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Halloween antics on Queen West–2013

October 29, 2013 johndougtaylor

                        Although Queen Street West has changed over the years, it remains one of the most interesting streetscapes in Toronto. When I first moved into

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Toronto’s architectural gems—the St. Patrick’s (Queen St.) Market

October 27, 2013 johndougtaylor

238 Queen Street West, the site of the old St Patrick’s Market—now the Queen Street Market In 1836, Mr. D’Arcy Boulton (1785-1846), who resided at

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Toronto’s old Loew’s Uptown Theatre

October 24, 2013 johndougtaylor

This 1960s photo from the City of Toronto Archives (Fonds 124, File 10124 file 0002 Id. 109) gazes south on Yonge, from a short distance

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Photos of Toronto’s Loew’s Downtown Theatre (now the Elgin)

October 22, 2013 johndougtaylor

                     In all seasons, the landscapes of Ontario appear splendid under sunny skies, but after sunset, deep forest shadows and darkened rural pastures are less

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Toronto’s Hip Queen St. West—naughty and nice—Part 2

October 20, 2013 johndougtaylor

The former Bank of Hamilton on the northeast coroner of Spadina Avenue and Queen Street West.  This is the second post providing a snapshot view

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Toronto’s hip Queen St. West—naughty and nice—Part One

October 20, 2013 johndougtaylor

The quote below was written by Christopher Hutsul in the Toronto Star on August 29, 2004. Queen St., in effect is becoming one vast accidental

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Toronto’s architectural gems—the Brooke Building at Jarvis and Front

October 18, 2013 johndougtaylor

When I first began researching Toronto’s 19th-century buildings, I began in the old town of York. Very few of the structures from this period of

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Toronto’s architectural gems—the old Workhouse at 87 Elm Street

October 15, 2013 johndougtaylor

On the southwest corner of Elm and Elizabeth streets is an old yellow-brick building surrounded by modern structures of glass and steel. This historic structure

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Toronto’s architectural gems—the northwest corner of Yonge and Queen St. West

October 12, 2013 johndougtaylor

                  The northwest corner of Yonge and Queen Street West, looking west from Queen Street East. Photo taken in July 2013. The northwest corner of

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Toronto’s old Hollywood Theatre

October 11, 2013 johndougtaylor

            Photo from the City of Toronto Archives (Series 1278, File 83). The above picture was likely taken around 1945, as the film on

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