http://www.heritagetoronto.org http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-300x300_show_image960.jpg http://www.heritagetoronto.org http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-picture750.jpg Heritage Toronto iTours let you explore Toronto through your eyes, ears and feet. iTours visit areas of the city that are difficult to traverse with larger groups of people, and are a convenient way to discover our city's history. iTours feature archival photographs, taking you on a photographic journey of the people, places and events that have shaped Toronto. Heritage Toronto iTours let you explore Toronto through your eyes, ears and feet. iTours visit areas of the city that are difficult to traverse with larger groups of people, and are a convenient way to discover our city's history. iTours feature archival photographs, taking you on a photographic journey of the people, places and events that have shaped Toronto. 43.670233 -79.386755 Heritage Toronto no en http://blip.tv Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:19:44 +0000 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:19:44 +0000 FEA392AC-332B-11E1-B22E-EDDF7CEF398D http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto/2011-north-york-modernist-architecture-forum-discussion-period-5855700 heritagetoronto 369454 heritagetoronto heritage-toronto Heritage Toronto http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-picture750.jpg 5855700 5838689 file TV-UN 0.0 2011-12-30T21:19:44Z English 0 0 0 2785 AYLltDgC http://blip.tv/play/AYLltDgC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5855700&skin=rss Heritagetoronto-61255293.png No license (All rights reserved)
Discussion period from the North York Modernist Architecture Forum, a dialogue about post-war suburban architecture presented by the North York Community Preservation Panel (NYCPP) together with The City Institute at York University (CITY) at the North York Civic Centre held on November 3, 2011 at the North York Civic Centre. Moderator: Christopher Hume, Toronto Star columnist Speakers: Gary Miedema - Heritage Toronto: "How we got there: North York and the post war boom" Steve Logan, York and Ryerson Joint Graduate Program in Communications and Culture: "Cultural Heritage of the single family suburbs: The Lenora Drive project" Douglas Young, City Institute and Urban Studies, York University: "Planning and the Modern Suburbs" Helen Iardes, Urban Design, City Planning: "North York Landscapes" Paul Hess, Department of Geography and Program in Planning, University of Toronto: "The planning heritage of tower communities; findings from the walkability studies" Laura Taylor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University: "Cultural landscapes of North York's modernist high rises" ]]> YahooPartnerVideoID Blip post id 5855700 http://blip.tv/file/5838689 Conferences and Other Events modernist architecture north york toronto heritage university city urban planning Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:19:44 +0000 modernist, architecture, north, york, toronto, heritage, university, city, urban, planning http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-61255293.png modernist, architecture, north, york, toronto, heritage, university, city, urban, planning ]]> 2011 North York Modernist Architecture Forum - Discussion Period 43.670233 -79.386755 CB632ECA-332B-11E1-B6AD-96F3162050AF http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto/2011-north-york-modernist-architecture-forum-presentations-5855697 heritagetoronto 369454 heritagetoronto heritage-toronto Heritage Toronto http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-picture750.jpg 5855697 5838685 file TV-UN 0.0 2011-12-30T21:18:18Z English 0 0 0 4110 AYLltDUC http://blip.tv/play/AYLltDUC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5855697&skin=rss Heritagetoronto-2011NorthYorkModernistArchitectureForumPresentations680-457.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
Presentations from the North York Modernist Architecture Forum, a dialogue about post-war suburban architecture presented by the North York Community Preservation Panel (NYCPP) together with The City Institute at York University (CITY) at the North York Civic Centre held on November 3, 2011 at the North York Civic Centre. Moderator: Christopher Hume, Toronto Star columnist Speakers: Gary Miedema - Heritage Toronto: "How we got there: North York and the post war boom" Steve Logan, York and Ryerson Joint Graduate Program in Communications and Culture: "Cultural Heritage of the single family suburbs: The Lenora Drive project" Douglas Young, City Institute and Urban Studies, York University: "Planning and the Modern Suburbs" Helen Iardes, Urban Design, City Planning: "North York Landscapes" Paul Hess, Department of Geography and Program in Planning, University of Toronto: "The planning heritage of tower communities; findings from the walkability studies" Laura Taylor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University: "Cultural landscapes of North York's modernist high rises" ]]> YahooPartnerVideoID Blip post id 5855697 http://blip.tv/file/5838685 Conferences and Other Events modernist architecture north york toronto heritage university city urban planning Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:18:18 +0000 modernist, architecture, north, york, toronto, heritage, university, city, urban, planning http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-2011NorthYorkModernistArchitectureForumPresentations680-457.jpg modernist, architecture, north, york, toronto, heritage, university, city, urban, planning ]]> 2011 North York Modernist Architecture Forum - Presentations 43.670233 -79.386755 32F6BF30-0A13-11E1-8BDF-F11D858BE58F http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto/islington-village-itour-heritage-toronto-5717748 heritagetoronto 369454 heritagetoronto heritage-toronto Heritage Toronto http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-picture750.jpg 5717748 5700662 file TV-Y 0.0 2011-11-08T14:08:57Z English 0 0 0 3345 AYLc_lgC http://blip.tv/play/AYLc_lgC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5717748&skin=rss Heritagetoronto-IslingtonVillageITourHeritageToronto254-831.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
This tour was written by Nana Robinette and Gary Miedema, with assistance from Nancy Luno of Heritage Toronto. Thank you: Randall Reid of Montgomery's Inn and Denise Harris of the Etobicoke Historical Society graciously commented on earlier drafts. Randall Reid, in particular, opened up the vast photo collection of Montgomery’s Inn for our use in this tour. Linda Peterson of the Islington Village BIA for her commentary. St. George's Church agreed to let us bring people on to their site, and reviewed their part of the story. Ian Campbell assisted with information and images for Etobicoke Collegiate Institute. Thank you to RBC for providing the financial support to make this, and Heritage Toronto’s other itours, possible. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5700662 Educational heritage history etobicoke heritage toronto islington village montgomerys inn Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:08:57 +0000 heritage, history, etobicoke, heritage toronto, islington village, montgomerys inn http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-IslingtonVillageITourHeritageToronto254-831.jpg heritage, history, etobicoke, heritage toronto, islington village, montgomerys inn ]]> Islington Village iTour (Heritage Toronto) 43.670233 -79.386755 72B498D6-0009-11E1-92DC-BCEF28166247 http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto/2011-heritage-toronto-special-achievement-award-paul-oberman-5679931 heritagetoronto 369454 heritagetoronto heritage-toronto Heritage Toronto http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-picture750.jpg 5679931 5662823 file TV-UN 0.0 2011-10-26T19:33:57Z English 0 0 0 1053 AYLa1x8C http://blip.tv/play/AYLa1x8C http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5679931&skin=rss Heritagetoronto-2011HeritageTorontoSpecialAchievementAwardPaulOberman555-979.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
Presented by Peter Ortved, Heritage Toronto to Paul's wife, Eve Lewis, and the Oberman family. ]]> YahooPartnerVideoID Blip post id 5679931 http://blip.tv/file/5662823 Conferences and Other Events heritage history architecture woodcliffe paul oberman heritage toronto toronto award Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:33:57 +0000 heritage, history, architecture, woodcliffe, paul oberman, heritage toronto, toronto, award http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-2011HeritageTorontoSpecialAchievementAwardPaulOberman555-979.jpg heritage, history, architecture, woodcliffe, paul oberman, heritage toronto, toronto, award ]]> 2011 Heritage Toronto Special Achievement Award - Paul Oberman 43.670233 -79.386755 254EBBD4-0005-11E1-940B-FE9C575991D1 http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto/2011-heritage-toronto-awards-5679754 heritagetoronto 369454 heritagetoronto heritage-toronto Heritage Toronto http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-picture750.jpg 5679754 5662646 file TV-UN 0.0 2011-10-26T19:03:09Z English 0 0 0 1682 AYLa1W4C http://blip.tv/play/AYLa1W4C http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5679754&skin=rss Heritagetoronto-2011HeritageTorontoAwards361-219.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
Awards recipients announced in community, media, book and architecture categories on Tuesday, October 4, 2011. Hosted by Mary Ito, CBC Radio. ]]> YahooPartnerVideoID Blip post id 5679754 http://blip.tv/file/5662646 Conferences and Other Events heritage history awards heritage toronto toronto architecture book media community history Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:03:09 +0000 heritage, history, awards, heritage toronto, toronto, architecture, book, media, community history http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-2011HeritageTorontoAwards361-219.jpg heritage, history, awards, heritage toronto, toronto, architecture, book, media, community history ]]> 2011 Heritage Toronto Awards 43.670233 -79.386755 45E70FDC-0004-11E1-88BE-9D1ACDD30459 http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto/the-2011-ht-awards-and-william-kilbourn-memorial-lecture-cameron-bailey-presentation-5679729 heritagetoronto 369454 heritagetoronto heritage-toronto Heritage Toronto http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-picture750.jpg 5679729 5662621 file TV-UN 0.0 2011-10-26T18:56:55Z English 0 0 0 1460 AYLa1VUC http://blip.tv/play/AYLa1VUC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5679729&skin=rss Heritagetoronto-The2011HTAwardsAndWilliamKilbournMemorialLecture356-490.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
Lecture by Cameron Bailey, Co-Director, Toronto International Film Festival on "Toronto in Focus: A City of Festivals". ]]> YahooPartnerVideoID Blip post id 5679729 http://blip.tv/file/5662621 Conferences and Other Events lecture heritage history culture tiff cameron bailey festivals toronto heritage toronto Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:56:55 +0000 lecture, heritage, history, culture, tiff, cameron bailey, festivals, toronto, heritage toronto http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-The2011HTAwardsAndWilliamKilbournMemorialLecture356-490.jpg lecture, heritage, history, culture, tiff, cameron bailey, festivals, toronto, heritage toronto ]]> The 2011 HT Awards and William Kilbourn Memorial Lecture - Cameron Bailey presentation 43.670233 -79.386755 ABA86EDE-0003-11E1-AB58-9419071967B2 http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto/2011-heritage-toronto-awards-introduction-5679707 heritagetoronto 369454 heritagetoronto heritage-toronto Heritage Toronto http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-picture750.jpg 5679707 5662599 file TV-UN 0.0 2011-10-26T18:52:36Z English 0 0 0 886 AYLa1T8C http://blip.tv/play/AYLa1T8C http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5679707&skin=rss Heritagetoronto-2011HeritageTorontoAwardsIntroduction565-715.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
Includes remarks from Karen Carter and Alex Pike, Heritage Toronto, and Eve Lewis, Woodcliffe Landmark Properties. Hosted by CBC Radio's Mary Ito. ]]> YahooPartnerVideoID Blip post id 5679707 http://blip.tv/file/5662599 Conferences and Other Events awards heritage history toronto mary ito heritage toronto lecture Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:52:36 +0000 awards, heritage, history, toronto, mary ito, heritage toronto, lecture http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-2011HeritageTorontoAwardsIntroduction565-715.jpg awards, heritage, history, toronto, mary ito, heritage toronto, lecture ]]> 2011 Heritage Toronto Awards - Introduction 43.670233 -79.386755 DE477A4C-EF91-11E0-A342-C6DB10EE71E1 http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto/2011-heritage-toronto-special-achievement-award-paul-oberman-tribute-video-5617373 heritagetoronto 369454 heritagetoronto heritage-toronto Heritage Toronto http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-picture750.jpg 5617373 5600243 file TV-UN 0.0 2011-10-05T20:37:39Z English 0 0 0 363 AYLW7kEC http://blip.tv/play/AYLW7kEC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5617373&skin=rss Heritagetoronto-2011HeritageTorontoSpecialAchievementAwardPaulOberman114-160.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
Tribute video to the late heritage developer and champion, Paul Oberman shown at the 2011 Heritage Toronto Awards. Featuring David Crombie, Dean Richard Sommers, Michael Taylor, Gianpiero Pugliese, Ian McDougall, Lloyd Alter ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5600243 Personal or Auto-biographical Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:37:39 +0000 http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-2011HeritageTorontoSpecialAchievementAwardPaulOberman114-160.jpg ]]> 2011 Heritage Toronto Special Achievement Award - Paul Oberman Tribute Video 43.670233 -79.386755 405CCB3E-A342-11E0-98C7-956CE5CD6BFD http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto/heritage-roundtable-at-city-hall-part-3-5331111 heritagetoronto 369454 heritagetoronto heritage-toronto Heritage Toronto http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-picture750.jpg 5331111 5313758 file TV-UN 0.0 2011-06-30T17:56:16Z English 0 0 0 5263 AYLFsgsC http://blip.tv/play/AYLFsgsC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5331111&skin=rss Heritagetoronto-HeritageRoundtableAtCityHallPart3727-528.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
Roundtable to discuss state of heritage in Toronto. Held on Monday, June 6th. With: Karen Carter, Executive Director, Heritage Toronto Lloyd Alter, former President of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario Mary Louise Ashbourne, Chair of the Etobicoke Community Preservation Panel Paul Bedford, former Chief Planner of the City of Toronto Scott Barrett, Heritage Preservation Services. Dr. John Carter, member of the East York Historical Society David Crombie, former Mayor of the City of Toronto Robert Eisenberg, Partner, York Heritage Properties Antonio Gomez-Palacio, founding partner of the Office of Urbanism William Greer, former Chief Architect of the Toronto Historical Board Geoff Kettel, Chair of the North York Community Preservation Panel Paul Litt, President of the Toronto Historical Association Michael McClelland, Principal, E.R.A. Architects Madeleine McDowell, west end historian and natural heritage advocate Peter Ortved, Board Chair, Heritage Toronto ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5313758 Conferences and Other Events Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:56:16 +0000 http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-HeritageRoundtableAtCityHallPart3727-528.jpg ]]> Heritage Roundtable at City Hall - Part 3 43.670233 -79.386755 89F8F822-A341-11E0-B486-89D6174A6C04 http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto/heritage-roundtable-at-city-hall-part-2-5331091 heritagetoronto 369454 heritagetoronto heritage-toronto Heritage Toronto http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-picture750.jpg 5331091 5313738 file TV-UN 0.0 2011-06-30T17:51:10Z English 0 0 0 2208 AYLFsXcC http://blip.tv/play/AYLFsXcC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5331091&skin=rss Heritagetoronto-HeritageRoundtableAtCityHallPart2468-779.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
Roundtable to discuss state of heritage in Toronto. Held on Monday, June 6th. With: Karen Carter, Executive Director, Heritage Toronto Lloyd Alter, former President of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario Mary Louise Ashbourne, Chair of the Etobicoke Community Preservation Panel Paul Bedford, former Chief Planner of the City of Toronto Scott Barrett, Heritage Preservation Services. Dr. John Carter, member of the East York Historical Society David Crombie, former Mayor of the City of Toronto Robert Eisenberg, Partner, York Heritage Properties Antonio Gomez-Palacio, founding partner of the Office of Urbanism William Greer, former Chief Architect of the Toronto Historical Board Geoff Kettel, Chair of the North York Community Preservation Panel Paul Litt, President of the Toronto Historical Association Michael McClelland, Principal, E.R.A. Architects Madeleine McDowell, west end historian and natural heritage advocate Peter Ortved, Board Chair, Heritage Toronto ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5313738 Conferences and Other Events Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:51:10 +0000 http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-HeritageRoundtableAtCityHallPart2468-779.jpg ]]> Heritage Roundtable at City Hall - Part 2 43.670233 -79.386755 E85FE2BE-A340-11E0-9ABF-93A228033D8D http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto/heritage-roundtable-at-city-hall-part-1-5331079 heritagetoronto 369454 heritagetoronto heritage-toronto Heritage Toronto http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-picture750.jpg 5331079 5313726 file TV-UN 0.0 2011-06-30T17:46:39Z English 0 0 0 5373 AYLFsWsC http://blip.tv/play/AYLFsWsC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5331079&skin=rss Heritagetoronto-HeritageRoundtableAtCityHallPart1731-49.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
Roundtable to discuss state of heritage in Toronto. Held on Monday, June 6th. With: Karen Carter, Executive Director, Heritage Toronto Lloyd Alter, former President of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario Mary Louise Ashbourne, Chair of the Etobicoke Community Preservation Panel Paul Bedford, former Chief Planner of the City of Toronto Scott Barrett, Heritage Preservation Services. Dr. John Carter, member of the East York Historical Society David Crombie, former Mayor of the City of Toronto Robert Eisenberg, Partner, York Heritage Properties Antonio Gomez-Palacio, founding partner of the Office of Urbanism William Greer, former Chief Architect of the Toronto Historical Board Geoff Kettel, Chair of the North York Community Preservation Panel Paul Litt, President of the Toronto Historical Association Michael McClelland, Principal, E.R.A. Architects Madeleine McDowell, west end historian and natural heritage advocate Peter Ortved, Board Chair, Heritage Toronto ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5313726 Conferences and Other Events heritage history heritage toronto heritage preservation toronto historical association david crombie state of heritage Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:46:39 +0000 heritage, history, heritage toronto, heritage preservation, toronto historical association, david crombie, state of heritage http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-HeritageRoundtableAtCityHallPart1731-49.jpg heritage, history, heritage toronto, heritage preservation, toronto historical association, david crombie, state of heritage ]]> Heritage Roundtable at City Hall - Part 1 43.670233 -79.386755 DA9C5EE0-3F5A-11E0-A9D3-BFB176BEC308 http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto/heritage-voices-report-launch-on-the-state-of-heritage-4821689 heritagetoronto 369454 heritagetoronto heritage-toronto Heritage Toronto http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-picture750.jpg 4821689 4803586 file TV-UN 0.0 2011-02-23T14:40:26Z English 0 0 0 2546 AYKmph0C http://blip.tv/play/AYKmph0C http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4821689&skin=rss Heritagetoronto-HeritageVoicesReportLaunchOnTheStateOfHeritage277-212.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-HeritageVoicesReportLaunchOnTheStateOfHeritage277-212-929.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
Heritage Toronto and the Toronto Historical Association launch Heritage Voices, a report on the state of heritage in Toronto in 2011. Press conference hosted at St. Lawrence Hall on Thursday, February 10th. Hosted by David Crombie with Karen Carter, Executive Director of Heritage Toronto, Paul Litt of the Toronto Historical Association and Geoff Kettel of the North York Community Preservation Panel. To download the report please visit www.heritagetoronto.org. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4803586 Conferences and Other Events heritage history heritage toronto heritage preservation toronto historical association david crombie state of heritage Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:40:26 +0000 heritage, history, heritage toronto, heritage preservation, toronto historical association, david crombie, state of heritage http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-HeritageVoicesReportLaunchOnTheStateOfHeritage277-212.jpg heritage, history, heritage toronto, heritage preservation, toronto historical association, david crombie, state of heritage ]]> Heritage Voices - Report Launch on the State of Heritage 43.670233 -79.386755 BD0EB618-FD68-11DF-8FB5-CDDE9948586D http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto/consolation-audio-tour-4472262 heritagetoronto 369454 heritagetoronto heritage-toronto Heritage Toronto http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-picture750.jpg 4472262 4453714 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-12-01T16:33:33Z English 0 0 0 3675 AYKQ_CoC http://blip.tv/play/AYKQ_CoC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4472262&skin=rss notfound-episode.png No license (All rights reserved)
Take a walk around the Toronto of Consolation - winner of the 2007 Toronto Book Award. To download the companion map (PDF), please click here . Heritage Toronto has worked with Michael Redhill to produce a podcast walking tour based on his award-winning novel - Consolation . This podcast has been produced in partnership with the Toronto Public Library and the CBC and is now available for download. Consolation was the Toronto Public Library's choice for the "One Book" that all Torontonians are encouraged to read during February - Keep Toronto Reading month. Consolation won the Toronto Book award last year, given to "books of literary or artistic merit that are evocative of Toronto". Evocative, indeed, Consolation is a multi-layered telling of Toronto's story which moves the reader on many levels. Heritage Toronto has worked with Michael to create a walking tour which will take you back to the Toronto of 1856 - as experienced by Consolation's Jem Hallam - and forward to 1997 and the streets of modern Toronto. You will follow in Hallam's footsteps, while listening to Michael read passages from the book and connect them to visited sites along the way. Michael is a passionate advocate of preservation, and in the following excerpt from the tour he tells us in his own words what inspired him to write the book, and why he feels that it is so important to protect and preserve Toronto's past. "Consolation emerged from my fascination with this city's desire and ability to renew itself, but also with its sometimes infuriating disregard for its own history. It has seemed to me, through the forty years of my life I have lived in Toronto, that it is a city too often motivated by the needs of the immediate present. And yet, this is not the spirit the original builders of this city imbued it with. They were building a city for people to live in, not just for the people of their time, but for those who would one day call it home. They were passing something on. It's not their fault that those who inherited the city tore down so much of their work in the name of progress, in the desire to keep up with what they perceived to be the charms of other cities. Fashion is good, but you can hang a pair of lime green corduroy pants back in your closet until the fashion returns, if it ever does. You can't do that with the changes that are made to your streets and parks and buildings in the name of money and prestige. The choices you make in a city last a long time. The idea of what lies beneath this city moves and motivates me - the places we have buried and lost, the memories shoved aside, and the ghost that remains. The character of David Hollis, the twentieth century geographer who lived in both the past and the present, emerged from my sense that in a truly great city, the two must somehow live together. In cities all over the world, they do. Roman ruins live beside twentieth century buildings; nineteenth century palaces next to busy modern thoroughfares. For whatever reason, here in Toronto, we have spent a century living in a contingent place, a place always on its way to becoming something else. And yet, there is a Toronto already here, one that can speak to us of who we are, who we were, and why we call this city our home. If we could learn to live in harmony with that Toronto, the citizens of this city might begin to want to protect it, and to continue to build their city in a spirit of honouring all of its citizens, past and present. Only then will Torontonians feel they are a part of a story that they are telling for their own sakes. Until then, the attitude that will reign here is the one embodied in a short passage from Consolation "I don't know why heritage is such a hard sell here," said [the reporter]. "It just is." [Marianne turned to him] "You know what David said...No one wants to hear the story of a whore's childhood". ; ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4453714 Literature Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:33:33 +0000 http://a.images.blip.tv/notfound-episode.png ]]> Consolation Audio Tour 43.670233 -79.386755 F3F54F3A-5DDA-11DF-BE64-A56DB2D48E4B http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto/don-mills-itour-heritage-toronto-3632747 heritagetoronto 369454 heritagetoronto heritage-toronto Heritage Toronto http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-picture750.jpg 3632747 3613567 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-05-12T15:28:02Z English 0 0 0 3924 AYHd3U8C http://blip.tv/play/AYHd3U8C http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3632747&skin=rss Heritagetoronto-DonMillsITourHeritageToronto564-468.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-DonMillsITourHeritageToronto564-468-447.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
This iTour has been designed so that you travel by car between the different quadrants of Don Mills, and park the car while you walk and listen to the tour. It should take a couple of hours, depending upon how long you linger at the stops along the way. You'll be guided around the different neighbourhoods of Don Mills, starting at the intersection of Don Mills Road and Lawrence Avenue East. You should print off the map on this page to guide you, so that you know where to park and how to get from stop to stop. Production credits: This iTour was written and narrated by Dave LeBlanc, Architourist with the Globe & Mail, with the assistance of Gary Miedema of Heritage Toronto. Thanks also go to long-time Don Mills resident Karl Frank and to Martha O'Brien, architectural historian and walk leader, for reviewing the iTour and providing feedback. Special thanks go to the following organizations for making images available to us: • Canadian Architectural Archives at the University of Calgary, Panda Association Fonds • City of Toronto Archives • NORR Architects, Engineers and Planners • North York Historical Society • Douglas Lee • Dave LeBlanc Interviews with Macklin Hancock, Douglas Lee and Henry Fliess are from Dave's personal collection. Produced by Popstream Productions for Heritage Toronto. May 2010 ]]> http://blip.tv/file/3613567 Educational don mills itour heritage heritage toronto toronto history post war Wed, 12 May 2010 15:28:02 +0000 don mills, itour, heritage, heritage toronto, toronto history, post war http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-DonMillsITourHeritageToronto564-468.jpg don mills, itour, heritage, heritage toronto, toronto history, post war ]]> Don Mills iTour (Heritage Toronto) 43.670233 -79.386755 B6A0D6F4-4809-11DF-B7BE-8F5C8DC9C35C http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto/toronto-island-itour-heritage-toronto-3505852 heritagetoronto 369454 heritagetoronto heritage-toronto Heritage Toronto http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-picture750.jpg 3505852 3486565 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-04-14T21:07:20Z English 0 0 0 3893 AYHV_iAC http://blip.tv/play/AYHV_iAC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3505852&skin=rss Heritagetoronto-TorontoIslandITourHeritageToronto390-886.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-TorontoIslandITourHeritageToronto390-886-447.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
This iTour has been designed as a bike tour. It should take a couple of hours on bicycle, depending upon how long you linger at the stops along the way. You can also do the iTour on foot, although it will take more time. You'll be guided around the Toronto Island, starting at the ferry dock at the foot of Bay St. The ferry service to Hanlan's Point only runs spring to fall, while there is limited service to Ward's Island during the winter, so you'll need to check on the City's website for the Ferry Schedule before you go. For this iTour, you start by taking the Hanlan's Point ferry and then you'll bike through the Island all the way to the Ward's Island ferry dock, where you can catch a ferry for the return trip. Along the way, the iTour talks about the history of the Island, and why it has been an important part of the city for as long as there has been a city of Toronto. Before the iTour proper starts, you'll hear a little about the history and the culture of the Toronto Island from two former Island residents - actor Mathew Ferguson and writer Alison Gzowski. You can listen to their thoughts about the Island during the ferry ride over, or while you're waiting for the ferry to arrive. To help you check that you're on the right path, we've created a map with numbered stops for you to download and print and take with you.Production credits: Written by Heritage Toronto staff, based on the book, "More than an Island: A History of the Toronto Island" by Sally Gibson, with additional material from volunteers Wayne Reeves and Chris Vert. Thanks also goes to Mathew Ferguson and Alison Gzowski for their discussion of the Islanders' fight to keep their homes. A number of others - Sally Gibson, Joanna Kidd, Bob Kotyk, Emily Fulton, Bill Freeman and Marta O'Brien - read drafts of the script and provided helpful comments. Olena Sullivan designed the accompanying map and Alysa Procida helped with photo research. We are grateful to each of them. Images courtesy of the City of Toronto Archives, the Archives of Ontario, Library and Archives Canada, and the Toronto Harbour Commission. Produced by Popstream Productions for Heritage Toronto. April 2010 ]]> http://blip.tv/file/3486565 Educational toronto island bike tour history heritage toronto toronto history Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:07:20 +0000 toronto island, bike tour, history, heritage toronto, toronto history http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-TorontoIslandITourHeritageToronto390-886.jpg toronto island, bike tour, history, heritage toronto, toronto history ]]> Toronto Island iTour (Heritage Toronto) 43.670233 -79.386755 2324F51C-D3BB-11DE-A970-A42FB7C16518 http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto/2009-heritage-toronto-special-achievement-award-2881348 heritagetoronto 369454 heritagetoronto heritage-toronto Heritage Toronto http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-picture750.jpg 2881348 2861544 file TV-G 0.0 2009-11-17T20:52:36Z English 0 0 0 1249 AYGv7ygC http://blip.tv/play/AYGv7ygC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2881348&skin=rss Heritagetoronto-2009HeritageTorontoSpecialAchievementAward890-266.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-2009HeritageTorontoSpecialAchievementAward890-266-965.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
The award is presented to heritage advocate Stephen Otto by Spacing Magazine's Shawn Micallef, Fort York's David O'Hara and wife of former Toronto Mayor John Sewell, Liz Rykert. Part of the 2009 Heritage Toronto Awards held on October 13, 2009 at the Carlu. ]]> YahooPartnerVideoID Blip post id 2881348 http://blip.tv/file/2861544 Documentary heritage history toronto fort york stephen otto heritage toronto awards Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:52:36 +0000 heritage, history, toronto, fort york, stephen otto, heritage toronto, awards http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-2009HeritageTorontoSpecialAchievementAward890-266.jpg heritage, history, toronto, fort york, stephen otto, heritage toronto, awards ]]> 2009 Heritage Toronto Special Achievement Award 43.670233 -79.386755 41A0FB22-D3BA-11DE-9994-D839F29B102D http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto/the-great-toronto-roast-2881324 heritagetoronto 369454 heritagetoronto heritage-toronto Heritage Toronto http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-picture750.jpg 2881324 2861520 file TV-G 0.0 2009-11-17T20:46:18Z English 0 0 0 4467 AYGv7xAC http://blip.tv/play/AYGv7xAC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2881324&skin=rss Heritagetoronto-TheGreatTorontoRoast254-97.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-TheGreatTorontoRoast254-97-542.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
Hosted by actor and director Albert Schultz, Heritage Toronto's party for the City of Toronto's 175th birthday. Featuring former Mayor David Crombie; Comedians from Second City; Don Harron as “Valerie Rosedale”; poet and author Dennis Lee; Janna Polzin from the Sound of Music; comedian Freddy Proia from Yuk Yuk's; filmmaker Kwan Ho Tse , "Time"; writer Jan Wong; dubpoet and actor d'bi.young; and Mayor David Miller.Held on October 13th, 2009 at the Carlu in conjunction with the 2009 Heritage Toronto Awards. ]]> YahooPartnerVideoID Blip post id 2881324 http://blip.tv/file/2861520 Conferences and Other Events great toronto roast toronto heritage toronto history albert schultz performers Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:46:18 +0000 great toronto roast, toronto, heritage toronto, history, albert schultz, performers http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-TheGreatTorontoRoast254-97.jpg great toronto roast, toronto, heritage toronto, history, albert schultz, performers ]]> The Great Toronto Roast 43.670233 -79.386755 EB94314C-3E16-11DE-B6C8-FE038AB4B8D8 http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto/spadina-itour-2107879 heritagetoronto 369454 heritagetoronto heritage-toronto Heritage Toronto http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-picture750.jpg 2107879 2097401 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-05-11T10:31:43Z English 0 0 0 1901 AYGA1EsC http://blip.tv/play/AYGA1EsC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2107879&skin=rss Heritagetoronto-SpadinaITour192.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-SpadinaITour192-438.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
One of Toronto's main arteries, Spadina Avenue has a rich cultural history that includes being the industrial heart of our city, and home to our Chinese and Jewish communities. With commentary by Councillor Adam Vaughan and Rick Salutin. Production credits: Written by Fraser Robinson and Josef Szende, based on research generously provided by Marguerite Newell of the Grange Historical Society, and Gunther Gad, Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto. Photo research by Lee Rickwood. Images courtesy of the City of Toronto Archives.Produced by Popstream Productions for Heritage Toronto. ]]> YahooPartnerVideoID Blip post id 2107879 http://blip.tv/file/2097401 Documentary spadina toronto itour heritage Mon, 11 May 2009 10:31:43 +0000 spadina, toronto, itour, heritage http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-SpadinaITour192.jpg spadina, toronto, itour, heritage ]]> Spadina iTour 43.670233 -79.386755 A5624168-D3B8-11DE-BBC8-F47D54A93851 http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto/2009-heritage-toronto-awards-2881265 heritagetoronto 369454 heritagetoronto heritage-toronto Heritage Toronto http://blip.tv/heritage-toronto http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-picture750.jpg 2881265 2861461 file TV-G 0.0 2009-11-17T20:34:47Z English 0 0 0 4061 AYGv7lUC http://blip.tv/play/AYGv7lUC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2881265&skin=rss Heritagetoronto-2009HeritageTorontoAwards701-135.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-2009HeritageTorontoAwards701-135-624.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
The Heritage Toronto Awards celebrate outstanding contributions - by professionals and volunteers - in the promotion and conservation of Toronto's history and heritage landmarks. Awards are presented in Architecture, Media, Book and Community Heritage. Held on October 13, 2009 at the Carlu. Hosted by Mary Ito of CBC Radio. ]]> YahooPartnerVideoID Blip post id 2881265 http://blip.tv/file/2861461 Conferences and Other Events heritage awards history toronto heritage toronto mary ito architecture Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:34:47 +0000 heritage, awards, history, toronto, heritage toronto, mary ito, architecture http://a.images.blip.tv/Heritagetoronto-2009HeritageTorontoAwards701-135.jpg heritage, awards, history, toronto, heritage toronto, mary ito, architecture ]]> 2009 Heritage Toronto Awards 43.670233 -79.386755