“One must look west from University Avenue on Queen Street to capture the visual flavour of old downtown.” —M. Kluchner, Toronto the Way It Was
Year: 2011
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Historic Fort York – Historic Toronto
Visiting Fort York Today I walked among the oldest surviving buildings in our city. The fort was destroyed during the American invasion of York in
When I was a child, we referred to Victoria Day as “Fire-Cracker Day.” There were few public displays of fireworks, and even if there
I have added another post on these historic buildings because this week I was able to photograph the foundations of one of the building. The
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Atelier Cafe Lounge in the Gurney Stove Foundry at King and Brant streets. – Historic Toronto
Today I had lunch at Atelier Cafe Lounge on King Street West, located within the building that once housed the nineteenth-century Gurney Stove Foundry.
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The War of 1812 – Historic Toronto
April of 2011 marks the 98th anniversary of the battle of York, during the War of 1812. This post contains the tongue-in-cheek section from the
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The Founding of Toronto – Historic Toronto
This post contains a section from the book “The Villages Within.” It is a tongue-in cheek version of the founding of Toronto. Those of us
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Kensington Market – Part 4 – Victorian Home on Wales Avenue – Historic Toronto
Discovering the Kensington Market, a Village Within the city! This post examines two Victorian “Bay and Gable” houses on Wales Avenue. 9
Kensington Market – Part 3 – Row Houses on Wales Avenue Doug Taylor 6 years ago Categories: Toronto Discovering the Kensington Market, a Village Within
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