Shawn Micallef
@shawnmicallef.bsky.social
Local tosser
Books author (New: Stroll!)
Toronto Star column writer
Spacing Magazine co-founder
U of T instructor
Trying to do it a bit different here than the last place.
Links to books, etc:
https://linktr.ee/shawnmicallef
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🤘🏼
Books author (New: Stroll!)
Toronto Star column writer
Spacing Magazine co-founder
U of T instructor
Trying to do it a bit different here than the last place.
Links to books, etc:
https://linktr.ee/shawnmicallef
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🤘🏼
The biggest security operation in the city is …. the giant tree at the eaton centre? Dozens & dozens of cops & security. Bananas.
November 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The biggest security operation in the city is …. the giant tree at the eaton centre? Dozens & dozens of cops & security. Bananas.
Scenes from today’s field trip to North York. The model in NY civic centre is always fun to visit, analogue to the big one downtown. We talked big dangerously roads, new city vs older, square design, tiny vs big stores, old section 37 & % for public art & ethnoburbs.
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Scenes from today’s field trip to North York. The model in NY civic centre is always fun to visit, analogue to the big one downtown. We talked big dangerously roads, new city vs older, square design, tiny vs big stores, old section 37 & % for public art & ethnoburbs.
GEOGUESS this bit of fine remnant PoMo in Toronto. Will be back in 3 hours w answer. (Field trio day w my students).
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
GEOGUESS this bit of fine remnant PoMo in Toronto. Will be back in 3 hours w answer. (Field trio day w my students).
Who speaks for a neighbourhood? Who gets listened to? All you have to do is show the illusion of organization. And who wants to fight people w endless energy to do so?
November 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Who speaks for a neighbourhood? Who gets listened to? All you have to do is show the illusion of organization. And who wants to fight people w endless energy to do so?
ON THIS DAY in 2012 I saw the late mayor Rob Ford randomly gladhanding in Humbertown Plaza. Was he putting ford nation magnets on cars? I can’t recall. This was at the peak of his rob fordness. Wild life.
November 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
ON THIS DAY in 2012 I saw the late mayor Rob Ford randomly gladhanding in Humbertown Plaza. Was he putting ford nation magnets on cars? I can’t recall. This was at the peak of his rob fordness. Wild life.
3 jackknifed semis west of mtl. The first right at Ontario border & Doug’s open for bidness sign. An early snow takes everyone by surprise. Substantial snow done by Prescott.
November 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
3 jackknifed semis west of mtl. The first right at Ontario border & Doug’s open for bidness sign. An early snow takes everyone by surprise. Substantial snow done by Prescott.
A new REM light rail station along autoroute 40 (West Island of Montreal). Omg it’s like the building the space shuttle was kept in. Massive.
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A new REM light rail station along autoroute 40 (West Island of Montreal). Omg it’s like the building the space shuttle was kept in. Massive.
Approx 70km walked in 3 days. Lots of familiar sights & walks to revisit again and some new stuff.
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Approx 70km walked in 3 days. Lots of familiar sights & walks to revisit again and some new stuff.
Farewell Montreal. A parting gift from Drawn & Quarterly.
November 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Farewell Montreal. A parting gift from Drawn & Quarterly.
Im told the bixi bikes are getting studded tires as they’ll be out all year now.
November 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Im told the bixi bikes are getting studded tires as they’ll be out all year now.
Such a wonderland. It was a real Montreal snowstorm.
November 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Such a wonderland. It was a real Montreal snowstorm.
Back at hotel Bonaventure. Total snow globe.
November 11, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Back at hotel Bonaventure. Total snow globe.
Packed trains. (Also not pictured - more of Jean Talon). At each station snow covered people enter.
November 11, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Packed trains. (Also not pictured - more of Jean Talon). At each station snow covered people enter.
A real exodus to the metro when it reopens at 11 for a last hour or so cuz of strike. Anyway here is Jean Talon stn. Strategically when nobody in sight but the wave passed thru
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 AM
A real exodus to the metro when it reopens at 11 for a last hour or so cuz of strike. Anyway here is Jean Talon stn. Strategically when nobody in sight but the wave passed thru
“I literally swam in lake Ontario one month ago” - area man
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
“I literally swam in lake Ontario one month ago” - area man
Snowy walk from visiting Mile End friends to the Japanese-style covered street of St Hubert. Recently renovated from the 40+ year old slanted glass breezeways. See old street view. Seems quite contemporary again after looking quite dated. Found an open restaurant 🍔 Long live real cities.
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Snowy walk from visiting Mile End friends to the Japanese-style covered street of St Hubert. Recently renovated from the 40+ year old slanted glass breezeways. See old street view. Seems quite contemporary again after looking quite dated. Found an open restaurant 🍔 Long live real cities.
Beauty. Wish I had my skis.
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Beauty. Wish I had my skis.
Beauty night in mile end
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Beauty night in mile end
Downtown from the windows of the new St Catherines Holt Renfrew/Ogilvy. Way bigger than Toronto.
November 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Downtown from the windows of the new St Catherines Holt Renfrew/Ogilvy. Way bigger than Toronto.
Weird corners of the underground city!
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Weird corners of the underground city!
Required by local decree
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Required by local decree
“My day in Montreal’s underground city” a hypothetical film by Denys Arcand, 1992
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
“My day in Montreal’s underground city” a hypothetical film by Denys Arcand, 1992
Montreal has so many new buildings since I spent a lot of time here 20 years ago but not the same boom level as Toronto so there are still parking lots around & classic parking huts, a rare thing in TO.
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Montreal has so many new buildings since I spent a lot of time here 20 years ago but not the same boom level as Toronto so there are still parking lots around & classic parking huts, a rare thing in TO.
You can use the McGill medical building elevator to get up and down to Pine. 5 stories! Icy stairs. 🤫
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
You can use the McGill medical building elevator to get up and down to Pine. 5 stories! Icy stairs. 🤫