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Construction begins on Clarence Square on Spadina Avenue

July 31, 2012 johndougtaylor

This photograph of Clarence Square was taken in May of 2012, when the chestnut spires were in bloom. Located on the east side of Spadina

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Digging near Harbour Commission Building uncovers city’s ancient past

July 29, 2012 johndougtaylor

                        What does this excavation site reveal? Construction for a condo tower on Queen’s Quay on Toronto’s Harbourfront has revealed a little of the city’s

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Exploring Toronto’s architectural gems– row of shops that includes Jacob’s Hardware at 410 Queen Street West

July 28, 2012 johndougtaylor

These four buildings at 408-414 Queen Street West, one block west of Spadina, were all constructed in the 1880s. The Cameron House is perhaps the

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History of the building that houses the Cameron House on Queen St. W.

July 27, 2012 johndougtaylor

                           The building that today houses the Cameron House was constructed in 1880. In that year, it was # 396 Queen Street, and the other

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Vanished building on Toronto’s Spadina Ave. is rediscovered

July 25, 2012 johndougtaylor

Have you ever passed this building on the east side of Spadina, a short distance south of Queen Street? The nineteenth-century building behind the modern

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Toronto’s 41 Pan Am pianos played more often

July 25, 2012 johndougtaylor

This teenager is playing the “Bermuda” piano near the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) at the southwest corner of Bloor and Queen’s Park. Each of the

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Toronto’s best street food is from a mobile pizza oven

July 24, 2012 johndougtaylor

Today I had pizza from a mobile oven located on the northeast corner of Spadina and King Streets. They would offer the pizza at this

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Enjoying Toronto’s architectural gems–the Balfour Building at Spadina and Adelaide

July 20, 2012 johndougtaylor

The iconic twelve-storey Balfour buildings at 119 Spadina, on the northeast corner Spadina and Adelaide St. West, was designed by architect Benjamin Brown in 1930.

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Weslodge–a hot new restaurant among Toronto’s historic architectural gems.

July 20, 2012 johndougtaylor

The latest restaurant/bar to hit the Toronto scene is, “Weslodge,” located at 480 King St. West, a short distance west of Spadina. Located on the

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Construction at Queen and Spadina nearing an end– 19 July 2012

July 19, 2012 johndougtaylor

The intersection is beginning to look normal (photo taken 19 July) It is now possible to walk on the west side of the intersection without

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