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Toronto’s mysterious historic house

August 17, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

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

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THE FINAL POST ABOUT THE RELOCATED HOUSES AT JOHN AND ADELAIDE

August 15, 2011 johndougtaylor

  In the above picture, the historic 1870s houses sit on a parking lot on the east side of John Street. The corner of John

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THE HOUSES AT JOHN AND ADELAIDE STREETS (POST # 7)

August 13, 2011 johndougtaylor

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

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THE RELOCATING OF THE HOUSES AT ADELAIDE AND JOHN STREETS(POST #9)

August 12, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

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

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THE HOUSES AT JOHN AND ADELAIDE (POST #6)

August 11, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

The historic houses, which were originally at John and Adelaide Streets, are ready to be moved to a temporary location, on a parking lot on

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THE HOUSES AT ADELAIDE AND JOHN ARE IN TRANSIT (POST #5)

August 10, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

The houses are half way to their new location. The houses as viewed from Adelaide Street. The houses as viewed from John Street   The

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77THE HOUSES AT JOHN AND ADELAIDE ARE READY TO ROLL (POST # 7)

August 9, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

This morning (Monday 9 August) the rollers were placed under the houses. The homes are now ready to be relocated. T History of the houses

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THE HOUSE RELOCATION AT THE CORNER OF JOHN AND ADELAIDE (Monday, 8 August)

August 8, 2011 johndougtaylor

This morning the house had been raised even higher above the ground. The northeast corner of 106 John Street on the afternoon of  8 August.  

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The ten most common characteristics of Canadians

August 8, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

 In the novel “Arse Over Teakettle, Book One of the Toronto Trilogy,” the main character is a young boy named Tom Hudson. He tells of

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THIS MORNING’S VIEW OF THE 1870 HOUSES AT THE CORNER OF JOHN AND ADELAIDE THAT ARE BEING RELOCATED

August 6, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

The site was quiet Saturday morning, devoid of construction workers and the noise of machinery. Today I noticed the sets of rollers between the girders

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