8 - 2011 - Historic Toronto

THE MAGIFICENT 1921 GRANDSTAND SHOW AT THE CNE

August 31, 2011 admin

City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1231, Item 1253 – photo taken Aug. 9, 1928 The grandstand in the above picture was constructed in 1901 to

August 30, 2011 admin

The pictures below are from a postcard folder that was mailed in 1948, so the photographs were likely taken in 1947. It is also possible

August 29, 2011 admin

Although few of us can remember the opening of the CNE following the Second World War, the pictures below might being back a few memories

August 25, 2011 admin

My visit to the CNE this year was enjoyable, though I was aware that it has changed greatly since the days of my youth. In

August 24, 2011 admin

I This month (August 2012), it has been a month since Jack Leyton passed away. He never knew me, but I knew him. Many

August 22, 2011 admin

The Dufferin Gate of the CNE in the 1920s. It was built in 1910 and demolished in 1959 to allow for the construction of the

August 18, 2011 admin

Today a tour guide named Tim provided me with an excellent tour of Campbell house, at the corner of University Avenue and Queen Street West.

August 17, 2011 admin

The downtown mansion at 342 Adelaide Street West, on the northwest corner of Adelaide and Peter Streets, looms over the street like a haunted house

August 13, 2011 admin

Early this morning (Saturday), the houses were rolled across John Street (View looking south on John toward King Street) . They were rolled up on

August 12, 2011 admin

The southwest corner of Adelaide and John Streets, the site of a new condominium. The historic houses that were removed from the corner are now