Английская Википедия:Bloordale Beach
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Bloordale Beach was a guerrilla art installation and an informal community hub in the west end of Toronto,[1][2] and since it was landlocked, was once described as "Toronto's only waterless beach".[3]
Bloordale Beach was located north of the Dufferin Mall between Croatia Street and Brock Crescent, on a site that previously used to be Brockton High School.[3] It covered 118,400 square-feet.[3] The beach was located on property owned by the Toronto District School Board.[3][4]
The beach closed in 2021 to make way for the new Bloor Collegiate Institute.[5]
Usage
Bloordale Beach was co-created by artist[6] Shari Kasman and an anonymous collaborator[1] in order to reclaim unused space for the public,[3] and opened 25 May 2020.[7][5]
Public facilities included a dog gymnasium (officially called the Barkour Area),[6] a "sea turtle nesting area,"[6] Bloordale Lagoon (essentially a large puddle that would form after heavy rainfall,[3] a community garden,[4] and occasional temporary art installations.[3] Bloordale Meadow was located on the neighbouring lot, and had been previously known as the field for Bloor Collegiate Institute.
Bloordale Beach was used as a community hub and a throughway to cut across the space.[6][4]
Toronto garage punk psych rock band Wine Lips recorded a their music video Live At Bloordale Beach at the beach.[8] It was also the set for an improv performance by Martin Helmut Reis that was filmed and debuted at the 2020 Improvisation Festival[9] and Martin Reis' performance art American Lifeguard.[10]
The beach finally closed on Sept 23, 2021.
Critical reception
Bloordale Beach was described in The Toronto Star as Toronto's "newest hot summer destination"[1] and was ranked as the 9th best beach in Toronto on Tripadvisor.[11][notes 1]
In popular culture
Bloordale Beach was featured in the short documentary Bloordale Beach by Beth Warrian where it was described as a vision for reclaiming public space.[12][2]
There have been 5 songs written about the beach. The beach was the subject of the 2021 song "Bloordale Beach" by garage punk-pop band Pop Plug,[13] and the 2021 song also called "Bloordale Beach" by Catjam.[14] Pete Moss also made a song called “Bloordale Beach.” There is a song called “Bloordale Beach, by Eamon McGrath. Another Bloordale Beach song is coming soon.
AUS!Funkt, Canadian art-rock band, paid homage to the beach in the video for their song "Set Yourself Free".[15]
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