blogTO Recent Comments: Exploring 1 Spadina Crescent

Ann

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:40:19 PDT

Hi, I'm writing some short stories (uoft creative writing) and would love to get more info and stories about 1 spadina. thanks. A

underthegaze

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:30:57 PDT

Hi, I love this post. Once upon time I used to work for 'the newspaper' located at 1 Spadina. We used to refer to it as the 'island' due to the surrounding mystery of the place and obviously it's interesting location. Anyhow, we always wanted someone to go out and investigate the history of this thing...for one reason or another it never happened. I would encourage you to submit this post if you feel like getting published - I am sure that they will be more than happy to accept it. Good job!

Urban G

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:25:54 PDT

Howdy, I was very happy to see this webpage. I work at One Spadina Crescent and have spent hours wandering the halls...some kind of odd things left over (old electric chair-looking device with metal arm and leg restraints hiding in a closet!!). Indeed, very sad to think of the former professor who was murdered. I think about him sometimes while roaming the halls...the building is still in bad shape physically. I have vermin infestations like crazy and the basement hallway literally waterfalls with water when it rains hard outside! Not cool. Thank you for providing a place to talk about such a lovely structure!

Nov

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 17:39:00 PDT

Actually, yeah. I'm a fine art student in U of T, I often have to stay there late at night, I like workin at night when few people are around, I get more work done that way. One time, I was in hte darkroom, in the middle of the night (3am perhaps), and the room was pitchblack (with tiny safe light on). The building was empty, except for one other person next door in the printmaking room (or so I thought). Then, suddenly, I heard whispers by my ear (no, it didnt' come from next door, my door was closed, I wouldn't hear unless the peron next door screams and the sound clearly came from beside me)... I was really scared, but I didn't want to turn on the lights and ruin my picture. I waited, for another 30 seconds, when the picture was done developing. Turn on the lights, then walk out of the room to the print making room... and realised no one was there. Could he have left in the 30 seconds without me hearing? Highly doubtful. Could I have imgined it, who knows.

and no, don't even think about it, you need a valid student card to enter after 5pm (however, anyone can go there before 5 though.)

jerrold

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 02:02:49 PDT

Awesome post and cool UE photos!

Zach

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 01:07:54 PDT

I wish everyone could go there. It would be awesome if it was a part of Open Doors Toronto.

Sameer Vasta

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:59:19 PDT

I used to love coming in to the building to stop by the offices Zach. There's lots of neat stuff there that most UofT students don't know about.

sookie

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 22:51:02 PDT

I always wondered both what that building was used for, and also where it was that Earhart had worked as a nurse. Crazy, and sad, to hear about the unsolved murder too.

Tanja

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 19:52:14 PDT

Wow, Zach. Awesome post... the pictures are creepy and great but learning the history of the building was even better. They should hold an open house.