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| St. Lawrence Hall, with its new permanent illumination |
Heritage Lighting
The night lighting of heritage buildings enlivens neighbourhoods by enhancing their unique character and creating a vibrant walkable environment. Their careful illumination celebrates our rich cultural heritage and creates places where people want to be. In recent years, major winter cities around the world have transformed their downtown historic areas through illumination.
The City of Toronto recently secured the services of Gabriel McKinnon to prepare a Heritage Lighting Master Plan for Toronto’s Old Town. The aim of the plan was to craft a strategy that would highlight the distinctive architecture and heritage of the area and explore opportunities to improve the lighting of the public realm. The Master Plan is now complete and is available for viewing.
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| St. James Cathedral, temporarily lit November 6 & 7, 2009 |
The Lighting Demonstration Event
On November 6, 2009 the City of Toronto presented the Old Town Lighting Demonstration event. The event confirmed the allure of heritage lighting and served as a catalyst for the installation of permanent lighting throughout the district.
For the evenings of November 6 and 7, 2009 St. James Cathedral, the Flat Iron Building, and the north façade of St. Lawrence Market were temporarily lit. Permanent installations on these buildings will soon be underway.
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| Flatiron Building, temporarily lit November 6 & 7, 2009 |
St. Lawrence Hall, businesses on the south side of Front Street, and a portion of the St. Lawrence Market received permanent installations and were lit for the first time. The event was made possible through program sponsors St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood Business Improvement Area and Toronto Hydro in partnership with Old Town Toronto Promotional Alliance. Special thanks to Woodciffe Landmark Properties, York Heritage Properties and Allied Properties REIT.
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