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Anyone remember dining at Toronto’s La Chaumiere Restaurant on Church Street?

December 3, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

La Chaumiere Restaurant at 77 Charles Street East, near Church Street, opened in 1950, and was the city’s first truly French dining establishment. Its intimate

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A lament for the loss of the colourful store-fronts in the Kensington Market

December 2, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

Toronto’s historic Kensington Market is ever changing. This is a natural process, and occurs in every neighbour throughout the city. However, the colourful store-fronts that

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The sinking of the ill-fated “Empress of Ireland”–1018 passengers perish

December 1, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

On 28 May 1914, the magnificent “Empress of Ireland” set sail from Quebec City to sail to Britain. In the early hours of the following

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A history of the Kensington Market and scenes of it blanketed in winter’s snow

December 1, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

Houses on Bellevue Avenue in Kensington Market, the Toronto Western Hospital in the background          acrylic on stretched canvas, 8 ‘ by 10”   Bellevue

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Enjoying the Kensington Market at Christmas

December 1, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

The Kensington Market is magical at Christmas time, the colourful fruits and festive products of the season spilling over onto the sidewalk stalls. Shoppers crowd

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