https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg Share your images of cityscapes and the meanings and interpretations you bring to them... en-us 2017-09-30 17:41:59 UTC 2023-06-20 10:13:27 UTC hello@padlet.com ilp2 https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/192695791 I took this photograph on a bitterly cold evening in February. My boots were not holding up well against the treacherously icy sidewalk, and I was simply fed up before encountering this stunningly evocative sight. I felt a kinship with the fellow pedestrian and marvelled at how the natural world can reclaim our busy intersections. - Yaseen]]> 2017-09-30 18:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/192695791 https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/192701481 I took this photo on a rainy day while on exchange in Korea. We walked through a bustling market and ended up wading in the stream, spotting herons, carp, and other wildlife. Cheonggyechon is a stream off of the Han River that divides Seoul, it goes through the popular area of Dongdaemun. Seoul as a city is a mix of natural beauty, modern buildings, and traditional buildings. Mountains, streams, high rises, temples, palaces, and more share the space of the city. One moment you can be surrounded by tall apartment buildings and the next you can be on the mountainside. Even though Seoul is larger and more populated than Toronto, you could feel connected to the people, the past, the future, and nature all in the present. - Elly ]]> 2017-09-30 19:34:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/192701481 https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/192722211 I took this picture on a weekend trip to Malaga this summer. It was extremely hot; I was frustrated and tired after climbing atop this historical fort situated at hill, when I saw this view. I could see the whole city from up here and I just stood there for a few minutes, taking in the cool breeze and the peacefulness. It was surreal. From such a distance, the city looked beautiful, I could see every monument, every landmark without any flaw. I could see the city's history, the culture and the new developments. There was a gradient of deep rooted culture to a more modern setting as I looked at this picture from left to right. I also realized, that from such a distance, I could not see any issue because everything looked perfect. It just made me think, that sometimes we look at things from such a distance and see a perfect image that we forget to look at the details which might be different. - Maryam]]> 2017-10-01 03:31:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/192722211 https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/193933086 I took this picture on the Hong Kong city tour the Chinese university of Hong Kong arranged for exchange students. Victoria Peak is the highest point in the city and it oversees the Victoria Harbour. Driving through the city on the way up to the peak was a sight to behold. There are skyscrapers everywhere. Some tall and wide, some not very wide but clustered in a group of 3 or 4, some with shiny large glass windows and some with windows that weren't given much thought. Hong Kong is a very mountainous area. Most of the buildings I saw stand on top of concrete pillars. No part of the building is underground. There are the pillars that serve as the foundation, then a few floors of parking and the residential/office areas on top of them. Some of the buildings in the picture are comparatively short but because they are built on higher land, they appear taller. No matter where you are in the city, you are always surrounded by gorgeous green mountains and the buildings on top of them. - Faria]]> 2017-10-04 15:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/193933086 anna_0504 https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/194506695 I took the picture on Wangfujing business street. It has been the landmark of China for decades, full of souvenir shops and snack stands. Woundering along the street, I heard different voice tangling up and felt the enthusiasm of crowd. Decades ago when my mother is a little girl, Wangfujing was the only place to buy delicated cuisine and newest books. It was a symbol of elegant life. But as e-commence is developing repidly, nobody is go shopping here. Wangfujing becomes more for tourism in stead of for the residents' need.
It is still flourishing with tourists from all over the world, but it does mark the old Peking is fading away.-Anna]]> 2017-10-05 20:58:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/194506695 yaseen_ali https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/197025622 House and carriage outside of Cumberland House (also known as Maplehearn). What features of the building have remained the same, 131 years later? 

Source: heritage.utoronto.ca]]> 2017-10-14 13:18:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/197025622 yaseen_ali https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/197025875 The text here describes Cumberland House as an original "Italianate villa" style; how does this house differ from other well-known U of T buildings, such as Robarts Library (1960s Brutalist architecture) or Hart House (early 1990s Gothic Revival)?]]> 2017-10-14 13:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/197025875 yaseen_ali https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/197026158 U of T purchased the house in 1923 for $210, 000. Since then, it has hosted the History Department (1924 - 1952), the law school, the business school, and the U of T press. It was restored in 1966 by professor Eric Arthur. 

Source: U of T Magazine, 2003]]> 2017-10-14 13:24:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/197026158 yaseen_ali https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/197027115 "Taddle Creek was buried at different times ; east of Church before 1860; Elizabeth St.. to Church St. as early as 1866; and University of Toronto sections by 1886."

Source: lostrivers.ca]]> 2017-10-14 13:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/197027115 yaseen_ali https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/197027389 This plaque can be found on the ground between the trees in front of the University of Toronto's Terrence Donnelly Centre at 160 College Street.

"Near this location, a major stream once wove its way through the St. George Campus of the University of Toronto. Known as "Taddle Creek", the watercourse followed from headwaters in present-day Wychwood Park, off Bathurst Street, and followed a course that meandered south and southeast to enter Lake Ontario near Parliament Street. Taddle Creek was used by aboriginal peoples and European settlers as a navigation route and for drinking water. "University Creek", the watercourse, was a source of delight for the university. With the growth of the city, the creek became a popular location for fishing, skating and other recreational pursuits. In 1859, part of Taddle Creek was dammed to create McCaul's Pond (now site of Hart House Green) and a botanical garden.
Beginning in the mid 19th century the urbanization of Toronto led into sections of Taddle Creek being buried or channelled into the city's sewer system. The watercourse was completely buried in 1884. Today, Philosopher's Walk, winding through the north end of the campus from Bloor Street West to Hoskin Avenue, is the only visible remnant of the former Taddle Creek ravine. Taddle Creek Road, just west of this site, recalls the path of the stream through the south end of the campus on its journey toward the lake."

Source: torontoplaques.com]]> 2017-10-14 13:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/197027389 yaseen_ali https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/197027768 "The pond was formed by a small dam in the creek just above where Wellesley Street West peters out south of Hart House Circle; the water would have sat almost exactly on the site of the grass in the middle of the circle."

Source: "A Brief History of Taddle Creek", blogto]]> 2017-10-14 13:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/197027768 yaseen_ali https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/197027989 "From Bloor, Taddle curved directly south and headed through the University of Toronto campus. Philosopher's Walk, the tree-lined path that starts between the Royal Conservatory of Music and the ROM, precisely follows the path of Taddle Creek south to Hoskin Avenue, where the river continued south and formed a McCaul's pond, named for John McCaul the first president of University of Toronto, the body of water shown in the image above."

Source: Source: "A Brief History of Taddle Creek", blogto ]]> 2017-10-14 13:45:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/197027989 yaseen_ali https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/197028505 2017-10-14 13:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/197028505 yaseen_ali https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/197028606 "McCaul’s Pond, looking toward the east wing of University College, circa 1876...and today."

Source: "The Forgotten Stream" from taddlecreekmag.com]]> 2017-10-14 13:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/197028606 yaseen_ali https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/197030673 The building was a gift from the Massey Foundation and completed in 1919. Vincent Massey was an alumnus of U of T and wanted to create a student space that rivalled those in Europe.

"Massey's donation stipulated that the building was to be used only by men, as he felt that a coeducational facility would ruin the sense of collegiality that he hoped to create. Beginning in the 1950s, this restriction created much controversy as women demanded admission. Massey stood by his original conditions, however. After his death the Stewards and administrators of Hart House had Massey's deed of gift altered to allow women to become members. Since 1972, women have been able to fully participate in the House's activities."

Source: Hart House Wikipedia page
Image: archives.gov.on.ca]]> 2017-10-14 14:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/197030673 yaseen_ali https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/197031926 "The irregular shape on the west side of Queen's Park Crescent is probably the best evidence on today's street grid of Taddle Creek's existence."

Source: "A Brief History of Taddle Creek", blogto]]> 2017-10-14 14:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ilp2/cv8076oo5yvg/wish/197031926