The Victory Theatre, which closed in 1975, an undated photo from the Toronto Archives. Few theatres in Toronto elicit as many stories and memories as
Month: June 2015
History of University College, University of Toronto
King’s College in 1886, the year the building was demolished. Ontario Archives, 1002186(1). The beginning of higher education in Upper Canada (Ontario) commenced in 1827
Toronto’s old Clyde (Avalon) Theatre
The Clyde (Avalon) theatre was built in the years after the Prince Edward Viaduct (Bloor Viaduct) was constructed across the Don Valley in 1919. During
Toronto’s old Variety (Arcadian) Theatre
The former branch of the Bank of Montreal on the northeast corner of Yonge and Queen Streets, the Variety Theatre on its east side (right-hand
Old Movie Theatres—tayloronhistory.com
/ Links to posts that have appeared on tayloronhistory.com about Toronto’s old movie theatres since the blog commenced in 2011. Academy Theatre on Bloor West
West facade of Montgomery’s Inn and the south extension, photo June 2015. Montgomery’s Inn at 4709 Dundas Street West, is on the southeast corner of
History—Toronto’s Cecil Street Community Centre
The Community Centre at 58 Cecil Street is situated on a residential street south of College Street, to the east of the ever-busy Spadina Avenue.
This cartoon was in the Toronto Star on February 28, 2015. The cartoon brought back memories of the first time I saw the film “Gone
Toronto’s Ryerson Press Building—Bell Media
The former Ryerson Press Building at 299 Queen Street, City of Toronto Archives, Fl 1231, It.0761 The five-storey, white “industrial Gothic” building on the southeast
The former Bank of Toronto at 205 Yonge Street
This photo is from the City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 124, F0124, Fl0003, id0152. It shows the two impressive neo-classical-style structures that were formerly banks,