The McLaughlin Planetarium Is Being Demolished
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The McLaughlin Planetarium was such a fixture growing up. Many a school trip was to the McLaughlin Planetarium to see a film about the stars, planets, and cosmology.
The planetarium closed way back in 1995 and is now being demolished for a new University of Toronto building.
The building – set to become a major centre for scholarship on urban issues, a hub for community engagement and a key gateway to the St. George campus – will now rise six storeys instead of eight and will occupy approximately 60 per cent less space than originally envisioned.
U of T’s School of Cities will be the primary occupant, anchoring the facility with a mission to advance urban-focused research, teaching and dialogue. The building will include spaces for the Faculty of Arts & Science, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Music and will feature a world-class recital hall.
I'm sorry to see the planetarium go, but I said my goodbyes over 30 years ago.