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Historicist: The Lasting Legacy of Darling and Pearson

Frank Darling and John A. Pearson defined an era in Canadian architecture.

In a partnership that lasted from the mid-1890s until 1923, Frank Darling and John A. Pearson left an indelible mark on the streetscape of Toronto and communities across the country with grand bank buildings, early skyscrapers, university buildings, and cultural institutions. Although a full inventory of their commissions is too long to list, their work [...]

Transaction Attraction

Vladimir Kato’s Not In Service (actual photo, but screen contrast enhanced). Photo by Marc Lostracco/Torontoist. Making an ATM withdrawal is a mundane task, and one that doesn’t differ much across the different banks or types of machines, but the Edward Day Gallery is aiming to shake up the experience by injecting a little art into [...]

Banking on Social Media

Scotiabank’s Caribana account is the liveliest of the Canadian financial institutions’ dive into Twitter. We are all geeks now. It’s seen in the massive popularity of the Star Trek reboot, in the adoption of instant messaging and Twitter (descended from the chat rooms and IRC channels we forever associate with old-school modem sounds), and in [...]

From Bay Street to Main Street

With the public’s attention focused on enjoying the last of the warm summer air, the Big Six Canadian banks reported their third-quarter earnings last week. Typically disregarded for the summer memories replaying in Canadians’ minds, this quarter’s results hold some weight because Ontario’s economy is in limbo. The past twelve months have shone a light [...]

Economist: Bank Rank

People work hard for their money, but don’t make their money work hard for them. It’s time to fix that. The last Wednesday of every month, Economist—formerly Saverist—whips your income into shape with smart, practical advice. Photo by Swilton from the Torontoist Flickr Pool. The simplest (and least risky) way of saving money is to [...]

It Is Windy! It Is Slowing Down Economically! It Is A Bad Day To Be A Maple Leaf!

Sections of downtown core shut down for fear of falling debris. David Miller responds by initiating the “Less Wind Now” campaign, encouraging Ottawa to build “a giant wall” around Toronto to serve as a windbreak. Forty year mortages have arrived. Suggested advertising slogan: “Now you can be in your seventies and still not have paid [...]