Technical photo for Ash. Ver. Dave

The average height of these signs is 80-83 inches. I guess any higher and the numbers would be hard to read.

This story was okay, but not exactly rivetting. Our group is a democracy of 3 and we debated this story choice for several minutes on the sidewalk until it became quite personal - we made a scene, hurling insults at one another and kicking each other in the shins.
People were turning their heads in our direction. Other OCAD students were walking away trying to disassociate themselves from us, kids and seniors alike were shaking their heads.

Finally cooler heads prevailed and we all agreed to pick this story.

However, if I may - off the record -my favourite story was the one about the man who saw that one of the [murmur] signs was hanging loose, took the sign home, and returned the next day to remount it with more secure bolts.

[Murmurs] - Aleks, Haomin, Kaylyn

We've listened to most of the [murmurs], and the one that attracted our interest was the Far East Theatre on 270 Spadina. It was an old theatre that showed mostly Chinese movies from HongKong cinema that featured actors like Jet Li, Chow Young Fat and Jackie Chan.

The movies were quite cheap, $6 for 2 showings. The theatre had a small lobby, and had a table top Pacman game. It was very much a place for families in the community to gather and socialize.

As imports of Chinese movies increased and with the improvements of technologies like DVD, the theatre slowly lost its popularity and was eventually shut down, which was a shame as the community lost a place to socialize.

Murmur Assignment - Jandy Sung & Anna Sun

Anna and I decided to go through the area between Dundas and College on Spadina. We listened to all of the stories which were really hard to listen carefully because it was too loud. However, we managed to listen all of the stories and picked number 213601 murmur. We picked this because it was really different from other stories, just talking about the stores around the Murmur location.
The story teller of number 213601, Jubal Brown, saw this tragic car accident on the north of Dundas on Spadina right after he got out of the streetcar. He was standing on the island and he heard the sound similar to a car running over a cardboard box.
He turned towards the sound in which a car was dragging a middle-aged lady underneath his wheels. The lady was moaning like a dying dog. The driver got out from the car to see what was going on and he started reversing ten feet away from the spot. The lady started screaming and this was the part when he left the place.

WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT LADY !!!!

[murmur] in our local neighbourhood!

In week 2 we will be getting to know our local neighbourhood. Come to class with your walking shoes on, because we will be visiting Kensington Market and Spadina, two rich, diverse local communities right on our doorstep. We will get to know these places a bit better by participating in the [murmur] project:

"It's history from the ground up, told by the voices that are often overlooked when the stories of cities are told. We know about the skyscrapers, sports stadiums and landmarks, but [murmur] looks for the intimate, neighbourhood-level voices that tell the day-to-day stories that make up a city. The smallest, greyest or most nondescript building can be transformed by the stories that live in it. Once heard, these stories can change the way people think about that place and the city at large."

Bring your cellphone, and look for the green ears! With your group, listen to and collect as many [murmur] stories as you can find by documenting their locations, and then bring them back to class next week, when we will discuss and listen to some of your favourite stories. This is a competition!