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<title>Sceptic</title>
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Me makes an excellent point regarding misinformation available on the internet and its unfortunate proliferation. The Wikipedia extract about "Wychwood Park" does not purport to describe the "Artscape Wychwood Barns" (although one can see why CK was so easily confused given the similarity of the names, shurely!), and it also contains inaccuracies in the description of its subject matter.  But those inaccuracies are nowhere near as egregious as those made by o_O, who wishes to paint all residents of Wychwood Park as members of an elitist monolith.  Anyone who visits Wychwood Park would be confused by o_O's reference to a "gated" community, unless the reference is to the gate on Davenport that keeps cars from using the area as a Bathurst Street by-pass.]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:14:43 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Radmilla Backo Yee  aka Rad</title>
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I found out about you not to long ago, I think it's a fabulous idea. I'm not sure quite where you are located, and do you receive visitors to view your art? Are there visiting hours and also how is the parking. Love and appreciate the arts' in all forms. Please let me know.]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:56:57 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Ahwso</title>
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LOL]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:21:45 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Me</title>
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Dear Christopher King,

Thanks for demonstrating here why one shouldn't form opinions on the basis of a single inference drawn from one scrap of information found online. Assuming you actually cared, had you a) attended the Artscape opening in November, b) asked even one person from the area, c) visited this area even once, or d) called Artspace you would have instantly discovered your concerns were unwarranted. Since it appears possible that your personal totemic "Toronto" only exists online, I suggest you entertain the possibility that reality doesn't map cleanly to interpreted Wikipedia entries.

Love,

Me]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:20:14 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Roger</title>
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For another, more in-depth look at the Artscape Wychwood Barns, check out the <a href="http://www.eyeweekly.com/features/article/45774" target="_blank">eye weekly article</a>.]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:03:21 PST</pubDate>
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<title>o_O</title>
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Christopher, the Barns are outside of the gated community. Anyone who visits the area would not be confused by the gated and non-gated portion of the community and the homes on Benson, the street that boarders the Barns to the north has fairly modest homes on it. Plus, the Wychwood Park community was actually where the anti-Barns sentiments were strongest. They were concerned their million dollar homes would be devalued by subsidized artist housing a few hundred meters away.]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:54:29 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Meghan</title>
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I too was at the sneak peak. So very exciting! I can't wait for the whole green barn / green house side to be all done and ready. I thought the whole place was amazing.]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:51:50 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Christopher King</title>
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From Wikipedia:
Wychwood Park is a neighbourhood enclave and former gated community in Toronto, Canada. The small community is located north of Davenport Road and just west of Bathurst Street. It was founded as an artists colony in the late nineteenth century as a private project by painter Marmaduke Matthews and Alexander Jardin. The region was then still a rural region on the edge of the city, and Matthews planned out a bucolic community and named it after Wychwood in his native Oxfordshire. It is considered part of the overall 'Wychwood' official neighbourhood as designated by the City of Toronto.

The land was divided into irregularly shaped lots, and careful restrictions were placed upon what could be built in the community. Most of the houses were built in the Arts and Crafts style. Many were designed by prominent architect Eden Smith, who also lived in the neighbourhood. One of Toronto's ravines ran through the heart of the neighbourhood, and this was preserved as parkland. Taddle Creek ran through the ravine, and it was dammed to create a large pond in the middle of the park. This is now one of the only parts of the city where Taddle Creek is still visible above ground.

While the area was amalgamated into the city of Toronto in 1908, it remains a private community. The streets and amenities are paid for by the local residents, and the community is managed by an executive council. It is one of Toronto's more exclusive neighbourhoods with house prices well over a million dollars. Several prominent figures have lived in the area, including Marshall McLuhan and Anatol Rapoport. In 1985 the area became the first residential zone in Ontario to be granted heritage status.

So, when your article states that the Wychwood Barns is a great addition for Toronto, which part of Toronto are you referring to, because somehow I don't feel that I'm included based on my income.]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:23:22 PST</pubDate>
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