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April 19th, 2007

I’m Looking At You

Posted in Europe by Laine Tam

Staring

Trastevere, Rome

Smirking

Islington, London

April 9th, 2007

It Was This Big…

Posted in Europe by Christopher DeWolf

This big

This big

April 6th, 2007

A Moment Alone

Posted in Canada, Europe by Christopher DeWolf

Drinking alone

Drinking alone near Covent Garden, London

Thinking alone

Thinking alone at McGill University, Montreal

November 10th, 2006

The London Eye

Posted in Europe, Society and Culture by Tony Peric

It stares mordaciously back at you.

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October 30th, 2006

Passing Time in London

Posted in Europe by Laine Tam

October 28th, 2006

Learning To Love An Elevated Expressway

Posted in Canada, Europe, Politics, Transportation by Christopher DeWolf

Soccer under the Westway

Westway, London: Could this be the Gardiner’s future?

Toronto is going through a municipal election right now and the Spacing Votes blog is doing an admirable job of covering it. One of the issues is the Gardiner Expressway, a much-maligned elevated highway that runs along the Toronto waterfront whose fate has been in question for years. Most simply want to tear it down, but a recent report advocates a “transformation” option: embrace the Gardiner by reclaiming all of the underused space beneath it for community, recreational and commercial use.

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October 22nd, 2006

Everyday London

Posted in Europe by Christopher DeWolf

Notting Hill Gate


Trafalgar Square

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October 7th, 2006

Home Sweet Home Caledonia

Posted in Europe by Alastair Taylor

Easter Road

Easter Road, EH7

October 6th, 2006

Marylebone High Street, London

Posted in Europe by Tony Peric

Marylebone High Street after work with dusk just around the corner…



October 2nd, 2006

Eyes on the Street

Posted in Europe by Tony Peric

The sidewalk must have users on it fairly continuously, both to add to the number of effective eyes on the street and to induce the people in buildings along the street to watch the sidewalks in sufficient numbers. Nobody enjoys sitting on a stoop or looking out a window at an empty street.

– Jane Jacobs, Death and Life of Great American Cities.


Woman at window above Portobello Road, London.



Man staring down towards Cloître de Notre-Dame, Paris.

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