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A tale of Christmas in old Newfoundland

December 8, 2011 johndougtaylor

The following story is contained in the book, “There Never Was A Better Time.” The novel is a tale of two mischievous young men, who

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Toronto’s Mackenzie House on Bond Street at Christmas

December 7, 2011 johndougtaylor

                                                               Acrylic on stretched canvas, 8 1/2” by 11”                            Mackenzie House on Bond St., Toronto It is a pleasure to step inside the

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Christmas at Toronto’s Campbell House at Queen St. and University Ave.

December 7, 2011 johndougtaylor

                                                      Campbell House on Queen Street West There is no better time to visit Toronto’s historic homes than during the Christmas season. The crackling

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Christmas memories of the Lakeshore Teachers’ College

December 6, 2011 johndougtaylor

                        Recently, I discovered a Christmas card from the Lakeshore Teachers’ College that had been sent to me in the 1970s. I was a member

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A monkey’s art makes a monkey of the experts

December 6, 2011 johndougtaylor

The article on the front page of today’s (Dec. 6) Toronto Star again raises the question of how much expertise the art experts really possess.

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Memorabilia and photos of the opening of Toronto’s Yonge Street subway in 1955

December 3, 2011 johndougtaylor

I recently found this transfer, which I had saved from the year TTC’s new subway opened. My first trip had been on Sunday, March 31st.

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Rare photograph found of the visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Ottawa in October of 1957

December 3, 2011 johndougtaylor

                         I recently found this photographs among the collection of a relative who died when she was 94 years old. It is on photo paper

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Memories of the Christmas windows of the Simpson’s Store at Queen and Bay Streets

December 3, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

Below are photos of the Simpson’s 1921 catalogue. This was year that my father immigrated to Canada. When I was a boy, he told me

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Anyone remember the restaurant prices and menus of the 1950s in Toronto?

December 3, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

The menu from the Commerce Restaurant at 87 Yonge Street may evoke a few pleasant memories of Toronto’s yesteryears.    

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Remember the amber crinkly bottles of Orange Crush?

December 3, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

The pictures below may create a few fond memories for those who remember the pop bottles of yesteryear. As a child, my brother and I

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