamie: it's true we need better nonclemature when it comes to city naming conventions.. though at present Astoria, Queens, NY articles do appear in the list for Queens, NY
see for yourself
[[http://www.citynoise.org/hood/queens@ny]]
[[http://www.citynoise.org/hood/astoria@queens@ny]]
and furthermore, NY [[http://www.citynoise.org/hood/ny]]
lists everything under...... EvilGentleman: Say, is there any way that cities could be linked together? For example, "Astoria, Queens, NY" could still appear as-is, but would also appear on the lists for Queens, NY and New York, NY. This...... EvilGentleman: Actually, I just had a possible idea. You know how you can organize the contents of Win XP folders by different criteria such as date, filename, file type, etc? Why not organize Citynoise lists in...... Tamara: I love his work. I think we have few architects that have the vision he does. Gehry's is responsible for the expansion to the Art Gallery of Ontario which is due to be finished sometime...... EvilGentleman: The first letters of Canadian postal codes denote the province or territory (or portion thereof) that the address is within, much like North American telephone area codes. The codes are:
A - Newfoundland and Labrador
B -...... concrete jello: i just saw Toronto Santa getting arrested at the intersection of Bloor and Dundas St. w.!!!
he was in the middle of the street yelling "fuck cops", and stopping traffic, and then two cops ran...... EvilGentleman: Nice set. I especially liked shots 1, 2 and 4.
For shot 1, you seem to be making an art of shooting art on the street. You either have incredible luck finding canvas art wandering around...... EvilGentleman: Irony of ironies. So I guess some Torontonians are infuriated that he did not automatically make Toronto #1? And Vancouver and San Diego and... ahhh, forget it. I love no city more than I love...... Michelle: Here's what I see looking out my windows onto my Toronto neighborhood...
So I start out by looking out my bedroom window onto my front street. Our maple tree is just about to break out its...... Chris Erb: I'm now back from Montreal. I would have loved to go to NYC and Toronto but money/time wouldn't allow. I've never been to either city but I'm sure they're just as wonderful if...... anon: We got together with a few of our neighbours and purchased big apartment size blue and grey bins two years ago... no one has stolen them since. We use to replace them every year, at...... Elicar: I have "ran" away, EvilG. Although I go **home** (take note I still call home) every two years for at least a month, it is always nice to come home (Toronto is my home now!)
Will...... jeeff: elicar - how about the reservations up north where people continue to be stuck without clean drinking water and reliable infrastructure? how about the saskatoon police (to name only one notorious department)? the amount...... anon: I agree we need more colour and variety in cars here in Toronto. A surge in lime green smart cars, bugs or turquoise/cyan mini's... might do the trick!... Grange: I m a paramedic , so I can tell you some of the rates . In Ont . its 45 $ from a residence or public place . This is collected by the hospital which...... jeeff: canada's constitution provides for 2 levels of government - federal and provincial. cities (municipal government) are a creature entirely of the province. cities have no constitutional authority, so in most cases they have...... anon (toronto-HSE-ppp4075075.sympatico.ca): How do they do that? Who can make those types of decisions?
I know it's partly private property, but when building something don't you need permits?
... joe: FYI:
Email: mayor_miller@toronto.ca
or their Media contact: Stuart Green 416-338-7119... Tamara: cerniagigante ~ that's such a nice thought! I knew that some persian carpets are representations of gardens, but I guess the next time I'm there I'll take advantage of sharing some secrets too.
That shot...... drea: [[img:10653]]
This is me and 2 of my friends at a montreal metro station. I think it was the Place Des Beaux-Arts station. Not sure. It's gorgeous, that's all I can say. If only Toronto subway...... grange: bay street , Like wall street in NY .I like the pics but for some reason the thought of homeless people sleeping in the streets on the weathiest street in Toronto just irks me to...... Tamara: It is true that Canada get snow, as do many countries. But I'd like to think that Canada is way more than cold weather and snow storms. Most Canadian would be unable to handle the...... hool: good to see other toronto street work. be very careful about photographing the people at the corner of bathurst and queen. if you do shoot there, watch your back. a few of...... Biff: It's a little bit of Spring. He does these amazing cork sculptures also. He lives in the Little Bavaria part of Toronto...... Get out of your car, buddy: Hey Jenna,
I think we are on different wavelengths. Toronto is in fantastic shape. The region is not (this includes former suburbs that have been amalgamated, where you can't seem to get your bus)....... spygirl_t: Osaka... I'm getting more jealous as time passes. I started by own business, as a way to travel and see things outside of Toronto.
I'm lucky though, my mother is French and my father was...... chiamattt: The more cities I see the less I miss Toronto. Living in Etobicoke doesn't help much either I guess. There are things about Toronto I miss, but for the most part...I just don't like the...... jeeff: very informative article, tho i think your enthusiasm for the space needle definitely clouds your objectivity a bit. a couple things:
1) the space needle itself was inspired by the stuttgart tv tower in germany,...... EvilGentleman: Elicar, I remember one Toronto experience that absolutely terrified me. I think it was back in 1977 or 1978, My mother took me up to the top of the CN tower (Dad stayed below to...... Elicar: I agree with Get out of your car, buddy! Toronto is one of the top 10 best cities to live in the whole world.
Suburbanites, here's something for you to ponder about. Have YOU ever...... Get out of your car, buddy.: Toronto must be a tale of two cities. If you live in the inner city, it fits like a comfortable old shoe. There are few places in the world that can boast such...... joeblow: i live in Toronto too and I have to agree. Paris might be an older city but the French have a good understanding regarding the quality of life. Paris has great transit system, lovely parks........ torontofreelance: I have both video and a digital Slr ready to go. I shoot freelance news and video footage partime. The difference between an good and great photographer is about 15 seconds.... jeeff: cool. the smoke & fire & lights at night make for some pretty interesting lighting in the photos.
i used to live in a tall highrise in the center of toronto (i was......
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