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• YYZ Why?: Graffiti Alley evolved to become a top Toronto destination

  Toronto's Graffiti Alley has become a must-see stop for tourists and a popular place for photo shoots and selfies but it wasn't always a celebrated landmark.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2019
  
• YYZ Why? Dozens of historic architectural features, sculptures at Guild Park and Gardens

  Guild Park and Gardens could be considered a tucked away jewel of art, architecture and nature.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2019
  
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• YYZ Why? One of Toronto’s most architecturally acclaimed buildings built in east Beaches

  Located at the most eastern side of Queen Street, the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant is one of Toronto's most intriguing and impressive structures. Melanie Zettler takes a tour inside to understand why such an ornate plant was built for treating water.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2019
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• YYZ Why?: Ireland Park is Toronto’s memorial to the Irish Famine

  Toronto historian Bruce Bell said you don't have to be of Irish descent to appreciate the memorial and relate to the story.

  Canada

  Jul 18, 2019
• YYZ Why? The series of pillars that line up along Lake Shore Blvd East

  The unique stretch along Lake Shore Boulevard East, from Leslie Street to just before the DVP East, has become a popular breeze through for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians while preserving a small piece of Toronto history.

  Canada

  Jul 11, 2019
• YYZ Why?: The story of the historic walls that remain standing around CAMH

  The walls, parts of which date back to 1852, were built by patients of — as the site was known at the time — the Provincial Lunatic Asylum.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2019
• YYZ Why?: Why the Leslie Street Spit was originally created

  It boasts some of the best nature-watching in the GTA, but this oddly shaped-land formation, known as the Leslie Street Spit, is completely man-made.

  Canada

  Jun 27, 2019
• YYZ Why?: Toronto’s Rainbow Tunnel on the northbound DVP

  For many Torontonians, the rainbow tunnel on the east side of the Don Valley Parkway, approaching Lawrence Avenue East is a beacon.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2019