The Nortown Theatre in 1948. Photo City of Toronto Archives, Series 1278, File 108, OA 2132. The film “Sitting Pretty” starred Robert Young, Maureen O’Hara
Month: September 2013
Toronto’s architectural gems—Church of the Holy Trinity beside Eaton Centre
The Church of the Holy Trinity, located in Trinity Square in downtown Toronto, is located on the west side of the busy Eaton Centre. However,
Recently, I noticed an historic plaque that I had never seen before, on a building at 22 Duncan Street, on the southwest corner of Duncan
The Radio City Theatre at 1454 Bathurst streets c. 1942. (Photo from City of Toronto Archives from the collection of the Ontario Archives, AO 2172)
The Colony Theatre at 1801 Eglinton Avenue West, at Vaughan Road in 1948. The sign on the building in the background for “Orange Crush”
Toronto’s architectural gems—1860s houses on Elm Street—Barbarian’s Steak house
Barbarian Steak House is located at 7-9 Elm Street, a short east-west street that is two blocks north of Dundas Street West. Barbarian’s between Yonge
Toronto’s architectural gems—the bank building at Yonge and Dundas streets
The old bank building on the northwest corner of Yonge and Dundas Street is situated in one of the most lively and vibrant intersections in
This pair of Second-Empire houses on the west side of John Street, between Adelaide and Richmond Streets, today have the postal numbers 120 and 122.
Toronto’s old Runnymede Theatre on Bloor Street
Photo from City of Toronto Archives, Series 1278, File 147 The Runnymede Theatre at 2225 Bloor Street West, near the southwest corner of