Every month brings us closer to the scheduled January occupancy date for Market Wharf and there’s been a lot of progress at the site since our last update.
The smell of freshly baked goods is sure to lure you down to the lower level of St. Lawrence Market where Stone Mill Bakehouse is located.
Did you know that before 1883, there was no public library system in Toronto, or anywhere else in Canada? Fast forward 129 years later and Toronto now has 99 of them! In addition, the city’s 100th public library will be connected to Library District Condominiums. It’s quite a milestone and the city’s public library system has certainly come a long way since 1883. Let’s take a look back at the history of Toronto’s first library.
Toronto's first public library in 1884. It was previously known as the Toronto Mechanics' Institute
Ah summer’s in the air! Sun, surf, cocktails and tallboys, BBQ’s and picnics. These are just some of the things that we love about summer. We also enjoy heading out to the park on a nice hot day to enjoy all of the above.
Because we go to the park quite a lot during the summer, we took the liberty of compiling a list of some our favourite parks in the city for you to enjoy during the dog days of summer.
Despite rumors of extinction, public libraries are still going strong. According to the most recent report from the Canadian Urban Libraries Council, library usage across the country is up 45 % over the past decade, from 16.6 to 24.1 transactions on average.
If you’ve been following all of our Market Wharf construction updates so far, then you probably already know just how busy we’ve been over the past few months and how quickly construction has been moving along.
Our last construction update from Library District was quite popular and left many of you asking for more. We’ve listened. So back by popular demand, here are more Library District shots for you to enjoy!
Stopping by Olympic Cheese is a must whenever you’re at St.Lawrence Market. It’s literally a cheese lover’s heaven! The store boasts 1,000 specialty items, and more than 600 kinds of cheese!
We stopped by Market Wharf early today to check up on progress and we must say,we were quite impressed by what we saw. So lets skip all the talk and get right to the pictures shall we?
