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Toronto’s old movie houses—the Rio on Yonge Street

February 28, 2013 johndougtaylor

                   The Rio Theatre was one of the first movie houses opened in Toronto. Located at 373 Yonge Street,  a short distance south of Gerrard

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Remembering the Imperial Theatre ( Pantages, Canon, Ed Mirvish)

February 27, 2013 johndougtaylor

                  The Imperial Theatre on Yonge Street in 1972. Photo, City of Toronto Archives During the 1950s, I worked as a “parcelling-boy” at the Dominion

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Toronto’s old movie theatres—the Downtown Theatre on Yonge St. south of Dundas

February 26, 2013 johndougtaylor

               The Downtown Theatre in 1972, the year it was demolished. The height of the building indicates the size of the interior auditorium.  The marquee

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Toronto’s architectural gems—the Masonic Temple at Davenport and Yonge

February 24, 2013 johndougtaylor

The Masonic Temple, at 888 Yonge Street, was constructed in 1917, during the chaotic days of the First World War. Today, the building is appreciated

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Toronto’s architectural gems—Queen’s Quay Terminal

February 20, 2013January 18, 2022 johndougtaylor

When the Queen’s Quay Terminal at Toronto’s Harbourfront was constructed in 1927, it was the only large building on the western shoreline of the harbour.

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Toronto’s architectural gems—the Bank of Commerce (CIBC) on King Street

February 18, 2013 johndougtaylor

Although the Art-Deco Bank of Commerce building in Commerce Court is no longer the tallest structure in Toronto, it remains one of the most impressive

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Toronto’s architectural gems—the Waverly Hotel 484 Spadina

February 16, 2013 johndougtaylor

The Waverly Hotel at 484 Spadina is located north of the CIBC, on the northwest corner of Spadina and College. Next to hotel, on its

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Toronto’s architectural gems-Bellevue Fire Station on College St.

February 14, 2013 johndougtaylor

                                   Bellevue Fire Station at 132 Bellevue Avenue The original Bellevue Fire Station, constructed in 1875, was a two-storey structure with one bay for

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Xmas decorations on downtown Toronto streets-2012

February 12, 2013 johndougtaylor

There may be no snow in Toronto, but “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” Shoppers are crowding the Eaton Centre, the underground Pathway,

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Toronto’s architectural gems—the Postal Delivery Building, now the ACC

February 12, 2013 johndougtaylor

Toronto’s main Postal Delivery Building at 40 Bay Street, now the site of the Air Canada centre (ACC). In the background is the 34-storey Bank

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