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Doors Open is the most rare of Toronto events: widely anticipated, universally loved, well attended, and free. Every year, tens of thousands of locals and tourists (and more than a few Torontoist Flickr Poolers) lace up their walking shoes and descend on the participating sites, learning about architecture and history while exploring rarely seen parts of the city. And with 175 buildings on the slate this year, there's lots for everyone to enjoy. But it's impossible to look at the full list of venues and not wonder about the buildings that don't appear. Maybe they've never taken part or maybe they're simply taking this weekend off. Either way, here are a few of the sites we'll miss this year.

Toronto's extensive work on the silver screen reveals that, while we have the chameleonic ability to look like anywhere from New York City to Moscow, the disguise doesn't always hold up to scrutiny. Reel Toronto revels in digging up and displaying the films that attempt to mask, hide, or—in rare cases—proudly display our city.