urban living

The Sunnybrook Plaza under construction in April 1952 at Bayview and Eglinton in Toronto (James Victor/Courtesy of Toronto Public Library)

The end of Toronto’s first strip mall

To live in Toronto is, increasingly, to mourn places, including spots like Sunnybrook Plaza. For locals, these places become imbued with all kinds of personal memories and nostalgia.

How cities are making our rats smarter and spiders bigger

The wildlife around us are evolving to adapt to life in the big city