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TORONTO FLANEUR
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Urban Hikes are looked upon with a combination of anticipation (mostly) and slight dread ("how far are we going to walk?")
But really, there's no better to way to explore the city than by foot. Our Urban Hikes started a number of years ago and have
taken place in all seasons and with all sorts of inappropriate footwear.
We've covered many neighbourhoods but not all (see maps). One Urban Hike lasted well over 8 hours and covered Chinatown, Queen
St., Corktown, Leslieville, Little India, Geektown, a drumming circle, and then over the Bloor Street Bridge. Crazy? Perhaps.
Because this summer has been so soul-suckingly hot (Dear Lord, I feel like I'm being slow-roasted in an oven right now...and
over at Pap's, there's a warm, moist wind blowing hair over a sticky face), our walks have tapered off , but we've decided
to embark on an evening hike . We'll start at dusk and meander about listening to Dido on the Ipods.
You're welcome to join us.
UPDATE
First evening urban hike took us from Broadview Station to Lahore Tikka in Little India ("is that Canary?") for dinner,
then through Queen East ("Are you going to call Illia?") and finally over to Baldwin and Spadina. Overheard: "Are
you the Spice Girls?" The second hike began with a blurred rambling jaunt through Kensington Market ("Mmm...try the
marshmallow candy"), up to a surreal Wychwood Park, then to St. Clair W. and back down Shaw to Queen W. where we noshed
on a plate of pyrogies and grilled cheese sandwiches.
URBAN HIKERS VS PSYCHOGEOGRAPHY SOCIETY
Imagine my surprise when I discovered there are other Urban Hikers out there.
Shawn, the guy behind [murmur] also heads up the Toronto Psychogeography Society. Read about it in EYE
[murmur]
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[murmur] is an archival audio project that collects and curates stories set in specific Toronto locations, told by Torontonians
themselves. At each of these locations, a [murmur] sign with a telephone number and location code marks where stories are
available. By using a mobile phone, users are able to listen to the story of that place while engaging in the physical experience
of being there. Some stories suggest that the listener walk around, following a certain path through a place, while others
allow a person to wander with both their feet and their gaze.
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