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St. Lawrence Market selected as world’s best by National Geographic

April 30, 2012 johndougtaylor

In a recent post, I extolled the virtues of the St. Lawrence Market. I was pleased to read in the newspaper that National  Geographic has

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Enjoying Toronto’s architectural gems – the St. Lawrence Hall

April 28, 2012 johndougtaylor

             The St. Lawrence Hall in 1890, Ontario Archives, 10021840(1) Whether a person passes the St. Lawrence Hall on a streetcar, in an automobile,

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Enjoying Toronto’s historic architectural gems – Queen Street’s Black Bull Tavern

April 27, 2012 johndougtaylor

  The Black Bull, 298 Queen St. West, Northeast Corner of Soho and Queen Streets. This photo was taken before the 2012 renovations. The idea

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Was there ever a CSI Toronto?

April 26, 2012 johndougtaylor

There certainly was never a TV program of this name. However, I believe such a show would be popular, since the various CSI shows presently

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Recent posts on a blog about Toronto’s historic architectural gems

April 24, 2012 johndougtaylor

In the past few weeks, I have been placing posts on my blog about Toronto’s architectural gems. I have attempted to provide a detailed history

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Enjoying Toronto’s architectural gems – the St. Lawrence Market

April 23, 2012 johndougtaylor

The April 2004 edition of “Food and Wine Magazine” declared the St. Lawrence Market to be among the 25 greatest market in the world. I

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Toronto’s Architectural gems – Old City Hall

April 22, 2012 johndougtaylor

In the heart of Toronto’s financial district, each day thousands of people pass the Old City Hall. The reverberating sound of the bells in its

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Toronto’s first City Hall – now a part of the St. Lawrence Market

April 21, 2012 johndougtaylor

Today, when people visit the south building of the St. Lawrence Market on Front Street, they enter through archways were once a part of Toronto’s

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Enjoying Toronto’s architectural gems – the Bay at Queen and Yonge Streets

April 18, 2012 johndougtaylor

If ever a building qualified as a place where thousands visit each week, but is rarely noticed, the venerable Hudson’s Bay building at Queen and

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Growing up in a Canada without the “Charter of Right.”

April 17, 2012 johndougtaylor

The 30th Anniversary of the Charter of Rights Most Canadians are unaware of what life in Canada was like in the days prior to the

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