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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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ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST MASTERS AT THE AGO – WASTE OF TIME OR MEANINGFUL ?

August 6, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

I recently visited the AGO to view the exhibit of the abstract expressionist artists. It is a major exhibition, containing a hundred pieces of work

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TORONTO AT NIGHT DURING THE 2011 HEAT WAVE

August 5, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

While temperatures in Newfoundland, Vancouver and Victoria have been unseasonably cool, Toronto has been enjoying a glorious summer heat wave. Some complain about the heat,

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UPDATE ON THE 1870 HOUSES AT JOHN AND ADELAIDE THAT ARE BEING RELOCATED

August 5, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

The two houses have now been moved back from the southwest corner of John and Adelaide Streets.  The original foundations of the houses are now

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THE RELOCATING OF THE BUILDING THAT HOUSED THE FOX AND FIDDLE PUB –POST #2

August 4, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

Since I photographed the 1870 houses on John Street, which are being relocated to a site further south on the street, there have been further

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MY BEST FLORAL PHOTO OF THE WEEK

August 3, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

Hibiscus in bloom in the  heat and humidity of August on our downtown terrace  

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Terrace gardening in Toronto Toronto

Terrace (container) gardening in downtown Toronto

August 1, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

                    The terrace in March of 2011 This is the tenth year that we have container-gardened on our terrace in downtown Toronto. We have found

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Kensington Market – Part 5 – A semi-detached Victorian Home on Wales Avenue

July 30, 2011 johndougtaylor

Discovering the Kensington Market, A Village Within the city! This post examines a Victorian house at the southwest corner of Wales and Augusta Avenues.  

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Relocating the building at Adelaide and John Streets that was once the “Fox and Fiddle Pub.”

July 30, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

The historic building at 106 John Street, which until recently housed the “Fox and Fiddle Pub,” sometimes referred to as “The Pox and Piddle” is

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