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Classroom Valentine boxes were great but cruel

February 15, 2012 johndougtaylor

The passage below is from the novel “Arse Over Teakettle,” a story of a young boy coming of age in Toronto during the 1940s. It

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Remember the Valentine Day boxes in school classrooms and the heart-shaped candies?

February 14, 2012 johndougtaylor

The passage below is from the novel “Arse Over Teakettle,” a story of a young boy coming of age in Toronto during the 1940s. It

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Remembering the day Elizabeth II became queen

February 11, 2012 johndougtaylor

I was a student in high school when King George VI died on 6 February in 1952, and Elizabeth II was proclaimed queen. The day

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View restored postcards of Toronto’s Bay Street and Yonge Streets

February 11, 2012 johndougtaylor

Collecting old postcards of Toronto has been a fascinating hobby. Sometimes, the cards I find are in very poor condition, the colours faded and pieces

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First two books of Doug Taylor’s Toronto Trilogy available at Chapters/Indigo

February 10, 2012 johndougtaylor

The first and second books of the Toronto Trilogy, “Arse Over Teakettle” and “The Reluctant Virgin”are available at any Chapters/Indigo store        For further

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Remembering 6 February 1952 as well as the day Pres. Kennedy died

February 6, 2012 johndougtaylor

I was a student in high school when King George VI died on 6 February in 1952. The day remains as fixed in my memory

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Toronto learns of the death of King George VI on 6 Feb. 1952 on the CBC

February 5, 2012 johndougtaylor

The murder/mystery entitled “The Reluctant Virgin,” is the story of a serial killer loose on the streets of Toronto during the 1950s. However, in reality

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View archival photos of Toronto while reading a chilling murder/mystery

February 5, 2012 johndougtaylor

      Gazing north on Yonge from Front St.            Yonge St. looking south to College St. Though it is unusual to insert archival photos in

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A portrayal of Toronto on the day of the funeral of King George VI

February 4, 2012 johndougtaylor

The murder/mystery entitled “The Reluctant Virgin,” is the story of a serial killer loose on the streets of Toronto during the 1950s. However, in reality

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Archival photos of Toronto’s old theatres give reality to historical novel

February 4, 2012 johndougtaylor

   Imperial and Downtown Theatres on Yonge St.      The Yonge Theatre (today the Elgin)               University Theatre on Bloor St.          Odeon Carlton on Carlton

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