The city is holding its annual Doors Open Toronto event this weekend, a program that lets people tour the city's most iconic places and peak behind the curtain. Digital creator and architecture enthusiast Anne Vranic calls it the Olympics for her and other self-proclaimed history "nerds." "Typically, I plan weeks in advance because it is a race," she told CBC Toronto.
"I just get so excited because it's the architecture nerds' and the culture nerds' time to shine." For the last 24 years, the annual event has given people free access to the city's historical buildings, unique landmarks and museums. This year there are over 160 sites and running theme is hidden histories and untold stories.
"It helps keep history and heritage on people's radar," Doors Open Toronto's program lead Kristine Williamson told CBC Toronto. New sites and popular mainstays This year's lineup includes multiple new buildings, including the historic University Club of Toronto and the Redpath Sugar Plant. Popular sites such as the R.
C. Harris Water Treatment Plant, known as "the Palace of Purification," are also back on the map. The art deco marvel was constructed in 1932 and is designated under the Ontario Heritage Act.
Anne Vranic, a digital creator and architecture enthusiasts, gives a history tour at The University Club of Toronto, a new Doors Open site. (Submitted by Anne Vranic) Plant manager Gordon Mitchell said last year there were a record 13,000 visitors during Doors Open. "It's a very beautiful s.
