New bowstring bridge takes shape over the Lower Don. One day the Ontario Line will run over this bridge and into the downtown core. But for now its just a construction site. #TTC #bridge #DonValley #Pontist #Toronto

New bowstring bridge takes shape over the Lower Don. One day the Ontario Line will run over this bridge and into the downtown core. But for now its just a construction site. #TTC #bridge #DonValley #Pontist #Toronto

📣Let's go "Finding Old Castle Frank" on a Jane's Walk! 👣 Join me on Saturday, May 2 at 10:00 AM at Castle Frank Station as we explore around the history and geography of the Castle Frank area! 🏰 Full details on the @janeswalk.bsky.social site! www.janeswalkfestivalto.com/saturday-may...

Apr 16, 1853: James Good's foundry, located near the northeast corner of Queen and Yonge Streets, completes the steam locomotive "Toronto." This was the first railway locomotive built in Canada, and probably the first anywhere in the British Empire outside of Great Britain. 1/3

If you're not following. @itsonlykotsy.bsky.social, you should. #Toronto #EastCoastKin

On this date in 1853, the first railway locomotive built in Ontario was completed at Good’s Foundry on Yonge Street, just north of Queen. It was named the Toronto and operated until 1881.

Out with the old rower, in with the new one. So far, its far smoother of a row than the old one. #ergometer #rowingmachine

One of the busiest parks in Toronto and as usual, it looks like trash. Staff destroying the landscapes they’re supposed to care for by driving full-size pickups through them. Incoherent design. Poor construction. Ugly fixtures. Somebody should lose their job over this.

This is a small painting I made several years ago after visiting Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario Algonquin Sunset 12x12 acrylic on canvas

New episode! We bring you two very different perspectives on rentals: one from the group representing landlords in Ontario, and the other organizing rent strikes across the city. Listen here: spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

Hic Sunt Dracones Deep in the bowels of Casa Loma lies the Dragon that lead to Sir Henry Pellatt's ruin when dragon feed prices skyrocketed during the great depression Or its a movie prop, I wasn't keen on getting too close to find out #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #BlueskyArtShow #CasaLoma #Toronto

View from top of Casa Loma's Scottish tower. Toronto, March 2026 Built in 1914 at the top of the Spadina ridge, the gothic revival castle has some amazing views down Spadina Ave onto the city. #Toronto #CasaLoma #BlueSkyArtShow #UrbanGaze #AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOld #EastCoastKin

View from top of Casa Loma's Scottish tower. Toronto, March 2026 Built in 1914 at the top of the Spadina ridge, the gothic revival castle has some amazing views down Spadina Ave onto the city. #Toronto #CasaLoma #BlueSkyArtShow #UrbanGaze #AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOld #EastCoastKin

At 11:40 p.m. on April 14, 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic. Within a few hours, she was at the bottom of the ocean. Among the survivors and dead were many Canadians and soon-to-be Canadians. Here are just a few of those Canadians. 🧵 1/15

168 years ago on April 13, 1858, a severe storm hit Toronto. The long sandy peninsula of the Toronto Islands, which at the start of 1858 was still connected to the mainland, was prone to erosion. A spring storm that year was powerful enough to permanently separate the peninsula, forming an island.

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Combining ecological and cultural values, and nearly two dozen planning partners, British Columbia’s Great Bear Sea is a model of con­ser­va­tion cooper­a­tion. Read more: https://bit.ly/4tFzRrH ✏️: Serena Renner 📸: Eli Wolpin

Every so often I remember the day I stumbled upon this real life comparison between an Austin Mini pick-up and a modern mid-size Chevy pick-up The bloat in body size & the blandness in style are starting. Thought the truck bed is about the same size. #vintagecar #carbloat #waronthecar #AustinMini

Shame, and on a Sunday morning.. The rowing machine just broke on me.. Bought it for 50$ second hand about 4.5 years ago.. Well I got over 3500km out of it before it kicked the can. By my calculations thats about 0.71 cents per KM rowed. Well time to find a new one #ergometer #rowingmachine

Catching a spring sunset over the Don Valley at the Sauriol Cliff.. The best vista in the valley. #lovetheravines #EastCoastKin #ravinerambler #sunset

Roncy streetcar mural. On the corner of Wright and Roncy, This mural has been here for at least 20-25 years. #LanewayTO #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #UrbanGaze #Toronto #Roncy #Roncesvalles

What a beautiful spring day in the city. Its good to be in Toronto today. Sun is out, people are out and the world is coming back to life. #Toronto #springTO #EastCoastKin #skyline

Notable chart included in a new TTC Board report about improving streetcar speeds, comparing stop distance and average speeds on Toronto routes versus surface rail routes in other cities. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

Toronto drivers strike again (the vanity plate is just the icing on the cake)

Office with a veiw 📷 Pentax 645 55mm 🎞️ Ilford FP4+ developed in DD-X

As the CFL preseason approaches, and discussion of new rules heats up, my latest Substack piece looks at Thrift Burnside and the "Burnside rules". open.substack.com/pub/jamesefr...

Toronto's 1982 skyline

Spring has arrived to the headwaters of the Taylor Creek. The larger of the two ponds, Terraview is out of the deep freeze, but not in full bloom just yet. #LoveTheRavines #RavineRambler #parksTO #springTO

Okay so my editor gave me some space to write the thing. New from me at TVO. www.tvo.org/article/anal...

Freedom To Fail Choose Contentment Over Resentment. #FreedomToFail

Today! ⏰ Join us LIVE online at 11:00 a.m. as special guest Starlotte Satine helps us record a new episode of the Toronto Mike'd Podcast: “A History of Burlesque in Toronto.” Livestream: live.torontomike.com/tmds/d2689ca... #burlesque #torontomiked #torontohistory #starlottesatine #jeremyhopkin

Looking east on Danforth Ave. from Broadview Ave., 1918, and a more recent view of the same spot. Postcard view: Gift of Norman Attikin Courtesy of Toronto Public Library #thedanforth #1910s #torontohistory #toronto #jeremyhopkin

A short thread of some North Macedonian Brutalism in Skopje. Starting with the Central Skopje Post Office by architect Janko Konstantinov.

Spring at the Forks of the Don. Where the East & West Don meet under the Old Don Mills Bride. Well before the 1960s, before the West Don was rerouted about 70meters south to accommodate the reconstruction of Don Mills Rd & DVP. #LoveTheRavines #RavineRamble #EastCoastKin #DonValley #ForksofTheDon

The things you find. An abandoned #TObikeshare e-bike in the Don Valley. Battery was dead, someone either stole it or has loads of money & was okay to get charged for just abandoning it once the battery died. Its been returned to the dock where hopefully it will recharge #cycleTO #bikeTO #Toronto

ON THIS DAY in 2016, one of my students wore this air brushed sweater of Trudeau on a horse. Unparalled.

In the new issue of Cartographica (Volume 61 Issue 1), Carmen Reyes and D.R. Fraser Taylor explore how AI & cybercartography are transforming topographic maps from simple navigation tools into powerful knowledge systems. Read more: bit.ly/CART611a #Cartography #AI

Some good news from Windsor - need more urban national parks across Canada. Perhaps some inspiration here. www.am800cklw.com/news/windsor...

The lesser known of Toronto's two great fires. Yup, I have a video 😀 youtu.be/XLTjcEudLnE

Can't believe Artemis hasn't posted a photo of me yet.

Wrecked Wankpanzer. The shiniest turd on the pile. #wankpanzer #carwreck #Cybertruck

Wrecked Wankpanzer. The shiniest turd on the pile. #wankpanzer #carwreck #Cybertruck

Apr 5, 1962: The Canadian National Railway announces its new Red, White and Blue passenger fare structure. This was a marketing scheme where passengers had a considerably reduced fare if they traveled on normally lightly-traveled red days. 1/3

Passion of the Christ The annual Eastern procession on Dundas street occurred yesterday, these images are from various years past Sadly I missed yesterdays procession, next year. #WeekMforMovies #AlphabetChallenge #EastCoatKin #HumansOfBluesky #UrbanGaze #BlueskyArtShow #streetphotography #street

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This is now the Beltline Trail. I walked the length of the trail for a video a few years ago: youtu.be/Kqk7iEcXkqQ

Good morning Toronto, from Christie Pits.

Toronto Union Station construction progress photos, April 2, 1918. 📸: City of Toronto Archives #OnThisDay #1910s #torontohistory #railway #jeremyhopkin

Florence Moosengale is ready for SPRING #Toronto