The numerous streets of downtown Toronto have many social structures as well as public interaction settings. Many people downtown rely on the subway system. This is why I felt that the Osgoode subway station would be an excellent place to observe social interactions. This report will argue that the physical features of the subway station significantly affect the social interactions taking place.
             The physical features of this particular subway station seemed to be aged, grimy and relatively unpleasant. The walls surrounding the station are covered with old, rundown tiles that were either vandalized or smothered with posters. Two booths where you pay to board the subway were located at opposite ends of the entrance, creating a swift and easy passage way for people who were coming and going. Another key physical feature that this subway station had was organization. By this I mean there were many directional signs, maps and easy access to get on and off the subway. In addition to these features the Osgoode subway station was regularly populated with many people. People who varied in ethnicity, gender and social class. It also gave great observation to how multicultural Toronto is. This station also contained people playing music for money as well as panhandlers. People ranged from young to old or from businessmen to students. There was one person who fell out of the norm because he was talking to himself, (or in the words of William Graham Sumner he had broken a folkway norm) and brought more attention and stares towards himself. In short, the subway station was overflowing with many diverse kinds of people.
             Human social interaction is ordered and patterned; in other words, it is structured, although the exact nature of that structure may not be immediately apparent to either the participants or an observer(Anderson, Karen L.,1996:46). Because of this stations social structure it was exciting to observe
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