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1950s archival photos of Toronto featured in murder/mystery – Historic Toronto

January 31, 2012 admin

               City of Toronto Archives, Series 574, s0574_file0054_id49757 The above photograph of Yonge Street was taken in 1951. It gazes northward from near Gould Street.

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When the weather is gloomy or cold in Toronto, think about a hot July evening – Historic Toronto

January 30, 2012 admin

The passage below is from the recently published murder/mystery, “The Reluctant Virgin.” It describes Toronto’s Yonge Street on a sweltering July evening. When the mid-winter

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Chilling murder/mystery showcases Toronto – Historic Toronto

January 29, 2012 admin

In the murder/mystery “The Reluctant Virgin,” the streets and laneways of Toronto play as pivotal a role in the plot as the characters. It is

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Murder/mystery “The Reluctant Virgin” now available on-line in electronic version – Historic Toronto

January 28, 2012 admin

The second book in the “Toronto Trilogy, entitled “The Reluctant Virgin,” written by Doug Taylor, is available at any Chapters/Indigo store in paperback and hardcover

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Two books of “The Toronto “Trilogy” now available in book stores – Historic Toronto

January 27, 2012 admin

The second book in the “Toronto Trilogy” is now available at Chapters/Indigo at book stores. Entitled “The Reluctant Virgin,” it continues where the first book

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The Noronic Disaster – 122 burn to death on Toronto’s waterfront – Historic Toronto

January 23, 2012 admin

The novel “Arse Over Teakettle,” the first book in “The Toronto Trilogy,” is a story of a family struggling to survive during the horrific years

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The Noronic Disaster, 122 dead, included in Toronto novel – Historic Toronto

January 23, 2012 admin

The novel “Arse Over Teakettle,” the first book of “The Toronto Trilogy,”details the tragic burning of the ship “The Noronic,” at pier nine on the

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Fictional characters in Toronto murder/mystery confront sexual attitudes of the 1950s – Historic Toronto

January 22, 2012 admin

The recently published novel, “The Reluctant Virgin,” the second book in the Toronto Trilogy, continues where the first book in the trilogy ended. The Second

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“The Toronto Trilogy” recreates the city’s past while providing intriguing stories – Historic Toronto

January 21, 2012 admin

“Arse Over Teakettle” – Book One of the Toronto Trilogy The first book in “The Toronto Trilogy”is a heart-warming tale containing vivid descriptions of the

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Murder/mystery recalls Toronto’s Yonge and Queen streetcar lines of the 1950s – Historic Toronto

January 18, 2012 admin

“The Reluctant Virgin” is a story of a serial killer who haunts the streets of Toronto in the 1950s. The tale recreates the city as

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  • 25 Augusta Avenue
  • 342-354 Queen St. West
  • 57 Adelaide St. (Court House)
  • A&A Record Store
  • Adelaide St. Court House, Toronto
  • Adelaide Street Toronto
  • Alex Wilson Community Garden
  • Allan Gardens, Toronto
  • Arcadian Court in Simpson's
  • architecture toronto
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  • balcony gardening
  • Bank of Commerce King Street
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  • Bank of Toronto King and Bay Streets
  • baseball history Toronto
  • Bay and Gable houses Toronto
  • Benvenuto
  • Black Bull Tavern, Toronto
  • Bloor Street and Avenue Road
  • Bloor Street West Toronto
  • Bluebell ferry- Toronto
  • books about Toronto
  • Brunswick House Toronto
  • Canadian National Exhibition Toronto
  • Captain John's Toronto
  • Cawthra House Toronto
  • Central Buiidling Richmond Street
  • centre Isand Carousel
  • Centre Island 1940s
  • Centre Island Carousel
  • Centre Island Toronto
  • characteristics of Canadians
  • Chorley Park
  • Christmas lights Toronto
  • Church of the Holy Trinity Toronto
  • CNE Grandstand Toronto,
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  • CNE Stadium Toronto
  • Colonial Tavern Toronto
  • container gardening
  • Crystal Palace Toronto
  • death of Robert Kennedy,
  • Distillery District Toronto
  • Doug Taylor, Toronto history
  • Dufferin Gates CNE Toronto
  • Eaton Centre Toronto
  • Eaton Centre Toronto–history
  • Eaton's Queen Street store
  • Eaton's Santa Claus Parade Toronto
  • Eaton's Yorkdale Toronto
  • Edwar Keenan's article on Toronto Islands
  • Edward Keenan's article on the Toronto Islands
  • Edward Leadlay Toronto
  • Empress of Ireland
  • entertainment Toronto
  • Factory Lab Theatre
  • Factory Theatre
  • Felecian Sisters Toronto,
  • first moon landing,
  • Ford Hotel Toronto
  • Fran's Restaurant College Street
  • Frank Stollery Toronto
  • funeral of President Eisenhower
  • funeral of Winston Churchill,
  • George Brown House Toronto
  • George William Allan
  • Gibson House, Toronto
  • graffiti art Toronto
  • Grand Opera House Tronto
  • Grandstand stage shows Toronto
  • great Toronto snow storm 1944
  • Henry Scadding, Toronto historian
  • High Park Mineral Baths
  • High Park Mineral Baths Toronto
  • hints for balcony gardening
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  • historic toronto buildings
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  • history of Roy Thomson Hall
  • history of Toronto streetcars
  • HMV toronto (history)
  • Honest Ed's
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  • Maple Leaf Stadium Toronto
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  • Metropolitan United Church Toronto
  • Mineral baths on Bloor St. Toronto
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  • Moss Park
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  • MV Normac
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  • New City Hall, Toronto
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  • North St. Lawrence Market Building
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  • Ontario Place
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  • Paradise Theatre
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  • Paul Kane House, Toronto
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  • Riverdale Zoo Toronto
  • Roy Thomson Hall Toronto
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  • Toroonto Public Etiquette Guide
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  • William Allan of Moss Park
  • William Cawthra (York) Toronto
  • World's Biggest Book Store-Toronto
  • Yonge Street Arcade Toronto
  • York County Court House, Toronto