Toronto’s Doors Open event adds more than 40 new locations

Toronto’s 2014 Doors Open festival features more than 40 new locations highlighting Toronto’s “secret spaces.”

The city-wide celebration narrates the history of Toronto through some of its most interesting and culturally significant architecture.

This year the public can access more than 155 locations, including more than 40 new additions like the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Gibraltar Point Lighthouse and ZoomerPlex.

Since 2000 the event has drawn in excess of 2 million visits to almost 600 locations across the city.

The 15^th annual Doors Open Toronto takes place on May 24 and 25.

“This year’s theme will highlight secret spaces, stories of spirit sightings and unexplained mysteries at more than 75 locations, including an underground bowling alley in a downtown church, a secret tomb in another church, haunted tunnels beneath a school and bank vaults in a hotel,” Kerri MacDonald from the city’s economic development division said.

For a more detailed list of these paranormal hot spots check here.

Doors Open Toronto will also feature a speakers series, city-wide walking tours and special programming. On May 24 audiences can hear six influential architects speak on redesigning the city and Toronto’s architectural future.  The talks are at the new Fort York Toronto Library branch.

On May 25, at the Harbourfront Centre, acclaimed urban designer Ken Greenberg will give his insight into Toronto’s waterfront.

New Locations

1. Arcadian
2. Artscape Youngplace
3. Bendale Bible Chapel and Heritage House
4. Black Creek Experience – Ascend (Youth Enterprise Network)
5. Black Creek Experience – Black Creek Community Farm
6. Black Creek Experience – West- Side Arts Hub
7. Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, Scarborough Branch
8. Church of St. Mary Magdalene
9. Columbus Centre
10. Cornell Campbell House
11. Dixon Building
12. Fort York Armoury
13. Fort York Branch, Toronto Public Library
14. Gibraltar Point Lighthouse
15. Harbourfront Centre
16. High Level Pumping Station
17. Hubbard Park Apartments
18. Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Lakeshore Campus, Fashion Institute
19. Islington United Church
20. Johnson Chou Inc.
21. Knox College
22. Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre
23. Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre
24. NAK Design Strategies
25. Pachter Hall and Moose Factory
26. Parkdale Collegiate Institute
27. Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
28. School Grown Rooftop Garden at Eastdale Collegiate Institute
29. Senator O’Connor College School and O’Connor House Heritage buildings
30. St. Ann Church
31. St. John’s Presbyterian Church
32. The Bank of Upper Canada
33. The Great Hall
34. The Real Canadian Portuguese Museum Exhibit- IC Savings – Little Portugal Branch
35. The Theatre Centre
36. TTC – Russell Carhouse
37. University of Toronto – Victoria University – Goldring Student Centre
38. University of Toronto, Scarborough – Andrews Building
39. University of Toronto: Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Hart House
40. University of Toronto: Lassonde Mining Building
41. ZoomerPlex