We are heading in to the cold months so once again I’ll be doing some of my library visits in the evening. Tonight’s library is in the old borough of East York not far from my house. It’s also about … Continue reading Toronto by Library #30: S. Walter Stewart Library
The end of autumn has fully arrived. Sunny days spent cycling to libraries and enjoying coffee by the lake are over. The time has come for days in which the temperature hovers just above freezing and an icy rain is … Continue reading Toronto by Library #29: Barbara Frum Library
The streetcar drops me off at a cross roads. The signs say “Dundas” and “Parliament” but they might also say “Wealth” and “Poverty”. For many years, the Cabbagetown neighbourhood has been this way. On one side are multi-million dollar walk-up … Continue reading Toronto by Library #28: Parliament Street Library
First thing this morning, Sage and I leave the house. Our plan is to go to an art store to pick up canvases and paint for her, and to get breakfast. The art store is right next to the Bus Terminal Diner. This restaurant has been around for decades and has a really nice retro decor with big cushy booths, a counter with round stools for those eating alone, and most importantly big greasy American breakfasts with bottomless cups of coffee. After that we’ll go across the street to the Danforth/Coxwell Library. Continue reading Toronto by Library #27: Danforth/Coxwell Library
Another weekend is here and I’m happy to find that our plans are already taking us to a library I haven’t yet visited as a part of this project. The Palmerston branch has something most libraries in Toronto lack: a theatre space located in the basement. Sage will be performing there later today. The library is in a part of the city called the Annex where we lived from 2013-2015. It is an interesting mix of quiet residential streets and a vibrant street life on Bloor street. Continue reading Toronto by Library #26: Palmerston Library
It was the early 1950’s and Toronto was in the middle of a post-war boom. Like our neighbours to the south, the idea of suburban neighbourhoods was just beginning to take off and Don Mills was one of the first. … Continue reading Toronto by Library #25: Don Mills Library
Sage and I head for the subway and head to the penultimate westbound stop, Islington, almost an hour away from home. And then, once we’re there we get on a bus for another fifteen minutes or so. We pass through miles and miles of suburbia… Continue reading Toronto by Library #24: Richview Library
